FHA Case Number

[Rick Neighbors]

Is there a way an Appraiser can check to see if the FHA case # on an appraisal request is legitimate? The last time I called FHA with a question, the lady was pretty much rude and abrupt.

I received an appraisal request from a lender today. Under "Case Number Assignment Results" it says "ERROR"

In the " As Required" area of the FHA Connection form, it says "Prev Case No: 492-xxxxxxx, which appears to be a legitimate case number. ( x's are to protect the innocent. )

Under "Details" it says - " Held for duplicate Address; Wait one business day then check holds tracking.

I haven't seen this before. The Mortgage company's fax cover sheet says that they "received a 'hold' on the case #, nothing unusual. Will provide case number tomorrow".

Tomorrow is when I will get more serious about this appraisal.....when I see a legitamate case number.

What say you?

Rick

 

[Rick Neighbors]

Response

Well, guess it was a legitimate issue, as I received the FHA case # today. It was the same as the one on the "error" request.

But, I still wish there was an "on-line" source to verify FHA case #'s.

Oh well, just happy to have work, especially through the holidays!

Here's wishing everyone a happy new year, and a profitable one also!

Rick

 

[Couch Potato]

I don't remember where right now, but in the past I logged in to the HUD site and could see current case numbers assigned to me. I could only see them if they were assigned to me.

 

[TJSum]

CP, if you ever remember that link, let us know, that would be excellent, we could double check it every so often to make sure no one is using our identity...

 

[Rick Neighbors]

Bogus #'s

Well, that would be good information to have. I am also wondering if anyone ever got an appraisal with a bogus FHA #? I don't see the advantage to someone trying that......but some of the things they try make me wonder.

I figure that there has to be a record somewhere, I just wondered if it was available to Appraisers.

Maybe I will just have to call the FHA "hotline".

Rick

 

[Couch Potato]

It was somewhere in the FHA Connection area. Maybe it was the license look-up, or Single Family Origination area. I really don't remember right now, and haven't done an FHA job in a few months.

 

[Rick Neighbors]

Reply

Well, the most helpful folks at FHA answered my question:

No.

-----Original Message-----From: Rick Neighbors [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 5:36 PMTo: SFADMINSubject: FHA Case #'sHello,Is there some place, on your web site, where an Appraiser can see what FHA case #'s have been assigned to them?
Thanks,Rick Neighbors


Happy New Year anyway! Rick