Higgins, who spent six years at UWM, establishing an envious reputation as a top-rated trainer and coach, will work on creating training programs for loan originators, focusing largely on personal development.
The appointment is also a coup for UMortgage, a small company with barely 100 staff that was founded only last year.
Speaking to MPA just a day after the announcement, an audibly excited Higgins revealed that serving in the Army proved to be an invaluable, character-building experience.
“I’m certainly a person that needed the direction and the discipline that comes with joining the military, and I have no problem admitting to that.”
By his own admission, he did not shine at school. Lacking direction, he joined the service in 2005 after watching US tanks roll across the Iraqi desert on TV. “It was a patriotic call, but it was also something I needed. I recognized that it could really help me find my way in the world,” he said.