The Five Star Institute announced that Sharon Bartlett joined their company to further develop mortgage industry relations and education. Sharon comes to Five Star with a wealth of experience within the industry, having spent the last 30 years holding various positions in mortgage ...
Read More »Delgado Appointed to Operation Homefront Board of Directors
Five Star Institute President and CEO Ed Delgado was appointed on Thursday to the national Board of Directors for Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families.
Read More »Vacant and Abandoned Properties: An ‘Issue of National Concern’
Building on momentum from meeting with HUD Secretary Julián Castro last week to discuss the issue of vacant and abandoned properties, Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado moderated an important industry panel Thursday on transforming blighted communities.
Read More »Five Star’s Delgado Asks Castro to Address Vacant and Abandoned Properties Issue
The issue of vacant and abandoned properties has become one of national concern; the Five Star President and CEO recently met with the HUD Secretary to enlist his assistance in finding solutions.
Read More »Five Star’s Delgado: Obama’s Efforts on Housing ‘Cannot be Counted as a Victory’
On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama stood before the nation and delivered his final State of the Union Address. The president touched on a number of topics including budgets, insurance coverage, gun violence, and minimum wage, among others. Five Star Institute ...
Read More »Delgado Calls for National Solutions on ‘Vacant Home Epidemic’
At the NPPC, leaders from HUD, the GSEs, mortgage servicers, and field services companies gathered at the Mayflower Renaissance hotel to collaborate on the best practices for preserving and protecting vacant and abandoned residential properties. In his opening remarks, Delgado called for balance and a common sense approach to regulation regard to the mortgage industry.
Read More »From the Desk of Ed Delgado: A Response to the State of the Union Address
Last night, in President Obama's State of the Union address to Congress, the President said the American people were “tired of stale political arguments.” I agree, Mr. President, we are tired. We are tired of the divisive language from our President. Instead of bringing America together and setting us forth on the path towards economic growth and prosperity, what I heard in his address was more of the same misguided, go-it-alone ideas we’ve heard before, as opposed to real job creation and economic growth.
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