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Published: December 13, 2022

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Mortgage Broker Icon Joins UMortgage to Usher in a Better Future for Loan Officers

PHILADELPHIA, PA; December 13, 2022 — Todd Bitter has announced that he is joining the UMortgage platform, citing it as the future of the mortgage brokerage industry. He will take the role of Chief Sales Officer where he will support the platform’s ever-growing roster of loan originators. 

Bitter has earned a reputation as an icon within the mortgage industry for championing the broker channel and building his own business from the ground-up to become one of the nation’s top-producing purchase-focused brokers. Recently, he has pivoted his focus away from his own loan production to support his fellow brokers and share with them the practices that he utilized in order to replicate his success and retain a healthier work-life balance.

His success within this industry and continued dedication to lift those around him has been reciprocated throughout the housing industry. In 2022, he was named an inaugural Hall of AIME inductee. He’s shown continued expertise in client acquisition and retention as the #1 purchase originator within the broker channel in Arizona and a top-10 broker nationally in purchase originations from 2015 to 2021. Bitter was selected as a member of the Founders Club for BACPAC, where he continues to advocate for his fellow brokers within the halls of Washington. 

Bitter plans to continue this advocacy with his efforts at UMortgage, which was founded as a platform for loan originators aiming to create life-changing opportunities through homeownership for their clients. In joining UMortgage, Bitter plans to continue his initiative in building up the broker channel by becoming an accessible resource for UMortgage’s team of loan originators.

“Giving back to the broker community has been hugely rewarding to me and this opportunity with UMortgage is a continuation of that,” expressed Bitter. “My previous work in helping develop my fellow brokers has led me to realize the importance of this support. Here, I’ll be able to channel all of my focus into building the most cost-effective, in terms of both profitability and time-management, platform to help loan originators find success in this industry.”

Bitter has developed successful tactics in building strong relationships with his real estate agent partners. By combining this ‘relationships, not transactions’ approach with UMortgage’s in-house Operations staff, Bitter believes that he will be able to assist in developing the best platform for independent loan originators to produce at high volumes and help actualize the dreams of homeownership for countless homebuyers.

If you're interested in learning more about how Bitter's new role at UMortgage will help loan originators win more deals in any market, sign up for the weekly Discovery Meeting, which happens every Thursday at 2pm ET.

About UMortgage
UMortgage is an innovative mortgage platform which helps Loan Originators grow their business and create life-changing opportunities through homeownership. Each LO is able to scale with a large portfolio of lenders available at their fingertips, top-of-the-line technology which allows them to work from anywhere, and dedicated Operations support with clear communication through each step of the loan. With LOs licensed nationwide, UMortgage is providing opportunities to create strong communities through financial literacy, support, and advocacy.

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