Tagged: dan gilbert

September 15, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Detroit Fintech Association, an organization created within financial media company Benzinga, announced on Thursday it is now planning to make Detroit as a hub for fintech innovation and to grow the existing culture of technology-driven financial services through a campaign raising awareness of the incredible financial technology hub that… Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Rock Holdings, the parent company of Quicken Loans, has  updated its newest brand. RocketLoans, built from the ground up, has migrated from mortgages to personal loans thus making a bigger commit to internet finance.  Consumers may now borrow up to $35,000 with fixed interest rates for… Read More

January 17, 2016 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Buying a house or an apartment is a lot of work. Applying for a mortgage to complete the purchase typically means multiple trips to the broker/bank/realtor etc. Reams of documentation, questions and forms. Fintech startups have been addressing many of the analog challenges by providing… Read More

October 24, 2013 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform BoostUp has raised $1 Million from Detroit Venture Partners and Cornerstone Opportunity Partners according to a report from PitchBook.  The platform enables users to crowdfund or get “monetary boost” for significant purchases such at automobiles, homes and other major expenses.  The site is… Read More