New AMC Available – Appraisal Links

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of a new appraisal vendor; Appraisal Links effective September 11, 2015.  Appraisal Links is a national company that utilizes one of the nation's largest networks of certified appraisers.
You can access the Appraisal Links AMC at the company’s website Appraisal Links.  Credentials for current Retail Associates will be created and emailed to each Associate directly from Appraisal Links.  New Associates will have credentials issued by MLD Administration at the time of onboarding.
As a reminder, the process for applicants to pay for the appraisal upfront is as follows:

• The Applicant must provide their personal credit card information to the approved AMC directly.
• All CMS associates are prohibited from collecting the applicant’s credit card information when ordering an appraisal under any circumstances.
• CMS may never have the applicant’s personal credit card information on file.

For loans where the applicant pays for the appraisal upfront, the appraisal request may only be submitted with the following AMC’s:

• Solution Star
• Nationwide
• Streetlinks
• ServiceLink
• Appraisal Links

Refer to the Retail Appraisal Management Procedures for detailed instructions regarding ordering appraisals.