United Wholesale Mortgage

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About United Wholesale Mortgage

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United Wholesale Mortgage (NMLS # 3038) is a wholesale lender that issues loans exclusively through its mortgage broker partners. UWM credits its market share and growth to strong relationships with its broker partners, to which it offers training and support. UWM has established itself as an industry leader among wholesale mortgage brokers.

Pros
  • Fast approvals and turn times
  • Direct access to underwriters
  • Up to 365-day rate lock
Cons
  • Only issues loans through brokers

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Rates

On the “Price a Loan” link on its website, UWM offers a section dedicated to UWM rates. However, when you click through, you're met with a request to join UWM’s mortgage broker network.

The best way to learn about UWM’s wholesale mortgage rates is to contact the company directly. You can do this by emailing or calling.

Application process

When applying for a loan with UWM, you must go through one of its mortgage broker partners. Working with a broker is not an uncommon way to get a mortgage, but it does mean the quality of the experience may vary based on the broker you work with.

UWM speaks highly of its brokers and emphasizes the broker training it offers. UWM appears to be a tech-forward lender, and it offers its brokers a quoting platform called Blink+. The platform lets brokers run credit checks, issue e-sign documents, verify assets and track the status of the loan. But how proficient your particular broker will be in utilizing the platform and its capabilities may vary — if you have a tech-savvy broker, you'll likely have a tech-focused experience.

Loan types

UWM offers several loan types through its broker partners, but you should note that all brokers in its network don’t offer all products mentioned. The loan types you’re likely to find generally have terms of 10, 15, 20 or 30 years and include:

  • Conventional mortgages
  • FHA loans
  • VA loans
  • Jumbo loans

Refinancing

UWM originates loans for both purchase and refinance loans. Its refinance loans include both rate-and-term refinances and cash-out refinances. You might consider refinancing if you can qualify for a lower rate or you need to lower your monthly payment — or if you need to get cash out of your home equity.

Requirements

You’ll need to meet several requirements to qualify for a home loan, with eligibility criteria varying from one lender to the next. Lenders typically look at your credit score, debt-to-income (DTI) ratio and employment history. These factors will determine not just if you can qualify, but also how much house you can afford.

UWM does not publish its borrower eligibility requirements online, so you will need to speak with a broker to learn more.

National mortgage requirements by type

Cost and fees

When taking out a mortgage loan, you will have various costs and fees, including closing costs. Lenders must provide a Loan Estimate after you apply; this form shows you estimated charges associated with your loan.

UWM advises borrowers to speak with its mortgage broker for more information on costs and fees.

FAQ

How does United Wholesale Mortgage work?

United Wholesale Mortgage works as a wholesaler to mortgage brokers. This means it works directly with brokers to provide home loans to borrowers.

Is United Wholesale Mortgage legit?

United Wholesale Mortgage, founded in 1986, is a legitimate wholesale mortgage lender. It is one of the largest wholesale mortgage lenders in the U.S. Its parent company, UWM Holdings Corporation, is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.

Where is United Wholesale Mortgage available?

United Wholesale Mortgage originates loans in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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    Customer ServiceStaffLoan Process

    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2024

    Zero stars. UWM makes Wells Fargo look super stellar from my experience. Their customer service representatives may as well be bots. They're useless and not trained to think, analyze, nor provide solutions. They are only trained to screen every call and read what's on the screen. That's their pathetic job. It doesn't matter if it's inaccurate; there's nothing their customer call center is equipped to do, and any escalations are sent into a rabbit hole with no return.

    For almost a year now, their portal has been off, inaccurate, and misleading. Of course, the customer service representatives are seeing the exact same thing, so it's a cycle of errors, misinforming customers, inaccurate credit reporting, incorrect calculations, and improper placement of funds, along with accruing interest. Most people get exhausted and walk away from UWM exhausting lack of service. Well, not me. I hope someone files a class-action lawsuit against them, and they are shut down indefinitely. Their slogan is, "where they make lending easy". They're not customer focused AT ALL.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2024

    Typical mortgage company. Once they get your money and the paperwork is signed they forget who you are and let their automated system take care of its issues. It's pretty disrespectful we're spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of these people and yet they seem to think they don't have to communicate with us.

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      Reviewed Aug. 7, 2024

      Not understanding at ALL. There have been a few times this year where I selected the wrong payment account, waited for it to be returned and scheduled with the correct account and now, for the next 12 months, I have to pay via cashiers check or money order. I didn't see the notice until last minute and have recently had surgery. Literally making it a pain to get to a bank. I've checked with my other banks to see if I have any option to order a cashiers check online, but no. I called my mortgage company to explain my situation, asking if there's any exception and all I got was a firm "no, not if there are 3 or more returned payments". So make it MORE inconvenient to make a payment?? And now my payment is later than it's ever been having to do it this way. This is such a dumb ** rule. I'd rather they just charged a return fee than this cause this is just absurd and for 12 months?? Some days I'd rather sell my house and go back to renting.

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      Reviewed July 30, 2024

      This company does care for their customers. They just close mortgages with brokers only to re-sell them to any company with any concern of their customers. Only a few months of the having my mortgage they sold to a horrible company that has had nothing but problems such a s identity theft, unpaid tax and insurance from escrow and the list goes on. I contacted UWM with my concerns about my mortgage being handled with that new company and they told me it's out of their control. So now it's become my problem. Beware of this company. Don't work with a broker that is working with this company.

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      Reviewed June 23, 2024

      I bought my house through UWM Mortgage. I made the first payment. Then they sold the mortgage. But I still have the same loan amount that got moved to new mortgage servicer. UWM essentially stole my first payment.

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      Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

      Reviewed April 22, 2024

      This company needs to be thoroughly investigated because their service is dangerously bad. We set up payment plans on our mortgage that the employees do not make record of in their system and when we call back inquiring about our arrangement the employees claim there is no record of any such conversation taking place. This has happened multiple times. They have sent us foreclosure notices despite all of our payments being made on time. We have taken to recording the phone calls to prove the conversations happened in case we need to take them to court. We have zero trust in these people.

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      Loan Process

      Reviewed April 1, 2024

      The process to get approved for a refinance was supposed to be like two weeks but it ended up being about two months. I never felt like I knew what was going on and they said I was approved for a conventional loan and weeks later they told me that I wasn’t. After everything was complete they didn’t pay for my mortgage insurance and it got canceled without my knowledge. This company got their own insurance that was a lot more expensive.

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      Customer Service

      Reviewed March 6, 2024

      Poor customer service, does not pay escrows in time etc. Had to call multiple times, Sent many invoices from insurance company and every time we call they have a different excuse and do nothing. Don't do business with them.

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      Punctuality & SpeedStaffLoan Process

      Reviewed March 6, 2024

      From the time I applied until closing, I received kind, professional service. Lorcan answered all of my questions immediately. The turnaround time was fast. He ensured I was satisfied. Excellent service!

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      Reviewed Jan. 24, 2024

      We sold our home and after 3 months they are still holding on to $2k. Each time you call, they say "give it another week." Crooked as company that demands their money on time but doesn't see fit to return the money on time.

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      United Wholesale Mortgage Company Information

      Company Name:
      United Wholesale Mortgage
      Website:
      www.uwm.com