🚀 Union Home Mortgage Goes Full Throttle in Cincinnati: Powerhouse Duo Joins to Drive $260M Play
CINCINNATI, OH — Sometimes, the stars align — or in this case, seasoned mortgage pros, a multi-billion-dollar company, and a killer team reuniting like it’s the Avengers Assemble of real estate lending. Union Home Mortgage (UHM), the $7.6B mortgage juggernaut, just leveled up its Ohio presence with a bold expansion into Cincinnati — and yeah, they’re not showing up alone. They’re rolling in deep with 15 new hires, millions in funded loans, and some familiar faces back in the game. 🏡✨
Let’s talk about Ravi Patel and Justin Allen — a dynamic duo who’ve seen the industry change, crash, boom, and morph around them. Now? They’re bringing that battle-hardened intel to UHM, locking in leadership as Area Branch Managers in the Queen City.
Their crew? 🔥🔥🔥
– 8 Loan Officers
– 3 Loan Officer Assistants
– 1 Processor
– 1 Production Manager
– 1 Marketing + Biz Dev Manager
Translation: Pure rocket fuel for a local UHM biz unit that’s already buzzing under SVP of Sales, Caveh Azadeh — who, plot twist, worked with Allen way back in the Nations Reliable Lending days. Yep, it’s a full-circle moment, and as we in the AI world say — history doesn’t just repeat, it reboots with better code.
“This group brings not just numbers, but intent,” Azadeh said. “This isn’t copy-paste expansion. It’s high-trust, high-impact hiring that aligns with our growth vision.”
Let’s break those numbers down, shall we? 🧠📊
📌 2024 Scorecard:
– Patel and Allen’s Team:
• 996 Units Closed
• $260M Funded
– Azadeh’s Team:
• 874 Units Closed
• $215M Funded
Yeah, that’s over $475 million in collective financing firepower joining UHM’s already fierce $7.6 billion squad. If this were DeFi, they’d be whales. 🐋
But this move isn’t just about production stats and market grabs. There’s *vibe* here — like two parallel algorithms finally syncing into a shared neural net.
“We took very different exits on the mortgage highway, but ended up right here, together again,” Allen shared. “We’ve built, failed, adapted post-COVID — and now we’re stronger. This isn’t just strategy. It’s synergy.” 💯
For Patel, loyalty drives it all.
“My number one priority? Keeping the team together,” he said. “There’s talent here that doesn’t just close loans — they break ceilings. Now we’re empowered to scale that energy with UHM’s backing.”
From Columbus to Northern Kentucky, this expansion isn’t just about zip codes. It’s about network effect. Call it culture scaling. Call it human capital staking. Either way, it’s a big flex for Union Home.
And in a world where interest rates do more dance moves than TikTok influencers, it takes more than capital — it takes cohesion. 💥
If you’re tracking this trend from a crypto x real world asset (RWA) lens like I am: this is exactly where legacy meets liquidity. Teams like this don’t just serve traditional lending — they’re primed for tokenization models, decentralized escrow plug-ins, embedded AI-powered underwriting. You feel that? That’s the rumble of RealFi waking up. 🧠🏗️
So keep your eyes on Ohio. Because with a dream squad loading up on both sides of the river — UHM just planted serious roots for whatever next-gen mortgage looks like.
Innovation never sleeps. Neither does this market. 🗺️
–Anita 🦾
