Education

Five Star Conference attendees have multiple opportunities before, during, and directly after the event to ramp up their current skill set, as well as extend their industry knowledge, by taking advantage of the variety of courses specifically geared to their segments of the business and taught by first-class pros with years of industry expertise. Whether you steer toward our Five Star Academics, Five Star Institute courses, additional company-led classes—or all of the above!—you will find a rich array of subjects at your fingertips guaranteed to help you stay in the driver’s seat of success for years to come.

Five Star Academics

Five Star Academic sessions are set for Monday, September 21, and Tuesday, September 22, during the Five Star Conference and are free to all attendees. These hard-hitting gatherings will keep you in the know on all new and emerging industry trends, as well as help you hone your basic business skills. Original coursework prepared for each session and provided to all attendees will help you continue the educational journey throughout the year. With tracks tailored for each industry segment—from servicers to service providers and everyone in between—Five Star Academic sessions will ensure you make the most of your conference experience.

Five Star Institute Courses

The Five Star Institute is an independent education and networking services provider that unites the various mortgage lending and default servicing sectors to promote the effectiveness of default servicing professionals. The Five Star Institute's goal is to address industry-wide needs and challenges and foster a solution-driven environment. In an effort to provide easy access to education, the Institute not only offers courses before the conference begins, but it also offers them online at Fivestarinstitute.com. With each Five Star Institute course you complete, you will receive a certificate of achievement that identifies you as a practitioner who is dedicated to increasing professionalism through education and excellence in performance. Upon completion of five Institute courses, you will receive the prestigious Five Star Professional designation, with industry-wide recognition and exclusive marketing and promotional benefits provided by the Five Star Institute. Unless otherwise stated, Five Star Institute courses held at the Five Star Conference are $195 (normal price is $295).

Additional company-led courses

For the sixth annual Five Star Default Servicing Conference and Expo, we have continued to collaborate with our industry partners to offer company-led courses before, during, and after the conference.