The Lakeland Ledger:
 
Viability of the Appraisal Profession - Guest Post by David Towne
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
GUEST AUTHOR: Dave Towne, Certified Real Estate Appraiser - Towne Appraisals. 16422 Britt Rd., Mount Vernon, WA Phone: 360.708.1196 eMail: dtowne@fidalgo.net Web: http://www.TowneAppraisals.com Appraisers…… Those of you who desire to ‘read the minds’ of those players with direct bearing on...
 
UAD Reporting Consistency - Clarification by FNMA and Steetlinks
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
The following StreetLinks document is re-posted from the WinTOTAL Users Group On April 10th, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced the publication of a new UAD Update document and an Updated UAD Specification Appendix D, which details the Field-Specific Standardization...
 
GSE's Update Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD)
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
Since the implementation of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) in September 2011, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) have been monitoring the use of the UAD and working with lenders and appraisers to support the successful adoption of the...
 
8 Biggest Appraiser Liability Cases - Appraiser Law Blog
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
8 Biggest Appraiser Liability Cases (Updated) By Peter Christensen (Appraiser Law Blog) I have described below the 8 biggest appraiser liability cases with which I am familiar that are currently pending in the U.S. These are cases that specifically name...
 
Do Energy Upgrades Add Value to Existing Homes?
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
GUEST AUTHOR: Debra Little was selected to direct this study because of her combined expertise in home performance and residential appraising. She led a team of senior appraisers who were on site in Los Angeles. See Debra at the ACI...
 
Bradford Technologies Brings Regression Analysis To Residential Appraisals
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
First appraisal technology to provide statistical analysis for GSE-approved appraisals SAN JOSE, CA – MARCH 10, 2012 — Bradford Technologies, an innovator of valuation tools and solutions for residential appraisers and parent of the AppraisalWorld online community for appraisers, has...
 
Updated (2/28/12) FHA Valuation Protocol FAQ's
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
THANKS! to appraiser Dave Towne for finding the latest HUD/FHA issued update to the Valuation Protocol FAQ document dated Feb. 28, 2012. Here are just a few of the topics covered: What are the new construction documentation requirements for appraisers...
 
PR: New Calculator From Appraisal Logistics Helps Lenders Uncover True Cost of Internal Appraisal Management
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
Tool assists in investigating in-house appraisal process, cost-per-loan savings ANNAPOLIS, Md., Mar 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Appraisal Logistics, the leading provider in compliance risk management for appraisal independence, announced today the availability of its proprietary Internal Management Cost Calculator...
 
PR: American Guild of Appraisers Petitions Federal Reserve Board and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Overturn Regulation that Threatens Viability of Professional Appraisal Practice
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The American Guild of Appraisers (AGA), a national organization of real estate appraisers that is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO's Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), has petitioned the Federal Reserve...
 
Is YOUR AMC client slow to pay? Here's what can you do!
5/21/2012 11:47 AM
GUEST POST: Bryan Knowlton is a Certified Real Estate Appraiser in San Diego County, CA. Author of the annual Appraisal Management Company Directory since 2007. You can read his blog at http://www.appraiserincome.com and sign up for his FREE Appraiser Marketing...




The Lakeland Ledger:
 
Fewer Polk Third-Graders Score at Proficiency Level in FCAT
5/24/2012 1:11 PM
BARTOW | When the State Board of Education adopted new, stricter scoring for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in December, Polk County School District officials predicted fewer third-grade students would achieve a passing score. Thursday, their predictions came true. ...Read More
 
Mulberry City Manager, Public Works Manager Charged with Forgery
5/24/2012 1:32 PM
BARTOW | Mulberry's city manager and public works manager have been arrested and face numerous criminal charges following an investigation by the State Attorney's Office, which was sparked by a months-long investigation by The Ledger. ...Read More
 
East Polk Brush Fire Now Contained; Smoke Covers Polk
5/24/2012 1:06 PM
HAINES CITY | A 980-acre raging brush fire in Haines City is now contained by a multitude of state fire and wildlife agencies, according to the Florida Forest Service. ...Read More
 
Panel, USF Officials Discuss Florida Polytechnic
5/24/2012 12:40 PM
Education officials meeting here Wednesday tackled the dicey details involved with transferring assets and property from the University of South Florida Lakeland to a new, 12th state university. ...Read More
 
Man: Psychiatrist Told Him He Isn't Gay
5/24/2012 4:22 AM
Max Hirsh says he sensed something wasn't quite right when the psychiatrist focused on his failures with sports and teenage girls, as well as his deficient relationships with older men, particularly his father. ...Read More
 
Pentagon in Billion Dollar Dispute With Company That Feeds the Troops
5/24/2012 10:33 AM
WASHINGTON | The Pentagon and the company that supplies U.S. troops in Afghanistan with food and water are locked in a billion-dollar billing dispute that illustrates the flawed management of contracts for battlefield support, according to documents released Thursday by a House oversight subcommittee investigating the arrangement. ...Read More
 
Arizona Official Says Obama's Birth Records OK, Can Be on Ballot
5/24/2012 7:13 AM
PHOENIX | Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall. ...Read More
 
Castro's Daughter Blasts 'Cuban Mafia'
5/24/2012 8:57 AM
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro had some blunt words Wednesday for Cuban-Americans who support economic and travel restrictions between the U.S. and her country, saying "a Cuban Mafia" made up of émigrés "who have no scruples" are holding the American people hostage. ...Read More
 
Boy Who Crashed at Auburndale Speedway Dies
5/24/2012 8:51 AM
The 12-year-old boy whose stock car crashed during a children's race at the Auburndale Speedway died Wednesday from his injuries, deputies said. Tyler Morr of Arcadia had been at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg since the crash Saturday. ...Read More
 
Defendant: Champion Asked to Go Through Hazing Ritual
5/24/2012 9:39 AM
Robert Champion was known for his opposition to the hazing rampant in the Florida A&M University marching band, but he was vying to be lead drum major and wanted the respect he could earn by enduring a brutal ritual known as "crossing over." With chances for initiation ending with the football season, fellow band members say, Cha...Read More




Lawrence P. Finn, RAA

RD4234

State-Certified Residential Appraiser

P.O.Box 352, Auburndale, FL 33823

(863) 967-4543 Fax (863) 583-0961

orders@ZenithAppraisals.com 

 

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Conforms with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

1. Our privacy principles: We are committed to protecting our clients’ personal and financial information. This privacy statement addresses what nonpublic personal information we collect, what we do with it, and how we protect it.

2. How we protect information: We restrict access to any nonpublic personal information about you that we collect to those employees who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information.

3. Where do we collect information from: We may collect and maintain nonpublic personal information in the course of providing you with the appraisal services you requested, including:

Information we receive from you on applications, letters of engagement, forms found on our web site, correspondence, or conversations, such as your name, address, telephone number and social security number.

Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates or others, including, but not limited to,   payment history, parties to transactions and other financial information.

  Information we receive from a consumer reporting agency such as a credit history.

 

4. What information we may disclose:

OPTION #1: We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about clients or former clients except as permitted by law. (If you select this option and you in fact don’t share information with anyone, then your form is done – if you share information as permitted under one of the exceptions, i.e., as permitted by law, then you will need to include that disclosure. See, for example part C(3) of the article on preparing a disclosure form.)

OPTION #2: We may disclose the nonpublic personal information about you described above, primarily to provide you with the appraisal services you seek from us.

5. Who we share information with: Unless you tell us not to, we may disclose nonpublic personal information of the type described above about you to the following types of third parties:

·                             Financial service providers as they pertain to your business, such as banks and lending institutions, estate                        planners, mortgage brokers, tax attorneys, etc.

·                             Non-financial companies as they pertain to your business, such as retailers, direct marketers, etc.

·                             We may also disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties as permitted by law. (If you include this provision then you will also need to include another section identifying the types of nonaffiliated third parties to whom you are referring in this provision, See, for example part C(3) of the article on preparing a disclosure form.)

Opt-Out-Notice

·                         You may limit information shared about you. If you prefer that we not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to third parties, you may opt out of those disclosures, that is, you may direct us not to make those disclosures (except those permitted by law). If you wish to opt out, please notify us in writing at the above address.

 


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