Applicability.

This article does not apply to:

(1) A financial institution that is regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory agency or a department, division, or unit thereof. An appraisal management company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of a financial institution may not be considered a department, division, or unit within a financial institution.

(2) A person who enters into an agreement with an appraiser for the performance of an appraisal and, upon the completion of the appraisal, the report of the appraiser performing the appraisal is signed by both the appraiser who completed the appraisal and the person who requested the completion of the appraisal.

(Act 2011-701, p. 2161, §3.)