Own Up Reviews

3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(61 total reviews)

51% positive business outlook

Own Up has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 61 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Own Up employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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61 reviews
5.0
7 Aug 2023

Sales at Own Up

Recommend
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Pros

Great team that works together for a common mission of making sure nobody overpays on their mortgage. We are able to educate and empower the typical homebuyer to shop their mortgage options and take advantage of an incredible lender network. Our VP of Sales works very hard to onboard lenders throughout the US to make sure we are best priced and able to deliver on our mission. The whole team is always focused on improving their efficiency and helping more clients.

Cons

Real estate market is challenging with the current rising rate environment and a shortage of inventory in the market. But it allows you to get creative and adapt to sharpen your skills.

5.0
11 Nov 2022

Best culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Yes, the mortgage market is volatile. Yes, there are a lot of ups and downs in fin tech. But the people and the mission at Own Up are the best.

Cons

Volatile market Frequent pivots Dependency on Housing market

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Own Up Response
3y
Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us, especially about the people who make Own Up such a special place. Yes, it is a challenging time in the real estate/mortgage industry, but we are committed to ensuring that no borrower overpays for their mortgage and the hard work of employees like yourself will help us to achieve that mission!
5.0
18 Aug 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some of the best engineers I've ever worked with. Agile, CI/CD workflow. Microservices. Super Smooth onboarding process. Great collaboration within the team and also across the organization.

Cons

The business deals with mortgages and is very vulnerable to interest rates and shifts in the economy.

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Own Up Response
3y
Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. We’ll pass your compliments on to our Engineering team! It’s a challenging time in the real estate/mortgage industry, but we are committed to ensuring that no borrower overpays for their mortgage. We appreciate the hard work you contributed towards achieving this mission!
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