RoundPoint Mortgage / associated with a shady appraisal company

I tried to refinance through this company; and everything had been going very smoothly; until the point of appraisal. At that moment it turned out that they were using the services of Streetlinks Lender Solution. Please check online reviews for yourself to see what kind of a racket that company is. To cut a long story short - the appraisal fell shockingly short of being in touch with reality - the assessed value was less than 50% (sic!) of the recent, comparable sales. Needless to say - the whole refinancing deal was scuttled. I was left holding the bag, and having paid the appraisal fee - north of $500. I know that there is a tendency to imagine that "there are two sides to every story", and tendency to doubt the negative reviews. Please take my word for it - I am an experienced real estate owner and investor - about 20 years experience with all aspects of residential real estate; dozens of refinancing in different economic conditions, and areas of the country. Never ever have I seen a more blatant grab for my money by an appraisal company, which at the same time did not even pretend to perform an ounce of competent and professional work. To sum it up - Round Point's association with shady characters like Streetlinks reflects very poorly on them. I would strongly encourage you to check twice before working with tham, or *anybody* who is associated with Streetlinks appraisals.