PROGRESS in Lending Mercury Network

on September 17, 2010

It pays—in my opinion—to be an original. Why do I mention this? I’m very impressed with the GSEs moving to mandate e-appraisals through the Veros platform using MISMO standards. I think it will really benefit the industry. It will push us into this century vs. mortgage always being a century behind. Yes I said a […]

AXIOS Integration

on August 10, 2010

a la mode announced today that Axios Valuation Solutions has now fully integrated their appraisal management operations with a la mode’s Mercury Network Vendor Management Platform (VMP).

a la mode Launches New Department for Mercury Network Client Relations

on July 14, 2010

a la mode today announced its new Client Relations department dedicated exclusively to Mercury Network clients. Mercury Network is the dominant online appraisal Vendor Management Platform (VMP), allowing lenders and AMCs to order and manage appraisals (using their own appraisers or accessing the largest nationwide appraiser network in Mercury), all while remaining in full compliance […]

Fees: New Rules, New Data

on February 26, 2010

Appraisers are used to toiling away in relative obscurity, but suddenly the national spotlight is shining on the industry, and in an area that normally is shrouded in comparative secrecy: Fees. More interestingly, people outside the profession are actually worried that appraisal fees may be too low, not too high.