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Team Penske today announced AJ Allmendinger will continue to enhance his IZOD IndyCar Series experience as he competes for the team at the upcoming Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans, May 31-June 2.

Rock Ventures LLC today announced more details for Opportunity Detroit’s international design competition soliciting ideas for a signature project proposed for the historic Hudson’s Department Store site. Opportunity Detroit is hosting a free, open call for architects, designers, planners, artists, and community members to present ideas for innovative, creative, and inspired designs for the future use of one of the city’s most beloved locations.

Bedrock Real Estate Services today announced it is finalizing plans to bring the popular grocer Papa Joe’s Gourmet Market and Catering to the Rock Ventures-owned First National Building, steps from Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit.

Rock Ventures, joined by the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, today shared a visionary placemaking and retail plan for Detroit’s urban core with more than 400 business, community and civic leaders and key stakeholders.

Rock Ventures LLC today announced it has signed master lease agreements with the Schostak Brothers and Farbman Group to manage more than 60,000 square feet of first floor retail space along the Woodward Corridor in downtown Detroit. The properties include 12 storefronts along the 1200 and 1400 blocks of Woodward Avenue.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. today announced the purchase of approximately $34 billion in mortgage servicing rights from Ally Bank. The servicing pool is comprised of non-delinquent Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae-backed mortgages that currently have higher-than-market interest rates which could substantially benefit from refinancing.

Rock Ventures today grew its real estate footprint in the heart of Detroit’s emerging technology district with the acquisition of the 1001 Woodward office tower.

Team Penske today announced that Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online mortgage lender and third-largest mortgage lender in the country, will join the team’s IZOD IndyCar Series racing efforts as a sponsor beginning in 2013.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s third largest mortgage lender, today announced the launch of the company’s “Bring It Home” sweepstakes, which will pay five peoples’ mortgages for a month each time Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Quicken Loans Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing, finishes among the top-five in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Quicken Loans Inc, the nation’s third largest mortgage lender, today announced it has again partnered with Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Michigan, to sponsor the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, June 16.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s argest online home lender and third largest retail mortgage lender has been ranked America’s Top Workplace in a list released today by Workplace Dynamics.

New York City’s Roasting Plant, a coffeehouse known for its innovative in-store roasting technology and wide selection of coffees brewed by the cup, announced it will open the doors of its first downtown Detroit store on Thursday, January 31.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online home lender and third largest retail mortgage lender, today announced it has been named to the top-30 of FORTUNE Magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the 10th consecutive year.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. today announced it closed more than $70 billion in home loan volume in 2012, a 133 percent increase over the $30 billion previous record set in 2011. In addition, Quicken Loans became the third largest retail lender in America, as well as solidifying its position as the largest online lender in the country.

Rock Ventures today announced the purchase of five additional properties, wrapping up a year in which it acquired eight buildings totaling 630,000 square feet of commercial space.

Rock Ventures, the umbrella entity providing operational coordination of Dan Gilbert’s portfolio of companies and investments, today announced it has added another 333,000 square feet of class-A downtown Detroit office space to its growing real estate portfolio.

Quicken Loans unveiled its new ‘What If?’ float today at noon outside of its downtown Detroit headquarters in the Compuware Building. The float, celebrating Quicken Loans’ culture and creativity, will appear in America’s Thanksgiving Parade® on November 22, 2012. The float was designed in partnership with Quicken Loans and built by The Parade Company.

Quicken Loans Inc. and its sister company Quizzle LLC, two Detroit-based companies committed to transforming downtown Detroit into a vibrant place to live, work and play, were ranked #1 in the Detroit Free Press ‘Top Workplace in Michigan’ list for the third consecutive year.

Quicken Loans Inc. today announced that for the third-straight year it ranked highest in the United States in “customer satisfaction” among all major home loan lenders in a benchmark study of mortgage origination by J.D. Power and Associates, the independent global marketing information services company.

Rock Ventures LLC announced today it will build 33,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a 1,300 space parking garage in downtown Detroit’s Central Business District. Construction on the 535,000 square-foot Z-shaped retail and parking development will begin in November 2012, and is expected to be completed by December 2013.

Millions of baseball fans across the country who watched tonight’s World Series Game 4 between the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants got a chance to stare opportunity in the face. “Opportunity Made in Detroit,” a new Detroit-centric promotional campaign showcasing Detroit’s growing tech-focused economy, debuted with a 60-second commercial.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online mortgage lender, today announced that it will double down on its partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) and Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Through the new agreement, Quicken Loans will serve as Newman’s primary sponsor for 18 Sprint Cup races in 2013, marking the majority of the season. When not the primary sponsor, the company will be an associate sponsor on Newman’s Chevrolet.

Downtown Detroit’s First National Building became home to another 500 professionals this week as Title Source, the largest independent provider of title insurance, property valuations and settlement services in the nation, made the first move in a series to bring all 1,500 of its Michigan-based team members to downtown Detroit’s burgeoning Central Business District.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online home loan lender and fourth largest retail mortgage lender, today announced plans to add an additional 200 team members to its Scottsdale Internet Web Lending Center.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online home loan lender and fourth largest retail mortgage lender, today announced it has placed among the top-5 on IDG Computerworld Magazine’s 2012 List of “100 Best Places to Work in IT.”

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online home lender and fourth largest retail mortgage lender, today announced it ranked #1 on The Plain Dealer’s “Top Workplace” list for mid-sized companies.

Quicken Loans Inc. was victorious today in a unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding Freeman v. Quicken Loans.

Quicken Loans Mortgage Services (QLMS), a division of Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender, today announced plans to add more than 75 team members by the end of 2012 to support its growing business needs.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. today announced it has teamed with Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Michigan, to sponsor the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at MIS on Sunday, June 17.

Roasting Plant, a New York-based company that provides a personalized experience for coffee lovers with its unique roasting technology, today announced it will expand its footprint and open its first coffee shop outside of New York City in the heart of downtown Detroit.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender and top five retail lender, today announced it plans to hire 100 new team members in its downtown Cleveland Web Center. These new team members will join the current team of more than 300 working in the M.K. Ferguson Building at 1500 W. Third Street.

Chrysler Group LLC today announced that for the first time in its history, the Company will have an office presence in downtown Detroit. Chrysler Group will rename the historic Dime Building - Chrysler House - as it plans to move its Great Lakes Business Center and several corporate functions into the top two floors of the 23-story building.

A group of Detroit businesses are encouraging the more than 2,000 recently laid off Yahoo employees to consider bringing their talents to the Motor City. Quicken Loans, Detroit Venture Partners, Rockbridge Growth Equity and Fathead.com are among the downtown Detroit-based companies interested in hiring hundreds of technology and marketing professionals formerly employed by Yahoo.

There's a new trending topic in #Detroit, as tech giant Twitter announced today it is opening an office in the city's growing downtown technology district.

Ever wondered what it would be like to be at the helm of a championship race team? That dream can be a reality thanks to the Quicken Loans "You're The Boss" Sweepstakes running now until April 30 at www.qlracing.com. Through the sweepstakes, one lucky winner and a guest will get the opportunity to be an honorary "boss" at Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) – Quicken Loans' racing partner and home of Ryan Newman and the three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart.

To mark the start of the NASCAR season and its first full year as a primary sponsor of Ryan Newman’s No. 39 Chevrolet Impala, Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., today announced the launch of QuickenLoansRacing.com. The site provides fans an inside look at the world of NASCAR and provides unprecedented access to the world of stock car racing.

Quicken Loans, like all lenders, has and continues to offer clients the option of ‘buying down’ their interest rate by paying loan discount points. This practice is a universal standard across the lending industry and is in accordance with state and federal laws. It was proven the loan discount points collected were earned and resulted in a lower interest rate for the borrowers.

Rock Ventures LLC, the umbrella entity providing operational coordination and integration of Dan Gilbert’s portfolio of companies, investments and real estate, today announced it will close on the purchase of downtown Detroit’s historic Federal Reserve Building, a 176,000 square-foot building that has sat vacant since 2004.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online home lender and a top-five retail lender, today was ranked among the Top 10 on FORTUNE Magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. According to the FORTUNE report published online today, and on newsstands Monday, January 23, Quicken Loans ranked #10, making it the highest ranking Michigan company on the distinguished list. Quicken Loans has placed among the Top 30 companies on FORTUNE’s list for the past nine years.

The Detroit 2.0 movement took another step forward today as a group led by Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert announced that it has completed the acquisition of three additional properties in Downtown Detroit – the historic Wright-Kay brownstone, as well as the Lane Bryant and the Arts League of Michigan Buildings.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online home lender and top-five retail mortgage lender, today announced it ranked #1 on the Phoenix Business Journals’ ‘Best Places to Work in the Valley’ list for large-sized companies.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender and a top-five retail mortgage originator, announced it ranked highest in “customer satisfaction” among all home loan lenders in the United States for the second consecutive year in a benchmark study of mortgage origination by J.D. Power and Associates, the global marketing information services company.

Quicken Loans Inc. and its sister company Quizzle LLC, announced they ranked #1 in the Detroit Free Press ‘Top Workplaces in Michigan’ list for the second consecutive year.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, has formed a partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team co-owned by two-time series champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas.

Today marks the first wave in a series of moves that will bring 2,500 more professionals to Detroit by early 2012. Some 1,500 Quicken Loans team members stepped foot into their new offices at the renovated Chase Tower Building located in the city’s central business district, bringing the company one step closer to its goal of relocating all of its Michigan-based team members to downtown Detroit.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, today announced it will be the title sponsor of the inaugural 2011 Carrier Classic, a first-of-its-kind basketball game to be played on a U.S. aircraft carrier honoring service men and women on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, today announced it has placed in the top-10 of Computerworld Magazine’s “100 Best Places to Work in Technology” study. This is the seventh consecutive year Quicken Loans has been listed in the magazine’s annual survey, ranking among the top-15 each year.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online home lender, today became the first mortgage provider to offer a mobile app that enables clients to apply for a home loan from the palm of their hand with the launch of “MyQL Mobile.” The app, available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, guides clients from their initial application to the closing table, all part of the company’s mission to provide a home loan experience that is “Engineered to Amaze.”

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Hall of Fame NBA star, philanthropist and entrepreneur, announced today he will join Detroit Venture Partners (DVP) as a general partner. DVP is a Detroit-based venture capital firm that invests in seed and early-stage technology companies primarily located in the heart of downtown Detroit. Mr. Johnson will also be investing millions of dollars into the fund.

Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced he's joining forces with Quicken Loans founder and chairman Dan Gilbert to help rebuild the Detroit.

Skidmore Studio will be an anchor tenant in the historic Madison Theatre Building, a collaborative entrepreneurial hub for technology and creative companies. Tim Smith, Skidmore President and CEO, made the announcement earlier today.

Dan Gilbert, Founder and Chairman of Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., announced the completion of the purchase of Chase Tower, a 505,000 square foot, 14-story high rise office building occupying a full city block at the foot of Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit’s central business district.

After seven years of litigation, Quicken Loans Inc. was vindicated today by a U.S. Federal Court jury who found the company fully complied with all labor laws in its loan officer compensation plan.

Based on the incredible unconscionable facts and events you will read below, Quicken Loans will certainly appeal this gross miscarriage of justice as well as ask federal authorities to conduct an investigation into all of the persons and parties in the state of West Virginia whose inexplicable actions have resulted in the irrational and incomprehensible result that will most assuredly be overturned.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender and a top-five retail mortgage lender, paid off a client’s mortgage today as part of its “Thanks a Million” contest. Daniel Carbo of Colchester, Connecticut, received the great news during a center court presentation at this evening’s Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game at Quicken Loans Arena. Two other contenders for the grand prize, Ryan and Tonya Rasnake from Cedar Bluff, Virginia, and Richard and Valerie Purvis from East Haven, Connecticut, each received $5,000 as runners-up in the sweepstakes at tonight’s game.

Madison Theatre Building LLC, a new partnership formed by Dan Gilbert, Founder and Chairman of Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., announced it has completed the purchase of the historic Madison Building, located at 1555 Broadway Street in downtown Detroit. The building was originally designed by architect C. Howard Crane and constructed in 1917 as part of the Madison Theater complex.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender and a top-five retail mortgage lender, was named today to FORTUNE Magazine’s annual listing of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” ranking 29th. The honor marks the eighth straight year the company has been in the top-30 of FORTUNE’s list and is one of only three Michigan companies who made the list.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender and a top-five retail mortgage lender, and its sister companies announced they raised nearly $400,000 for The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association’s Walk to Defeat ALS, well exceeding the group’s fundraising goal of $250,000. The effort resulted in record-breaking fundraising for the ALS chapters in Detroit, Cleveland and Scottsdale – where Quicken Loans has offices. There are approximately 150 Walks to Defeat ALS held across the country each year.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender and a top-five retail mortgage lender, announced it ranked highest in “customer satisfaction” among all home loan lenders in the United States in a benchmark study of the mortgage industry by J.D. Power and Associates, the global marketing information services company.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender and top-five retail mortgage lender, and Quizzle LLC, a free online tool that helps consumers better manage their home, money and credit, today announced they ranked #1 in the Detroit Free Press’ Top Workplaces in Michigan 2010 list.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender, and a top-five retail mortgage lender, today announced it recently closed its 1 millionth home loan. This milestone comes in the same year the company is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Bizdom U, a non-profit boot camp that trains entrepreneurs to launch and grow successful businesses, is coming to downtown Cleveland in 2011. The announcement was made by Dan Gilbert, Majority Owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Lake Erie Monsters, Operator of the Quicken Loans Arena (the “Q”) and Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans Inc., while in Cleveland to accept the Ruth Ratner Miller Award from the Downtown Cleveland Alliance. The award is presented annually to an individual for career achievement in the advancement and enhancement of downtown Cleveland.

The Parade Company and Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online mortgage lender, have partnered to create the first-ever “Where’s Clownie?” contest to promote the 84th America’s Thanksgiving Parade®. The promotion, which kicks off Sunday, October 24, will engage Metro Detroiters in a scavenger hunt leading them to some of downtown Detroit’s treasures along the parade route on Woodward Avenue to find hidden, large-scale Fatheads (life size wall graphics) of Clownie, the Parade Company’s mascot.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender and fifth largest retail lender overall, and Fathead LLC, the leading brand in sports and entertainment graphic products, today announced they will serve as the official sponsors of Scottsdale’s Walk to Defeat ALS, the ALS Association’s annual fundraising event on Sunday, October 24, 2010. This will be the second year Quicken Loans and Fathead have participated in the event. The two companies have pledged to make the 2010 walks in Scottsdale, Detroit and Cleveland — where Quicken Loans has offices — record-breaking fundraisers for their respective ALS chapters. Quicken Loans’ family of companies employs nearly 450 team members in the Scottsdale area.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender and fifth largest retail lender overall, and Fathead LLC, the leading brand in sports and entertainment graphic products, today announced they will serve as the official sponsors of Detroit’s Walk to Defeat ALS, the ALS Association’s annual fundraising event on Saturday, September 25, 2010. This will be the second year Quicken Loans and Fathead have participated in the event. The two companies have pledged to make the 2010 walks in Detroit, Cleveland (Sunday, Sept. 19) and Scottsdale (Sunday, Oct. 24) — where Quicken Loans has offices — record-breaking fundraisers for their respective ALS chapters. Quicken Loans’ family of companies employs more than 3,200 team members in the Metro-Detroit area. Quicken Loans and its family of companies in August moved their headquarters and 1,700 team members to downtown Detroit.

One in five Michigan children are in need of food assistance. In an effort to assist, Pistons forward Austin Daye, Quicken Loans and Fathead, with help from Gleaners Community Food Bank, are providing all 1,200 K-9 students at Detroit Edison Public School Academy with a weekend bag of nutritious food and school supplies. The event is taking place Friday, Sept. 17 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Detroit Edison Academy.

Quicken Loans Inc. and Fathead LLC today announced they will serve as the official sponsors of Cleveland’s Walk to Defeat ALS, the ALS Association’s annual fundraising event on Sunday, September 19, 2010. This will be the second year Quicken Loans and Fathead have participated in the event. The two companies have pledged to make the 2010 walks in Cleveland, Detroit (Saturday, Sept. 25) and Scottsdale (Sunday, Oct. 24) — where Quicken Loans has offices — record-breaking fundraisers for their respective ALS chapters. Quicken Loans’ family of companies employs more than 2,000 team members in the Greater Cleveland area.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender and the country’s third largest originator of FHA loans, announced it will soon close its one millionth home loan. To celebrate, Quicken Loans has launched the “Thanks a Million” online promotion, which offers to pay-off one lucky client’s mortgage. Every Quicken Loans client who closes a purchase or mortgage refinance loan between August 2 and December 31, 2010 will be automatically entered into the drawing.

Today, downtown Detroit became home to 1,700 new faces as energized team members from Quicken Loans Inc, and its sister companies, One Reverse Mortgage LLC, Fathead LLC, In-House Realty LLC and Quizzle LLC began moving into their new home in the heart of Detroit’s rising technology district. The companies occupied the remainder of the vacant space in Detroit’s newest business complex, the Compuware building, on the North edge of Campus Martius. The building will now house a total “brainforce” of nearly 4,000 technology and web-based workers.

Quicken Loans Inc. Chairman and Founder Dan Gilbert today announced that Quizzle LLC will be joining Quicken Loans when it moves to Detroit’s Compuware building later this month. Quizzle (www.quizzle.com), which has more than 500,000 registered users, is a free online tool that helps consumers better manage their personal finances.

One Reverse Mortgage LLC, the nation’s third largest reverse mortgage lender, today announced it will move its Livonia, Michigan, headquarters to downtown Detroit. The company, and 110 team members, will move to the Compuware Building and share space with its sister companies, Quicken Loans Inc., Fathead and In-House Realty. The move is expected to take place sometime late this summer.

Dan Gilbert, Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans Inc., today announced a growing business in his family of companies, In-House Realty LLC, will move from its suburban Livonia office to Detroit. In-House Realty will occupy space in the Compuware Building beginning this August, along with Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, and Fathead Inc., the leading brand in sports and entertainment graphic wall products, both of whom previously announced their move to downtown Detroit.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, today announced it has placed seventh in Computerworld Magazine’s “100 Best Places to Work in Technology” study. This is the sixth consecutive year Quicken Loans is listed in the magazine’s annual survey, ranking among the top-15 each year.

The Michigan Chapter of the ALS Association today announced Bill Emerson, Chief Executive Officer of Quicken Loans, will serve as Corporate Chairman for its annual fundraising event, the Walk to Defeat ALS, scheduled for Saturday, September 25. This will be Emerson’s second year chairing the event and, along with Quicken Loans team members, is dedicated to making the 2010 Walk a record-breaking fundraiser for the chapter.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, and its family of companies received the Detroit Tigers Wives “Rookie of the Year” Award at the Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure on Saturday, May 22. The award is presented annually to the largest team participating in the Race for the first time.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s fourth largest retail lender, today announced the creation of Quicken Loans Mortgage Services (QLMS), a new division servicing the home financing needs of community banks and credit unions across the country.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, Fathead, the leading brand in sports and entertainment graphic products and Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan recently partnered in a job shadowing day with Harrison High School of Farmington Hills.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, and Junior Achievement of Arizona recently partnered in a job shadowing day with Metro Tech High School of Phoenix.

In observance of National Red Cross Month, Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online lender, and the Red Cross, Southeastern Michigan Chapter announced a new partnership to support the Chapter’s Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) program. SAF offers several financial and social resources to Michigan military personnel, families and veterans.

For the second straight year, the Quicken Loans Cleveland Web Center is working with the Cleveland Cavaliers to help make a difference in the community by stomping out hunger.

During a speech at the Detroit Economic Club this afternoon, Dan Gilbert, Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans, revealed plans to move a second company to downtown Detroit.

Quicken Loans, Fathead and the Pistons-Palace Foundation awarded more than $25,000 in college scholarships to Detroit-area high school students who won the 5th Annual Know Your Black History Event during the Detroit Pistons v. San Antonio Spurs game on Sunday, Feb. 21.

Quicken Loans and Detroit Pistons legend, Rick Mahorn, joined by Fathead CEO Patrick McInnis, present the fifth annual Pistons Black History Month celebration at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Wednesday, Feb. 3 starting at 10 a.m. Detroit-area students will tour the exhibit “And Still We Rise,” listen to experiences from community leaders and compete for thousands in scholarships.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the seventh consecutive year. Quicken Loans placed 29th, the highest ranking Michigan company, on the list. The complete list is available online at www.fortune.com/bestcompanies and in FORTUNE Magazine’s Feb. 8 issue.

Quicken Loans and its family of companies made a difference in their communities by raising nearly $1 million in 2009 for charities and those in need in Mich., Ohio, Ariz. and Calif. where the company has web lending centers. In addition, team members spent nearly 1,500 hours volunteering at events coordinated by the Quicken Loans Community Relations team.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, and one of the nation’s largest retail lenders overall, today announced that it will participate in a housing clinic sponsored by Congresswoman Marcia Fudge on Nov. 17. The event, which takes place from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Heights Community Center, will help area residents better understand all aspects of renting and homeownership.

On Saturday, Oct. 3, Quicken Loans’ CEO Bill Emerson proudly shared exciting news with more than 500 walkers from across metro-Detroit participating in the Walk to Defeat ALS. Emerson, who spoke to the walkers braving the rainy weather, said Quicken Loans team members raised more than $120,000 themselves to support the ALS Association’s signature fundraising event.

On Saturday, Oct. 3, walkers from all over metro-Detroit will flock to Belle Isle to take part in the Walk to Defeat ALS – an event to support ALS research and patient care. The three-mile walk will kick off at the casino on Belle Isle and feature entertainment for adults and children alike.

The Pistons organization is delivering a truck load of supplies to 400 families in need thanks to money raised by the 2009 Pistons Care Telethon in support of Feed The Children (FTC). The Pistons, with help from Fathead and Rock Financial, are distributing the supplies on Saturday, September 12 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The Michigan Chapter of The ALS Association today announced Bill Emerson, CEO of Quicken Loans, will serve as the Corporate Chairman for their annual fundraising event, the Walk to Defeat ALS.

Quicken Loans today announced plans to move its headquarters and approximately 1,700 of its team members to leased space in downtown Detroit’s Compuware Building by mid-2010. The move is subject to state and city approvals.

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will appear on CNBC’s Power Lunch on March 19, 2009. Gilbert will discuss why the Fed’s March 18th announcement that it would purchase more than $1.2 trillion in mortgage-backed securities, Treasuries and mortgage debt resulted in a steep decline in mortgage rates.

Rock Financial and the Pistons-Palace Foundation are hosting a financial education program at Rock Financial Junior Achievement Finance Park in Detroit on Wednesday, February 18 from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Rock Financial and Pistons legend Rick Mahorn present the fourth annual NBA Detroit Pistons and WNBA Detroit Shock Black History Month Event at the Henry Ford Museum on Thursday, Feb. 5 starting at 10 a.m.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” list for the sixth consecutive year. Quicken Loans is ranked #29 on the list, which is available online at www.fortune.com/bestcompanies and also will appear in FORTUNE’s February 2nd issue, available on newsstands the week of January 26th.

With the need for the local Red Cross’ services the most critical in decades, employees at Quicken Loans and others from the Southeastern Michigan business community are coming together to collect blankets and cash donations for the Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will appear on CNN Money on January 6, discussing the two best pieces of advice he ever received, as part of a regular series CNN does with businessmen called, “The Best Advice I Ever Got.”

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will appear on CNBC on December 2 to discuss the recent drop in mortgage rates and current housing conditions with Steve Liesman and a panel of other experts.

Bob Walters, Chief Economist at Quicken Loans, will be interviewed on Fox News on November 26. Walters will discuss the biggest drop in mortgage rates in seven years as well as the latest news in the mortgage industry.

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will appear on CNN Money on November 7. Gilbert will speak with Poppy Harlow about his plan to stem foreclosures and alleviate the mortgage and housing crisis entitled “A Solution That Works.”

Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG) and Quicken Loans Inc. today announced they have entered into an exclusive joint venture. The partnership will align Fortress, an established investor in the secondary market for residential mortgages, with Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest Internet-based retail mortgage lender, to help Fortress implement a comprehensive refinancing and loan modification strategy for its mortgage portfolio and investments.

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will be interviewed on CNBC’s “Morning Call” on October 22. Gilbert will discuss the decrease in mortgage applications, the tightening of credit and his plan to stem foreclosures and the mortgage crisis entitled “A Solution That Works.”

The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint has established a Community Hero Award in honor of Quicken Loans/Rock Financial President Patrick McInnis, a Flint native who is a long-time supporter of the club. The inaugural award, named the Patrick McInnis Community Hero Award, was presented to McInnis last night at the Boys & Girls Club’s annual dinner and was given in recognition of his many contributions to the club and Flint area youth.

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will appear on the Fox Business Channel on October 14. He will speak with Neil Cavuto about “A Solution That Works,” a plan to stem foreclosures and alleviate the mortgage and housing crisis.

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will appear on CNBC on October 6. Gilbert will discuss his plan to stem foreclosures and alleviate the mortgage and housing crisis entitled “A Solution That Works” with Maria Bartiromo.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced a $500,000 grant to Bizdom U, a Detroit, Mich.-based program that provides comprehensive, real-world training for aspiring entrepreneurs. Kauffman Foundation funds will assist Bizdom U in preparing an additional 10 entrepreneurs who will launch innovative, high-tech businesses in downtown Detroit by the end of 2009.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, has been ranked #2 by Computerworld Magazine on its annual list of the “100 Best Places to Work in Technology” which will appear in the July issue.

Quicken Loans will sponsor the second annual GM River Days to be held June 20 - June 23, showcasing the newly renovated Detroit RiverWalk.

Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online retail mortgage lender, has launched Qtopia, an online virtual community built exclusively for Quicken Loans clients.

Matthew P. Cullen has been named President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Rock Enterprises, an umbrella entity formed to provide operational coordination, guidance and integration for Dan Gilbert's portfolio of companies and investments. Cullen also will have responsibility for Gilbert's previously announced "Detroit 2.0" development initiatives in downtown Detroit, which includes spearheading Quicken Loans' Detroit headquarters project and move downtown.

On April 25, Sean Marsh, CEO of One Reverse Mortgage, a Quicken Loans company, will be a featured speaker at the Freedom Institute's Freedom Weekend celebration. The Detroit-based Freedom Institute is a non-profit organization focused on economic, social justice, and political empowerment.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, introduces Quizzle (www.quizzle.com), the first free, Internet-based tool that gives homeowners a thorough evaluation of their finances, including analyzing their credit, home value and equity, and monthly budget – all without a social security number. The site then assigns a letter grade to each area of the homeowner’s finances, and assigns an overall score.

Quicken Loans (Rock Financial), Fortune Magazine's 2nd best place to work in America, is hosting 30 students from Detroit's Cass Tech High School for a Job Shadow Day from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, April 10.

For the first time in Detroit sports history, a team will devote an entire day, including their game and their broadcast, to a telethon that will raise money for charity.

Here's a stat that doesn't show up in a box score anywhere: more than one in 10 adults in the United States read below basic literacy levels.

Education, pride and heritage are the themes of the Detroit Pistons, Detroit Shock and Rock Financial "Third Annual Know Your Black History Tour", which launched at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. To add to the excitement, Fathead.com has come on board as an in-kind sponsor.

FORTUNE magazine today announced that Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online lender, has been ranked #2 on the magazine's 11th annual "100 Best Companies to Work for" list. This is the highest ranking Quicken Loans has achieved in the five consecutive years it has appeared on the list. The full list and related stories appear in the February 4 issue of FORTUNE, available now at www.fortune.com and at newsstands on January 28.

The Quicken Loans family of companies today announced the acquisition of two California-based companies that will result in increased growth and market share and also will provide new home loan programs and services for their clients.

In this season of giving, some two dozen kindergarten students at Detroit's Coffey Elementary School are in for a big holiday surprise tomorrow.

Quicken Loans has received further recognition as a national leader and innovator in online marketing. The nation's largest online lender earned a Wommie Award from the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), the official trade association for the word of mouth marketing industry, in recognition of its Yahoo! Answers Knowledge Partner Association's campaign. The Wommie Award, given to just four recipients each year, recognizes best practices in word of mouth marketing campaigns, and the people who create them.

Quicken Loans/Rock Financial has been recognized by Vista Maria, a Dearborn Heights, Mich. non-profit service agency, as its 2007 Outstanding Corporate Partner. Through its award-winning Community DIFF program, Quicken Loans has assisted the organization with various initiatives, including its two largest fundraisers, by helping to increase exposure, media coverage and financial contributions.

This year disadvantaged children in Michigan, Ohio and Arizona will have a brighter holiday thanks to Quicken Loans/Rock Financial and the U.S. Marine Corps, and other generous contributors to the 60th annual Marine 'Toys for Tots' Toy Drive.

Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick and Dan Gilbert, Chairman of Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online retail mortgage lender, announced today the company will relocate its headquarters to downtown Detroit, bringing 4,000 new economy jobs to the city.

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will appear on CNBC’s “Street Signs” on November 13. Gilbert will speak with Erin Burnett about the future move of Quicken Loans’ headquarters to Detroit and the beginning of Detroit 2.0, the transformation of the City's economy from an industrial to information-age economy.

The American Red Cross - Southeastern Michigan Chapter is proud to announce the 20th year of the Blanket Days for the Homeless campaign, which kicks off on Tuesday, November 6. Since 1988, the Red Cross, its volunteers, sponsors, and drive leaders have come together to help the homeless in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties keep warm this winter.

Eighteen Quicken Loans team members enrolled in the company's leadership development program are volunteering at Gleaners Community Food Bank on Saturday, October 27, helping to make a difference in the community while at the same time developing their leadership skills.

Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online mortgage lender, and one of the largest mortgage companies in the country, today announced it will hire between 100 and 150 people in November 2007.

Downtown Detroit's Rock Financial Junior Achievement Finance Park - the first of its kind in Michigan -- recently celebrated its one-year anniversary at a ceremony featuring area school children, business leaders, elected officials and Rock Financial/Quicken Loans team members.

Millions of American homeowners are, or soon will be, facing significantly higher mortgage payments, as more than $140 billion in adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) are expected to adjust upward through the remainder of 2007, and even more will adjust in 2008.

With all the turmoil in the mortgage market, it is more important than ever that consumers be informed and educated about the entire lending process and diligent in selecting a reputable lender.

As the drum beat of news continues about the credit crunch in the mortgage market, millions of homeowners are worried about their adjustable-rate mortgages that will adjust to higher interest rates, leaving many struggling to make their monthly mortgage payment. As a result, there's a lot of confusion about what to do, or not do, before an ARM resets.

Quicken Loans/Rock Financial has once again been ranked #1 on the list of the "101 Best and Brightest Companies in Metro Detroit by the Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA). The company previously received the honor in 2002 and 2005, and has been named to the list of "101 Best and Brightest Companies in Metro Detroit" five times.

Children at one school in the Cleveland area community of Maple Heights, Ohio, now have a new fun, safe place to play, and it was built "to order" in only one day to their very own specifications.

Exposing the gap between average and excellent. That is the mission of the Quicken Loans blog - "What's the DIFF?" Quicken Loans has set out to uncover the people and places that go the extra mile to really make a difference by launching "The DIFF blog" at http://www.whatsthediff.com. This is not the typical mortgage blog, focusing on home loans and financial matters, but instead an employee-generated blog highlighting the difference between average and excellence in all aspects of life, as well as the people and ideas that serve as their inspiration.

For the third straight year, Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online retail mortgage lender, has earned the top spot on Computerworld magazine's "100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology" list, which will appear in the magazine's June 18 issue. (Quicken Loans also has been ranked in the "top 20" on FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" list for four consecutive years.)

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will appear on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on June 6. Gilbert will speak with Carl Quintanilla about current conditions in the housing industry and mortgage rates. Gilbert, who is majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball team, will also discuss the Cavaliers being primed for the NBA Playoffs.

The Boys and Girls Club slogan announces that it's "the positive place for kids." With the renovation currently being completed at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint by the Detroit Shock, Detroit Pistons and Rock Financial/Quicken Loans, this motto may need to be changed to "the positively cool place for kids."

Rock Financial/Quicken Loans has partnered with the American Red Cross - Southeastern Michigan Chapter to encourage others to join them in investing their time and resources in the causes the local Red Cross supports. David Hall of Rock Financial/Quicken Loans and Freman Hendrix, board chair of the local Red Cross chapter, will begin appearing in public service announcements (PSAs) this month about the Home Team Red Cross."

One lucky Cleveland Cavaliers fan won't have to make a mortgage payment for a whole year thanks to Quicken Loans. Marilyn Williams, of Canal Fulton, Ohio, won a $20,000 mortgage payment, courtesy of the nation's largest online lender.

Quicken Loans provided the backdrop for Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm to launch a new initiative designed to spur the creation of good jobs throughout the state of Michigan and help grow the state's economy.

Quicken Loans announced today that for the first time in its nearly 22-year history, the company has surpassed closing $2 billion in home loan volume in a single month-closing $2.1 billion in home loans for the month of March, 2007. Not only is this an all-time company record for Quicken Loans, it's also the largest amount ever closed by an online lender in a single month in U.S. history.

Bill Emerson, CEO of Quicken Loans, will appear on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on March 20. Emerson will speak with Carl Quintanilla about housing conditions and the pending Fed announcement.

Bill Emerson, CEO of Quicken Loans, will be featured on CNN on March 19. Emerson will speak with Ali Velshi about the current mortgage market including the subprime loan meltdown.

Bill Emerson, CEO of Quicken Loans, will be interviewed on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on January 30. Emerson will speak with Carl Quintanilla about the current state of the mortgage industry as well as provide a housing industry outlook for the rest of 2007.

Bill Emerson, CEO of Quicken Loans, will appear on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on January 2. Emerson will discuss the mortgage and housing industry’s outlook for the new year and the rising need for many consumers to secure a fixed rate mortgage.

A key to economic development in the city of Detroit is entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs create jobs and growth.

Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan (JA) will officially open its Rock Financial JA Finance Park facility at 2:00 p.m. today. The grand opening will take place at JA's Southeast Michigan headquarters in downtown Detroit.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's largest online mortgage lender, has announced plans to open a division in North Scottsdale that is expected to create nearly 400 new high-paying jobs for the region and contribute as much as $30 million in annual salaries. The company expects to begin operations in early 2007. More information about the location will be announced soon.

What would you do with $10,000? For most people, the possibilities are endless: pay off your credit card debt, renovate your home, pay your child's college tuition or take a much-needed vacation. Quicken Loans wants to help make your dreams come true, by giving you the opportunity to win $10,000.

CIO Magazine has named Quicken Loans to its "CIO 100" list of the most innovative technology companies in the world.

Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online lender, announced that White & Case LLP has partnered with its Home Loan Benefit Program.

A crew from Dow Jones - parent company of the Wall Street Journal - recently interviewed Quicken Loans Chairman and Founder Dan Gilbert for a video segment on their Web site "The Boardroom Connection." The Boardroom Connection is a forum for company leaders to share their insights on technology and innovation. Quicken Loans is the nation's largest online lender, closing $16 billion in home loans in 2005. During the interview, Gilbert discusses how Quicken Loans has leveraged technology for growth, client service and convenience, and created a culture of innovation across all areas of the company.

What would you do with $10,000? For most people, the possibilities are endless: pay off your credit card debt, renovate your home, pay your child's college tuition or take a much-needed vacation. Marilyn McKeon of Middleboro, Mass., has already decided what she would do with that kind of money, since she recently won the Quicken Loans $10,000 Giveaway.

Quicken Loans CEO Bill Emerson will be featured on CNN Radio's "State of Business" on July 15. Recently interviewed by CNN Business Correspondent Ali Velshi for a program on "the changing face of business in America," Emerson discusses business values and discusses "the importance of providing superior client service."

Dan Gilbert, Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans, will co-host CNBC's "Squawk Box" program from 6 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 29. In addition to interviewing other guests, Gilbert will discuss the mortgage and housing industry, the economy and the Federal Reserve's decision to raise short-term interest rates. Gilbert, who is majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball team, also will discuss the results of the recent NBA draft.

Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert will be featured in a CBS MarketWatch TV segment the weekend of June 24, 2006. In the segment, which will air on more than 200 CBS TV affiliate stations across the country, Gilbert will speak with MarketWatch Reporter Ed Crane about Quicken Loans commitment to client service, innovative technology and growth. Quicken Loans is the nation's largest online lender and closed $16 billion in home loans in 2006.

For the second consecutive year, Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's largest online home mortgage lender, has earned the #1 position on the list of the "100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology," compiled annually by IDG's Computerworld. The list appears in the June 19 issue of Computerworld magazine and online at Computerworld.com.

An ownership group led by Cavaliers majority owner and Quicken Loans Chairman and founder Daniel Gilbert has purchased the Utah Grizzlies American Hockey League (AHL) franchise. The currently inactive AHL franchise will now be operated in Cleveland and call Quicken Loans Arena, also known as "The Q," its home ice. Gilbert is also the operator of Quicken Loans Arena.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Quicken Loans Chairman and founder Daniel Gilbert, who also is majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and operator of the Quicken Loans Arena, today announced that Quicken Loans' new Internet Home Lending Center will open in downtown Cleveland on April 3, 2006. This is the first out-of-state facility for Quicken Loans, which is the nation's largest online home lender. The company is based in Livonia, Michigan.

What would you do with $10,000? For most people, the possibilities are endless: pay off your credit card debt, renovate your home, pay your child's college tuition or take a much-needed vacation. Quicken Loans wants to help make your dreams come true, by giving you the opportunity to win $10,000.

Dan Gilbert, chairman and founder of Quicken Loans, and majority owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, will address the Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Mass. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006.

ePrize, the world's leading interactive promotion agency, has secured a $32 million investment in the company from several Detroit area business leaders. Fifth Third Bank provided bank financing and a working capital facility.

For the third consecutive year, Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's largest online home mortgage lender, has been named to FORTUNE magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America. The company, ranked #13 overall and #1 for job growth, is the fastest growing company and the highest ranking financial institution on the list which appears in the January 23 issue of FORTUNE magazine.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's largest online mortgage lender, announced today that the Michigan Association of Police, which has 21 years of representing Michigan Police Officers and serving our communities, has enrolled in Quicken Loans/Rock Financial Home Loan Benefit Program. Other companies in the program include: AT&T, Google, Intuit, Oracle, and Qualcomm.

Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online lender, is immediately raising its conforming loan limit from $359,650 to $400,000 for homes in the lower 48 states, enabling homebuyers to get more home for their money without paying a premium for "jumbo" rate mortgages.

PR Newswire The top 10 Elite Winners of Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For were revealed today by the Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA).

Cleveland Mayor Jane L. Campbell and Quicken Loans Chairman and founder Dan Gilbert, who also is majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, today announced that Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online home loan lender, will open a state-of-the-art Internet Home Lending Center in downtown Cleveland.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's largest online mortgage lender, announced today that Domino's Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, has enrolled in Quicken Loans' Home Loan Benefit Program. Other companies in the program include: AT&T, Google, Intuit, Oracle, and Qualcomm.

Quicken Loans, Michigan's largest mortgage company, has been named to the list of "Cool Places to Work" in Michigan in a first-of-its-kind competition jointly held by Crain's Detroit Business and the Grand Rapids Business Journal. The list appears in the Aug. 29 editions of both publications.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's largest online mortgage lender, announced today that IDG's Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," has ranked the company #1 on its annual list of the top workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals. This honor is part of the weekly IT publication's 12th annual "Best Places to Work in IT" survey, which was published in the June 27 issue and online at Computerworld.com.

Quicken Loans® Inc., the nation's largest online mortgage lender, announced today that MCI, EDS, Google, the Detroit Pistons, SkyWest Airlines and the Robert Bosch Corporation all have enrolled in the Quicken Loans Home Loan Benefit Programs. Other companies in the program include AT&T, Intuit, Oracle and Qualcomm.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has approved the purchase of the Cleveland Cavaliers by an investor group led by Dan Gilbert, chairman and founder of Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online lender and Michigan-based home mortgage company Rock Financial. The thirty NBA owners unanimously approved the purchase, which was completed earlier today. Gilbert becomes the fourth owner in the 35-year history of the Cavaliers franchise.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's largest online mortgage lender, has once again been named to FORTUNE magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America. The company was ranked #12, up a notch from #13 last year.

Dan Gilbert, chairman and founder of the nation's largest online home lender Quicken Loans and Michigan-based home mortgage company Rock Financial, confirmed today he is leading an investor group that has agreed to buy the Cleveland Cavaliers from current owner Gordon Gund. The deal is pending approval by the National Basketball Association.

Quicken Loans, which offers residential mortgages and home equity loans in all 50 states through its award winning www.QuickenLoans.com Web site, has become the nation's largest online retail mortgage lender according to National Mortgage News, the publication which compiles quarterly rankings for the mortgage industry.

Quicken Loans, the nation's leading online lender, is immediately raising its conforming (conventional) loan limit to $360,000, enabling home buyers to get more for their money without paying a premium for "jumbo" rate mortgages.

Quicken Loans, the leading online mortgage lender and the 17th largest retail mortgage lender in the country, has relaunched its award winning Web site, giving consumers more tools and greater functionality to explore their mortgage options and apply for a loan online. New tools in the Quicken Loans Power BuyerSM Home Purchase Center teach consumers how to negotiate with a seller, make the right offer and find the mortgage that best fits their personal situation. Consumers can read an assortment of helpful articles, download a free homebuyer's guide and access a variety of mortgage calculators.

The 2004 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons announced today that Rock Financial, a Quicken Loans company, will extend its presenting sponsorship agreement for the 2004-05 NBA season. The agreement last year marked only the second time in NBA history, and the first time in Detroit Pistons' history, that a franchise would have a "presenting sponsor."

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced today that Quicken Loans Inc., known locally as Rock Financial, plans to expand its Michigan operations in Troy, resulting in the creation of 1,200 new jobs over the next five years. Assistance from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation convinced Quicken to locate the $29.1 million expansion in Michigan rather than Nevada.

Quicken Loans, the largest online mortgage lender and the 21st largest retail mortgage lender in the country announced today that it has been named a "laureate" for the 2004 Computerworld Honors 21st Century Achievement Awards. The award recognizes the world's most creative and innovative uses of information technology in all of society.

The refinancing boom is back on! This week mortgage rates dropped back down to 40-year lows, which is great news for the 45 percent of homeowners who could still benefit from refinancing.

Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's leading online lender, has been recognized by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For."

According to Quicken Loans, the 23rd largest home loan lender in the U.S., an increasing number of Americans are leveraging their mortgages to finance their children's college education. With college tuition, room and board, and other educational fees on the rise, many parents are finding that their mortgage is a powerful financial tool that can help them cover the cost of college.

The Detroit Pistons announced that Rock Financial, a Quicken Loans company and Michigan's largest mortgage company, will be the team's presenting sponsor for the 2003-04 regular season. The agreement marks the first time in the Pistons 46-year history that the team will have a presenting sponsor for the regular season.

In response to consumers' growing interest in tapping the equity in their homes, Quicken Loans now offers EquityOnline!, a tool on Quickenloans.com that enables homeowners to get approved for a home equity line of credit within five minutes and receive their funds within 10 days.

Penske Racing, Inc. and Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's leading online mortgage lender, announced a multi-tiered marketing and business development agreement designed to leverage the platform of Indy car racing to drive business and brand awareness.

The Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA) has named Quicken Loans Inc. as "Metropolitan Detroit's Best & Brightest Company to Work For." The award was presented to Quicken Loans for its innovative, family-friendly human resources practices at the company's headquarters here late last week.

Dan Gilbert, chairman and founder of Quicken Loans® and Rock Financial, today announced that he and a small group of local investors have completed the purchase of the Quicken Loans/Rock Financial mortgage subsidiary from Intuit Inc. Gilbert founded Rock Financial in 1985. Rock Financial grew into one of the largest independent mortgage banks in the country and in May 1998, Gilbert took the company public. The company launched Rockloans.com in January 1999, and quickly became one of the fastest-growing direct mortgage lenders on the Internet. In December 1999, Intuit purchased Rock Financial, renaming the company Quicken Loans Inc.

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Quicken Loans mortgage business. When the transaction closes, Quicken Loans will become a wholly owned subsidiary of a newly created company and will continue to offer residential home mortgages and home equity loans under the Quicken Loans brand. The new company's investors will be led by Dan Gilbert, chairman of Quicken Loans and founder of Rock Financial Corp. (the predecessor of Quicken Loans), which Intuit acquired in December 1999. Intuit will hold a 12.5 percent equity interest in the new company.

Forbes Magazine has selected QuickenLoans.com as its favorite online mortgage site in its Forbes Summer 2002 Best of the Web review. This is the second consecutive year Quicken Loans has achieved this recognition.

Microsoft Corp. today announced that NetBank Inc. (Nasdaq "NTBK") and Quicken Loans Inc. have signed agreements to advertise on and offer links to their services from CNBC on MSN? Money, available at http://money.msn.com/. The agreements enable the two financial providers to extend awareness of their products to the more than 20 million monthly visitors at CNBC on MSN Money.

Quicken Loans Inc., a leading online mortgage lender, today announced an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) to offer online mortgage services and content on Yahoo! Real Estate (http://realestate.yahoo.com). These features already have been launched on the Yahoo! Real Estate site.

Silanis and Quicken Loans today announced the first fully electronic mortgage application process for the Web. As of Summer 2002, Silanis' ApproveIt? Web Server will be used to provide consumers with the ability to electronically review and e-sign loan application documents on the QuickenLoans.com site immediately after being pre-approved.