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United Wholesale Mortgage recently went public in the largest SPAC deal ever.
CEO Mat Ishbia is a former college basketball player who values a willingness to learn in new hires.
Ishbia skips meetings on Thursdays so he can chat more casually with different UWM teams.
In January, United Wholesale Mortgage went public in the largest blank-check deal ever.
After merging with special purpose acquisition company Gores Holdings IV, UWM, which is the nation s second-biggest mortgage provider, went public at an eye-popping valuation of $16.1 billion.