12 CFR § 722.201 - Authority, purpose, and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s722.201"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 722.201 - Authority, purpose, and scope."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "722.201"
section_name: "Authority, purpose, and scope."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING CREDIT UNIONS"
part_number: "722"
part_name: "APPRAISALS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1766, 1789, and 3331  Section 722.3(a) is also issued under 15 U.S.C. 1639h."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 30207, July 25, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "722"
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# 722.201 Authority, purpose, and scope.

(a) *Authority.* This subpart is issued pursuant to section 1125 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, 12 U.S.C. 3354, as added by section 1473(q) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1375, 2198 (2010)).

(b) *Purpose and scope.* (1) The purpose of this subpart is to implement the quality control standards in section 3354 of title 12 for the use of automated valuation models in determining the value of collateral in connection with making a credit decision or covered securitization determination regarding a mortgage or mortgage-backed security. This subpart applies to credit unions insured by the NCUA that are mortgage originators or secondary market issuers.

(2) This subpart does not apply to the use of automated valuation models in:

(i) Monitoring of the quality or performance of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities;

(ii) Reviews of the quality of already completed determinations of the value of collateral; or

(iii) The development of an appraisal by a certified or licensed appraiser.