Dan Gilbert

Billionaire Dan Gilbert — the co-founder of Quicken Loans and chairman of Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT) — and his wife Jennifer are donating $30 million to the Cranbrook Academy of Art, a private school in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills.  What Happened: Less...

Plain Sight, a social media app geared toward in-person networking, has launched a funding campaign on Republic, a robust system for private investing in pre-seed to pre-IPO companies. Benzinga chatted with Plain Sight CEO and founder James Chapman about the development. About:...

Detroit billionaire Dan Gilbert is investing $500 million over the next 10 years in revitalizing Detroit's neighborhoods. With a net worth of roughly $47 billion, Gilbert is one of the 30 wealthiest people in the world, according to Forbes. Investors and sports fans likely know Gilbert as...

Dan Gilbert's plans to help support the economic recovery of the city of Detroit continued Thursday with the announcement of a $500 million investment to help revitalize city neighborhoods over the next 10 years. What Happened: Gilbert, who owns the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and is...

Detroit native Dan Gilbert is giving back in a major way. Gilbert, the Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) chairman and owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, will be investing $500 million over the next decade to help revitalize Detroit neighborhoods. The effort is starting with a $15-million...

Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT) founder Dan Gilbert’s wealth got a $25 billion booster on Tuesday as the holding company gets the attention of retail investors on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, according to Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index. What Happened: Gilbert, Age 59, has moved up...

Shares of Detroit-based online mortgage and financial services company Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT) were trading higher by more than 10% Friday morning on no news. Following the gain, CEO Jay Farner had a word of caution for short sellers: be careful. What Happened: Rocket Companies, fresh...

Detroit-based Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT), home to Rocket Mortgage and Quicken Loans, the largest retail mortgage lender, reported a third-quarter earnings beat after Tuesday’s close. What Happened: In its second earnings release since going public, Rocket reported adjusted revenue of $4...

Detroit-based Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT), the parent company of mortgage lender Quicken Loans, made its debut as a public company Thursday. Founder Dan Gilbert and CEO Jay Farner were interviewed on CNBC about the listing and the broader mortgage market. Gilbert On IPO Timing:...

On Wednesday evening, Detroit-based Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), home to Quicken Loans, the nation's largest retail mortgage lender, priced its 100-million share IPO offering at $18 per share. This would value the company at about $36 billion. The stock is expected to make its NYSE debut on...

Detroit-based mortgage giant Rocket Companies Inc. (NYSE: RKT) filed new documents Tuesday, updating investors on its IPO plans as it sets out on its sales pitch roadshow. What Happened? On Tuesday, Rocket said it plans to raise as much as $3.8 billion by selling 150 million IPO shares at...