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As a result of overwhelming industry response to one of its reports, Predatory Appraisals: Stealing the American Dream, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition-the nation's leading association for economic justice in the housing market place-established The Center to represent the interest of those responsible market players committed to independent and fair valuation practices with regulators, legislators, and the public. By creating a strong infrastructure of accountability and action, The Center proposes to bring home valuation abuse to an end and to promote professional and objective valuation services from Main Street to Wall Street.

Every participant in the lending industry is encouraged to become a member of CRAV including:

• Appraisers & Staff Appraisers
• Lenders & Mortgage Brokers
• Management Firms
• Real Estate Brokers
• Secondary Market (Government Service Enterprises, buyers insurers and rating agencies)

About the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)

Originating in the 1990's, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition is now the nation's leading association for economic justice in the housing marketplace. NCRC's members consist of over six hundred local organizations throughout the country, including civil groups, local and state government agencies, and development corporations. NCRC and its members use regulations and policy tools to hold financial institutions to their legal, moral and social responsibilities.

The mission of NCRC is to increase equal and fair access to credit, capital, and banking services/products because discrimination is illegal, unjust, and detrimental to the economic growth and well being of our society. NCRC seeks to support and provide long-term solutions, which include providing tolls to building community and individual net worth.