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MortgagePoint » Your Trusted Source for Mortgage Banking and Servicing News 2 September 2023 F R O M T H E E D I T O R BUILDING A LASTING FOUNDATION T his month, the Five Star Institiute celebrates two decades of industry excellence at the 20th Anniversary of the Five Star Conference & Expo, set for September 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. The event brings together leading subject-matter experts, exhibitors, and thousands of professionals representing mortgage servicers, lenders, federal government agencies, financial services law firms, service providers, investors, and real estate organizations from across the nation all under one roof for the premier mortgage conference in the nation. In addition to an array of networking opportunities and educational sessions, the Five Star Institute will celebrate the achievements of remarkable businesswomen whose contributions continue to impact the housing and mortgage servicing industries at the Women in Housing Leadership Awards Luncheon. Attending the Five Star Conference & Expo will allow you to hear from several industry-leading woman executives during an exclusive panel that delves into the struggles and triumphs they have encountered while building their careers within the mortgage finance field and default servicing space. In this month's issue of MortgagePoint, we spotlight the finalists for the Women in Housing Leadership Awards, profiling the five individuals named finalists for the following prestigious honors: The Corporate Social Responsibility Award, Keys in Hand Award, Leadership Award, Rising Star Award, and Laurie A. Maggiano Legacy Award. To find out much more on the Women in Housing Leadership Awards, and to view the complete agenda of events for the 2023 Five Star Conference & Expo, visit www. fivestarconference.com. In addition to our spotlight on the Five Star Conference & Expo, this month we are pleased to offer insight from Craig Crabtree of Equifax as he explains how a credit report alone does not always provide a full picture of a consumer's financial profile in his article, "Differentiating Data Sets Support Financially Inclusive Lending in the Mortgage Industry." Also this month, Litigation Associate R. Keith Ustler with firm of McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC presents his contribution, "Success for Servicers: Federal Summary Judgment Standard in Florida." In his submission, Ustler details how a Florida summary judgment standard makes a summary judgment motion an essential step in any litigation. Finally this month, in our Expert Insights column, we highlight Aaron King, Founder and CEO of Snapdocs, who discusses how the mortgage industry can accelerate the transition to all-digital closings in "Doing Digital Mortgages Right." All this and much more can be found in this packed issue of MortgagePoint. We thank you for your continued support of our publication, and if you are in Dallas for the Five Star Conference & Expo, stop by our booth and say hello, and we can further discuss how MortgagePoint can help take your business to the next level. David Wharton Editor-in-Chief © 2011 First American Financial Corporation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. YOUR business is OUR business! First American Mortgage Services is laser focused on mitigating YOUR cost, risk and exposure by aligning our advanced solutions with YOUR strategic objectives and compliance needs. We are the New First American, over 120 years young, strong and financially secure. Insight | Innovation | Integrity First American Title Insurance Company and First American Mortgage Services make no express or implied warranty respecting the information presented and assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. 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