Anthony Hsieh Email Address

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Where else would you expect to find loanDepot Chairman and CEO Anthony Hsieh than at the world's largest financial services innovation event-Money 20/20. As a lending industry disruptor and the architect of Modern Lending, Hsieh is in high demand to

An industry innovator and trailblazer, Anthony Hsieh is known for disrupting the status quo and creating companies with new distribution models delivered through a blend of high-tech, high-touch operational excellence. With loandirect.com, Hsieh gave the world its first online internet-based financial services company, offering on-line rate locks, disclosures, and loan documents through an online experience. The company remained one of the most profitable and successful mortgage lenders in the 1990s. It was acquired by E*TRADE Financial in 2001. Not satisfied with lending choices in 2002 , Hsieh founded HomeLoanCenter.com, the first online lender to offer a full spectrum of home loan products including first and second mortgages and HELOC loans in all 50 states. It was merged with IAC/Interactive subsidiary LendingTree in 2004. Hsieh’s most recent disruption of the lending landscape is loanDepot, LLC, founded in 2010. The first marketplace lender to offer American consumers a choice of credit products through purchase and refinance home loans, unsecured personal loans, and home equity loans on one convenient tech-enabled lending platform. In just 7 years, the company's top line revenue is over 1 Billion dollars, employs 6,000+ people, and has funded over 125 Billion in consumer loans. Beyond business, Hsieh has had a love for the ocean, boating, and sport fishing that dates back to his childhood. He is owner and angler of Team Bad Company, the world’s most successful big-game competitive fishing team. Team Bad Company has a fleet of boats strategically placed through the world including Cabo San Lucas, Kona Hawaii, Panama/Costa Rica and other exotic locations. The team has won more than $6 million in prizes, has caught Blue and Black Marlins exceeding 900 lbs., and has caught and released thousands of Marlins around the world.