UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE
UWM ’ s upward trajectory has seen it through an IPO to become the largest mortgage company in the world – but it ’ s still grounded in its people and culture
Unless you find yourself working for a software company , or a pure-play technology company , the CTO is an oftentimes undervalued commodity . They are seen as chief doers , heads of getting-things-done . They are told what ’ s needed from them , then expected to go away and accomplish it .
So it speaks volumes about United Wholesale Mortgage ( UWM ) that its Chief Technology Officer , Jason Bressler , is smiling from ear to ear when he talks about his role . “ I actually have a seat at the business table and I help run the strategy of UWM ,” Bressler enthuses . “ It ’ s great . My leadership is so invested in our technology and our technology team that it ’ s been the most rewarding thing of my career , for sure .”
For over 30 years , United Wholesale Mortgage has been connecting mortgage brokers and homebuyers with the right credit to meet their requirements . The company focuses exclusively on the B2B channel , something that it is passionate about . “ We want to show consumers that brokers are better , and the choice is better ,” Bressler says . It ’ s an approach that is definitely yielding results : UWM is the largest wholesale lender in the US , according to data from Inside Mortgage Finance , and when Bressler talks to us from his office in Michigan the firm has just officially become the largest mortgage company in the world .
104 January 2023