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EXPOSURE
A SPECIAL LOOK AT THE 2015 FIVE STAR GOVERNMENT FORUM
FIVE STAR INSTITUTE
HOLDS SIXTH ANNUAL
GOVERNMENT FORUM
e Newseum in Washington, D.C., provided the backdrop for the
Sixth Annual Five Star Government Forum (FSGF) on Wednesday, as
government officials and mortgage industry professionals came together
to discuss the future of America's housing industry.
Features of the 2015 Five Star Government Forum included keynote
addresses from U.S. Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas),
Fannie Mae SVP and Chief Economist Doug Duncan, and Freddie
Mac Deputy Chief Economist Len Kiefer as well as Five Star President
and CEO Ed Delgado's one-on-one interview with Acting FHA
Commissioner Biniam Gebre.
FSGF 15 also included panel discussions on the government's
Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), the complexity of
compliance in the mortgage industry, an update on government agency
portfolios, and what the results of the recent midterm elections could
mean for housing reform.
"is event was powerful and necessary to influence change and
policy across the mortgage industry," Delgado said. "It's an opportunity
for the industry's stakeholders to come together and discuss the most
pressing issues today in housing and the path going forward."
The Collingwood Group's Brian Montgomery leads a
discussion on the prospects for GSE reform.
CFPB's Patrice Alexander Ficklin shares the bureau's fair lending priorities for the
coming year.
The industry convened at the Newseum in Washington D.C.
Then FHA Commissioner Biniam Gebre
gives his perspective on the state of FHA
in a special sit down interview with Five
Star President & CEO Ed Delgado.
Ginnie Mae's Michael Drayne and panel assess the sucesses and failures of HAMP.
Congressman Randy Neugebauer delivers the opening keynote address to a full house.
Five Star President & CEO Ed Delgado announces a partnership
with Operation Homefront.