Mortgagee registration for transitioning to the FHA’s Electronic Appraisal Delivery (EAD) portal will begin next month. The EAD portal is a web-based system that will enable mortgagees or their designated service providers to transmit appraisal data and reports to FHA prior to endorsement. By using this portal, mortgagees will find it easier to do business with the FHA and reduce post-endorsement corrections of appraisal data. Use of the EAD portal is free. In order to migrate to the portal before its use becomes mandatory on June 27, 2016, mortgagees must register for one of the available migration phases that the FHA will establish. These phases include the following: Start every 30 days, and be approximately 60 days in duration; Allow mortgagees to migrate to the portal any time at their own pace; Require a timeline for mortgagees that will be submitting appraisal directly to ...