Five Star Institute Membership
Five Star Alliance
The universal membership for every mortgage and real estate professional.
The mortgage and real estate industry runs on relationships. Between servicers and attorneys. Between asset managers and agents. Between policymakers and the practitioners who implement their decisions. Five Star Institute is where those relationships are built, sustained, and led.
Five Star Alliance is the membership that puts every professional on the same floor. Servicers, attorneys, agents, investors, and property services professionals join through Alliance and unlock the full Five Star Institute network: the events, the media platform, the education, and the four professional communities that organize this industry.
What's Included
Five Star Alliance
$495 per year
Open admission to every mortgage and real estate professional. Alliance is the foundation beneath every FSI community, and it delivers real value before any additional credential or community membership.
Events
Discounted registration to Five Star Conference, Velocity, Government Forum, Legal League Servicer Summit, and all FSI events
Media
Full MortgagePoint subscription with discounted media placement and access to the Five Star Editorial team
Education
Complimentary and discounted access to Five Star Academy courses, live virtual webinars, and educational events
FSI Offers Platform
Lead intelligence, cash offer aggregation, marketing tools, and skip trace. Built for real estate practitioners, available to every Alliance member. Learn more →
Community
Community Corner profile eligibility in MortgagePoint and connection to the FSI professional network across all four communities
Channel Discounts
10% off all other FSI channel offerings, including advertising and sponsorships
The pricing benefits alone exceed the cost of membership.
Beyond Alliance
Each FSI professional community offers specialized membership with deeper benefits, governance participation, and community-specific credentials. Alliance is the floor every community shares.
Real Estate Professionals
FORCE
$1,495 per year | Certification Required
The destination credential for REO and distressed-property specialists. FORCE Red Book listing, FORCE Connect at events, complimentary Velocity and Five Star Conference registration, and highest FSI Offers allocation.
Financial Services Attorneys
Legal League
$6,500 single-state | $10,000 multi-state
Firm membership for foreclosure, bankruptcy, and mortgage servicing law practices. Practitioner-led Advisory Council, complimentary Five Star Conference and Legal League Servicer Summit registration.
Mortgage Finance
NMSA & MSEA
Invitation-based
NMSA is FSI's C-suite servicer community. MSEA is the senior management pipeline. Members chair the Five Star Executive Council, host Five Star Conference, and meet biannually as standing bodies.
Property Preservation & Services
PPEF
$6,500 per year
FSI's membership organization for the national property preservation companies. PPEF members set operational standards across the preservation industry, with servicers and GSEs participating as institutional partners.
Cross-Community Layer
AMDC
The Association of Mortgage Diversity and Culture spans all four professional communities. Complimentary for Alliance members. $5,000 Associate Membership for organizational engagement.
Limited Offer at Velocity 2026
Charter Member Rate
The first 100 new Five Star Alliance members who join at Velocity receive:
$300 per year, locked for the life of membership
Plus 20% off all FSI events permanently.
Once 100 spots are filled, the standard Alliance rate of $495 per year applies. Charter Member enrollment is available as an add-on during Velocity registration.
Events Alliance Unlocks
Alliance members receive discounted registration to every FSI event. Community members receive discounted and complimentary registration to select events.
All Communities
Five Star Conference 2026
September 1-3 | Dallas, Texas
Every FSI professional community converges at Five Star Conference. Three days of cross-community leadership, education, and the industry conversations that define direction.
Real Estate Professionals
Velocity 2026
May 20-21 | New Orleans, Louisiana
The community gathering for FSI's real estate professionals. FORCE Connect, the Asset Manager Panel, FSI Offers platform launch, and the Charter Member offer.
Mortgage Finance
Government Forum 2027
April | The National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
The annual convening for mortgage servicing executives, federal regulators, GSE leadership, and congressional staff. NMSA and MSEA hold member meetings the same week.
Financial Services Attorneys
Legal League Servicer Summit 2027
April | The National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
The annual convening for financial services law firms and the servicers they represent. In 2027, LLSS joins Government Forum during Forum Week at The National Press Club.
Governance
Each FSI professional community is governed by a practitioner-led Advisory Council. Those councils, alongside the Editorial Advisory Board, Events Committees, and Education Committees, feed into the Five Star Executive Council, the association's unified governing body. Community membership at any level above Five Star Alliance carries advisory council eligibility.
Practitioners lead. The association serves.
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