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Mortgage 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...

In 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...

Beginning 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...

Detroit-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....

As 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...

A 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...

Quicken 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...

Quicken 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...

In 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...

A 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...

Detroit-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. ...

The 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:...

The 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...

In Dan Gilbert’s view, there are four pillars to Detroit’s growth: blight, jobs, safety and education. That’s why the company Gilbert founded, Quicken Loans, awarded $1.2 million in funding to Detroit entrepreneurs at the company's second annual Demo Day Friday, he said....

The newly formed Detroit Fintech Association has a threefold mission: networking and job placement; attracting tech workers and companies to Detroit; and mentoring students in financial literacy and investing. “There are financial technology companies all over the country. A lot in New York [...