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Author Archives: David Wharton

David Wharton, Editor-in-Chief at the Five Star Institute, is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, where he received his B.A. in English and minored in Journalism. Wharton has nearly 20 years' experience in journalism and previously worked at Thomson Reuters, a multinational mass media and information firm, as Associate Content Editor, focusing on producing media content related to tax and accounting principles and government rules and regulations for accounting professionals. Wharton has an extensive and diversified portfolio of freelance material, with published contributions in both online and print media publications. He can be reached at [email protected].

The Best of DS5: Inside the Industry – Part 1

Last spring, Five Star Global launched DS5: Inside the Industry, a video newscast format that highlights economic and industry updates from its executives and leaders. Here are some of the best interviews DS5 has shared in the months since.

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How Servicers Can Assist Struggling Borrowers

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the November edition of DS News. Steve Bailey, Senior Managing Director and Chief Mortgage Operations Officer at PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.,  has held a variety of roles and responsibilities since joining PennyMac in 2010. He is responsible for ...

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Anticipating 2021’s Ups and Downs

This story originally appeared in the November edition of DS News.   With more than 30 years’ mortgage industry experience, William J. Tessar joined CIVIC Financial Services in March 2017. He previously founded and served as President of three mortgage companies resulting ...

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Creating ‘Customers for Life’

 Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the November edition of DSNews, out now.  This past summer, Home Point Financial, the second-largest wholesale mortgage lender in the country, announced the hiring of Perry Hilzendeger as its President of Servicing. While Hilzendeger was new to Home ...

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The Industry Pulse: Appointments and Promotions

  Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. (PRMI) announced the newest addition to its executive leadership team. Lorin Knudson has accepted the role of SVP of Servicing.  Knudson was a Loan Officer for PRMI before he took the lead of its Loan Servicing Department over eight ...

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