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40 THE FIVE STAR INSTITUTE TO LAUNCH MORTGAGEPOINT MAGAZINE Next month, Five Star is preparing for the next evolution of our commitment to covering the mortgage and housing industries. is April, we're taking the next step forward as we prepare to bring you MortgagePoint magazine: a unified publication that represents the next step in our commitment to covering all aspects of our industry, all in one place. MortgagePoint was born from countless discussions with our readers, our clients, and our other industry partners over the past couple of years. From those conversations, a few things became apparent. One, while we're enormously proud of the work the Five Star reporting team has done with DS News and MReport over the years, the division between the two has become increasingly artificial. While our readership encompasses professionals working in all aspects of the industry, from originations to default as well as supporting areas such as real estate agents, financial services attorneys, service providers, fintechs, and more, our reader feedback has made it clear that most of our readership doesn't tune in only for DS News or only for MReportâthey read both. is makes a lot of sense, given that the American system of housing and mortgage is a complex ecosystem, and no portion of that eco- system exists in a vacuum. e economic factors impacting originations and refi volume may lead to adjusted foreclosure volumes down the road, and the shifts in default numbers can serve as harbingers of where the larger industry is headed in the months to come. "In the face of challenges such as inflation, recessionary conditions, and the lingering ways the industry landscape has been fundamentally altered during the unprecedented past few years, it's never been more critical for mortgage profes- sionals to have a clear, comprehensive under- standing of the big picture. at is the perspective that MortgagePoint is designed to bring its readers," said Ed Delgado, Chairman Emeritus, of Five Star Global, the parent company of both MortgagePoint and the Five Star Institute. From the Publisher