Dan Gilbert
Dan Gilbert is the founder and chairman of Rocket Mortgage, the largest mortgage lender by volume in the country – which was previously known and recognized widely as Quicken Loans. Rocket Mortgage employs nearly 30,000 employees in multiple hubs around the country.
Gilbert originally founded Rock Financial in 1985 when he was 22 years old. He was a pioneer in the mortgage space, becoming one of the earlier adopters of online lending. He introduced Mortgage in a Box in 1996, which was the precursor to today’s centralized online model. Under Gilbert’s leadership, Quicken Loans became the first mortgage lender to offer a mobile app – called Rocket Mortgage – in 2011. Because of the rapidly growing popularity and consumer awareness around the product, the company went away from the Quicken Loans name and rebranded itself as Rocket Mortgage in 2021.
Gilbert is also an active investor in fintech, sports-related and consumer-direct companies, in addition to owning the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.
In March 2021, Gilbert and his wife, Jennifer, announced a donation of $500 million over 10 years to the City of Detroit, with the goal of reversing years of declining property values and structural, systemic issues and dire poverty within the city’s neighborhoods.
Latest Posts
Bloomberg: Quicken Chairman Dan Gilbert “resting comfortably” after stroke
May 28, 2019Dan Gilbert, the billionaire founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, is “awake, responsive and resting comfortably,” after suffering a stroke on Sunday, according to Bloomberg News. “Dan was not feeling well Sunday morning so he was taken to the hospital by a family friend,” Quicken Loans Chief Executive Officer Jay Farner said.
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Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland changes name to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Apr 09, 2019 -
Quicken Loans onboards new agency to head massive marketing effort
Sep 18, 2018 -
Quicken Loans names new CEO, Bill Emerson promoted
Feb 10, 2017 -
[Video] This is why the founder of Quicken Loans is ready for Trump
Jan 10, 2017 -
Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert reportedly bids $5 billion for Yahoo
Jun 13, 2016 -
Is Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert partnering with Warren Buffett to buy Yahoo?
May 16, 2016 -
Is Detroit making a comeback?
Sep 08, 2015 -
Quicken Loans adding 1,100 more employees in downtown Detroit
Jul 28, 2015 -
Cleveland Cavaliers, Quicken Loans owner fights DOJ in court
Jun 15, 2015 -
Quicken Loans raises $1.25 billion with debt issuance
May 04, 2015 -
Did Quicken Loans CEO force Yahoo to delete content?
Feb 12, 2015