From Cashier to Mortgage Billionaire: The Rise of Anthony Hsieh

  • Anthony Hsieh turned online loans into $2 billion bonanza
  • Immigrant struggles helped build character, traits for success
Anthony Hsieh announces LoanDepot as the exclusive naming rights partner for LoanDepot Park, home of the Miami Marlins, in Miami on March 31.
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When LoanDepot Inc. made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year, Anthony Hsieh became a rarity among the ultra-rich: an Asian-American multibillionaire.

For the 56 year-old, it was the culmination of a decades-long quest to take on the hyper-competitive mortgage industry. It’s also given him a fresh impetus to be more visible and to inspire others, drawing on some of his own struggles as an immigrant to the U.S. from Taiwan.