FSI membership pricing grid

Five Star Institute | FSG Media | v3 | April 2026 | Working document
NorthStar: Amplify the membership
We never discount the brand. We discount everything else to build member value. Membership cost should solve on pricing benefits alone. Every channel sells membership. Alliance is the entry point, premium tiers are the destination.
  • Alliance (entry)
  • Premium (destination)
  • Honey (never charged)
  • Decision needed
  • Parking lot
TIER
MEDIA (MORTGAGE POINT)
EVENTS
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY / MEMBERSHIP
Free / subscriber layer (list acquisition, all channels offer free and discounted layers)
Free
$0
Self-serve signup. Funnel entry across all communities.
MP Daily email (17K+)
Digital magazine access
MP Access podcast
Consistent mortgage and housing news, all personas
Event marketing, awareness
Some virtual events are free
Paid events at full price
Select free online courses
Free webinars
Paid courses at full price
Social communities (20K+ across platforms)
FSI Offers: free cash offer account (unlimited)
Database builder, funnel entry
Five Star Alliance, the brand, never discounted
Five Star Alliance
$495/yr
Universal entry membership. Open admission, all professions. Goal: drive to premium tier.
10% discount on: All advertising placements Sponsored content packages
Included: MortgagePoint print + digital
Magazine cover = $10K, so 10% = $1K savings
10% discount on: All event registrations
FSC $1,295 → $1,165.50 (save $129.50) Velocity $395 → $355.50 Gov Forum $395 → $355.50 LLSS $395 → $355.50
No comp’d registrations at this tier
10% discount on: Paid education courses
In-person certification $395 → $355.50
Select free courses (same as free tier)
FSI Offers premium: 15 leads/mo, $8 overages
Full platform tools (landing pages, widgets, CRM, skip trace)
Member directory listing
No advisory council eligibility
Networking across communities
Premium tiers, gated by profession, credentialing, and/or invitation. All include full Alliance benefits plus:
FORCE
$1,495/yr
RE Professionals. Requires FORCE certification (REO concentration, expanding to SFR). Certification course: $395, separate. +$1,000 over Alliance.
Locked Red Book listing Eligible for Community Corner profile (quarterly rotation in magazine)
Sought for content in quarterly newsletters, whitepapers RE-specific editorial section
All Alliance media discounts
Locked Comp’d FSC registration ($1,295 value)
Locked Comp’d Velocity registration ($395 value) FORCE Connect at Velocity + FSC
Priority speaker/panelist placement
All Alliance event discounts on additional events
Locked Free education courses (FSI-delivered)
20% discount on third-party courses
Eligible for SME in REO/RE/SFR curriculum
FSI Offers: 25 leads/mo, $4 overages
Dedicated support FORCE advisory council eligibility
Governance and leadership positioning
Parking lot Future: SFR Certified concentration
Legal League
$6,500 / $10K yr
FS Attorney firms. $6,500 single-state, $10K multi-state. Sunsetting $6,500 (goal: $5K/$10K). Advisory Council governs. Firm-level (multiple contacts).
Locked Black Book listing Eligible for Community Corner profile (quarterly rotation) Sought for content in quarterly newsletters, whitepapers
LL directory in magazine
LL-specific editorial section
Locked Comp’d FSC registration ($1,295 value)
Locked Comp’d LLSS registration ($395 value)
LLSS speaker/panelist priority
All Alliance event discounts on additional events
Locked Eligible to teach servicer certification course
Held at conferences, GSEs, servicer offices, huge amplification
Free education courses (FSI-delivered)
20% discount on third-party courses
LL Advisory Council seat Firm-level membership
(contacts get Alliance benefits)
Servicer networking access
FSI Offers: not currently applicable to attorneys
PPEF
$6,500/yr
Property Preservation companies. Closed standards body. Invitation/application only. Dropping to $5K in 2027.
Eligible for Community Corner profile (quarterly rotation) Sought for content in quarterly newsletters, whitepapers PPEF-specific editorial section
Parking lot Standards publication
No Red Book or Black Book equivalent currently
Locked 2 comp’d FSC registrations ($2,590 value) PPEF meetings (anchor)
FSC Property Services track
LLSS speaker/panelist priority
All Alliance event discounts on additional events
Free education courses (FSI-delivered)
20% discount on third-party courses
No prop pres certification path currently
PPEF standards body governance
Company-level membership (contacts get Alliance benefits)
Servicer networking access FSI Offers: qualifies at paid tier
NMSA
Invited, $0
C-suite mortgage servicers. Revenue = 3 Associate Members at $30K. Members get full Alliance benefits, funded.
Eligible for Community Corner profile (quarterly, shared w/ MSEA)
Sought for content in whitepapers
Executive profile features
Comp’d or deeply discounted all events
NMSA biannual meetings
FSC executive sessions
Keynote/panelist positioning
Free education courses
Faculty/SME positioning
MSEA council seat
Locked Eligible for Chair/Vice Chair of Five Star Executive Council (2yr term + 1yr extension)
Locked Host Five Star Conference
Mentorship + peer network
Full $495 Alliance benefits (funded)
AMDC
Invited, $0
Cross-cutting diversity layer. Free to any Five Star Alliance member. $5K Associate Membership for halo effect.
AMDC editorial features
Diversity spotlight profiles
AMDC sessions at FSC/events
Event benefits per underlying tier
DEI-focused programming
AMDC council membership
Cross-community diversity network
Honey tier: servicers, asset managers, GSEs (never charged, they ARE the product)
Honey
$0
Mortgage servicers, GSEs, asset managers. Receive $495 Alliance tier free.
Never charged Banks, GSEs, government often cannot accept “free,” deep discount where required.
Full media access
Profiled and interviewed
Editorial advisory board seats
They are the subject matter, not the audience
Free or deeply discounted all events
VIP access
Keynote/panelist positioning
They are the draw
Free Academy access
Positioned as faculty/SME
They teach, not learn
Advisory council seats
Governance roles
Full Alliance benefits, funded
FSI is measured by how many servicers and asset managers it brings to the dance