source:
  type: guide
  id: fnma-svc-a4-2.1-02
  authority: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide A4-2.1-02 — Property Inspection Vendor Management
    and Oversight
  description: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide A4-2.1-02 — Property Inspection Vendor Management
    and Oversight.
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: fnma-svc-a4-2.1-02-full
  canonical_id: fnma-svc-a4-2.1-02-full
  section: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide A4-2.1-02 — Property Inspection Vendor Management
    and Oversight
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - fnma
  - servicing-guide
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide A4-2.1-02 — Property Inspection Vendor Management
      and Oversight
    source_class: fnma-guide
    source_url: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/media/document/pdf/servicing-guide
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    fetched_at: '2026-05-22T23:53:19Z'
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    paragraph_quote: A4-2.1-02, Property Inspection Vendor Management and Oversight
      (11/12/2014) The servicer must refer to the following table for guidelines on
      managing and overseeing third-party property inspection vendors. ✓ The servicer
      must… Not enter into or participate in any arrangement with property inspection
      vendors • for which the servicer receives a direct beneﬁt for Fannie Mae mortgage
      loans or acquired properties that is not passed through to Fannie Mae, or •
      that is inﬂuenced by an actual or perceived conﬂict of interest (particularly
      those arrangements with aﬃliates). Published May 13, 2026 145 ✓ The servicer
      must… Use the most cost-eﬀective and eﬃcient vendors for property inspections
      related to any Fannie Mae mortgage loans or acquired properties without regard
      to arrangements that could provide a ﬁnancial beneﬁt directly to servicers.
      Recent Related Announcements There are no recently issued Announcements related
      to this topic.
  judgment: false
