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Quicken Loans Joins The Fight Against COVID-19 As Michigan Takes Center Stage
Friday, April 3, 2020 - 10:07am | 1027Dan Gilbert's Rock Family of Companies announced Thursday a public-private partnership to get Michigan’s strained health care system the resources it needs to fight the coronavirus. “As Detroit’s largest employer, we recognize our critical role in serving the members of our...
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The Key To Building Strength, Overcoming Adversity: 'Don't Be Your Own Speed Bump'
Saturday, March 28, 2020 - 8:50am | 862“The hardest thing I had to deal with is people doubting me, and how I got over it was always proving people wrong.” Father, husband, designer, mentor and speaker Ryan Hudson-Peralta spoke with Benzinga about his mission to empower people to overcome obstacles. Born Different...
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Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner On 'Seller's Market,' Super Bowl Squares
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 3:40pm | 355Mortgage rates fell from 3.8% at the start of January to a multiyear low of 3.49% at a time when demand for mortgages remains strong, Jay Farner, Quicken Loans CEO, said Friday on CNBC's "Squawk Box." Farner: 'Seller's Market' Farner said there has been more purchase...
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'Validation Of The City And Region's Exciting Momentum': Dan Gilbert's Rocket Mortgage Brings Forbes' Under 30 Summit To Detroit
Monday, October 28, 2019 - 7:02pm | 709In February, Forbes announced its flagship Under 30 Summit would move to Detroit for the next three years. This week, nearly 10,000 of the most innovative minds, across industries including fintech, technology, investing, public policy, philanthropy and more, will converge on the downtown area...
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Quicken Loans Opens Detroit Health Care Facility For Employees: 'A Tremendous Benefit'
Monday, October 14, 2019 - 12:14pm | 469Beginning Tuesday, the 17,000 people who work for Quicken Loans and its affiliated companies will have access to the Rock Health Collective, an employer-sponsored health care facility. The concierge health facility is powered by Premise Health, a privately held direct health care provider, and...
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'The Right Place At The Right Time': Detroit Entrepreneur Launches Plain Sight App
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 3:52pm | 338Detroit-based entrepreneur James Chapman is aiming to increase access to monetary and human capital, helping business owners navigate from poverty to wealth creation, with the startup Plain Sight, a relationship management tool for hiring, procuring clients and collaboration....
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Kickin' Game With Kevin Irwin, The Experience Manager Of StockX
Thursday, August 1, 2019 - 2:43pm | 1030As the popularity of Nike’s (NYSE: NKE) Air Jordans soared throughout the 2000s, people waited for days at a time just for a chance to cop the highly coveted kicks. If you were one of the unlucky souls left without a pair of new sneakers at retail, you had two options: suffer the inflated...
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A Day With Detroit Bruce: 'The Opportunity In This City Is Endless'
Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 1:08pm | 1128A decade removed from the financial crisis, the Motor City is reclaiming its position as one of America's urban centers. Among Detroit's class of business-savvy entrepreneurs and innovators is Bruce Schwartz, former CEO of In-House Realty and current "Ambassador of Detroit" for...
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Entrepreneurs Take Home $1.2M In Funding At Quicken Loans' Demo Day
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 1:33pm | 609Quicken Loan’s third annual annual Demo Day kicked off June 14 with event host James Chapman. His talk with hip-hop producer Che Pope started an evening of entrepreneurship, bravery, creativity and investment. Fifteen entrepreneurs pitched judges at the Fillmore Detroit for a share of $1.2...
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Rock Holdings Buys Canadian Mortgage Tech Startup Lendesk
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 1:14pm | 351Quicken Loans parent company Rock Holdings has taken a majority stake in Canadian fintech mortgage company Lendesk. The merger will combine the technology of Lendesk, which helps connect mortgage brokers with leading lenders, and Quicken Loans, the largest American mortgage lender. Lendesk will...
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Detroit To Host Forbes Under 30 Summit Through 2021: 'A Place For Innovation'
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 4:18pm | 743In another sign of the increasing recognition Detroit is receiving for its entrepreneurial and tech scene, Forbes announced Tuesday that it’s bringing its Under 30 Summit to the Motor City for the next three years. The 2019 Under 30 Summit Detroit is set for Oct. 27-30 and is expected to draw...
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Rock Holdings To Buy Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com From IAC/InterActiveCorp
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 2:04pm | 816A kerfuffle in content: Legacy vernacular-based internet domain procured by Detroit-based mortgage lender. If you’re feeling flummoxed and conjecturing, “what does all of this gobbledygook mean?” There’s a website for you. IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IAC)’s Dictionary...
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Detroit Startup GuardHat Raises $20M, Aims To Keep Industrial Workers Safe With Tech
Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 10:07am | 504Detroit-based GuardHat, Inc. provides worksite safety and injury prevention technology to 150 million industrial workers daily nationwide. The internet of things developer has created wearables and software platforms geared toward creating safe and productive work environments. ...
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Charles Schwab, Venmo, Fidelity Execs Among 2018 Benzinga Fintech Summit Guests
Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 4:18pm | 840The Benzinga Fintech Summit is a gathering of the top leaders in payments, lending, capital markets, blockchain and cryptocurrencies. This year’s event is Nov. 14 in San Francisco and features featuring brokerage leaders like Barry Metzger, SVP of trading at Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:...
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3 Ways Technology Is Changing The Financial Sector
Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 5:16pm | 469The Benzinga Fintech Summit is a gathering of the top leaders in payments, lending, capital markets, blockchain and cryptocurrencies in San Francisco Nov. 14. Here's a look at three areas of the financial industry that are being transformed by technology — and some of the fintech...