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08.24.2020
America’s Best Employers By State
Our second annual ranking of America’s best employers by state....
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08.16.2020
Crain’s 2020 Cool Places to Work
United Shore’s company values aren’t just words on a wall. ...
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08.14.2020
LinkedIn offers tips for virtual job interviews
Video is a great tool to meet and get to know the candidate....
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07.31.2020
Southeast Michigan's fastest-growing companies
United Wholesale Mortgage from 1,900 employees in 2016 to 4,900 in 2019....
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05.28.2020
Mortgage lender United Shore to hire 1,500
United Shore has announced that the company plans to hire 1,500 new team members...
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05.28.2020
United Shore looking to hire 1,500 in 90 days
United Shore has announced it’s looking to hire 1,500 new employees...
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05.28.2020
United Shore Mortgage ramps up hiring push
This week came a big announcement when 1,500 new jobs were posted...
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05.28.2020
Pontiac-based United Shore to hire 1,500 more
United Shore plans to fill the new positions over the next 90 days...
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05.01.2020
How 3 Michiganders are improvising
Daily huddles, thorough training programs and weekly 3 p.m. Thursday dance parties...
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04.09.2020
United Shore promises no layoffs
Ishbia is committed to not laying off anyone ...
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04.09.2020
CEO says there will be no layoffs
United Shore will not lay off any of its 5,800 employees...
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04.09.2020
Ishbia promises employees no layoffs
No job losses of any kind at his company of roughly 5,800 people...
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04.05.2020
Home for good?
"We were able to quickly and efficiently log those things and get people at home working."...
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03.30.2020
No Greater Currency Than Kindness
United Shore has a culture that wraps its arms around all team members...
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03.29.2020
Michigan State basketball empire
Friday will mark the 20th anniversary of MSU's 89-76 win over Florida...
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03.29.2020
Michigan State basketball team
Twenty years ago, Ishbia was a walk-on third-string point guard for the Spartans...
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03.26.2020
United Shore Named Great Place to Work
Everyone seems genuinely happy to be here and kind to each other....
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03.19.2020
Required Reading
What does playing college basketball have in common with running a wholesale mortgage company?...
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03.15.2020
Mat Ishbia: Competition makes everybody better
The reason we're growing is because I got great people. It's all about our people here....
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03.04.2020
Coronavirus scare, lowered interest rates
"This purchase season will be the best purchase season in over a decade from an affordability perspective and a great buy for a buyer," Ishbia said...
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03.04.2020
Local mortgage companies busy as rates drop
Mortgage rates are near, and possibly at, historic lows. In metro Detroit, where mortgage lenders are major employers, it is good for business...
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02.20.2020
Firm to open longest enclosed pedestrian bridge
United Shore announced Thursday that it has obtained city approval to construct the 1,000-foot-long, 26-foot-wide bridge across South Boulevard. ...
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01.06.2020
United Shore reports industry record
United Shore Financial Services LLC reports it did a record $107.7 billion in mortgage loan volume last year. ...
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12.17.2019
United Shore surprises employees with Cadillacs
“I am very lucky to have so many great people here. We’ve got 4,900 awesome people, they make me look better than I am.” ...
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12.13.2019
United Shore has record-breaking year
United Shore Financial Services, one of southeast Michigan's fast-growing companies, is having its best year ever in the wholesale mortgage lending business ...
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12.03.2019
Pontiac on revival track
Pontiac’s budget is in the black, new businesses are opening in town and development projects are giving residents hope...
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11.10.2019
Ishbia reflects on 12th man days, leadership in new book
Mat Ishbia's grown United Shore from a 12-person company to the largest wholesale lender...
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10.22.2019
United Shore expects nearly 1,000 at job fair
United Shore aims to draw 1,000 potential hires at a career fair it is hosting Wednesday to help feed its rapidly expanding business....
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09.27.2019
United Shore testament to work-life balance
Imagine you're sitting at work and need a break. You get up and go play volleyball, or go to Starbucks for a coffee break, or even take a yoga class....
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07.29.2019
United Shore Going Strong
Michigan-based United Shore Mortgage is now the second-largest mortgage lender in the nation...
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07.28.2019
Fast 50 2019
Loan production marked a 41 percent increase year-over-year and the company earned 22 percent of market share...
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07.28.2019
Fast-growing United Shore
Amid a rapid expansion, United Shore has put a massive building under contract across the street ...
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06.05.2019
United Shore Sets Record
United Shore has set a company record with 35 percent wholesale market share in the first quarter of 2019...
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06.04.2019
United Shore to hold job fair
Southeast Michigan has become a home to the nation's top mortgage companies....
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06.03.2019
Could Detroit become Mortgage City? It now boasts 2 top lenders.
Motor City to grow past New York's financial powerhouses in mortgage lending ...
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05.27.2019
Lessons from an NCAA Basketball National Champion Turned People-First CEO
March Madness always ends, but the lessons every player learns on the court will stay ...
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01.16.2019
United Shore aims to hire 800 in Pontiac this year
The mortgage wholesaler plans to add employees — full-time positions mostly in underwriting, operations and IT....
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01.07.2019
United Shore puts community giving decisions in hands of employees
Team members are encouraged to be hands-on with the causes they care about....
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12.23.2018
Don't squander your business' holiday 'off season'
United Shore CEO Mat Ishbia implores people to stay focused at the end of the year...
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11.13.2018
United Shore Covers Detroit People Mover costs on Thanksgiving Day
United Shore to cover all costs riders as over 1 million visitors are expected downtown. ...
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10.16.2018
Program delivers free bikes for Pontiac students with perfect attendance
United Shore has raised $10,000 and donated over 100 new bikes and helmets in the past three years....
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09.25.2018
United Shore: Give our tax incentives to the kids or schools
As more companies seek big tax breaks for growth, Ishbia's declining of incentives is eye-opening...
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09.24.2018
Pontiac mortgage company returns $1.9M in tax breaks
The decision to decline funds has never happened in the history of the brownfield tax incentives....
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09.24.2018
Great career move for people of any professional background
Anything more frustrating than being rejected for a job because you lack prior experience?...
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09.19.2018
United Shore returns $1.9M: ‘We’re not taking handouts’
United Shore sets example for other companies thinking of using public subsidies to finance projects...
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09.13.2018
United Shore rescinds request for $1.9 million in brownfield tax incentives
United Shore declined $1.9 million grant for its new HQ, urging Pontiac to put it to better use. ...
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08.22.2018
New Standard for Cool Workplaces
United Shore has one of the most unique and awe-inspiring cultures in Metro Detroit. ...
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07.28.2018
United Shore: Silicon Valley in Pontiac
WDIV-Local 4 gave an inside look at the culture within United Shore’s new headquarters and campus....
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07.26.2018
$85M United Shore headquarters brings thousands to Pontiac
As July rolled in, so did United Shore’s 2,600 employees to the new 600,000 square-foot headquarters...
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07.23.2018
United Shore uses PistonsGT branding to directly reach consumers
United Shore has FindAMortgageBroker.com branding on PistonsGT players’ jerseys and digital...
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07.18.2018
United Shore moves into new, amenity-filled Pontiac HQ
We have the same things as Silicon Valley, but we want you working 40 hours a week, not 70-80 hours....
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07.16.2018
'Work to live': United Shore embraces a people-first mentality
United Shore's "Firm 40" philosophy delivers a work-life balance that is lacking at other companies....
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06.15.2018
United Shore partners with Grand Circus in search of tech talent
United Shore guarantees 1st round interviews for graduates of Grand Circus C# .NET coding bootcamp...
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06.01.2018
Sarah DeCiantis Named 2018 HousingWire Rising Star
United Shore Chief Marketing Officer Sarah DeCiantis was recognized by HousingWire as a 2018 Rising...
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05.22.2018
More Companies Should use Rotational Programs
Transitioning from sports broadcasting to mortgages is a unique move - and a lot of people might...
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05.01.2018
Training Top 125 Best Practice: "Team Up" at United Shore
Mortgage company United Shore created Team Up, a job-shadowing and mentoring program that is...
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04.25.2018
United Shore hires for new strategy post
United Shore Financial Services LLC has hired the former CEO of a real estate appraisal management...
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03.15.2018
Metro Detroit companies play March Madness to drive growth
"I'd be lying if I said it's not on my mind," said Dan Radionoff, team lead account executive at...
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03.05.2018
Building a behemoth: Detroit's other mortgage mogul
Wholesale mortgage mogul Mat Ishbia in recent years has grown the wholesale business at Troy-based...
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03.02.2018
United Shore’s Pay It Forward program bakes CSR into the culture
United Shore’s Pay It Forward program not only provides employees with opportunities to participate...
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03.02.2018
United Shore and its thousands of workers plan June arrival in Pontiac
The wholesale mortgage provider announced last summer that it would move its corporate headquarters...
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02.27.2018
United Shore Wins Silver Stevie Award for Best Client Service
United Shore was named a Silver Stevie Award winner in the category of Customer Service Department...
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02.23.2018
UWM the Nation's No. 1 Wholesale Lender for 3rd Year in a Row
United Wholesale Mortgage, a division of Troy’s United Shore Financial Services, was named the No. 1...
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02.16.2018
United Shore Ranks #8 in the World for its Top Training Practices
United Shore ranked 8th globally as a 2018 Training Top 125 award winner, an honor given out by...
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02.15.2018
Pontiac Experiencing a ‘Rebirth’ as Companies See New Potential Arising
In the past few years, Pontiac has enjoyed a revival of sorts in terms of company growth, retail...
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01.23.2018
United Shore CEO Mat Ishbia Named Oakland County '40 Under 40' Winner
United Shore President/CEO Mat Ishbia was selected as an honoree in the 2018 Oakland County...
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12.26.2017
Remembering 2017: Pontiac's on the rise
Detroit isn't the only city seeing economic development improve. The city of Pontiac scored some...
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12.20.2017
Culture is tops at United Shore
There are a number of ways that you may recognize the United Shore name around the area. You’ve...
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12.13.2017
Opportunities to help those in need, in Oakland County
Employees at United Shore mortgage company of Troy participated in an “Adopt a Family” program put...
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12.12.2017
Steal This Idea: Offer Employees a Chance to Live Their Dreams for Their 10-Year Work Anniversary
Imagine what you’d do if your employer told you to come up with your dream – a trip, an experience...
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11.07.2017
United Shore Named Top Workplace for 6th Straight Year, Named to ‘Circle of Excellence’
United Shore was named as a Top Workplace in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in the publication’s...
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11.04.2017
United Shore Among 4 Companies Named to 'Circle of Excellence' by Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press Top Workplace Circle of Excellence — what is often called the overachievers...
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11.04.2017
United Shore CEO and other top leaders say teamwork, coaching are key
United Shore has all the cool workplace perks you'd expect at a company whose CEO once played for...
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10.31.2017
United Shore Hosts ‘Boonited’ Trick-Or-Treating Event for More Than 1,000 Kids
If you thought your home was busy with Trick or Treaters during the recent Halloween holiday, just...
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10.02.2017
A career ladder built on culture
On a standardized test, one of those words wouldn't fit with the others. But when it comes to career...
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08.03.2017
7 unexpected ways collaboration software can boost productivity
United Shore is a fast-growing financial services company, expanding from fewer than 1,000 employees...
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08.01.2017
Millennials: To Buy or Not to Buy
Whether it’s avocado toast, daily cups of coffee, European vacations, or a million other things...
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07.27.2017
VP, Client Service Tereze Gegaj Named 2017 Elite Woman in Mortgage
Tereze Gegaj, Vice President of Client Service, was selected as one of the 2017 "Elite Women in...
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07.23.2017
Missed opportunity for downtown Pontiac
United Shore Financial Services LLC's pending relocation from Troy could have ended up much...
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07.09.2017
What keeps you up at night?
Six months ago, Mat Ishbia awoke from a fitful sleep worrying about his headquarters in Troy....
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06.29.2017
United Shore to move headquarters from Troy to Pontiac
United Shore Financial Services LLC plans to move its headquarters from Troy to a larger building in...
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06.29.2017
Fast-growing mortgage company United Shore to leave Troy for Pontiac
Fast-growing mortgage company United Shore announced today that it will vacate its offices in Troy...
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06.26.2017
Three Surprisingly Easy-to-Find Sources for a Down Payment
Summer is already in high gear and most Americans are getting ready to take their yearly vacations....
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06.23.2017
Employees Receive Surprise Shopping Trip in Fun Office Raffle
Recently, Troy-based United Shore sent eight lucky team members on a surprise one-hour shopping...
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06.08.2017
Birmingham Village Fair pumps thousands of dollars into local economy
As the fair’s major corporate sponsor, United Shore holds a private pre-party each year the night...
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06.06.2017
Broad Alum & Spartan Basketball Guard Builds Top Workplace
Today, Ishbia is president and CEO of United Shore, a financial services company specializing in...
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06.05.2017
United Shore Named 2017 Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine
United Shore has been named one of Inc. magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2017, the publication’s...
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06.01.2017
SVP, Operations Andrea Hall Featured as HousingWire 2017 Rising Star
United Shore Senior Vice President of Operations Andrea Hall was selected by HousingWire as a 2017...
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05.16.2017
Report: Will Millennials Be Metro Detroit's Next Homebuyers?
A recent study on millennial homebuyers conducted by Michigan State University’s master of science...
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05.11.2017
What All Millennials Who Want To Be Homeowners Need To Know
Although a lot of Millennials rent apartments or rooms, more and more seem to be buying homes, too....
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05.05.2017
Millennials Finally Embracing American Dream of Home Ownership
"Nobody likes the mortgage. They want to buy the house," said Mat Ishbia, CEO of United Wholesale...
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04.24.2017
Large Mortgage Lender Augments Annual Reviews with 1:1 Meetings
United Shore Financial Services, a Troy, Michigan wholesale mortgage lender, shows you can improve...
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04.17.2017
What One CEO Learned From His Old Coach, Tom Izzo
37-year-old Mat Ishbia is CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), and while that may sound...
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04.13.2017
Michigan Company Donates Easter Baskets to Kids at Whaley Children's Center
United Shore donated Easter baskets to all of the kids staying at Whaley Children's Center, hand...
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03.24.2017
United Shore Notches Top Revenue Increase Among Michigan Family-Owned Businesses
According to a report on Michigan family-owned businesses published by Crain’s Detroit Business...
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03.06.2017
Not Your Parents’ Mortgage: 2017 is the Time to Buy
With last year’s mortgage rates hitting historic lows and the Federal Reserve eyeing another rate...
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02.27.2017
A CEO says too many executives make the same leadership mistake
"A lot of leaders struggle with being in the weeds of their business," United Shore CEO Mat Ishbia...
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02.27.2017
United Wholesale Mortgage ranked top lender in 2016
Troy-based United Wholesale Mortgage has been named the country's No. 1 wholesale mortgage lender...
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02.17.2017
A CEO explains why he doesn't care about your résumé
Ishbia says that specific skills, such as salesmanship, graphic design, or programming, can be...
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02.16.2017
A CEO explains why he runs his company 'like a 2,000-person basketball team'
United Shore CEO Mat Ishbia says he likes to run his organization "like a 2,000-person basketball...
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02.08.2017
Employees Control Donations Through Pay It Forward Program
If your company is wondering how to increase employee interest in its community-reach programs...
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02.03.2017
Uniting with United Shore for Joint Celebration
As quickly as United Shore Financial Services has become one of the largest, fastest-growing...
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01.31.2017
United Shore Ranks 44th Globally as 2017 Training Top 125 Award Winner
For the second year in a row, United Shore Financial Services has been selected as a Training...
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01.27.2017
United Shore of Troy expands office space, plans to add 600 employees
Troy-based United Shore Financial Services announced it is expanding its headquarters facility...
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01.26.2017
United Shore Financial Services expands headquarters, plans to hire 600
United Shore Financial Services LLC has expanded its operations by 20,000 square feet as the Troy...
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01.18.2017
Having fun is serious business for lender United Shore
Having fun is part and parcel of the culture at United Shore Financial Services, a 30-year-old Troy...
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01.03.2017
Op-ed: In Detroit, another Big Three
Metro Detroit has gained a lot of momentum in the technology world, as it's growing in popularity...
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