What does UWM mean on my credit report?

Learn about UWM, an mortgage provider offering loans for financial assistance. Check the impact to your credit report and financial status.

Updated January 1, 2023
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What is UWM?

UWM is shorthand for United Wholesale Mortgage, with the company name being United Wholesale Mortgage Inc

UWM is a Mortgage Provider. They could be on your report for a number of reasons, for example:

  • ⚫ You missed a repayment.

  • ⚫ You opened an account with United Wholesale Mortgage.

  • ⚫ You opened a credit card / loan / mortgage with this company.

  • ⚫ Someone fraudulently opened a credit line under your name.

About the account

  • ⚫ The average account balance is $131500.

  • ⚫ The average high credit balance is $446500.

  • ⚫ The typical loan duration is 318 months.

  • ⚫ The average monthly repayment is $900.

The account is classified under the following METRO2 categories:

  • ⚫ Real estate

How do I contact them?

Here is the current contact details for United Wholesale Mortgage:

Address:

  • 585 South Blvd E. Pontiac, MI 48341

Website:

Email:

Phone:

IdentityIQ Report Example

  • This is an example of what this creditor will look like on your IdentityIQ report.

UWM IdentityIQ Report

Will this affect my credit score?

Whether this account affects your credit score depends on a variety of factors, such as:

  • Account Open Date: If you opened this account recently it will impact your credit, the only way to prevent this from impacting your credit score is to remove the account from your report.
  • Derogatory Markings: If this account has any derogatory markings such as: Lates, Charge Offs, Collections and others.

However, there are could be some potential positive aspects to this account which could lead to improving your credit score, such as:

  • Account Age: If your account is quite old, then the age of it will positively impact your credit score
  • Repayment History: If the account has no Late Payments, Charge off Payments, then it may reflect a positive impact onto your credit score.

Can it be removed from my credit report?

Yes, with the right strategy, you will be able to remove any account from your report. But you have to be careful to ensure that the account is negative to begin with, or it will negatively impact your credit score.

However, removing a negative account will positively impact your credit score, allowing you to open new credit lines and potentially removing bad debt.

What is a Mortgage Provider?

A mortgage provider is a financial institution or mortgage bank that offers and underwrites home loans. Lenders have specific borrowing guidelines to verify your creditworthiness and ability to repay a loan. They set the terms, interest rate, repayment schedule and other key aspects of your mortgage. They have the ability to report on your credit profile which will affect your credit score. They also can run hard and soft inquiries which will impact your credit score if not delt with. Mortgage Providers are not perfect and can still make mistakes in their reporting, so if it says that you have missed a payment and you haven’t then if you take the correct action you will be able to remove the late repayment from your credit profile.

How do I remove UWM from my credit report?

You can send a dispute letter to the credit bureaus to remove this account from your report. You must send a dispute letter to all three credit bureaus, as they are legally required to remove the account from your report if it is found to be inaccurate. For best results you should send a dispute letter to the credit bureaus via certified mail, this will ensure that you have a legal record of the communication.