In our June MortgagePoint cover story, experts discuss the importance of D&I strategies in the workforce, in business, and throughout the mortgage industry, highlighting the strategies utilized to promote equity in the U.S. housing system for renters and homeowners nationwide.
Read More »The New Hiring Landscape
Dave Robertson of Guild Mortgage discusses hiring, retention, and how mortgage companies must work to set themselves apart in order to attract the talent they need.
Read More »The Black-White Affordability Gap for Renters Widened in 2020
New experimental data from the American Community Survey revealed that cost burdens rose the fastest among families headed by a Black person, as Black renter household rates increased an overall 3.5 percentage points, reaching 51% in 2020.
Read More »Making Homeownership Attainable for Everyone
As the industry continues to make major headway on the D&I front, American Mortgage Diversity Council Chair Tai Christensen shares her perspective as the nation celebrates the importance of Juneteenth.
Read More »Expert Insights: D&I Recruitment and Retention
Diverse workplaces have been proven to be happier and more productive environments, but Victoria Garcia DeLuca of Guild Mortgage explains how building a diverse workplace doesn’t end at the hiring process.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Steps Toward a More Diverse Future
Five Star’s 2022 Diversity and Inclusion Symposium is an event designed to advance the diversity conversation within the mortgage marketplace through critical dialogue among the top D&I experts in the field.
Read More »Building a More Diverse Future
MReport looked through the eyes of five on the front lines of the industry’s diversity and inclusion efforts to analyze what’s working, what’s not working, and what else can be done to diversify the mortgage space.
Read More »Honoring Female Trailblazers in the Mortgage Space
Distinguished female mortgage professionals will be celebrated in-person in Dallas this September at an Awards Luncheon in conjunction with the 2021 Five Star Conference and Expo.
Read More »The Importance of Inclusive Marketing
People often confuse diversity and inclusion with inclusive marketing, but they are not one and the same.
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