Strengthening Oversight and Equity in the Appraisal Process

The COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing entitled, “Strengthening Oversight and Equity in the Appraisal Process.” The witnesses will be: Ms. Melody Taylor, Executive Director, Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Interagency Task Force and Regional Director, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Region III, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Mr. James Park, Executive Director, Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.

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