Form 26-0829 Servicer's Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) Application

OMB Control No. 2900-0715
Respondent Burden: 5 Minutes
Expiration Date: XXXXXXXX

SERVICER'S STAFF APPRAISAL REVIEWER (SAR) APPLICATION
Privacy Act Notice: VA will not disclose information collected on this form to any source other than what has been authorized under the Privacy Act of 1974 or Title
38, Code of Federal Regulations 1.576 for routine uses (for example: Authorize release of information to Congress when requested on how many Servicers and/or SARs
are participating in SAPP) as identified in the VA system of records, 17VA26, Loan Guaranty Fee Personnel and Program Participant Records - VA, and published in
the Federal Register. Your obligation to respond is mandatory. Giving us your SSN account information is mandatory. Applicants are required to provide their SSN
under 38 U.S.C. 3702(d). VA will not deny an individual benefits for refusing to provide his or her SSN unless the disclosure of the SSN is required by a Federal
Statute of law in effect prior to January 1, 1975, and still in effect.
Respondent Burden: We need this information to determine your acceptability to participate in the VA Servicer Appraisal Processing Program (SAPP) as a Service
Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR), 38 U.S.C. 3702(d) and 38 CFR 36.4344. Title 38, United States Code, allows us to ask for this information. We estimate that you will
need an average of 5 minutes to review the instructions, find the information, and complete this form. VA cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless a
valid OMB control number is displayed. You are not required to respond to a collection of information if this number is not displayed. Valid OMB control numbers can
be located on the OMB Internet Page at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. If desired, you can call 1-800-827-1000 to get information on where to send comments
or suggestions about this form.

IMPORTANT: Please type or print. Your answers must be legible.

SECTION I - STAFF APPRAISAL REVIEWER (SAR) NOMINEE
1. NAME OF NOMINEE (First, middle, last)

2. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

3. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (Number and street or rural route, city or P.O., State, and ZIP Code)

4. BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE SAR IS LOCATED (Number and street or rural route, city or P.O., State, and ZIP Code)

5. BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include Area Code)

6. 10-DIGIT VA SERVICER ID FOR OFFICE WHERE REVIEWER IS LOCATED

7. E-MAIL ADDRESS

8. 10-DIGIT VA LENDER ID FOR ASSOCIATED VA LENDER

STAFF APPRAISAL REVIEWER (SAR) NOMINEE'S STATEMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
PREVIOUS APPROVAL: If I was previously approved by VA as either a SAPP or LAPP Staff Appraisal Reviewer, the SAR ID
number assigned was
.
DISCLOSURE OF SANCTIONS: I have not been suspended, debarred, or had a similar sanction taken against me by any Federal
or State entity or any professional organization. I am not aware of any unresolved investigation involving me. Any potential
problem regarding this disclosure has been submitted to VA, and a letter from VA indicating that the problem is resolved is
attached.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: As a SAPP Staff Appraisal Reviewer, I understand that I may not be employed by or perform
appraisal review services for any other lender and may not be on the VA fee panel. I agree to report to VA any private interests or
pursuits that might be considered by VA to be a conflict of interest.
APPRAISAL REVIEW EXPERIENCE: As indicated in the attached resume, statement of work experience, or evidence of HUD
Direct Endorsement participation, I have the requisite experience outlined in chapter 18 of the VA Lender's Handbook.
APPRAISAL REPORT REVIEWS: I understand that all staff appraisal reviews made for VA loan liquidation purposes must be
completed in accordance with the requirements in chapter 18 of the VA Lender's Handbook. I also understand that no pressure or
influence is to be exerted on the appraiser to remove or change valid appraisal report information, or to reach a predetermined value
for a property.
I CERTIFY THAT my signature below affirms that the information I am providing in all of the above statements and certifications are
accurate and true, to the best of my knowledge.
9. SIGNATURE OF STAFF APPRAISAL REVIEWER (Sign in ink)

VA FORM
XXXX

26-0829

SUPERSEDES VA FORM 26-0829, APR 2018,
WHICH WILL NOT BE USED.

10. DATE SIGNED

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SECTION II - OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR QUALITY OF APPRAISAL REVIEWER'S WORK
11. NAME AND TITLE (First, middle, last)

12. BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS (Number and street or rural route, city or P.O., State, and ZIP Code)

13. BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include Area Code)

SECTION III - SENIOR OFFICER OF COMPANY
SENIOR OFFICER'S STATEMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
STAFF APPRAISAL REVIEWER NOMINATION: The nominee is a full-time salaried employee of this company and is
authorized to act on our behalf as a Staff Appraisal Reviewer. Based on our personal interview with the nominee and a thorough
review of the nominee's appraisal-related capabilities and performance, we find the nominee to be qualified as a Staff Appraisal
Reviewer in accordance with the requirements in chapter 18 of the VA Lender's Handbook. We acknowledge the responsibility that
any improper actions of the nominee as a Staff Appraisal Reviewer shall be imputed to the employer. We agree to promptly notify
the appropriate VA office(s) if we ever change or limit this recommendation, or terminate our relationship with the nominee.
PROCESSING FEE: The $100 processing fee for this nominee is attached.
PROPERTIES ALREADY VALUED: Unless VA grants authorization for a specific case, this company will not knowingly request
an appraisal for a property that already has a valid value determination for VA liquidation purposes.
NO APPRAISAL REVIEWS FOR/FROM OTHER LENDERS/SERVICES: Although appraisal reports may be transferred from
one lender or servicer to another, this company will not make VA value determinations for other mortgage lenders, nor use a value
determination for VA loan liquidation purposes that was made by another mortgage lender or servicer, under any circumstances.
NO PRESSURE/INFLUENCE ON FEE APPRAISER OR STAFF APPRAISAL REVIEWER: This company will not exert
pressure or influence on the Fee Appraiser or Staff Appraisal Reviewer to remove or change appraisal report information, or to
reach a predetermined value for a property.
QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM: This company has an effective quality control or other system to ensure the adequacy and
quality of its staff appraisal reviews. That system contains all of the basic elements identified in chapter 18 of the VA Lender's
Handbook.

I CERTIFY THAT my signature below affirms that the information I am providing in all of the above statements and certifications are
accurate and true, to the best of my knowledge.
14. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF SENIOR OFFICER (Sign in ink)

VA FORM 26-0829, XXXX

15. DATE SIGNED

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