Redefining What It Means to Be a Chief Appraiser
FIVA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to elevating Chief Appraisers and valuation leaders within financial institutions through education, peer connection, and leadership development. We bring professionals together to share practical insight, strengthen leadership confidence, and support decision-making in a complex regulatory environment.
The Annual FIVA Summit
The FIVA Summit brings valuation leaders together in person to share insight, discuss emerging challenges, and learn from peers across the industry.
Supporting Leadership in a Changing Regulatory Landscape
Chief Appraisers and valuation leaders operate at the intersection of risk, compliance, and decision-making. Expectations continue to rise, while resources often stay limited. Valuation teams are asked to move quickly, document thoroughly, and maintain defensible practices that hold up under exam scrutiny, audit review, and internal governance standards.
FIVA exists to support these leaders with programming that is grounded in real-world conditions. Our focus is not theory, sales content, or generic professional development. Instead, we provide education and peer collaboration tailored to the realities of valuation work inside financial institutions where judgment, documentation, and consistency matter.
Members gain access to discussions that reflect what they actually experience in their roles: regulatory exam cycles, policy interpretation, third-party risk questions, staffing constraints, vendor management considerations, and the day-to-day operational pressures that come with ensuring accurate and compliant valuation practices.
By connecting experienced professionals who understand the complexity of financial institution valuation, FIVA helps members strengthen credibility, expand perspective, and approach challenges with more confidence.
The goal is simple: better outcomes for members, stronger programs for institutions, and a more connected community of valuation leaders across the industry.
Built for Valuation Professionals in Financial Institutions
FIVA serves experienced professionals responsible for real estate valuation oversight and valuation risk management inside financial institutions.
Our community includes:
- Chief Appraisers
- Valuation Managers
- Appraisal Reviewers
- Chief Credit Officers
- Risk and Credit Leaders
- Valuation professionals
While job titles may vary, members share a common responsibility: ensuring valuation practices are accurate, compliant, and defensible within highly regulated environments across banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, and government agencies. Whether you oversee internal appraisal review processes, manage valuation vendors, support lending operations, or advise leadership on valuation risk, FIVA is built to support your work and your leadership growth.
The Challenges Valuation Leaders Face Today
Valuation professionals are navigating a shifting landscape where expectations for rigor and accountability continue to increase. FIVA was created to address the most common challenges leaders face in these roles, including:
Limited Resources
Valuation teams are often expected to do more with less, even as regulatory expectations and operational complexity continue to rise.
Limited Visibility
The role of valuation leaders is critical, yet their expertise and strategic impact are often overlooked or misunderstood within institutions.
Regulatory Pressure
Ongoing exams, audit readiness, and shifting guidance create constant pressure to stay compliant while maintaining sound judgment.
Lack of Peer Connection
Many valuation professionals work without regular access to peers who truly understand the demands and realities of their role.
FIVA creates space for shared insight, practical learning, and trusted peer connection, so members don’t have to navigate these challenges alone.
Education, Community, and Leadership Development
FIVA supports valuation leaders through a mix of education and peer-driven connection. Our programming is designed to help members stay current, sharpen judgment, and strengthen leadership skills in ways that directly apply to their role within a financial institution.
Offerings include:
Live virtual meetings and monthly discussions
Live virtual meetings and monthly discussions
In-person events and the annual FIVA Summit
A trusted peer network for shared insight and problem-solving
FIVA provides a professional space where valuation leaders can ask hard questions, compare approaches, and learn from peers navigating similar regulatory and operational realities. The goal is to make education practical, discussions relevant, and relationships valuable over the long term.
The Annual FIVA Summit
The FIVA Summit brings valuation leaders together in person to share insight, discuss emerging challenges, and learn from peers across the industry.
Sessions focus on real experiences, regulatory considerations, and leadership perspectives members can apply immediately within their institutions. The Summit is also an opportunity to step back from the day-to-day and engage in deeper conversations about how valuation programs are evolving and how leaders can navigate that change confidently.
Summit features
- Industry-relevant sessions led by valuation professionals
- Open discussion and peer exchange
- Focus on compliance, leadership, and risk management
- Opportunities to connect outside of formal sessions
FIVA Summit Countdown
Insights From FIVA Leadership
Hear directly from valuation leaders on the challenges shaping the profession and how FIVA supports its members. These perspectives highlight some of the real-world pressures valuation professionals face and the value of having a trusted community to learn from throughout the year.
Membership provides access to education, peer insight, and ongoing discussion tailored to professionals working inside financial institutions.
Members gain access to exclusive content, live discussions, and events designed to support confident, compliant valuation work.