The Legal League held its Fall Servicer Summit in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Five Star Conference in Dallas, spotlighting the latest regulatory developments, lawsuits, and emerging trends within the housing and mortgage space.
Read More »Change Management
Ann Thorn, Wells Fargo’s Head of Home Lending Servicing, discusses takeaways from her first two years on the job and how her team is working to implement the bank’s vision for a much-reduced servicing portfolio.
Read More »2023 Women in Housing Award Nominations Are Now Open
The 2023 Women in Housing Awards will be presented during the 20th annual Five Star Conference and Expo at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, September 20 at 12:30 p.m. CT. Nominate your colleagues and companies today to give them the spotlight and recognition they deserve.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Updates Electronic Signature, RON Policy
Ginnie has extended the use of electronic signatures in conjunction with Remote Online Notarization to include power of attorney mortgage documents. Click through to read the details.
Read More »Tech’s Role in Eliminating Appraisal Bias
Kenon Chen of Clear Capital sat down with MortgagePoint to discuss the elimination of appraisal bias in the industry, HUD’s PAVE Action Plan, and the state of the appraisal marketplace.
Read More »CFPB, Treasury, Other Agencies Propose New Real Estate Valuation Guidance
Five federal regulatory agencies—including CFPB, Treasury, Federal Reserve, FDIC, and National Credit Union Administration—have requested public comment on proposed guidance addressing reconsiderations of value (ROV) for residential real estate transactions.
Read More »The New Face of the Secondary Marketplace
Mark Tribuna of CRA Note Exchange discusses how the secondary market has transformed from trading exclusively second-mortgage down payment assistance loans to also handling first-lien notes for affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International.
Read More »Future-Proofing Your Business by Embracing Tech Advances
Dominic Iannitti, President & CEO of DocMagic, discusses a shifting mortgage marketplace, and how these changes have accelerated the adoption of eClosing.
Read More »Mortgage Compliance Expert Michael S. Waldron Becomes Executive Advisor to Five Star Institute
As part of the partnership, Waldron's Compliability Solutions LLC, an advisory services and staffing firm that helps companies in real estate finance create and optimize compliance strategies, also joins Five Star’s Legal League as an Associate Member.
Read More »Five Star Government Forum Brings Together Mortgage Industry, Government
The thirteenth annual Government Forum returned to the National Press Club last week, featuring a day of insights and collaboration kicked off by a keynote from Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon.
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