And the appraisers explained how it was occurring, that banks were demanding that appraisers inflate the appraisal, and that if the appraisers refused to do so, they, the banks, would blacklist honest appraisers and refuse to use them.
E os avaliadores explicaram  o que estava a acontecer: Os bancos estavam a exigir que os avaliadores  inflacionassem a avaliação e, se os avaliadores  se recusassem a fazer isso, os bancos punham na lista negra os avaliadores honestos e recusavam-se a usá-los.