Approved Appraisal Firm Each of the following firms: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Inc., Duff & Xxxxxx LLC, Lincoln Advisors, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx and Company and Valuation Research Corporation and (b) each Independent financial adviser of recognized standing retained by the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or the agent or lenders under any Collateral Obligation, as approved by the Collateral Manager.
Approved Third-Party Appraiser means each of (a) Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co., (b) Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Inc., (c) Lincoln International LLC (formerly known as Lincoln Partners LLC), (d) Duff & Xxxxxx Corporation, (e) Valuation Research Corporation, (f) Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, (g) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and (h) any other third party appraiser selected by the Borrower in its reasonable discretion.
Independent Appraiser means a nationally recognized or major regional investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing (which may be the firm that regularly examines the financial statements of the Issuer) that is regularly engaged in the business of appraising the Capital Stock or assets of corporations or other entities as going concerns, and which is not affiliated with either the Issuer or the Holder of any Warrant.
Independent Expert means a Person or entity with no material current or prior business or personal relationship with the Advisor or the Directors and who is engaged to a substantial extent in the business of rendering opinions regarding the value of assets of the type held by the Company.
MAI Appraiser With respect to any real property, a member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers with a minimum of 5 years of experience appraising real property of a type similar to the real property being appraised and located in the same geographical area as the real property being appraised.
Appraiser panel means a network, list or roster of licensed or certified ap- praisers approved by an AMC to per- form appraisals as independent con- tractors for the AMC. Appraisers on an AMC’s ‘‘appraiser panel’’ under this part include both appraisers accepted by the AMC for consideration for fu- ture appraisal assignments in covered transactions or for secondary mortgage market participants in connection with covered transactions and appraisers en- gaged by the AMC to perform one or more appraisals in covered trans- actions or for secondary mortgage mar- ket participants in connection with covered transactions. An appraiser is an independent contractor for purposes of this subpart if the appraiser is treat- ed as an independent contractor by the AMC for purposes of Federal income taxation.
Qualified Appraiser An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated.
Acceptable Appraisal means, with respect to an appraisal of Inventory, the most recent appraisal of such property received by Agent (a) from an appraisal company satisfactory to Agent, (b) the scope and methodology (including, to the extent relevant, any sampling procedure employed by such appraisal company) of which are satisfactory to Agent, and (c) the results of which are satisfactory to Agent, in each case, in Agent’s Permitted Discretion.
Appraisal review means the act or process of developing
Independent Accounting Firm has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c).
Appraisal Foundation means the Appraisal Foundation established on November 30, 1987, as a not-for-profit corporation under the laws of Illinois.
Valuation Firm means a nationally recognized independent investment banking or valuation firm with expertise in the oil and gas sector.
Appraisal Well means a Well drilled pursuant to an Appraisal Programme.
Inventory Appraisal means (a) on the Closing Date, the appraisal prepared by Great American Group dated June 2007 and (b) thereafter, the most recent inventory appraisal conducted by an independent appraisal firm pursuant to Section 9.2(b).
Independent Accountant has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
Updated Appraisal means an Appraisal of the Mortgaged Property or related REO Property, as the case may be, conducted subsequent to any Appraisal performed on or prior to the date of this Agreement by an Appraiser, selected by the applicable Servicer, in accordance with MAI standards, the costs of which shall be paid as a Property Advance by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or applicable Servicer.
Independent Auditor has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(a).
Independent Firm has the meaning set forth in Section 10.03 of this Agreement.
Neutral Auditor means Ernst & Young or, if Ernst & Young is unable to serve, an impartial nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants other than Seller’s accountants or Purchaser’s accountants, mutually agreed to by Purchaser and Seller.
Approved Appraiser means any of the following: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, H Xxxxxxxx & Co. Ltd., London, X.X. Xxxxxx Shipbrokers, Norway, or Fearnley AS, Norway.
Required Appraisal Loan As defined in Section 3.19(a).
CPA Firm has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d)(iii).
Required Appraisal means, with respect to each Required Appraisal Loan, an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property from an Independent Appraiser selected by the party required or authorized to obtain such appraisal hereunder, which appraisal shall be prepared in accordance with 12 CFR ss. 225.62 and conducted in accordance with the standards of the Appraisal Institute or, in the case of a Required Appraisal Loan having a Stated Principal Balance of, or in the case of a Mortgaged Property that has an allocated loan amount of, less than $2,000,000, if no satisfactory (as determined by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.09(a)) appraisal meeting the foregoing criteria was obtained or conducted within the prior 12 months, a "desktop" value estimate performed by the Special Servicer.
Control Appraisal Period shall exist with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if and for so long as:
Independent Financial Expert means a U.S. investment banking firm of national standing in the United States, (i) which does not, and whose directors, officers and employees or affiliates do not have a direct or indirect material financial interest for its proprietary account in the Company or any of its affiliates and (ii) which, in the judgment of the board of directors of the Company, is otherwise independent with respect to the Company and its affiliates and qualified to perform the task for which it is to be engaged.
Appointed actuary means any individual who is appointed or retained in accordance with the requirements set forth in 5.34(5)“c” to provide the actuarial opinion and supporting memorandum as required by Iowa Code section 508.36.