Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado moderated an expert panel at the National Property Preservation Conference, examining current conditions impacting the housing market, the industry’s response to the natural disasters that plagued Texas and Florida, current servicing policy, regulatory reform, and more.
Read More »Montgomery Envisions Future of FHA
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs met to hear testimony regarding the nomination of Brian Montgomery, as commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration—and declared the next steps to proceed with his confirmation.
Read More »MBA President and CEO David H. Stevens Announces Retirement
After seven years of leading the MBA, the current President and CEO is retiring effective September 30th, 2018…
Read More »Delgado: Troubling Indicators in the Housing Market
The question of the hour in the industry has been: is the housing market entering into a bubble period? Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado weighs in during a recent keynote.
Read More »Five Star President and CEO Calls for Industry Unity
During the Five Star Conference and Expo, Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado called upon the mortgage industry to be united, for it’s not about one voice, it’s about collective voices sharing a common vision.
Read More »Industry Group Launches Diversity Effort
The mortgage industry has taken a big step toward diversification thanks to one its largest professional groups. On Wednesday, the Federation of REO Certified Experts—or FORCE, for short—announced the launch of its Diversity Council, a team dedicated to embracing and encouraging diversity in the REO, default servicing, and mortgage industries at large. The council will consist of six unique committees: Latino Professionals in FORCE, Asian Professionals in FORCE, Black Professionals in FORCE, Women Professionals in FORCE, LGBT Professionals in FORCE, and Veteran Professionals in FORCE.
Read More »Taking Down Veteran Homelessness
Around 40,000 American veterans are homeless, and the country is starting to take notice. Lawmakers are crafting bills to spur change from the ground up, while organizations across the nation are hosting events to do their part. The Five Star Institute’s Military Heroes Keys for Life event is one such event.
Read More »House Republicans Release Tax Plan
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed a fast-track foreclosure law that will expedite the foreclosure process with the intent to reduce community blight, following the footsteps of a similar bill in Ohio. This bill could be the push other states need to move forward with their own fast track foreclosure bills. We hear from industry experts on the impact this bill may have.
Read More »Delgado Named to Operation Homefront Board of Directors
Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families, on Thursday announced the appointment of Five Star Institute President and CEO Ed Delgado to its national Board of Directors.
Read More »Black Knight and Five Star Release Study on CFPB Consumer Complaints
In a report to be released Friday titled "Analysis and Study of CFPB Consumer Complaint Data Related to Mortgage Servicing Activities,” Black Knight Financial Services (BKFS) and the Five Star Institute (FSI) seek to provide context and insight to complaints received by the CFPB by comparing the CFPB's two predominant mortgage complaint categories, servicing and default, with loan trends. The report includes publicly available data from both the CFPB and mortgage servicers, as reported from the CFPB database
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