For over 20 years, Tony Pistilli has been involved in the real estate appraising and lending industries. Currently, Tony is Chief Retail Appraiser and Vice-President of Consumer Banking Risk Management at US Bank.

Tony’s responsibilities include ensuring the compliance of valuation products, policies and procedures with federal regulatory agencies. Other areas of responsibilities include; developing and communicating business line policies and procedures and coordinating quality assurance efforts across all lending units within the Bank.

Prior to joining US Bank, Tony was President of Park Appraisal Service and has work at several mortgage companies and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Tony serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations and is vice-chair of the Minnesota Real Estate Appraiser Advisory Board and a member of the American Banking Association’s Appraisal Sub-committee. He was also appointed in 2003 and 2007 by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to serve on the Metropolitan Council, which is a regional planning agency for the Twin Cities Metropolitan area.

Tony attended the University of Minnesota, majoring in political science and currently holds a Certified Residential Appraiser’s license. U.S. Bancorp, with $281 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, 2009, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,015 banking offices in 25 states and 5,148 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.