### Question
What does fee appraiser mean?


### Answer
**Fee appraiser** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 1639e*:

> a person who is not an employee of the mortgage loan originator or appraisal management company engaging the appraiser and is—


(A) a State licensed or certified appraiser who receives a fee for performing an appraisal and certifies that the appraisal has been prepared in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 1639e*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 41-CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION > SUBCHAPTER I-CONSUMER CREDIT COST DISCLOSURE > Part B-Credit Transactions**

