September 12th, 2011 |
by Elizabeth |
published in
American Advisors Group, Marketing, News, Quicken, Reverse Mortgage, Reverseit
Reverse mortgage TV ads have long been the driving force behind building awareness for the loans as well as educating the general public about the ins and outs of the products. Those advertisements often hinge on the voice of a celebrity spokesperson, as in the case of Robert Wagner (Urban Financial) or Fred Thompson (American [...]
August 19th, 2011 |
by Elizabeth |
published in
News, Quicken, Reverse Mortgage
In the male-dominated world of reverse mortgage advertising, it finally appears a lady counterpoint has arrived on set. Step aside Robert Wagner, I Dream of Jeannie star Barbara Eden will appear in reverse mortgage commercials, coming soon. Eden, the actress who played Jeannie in the 1960s television series I Dream of Jeannie, was in Detroit [...]
July 15th, 2011 |
by Elizabeth |
published in
GNMA, News, Quicken, Reverse Mortgage
One Reverse Mortgage announced today it has received approval to issue Ginnie Mae securities through GNMA’s HECM-Backed Securities program. The San Diego-based reverse mortgage division of Quicken Loans is the largest reverse-only lender, and upon the recent exits of Wells Fargo and Bank of America from the business, will assume the second spot for reverse [...]
July 4th, 2011 |
by Elizabeth |
published in
News, Products, Quicken, Reverse Mortgage
Quicken Loans today announced the launch of a mobile phone application that will allow users to apply for mortgages from their smartphones. Through its “MyQL Mobile” app, Quicken clients will be able to apply for loans from their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The app guides loan applicants from the application to the closing table [...]
January 24th, 2011 |
by John |
published in
News, Quicken, Reverse Mortgage
Rockbridge Growth Equity announced it led the acquisition of Connect America, a security and safety solutions provider for older Americans who wish to continue to live an independent life at home. RockBridge, one of the portfolio companies of Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, partnerd with Falcon Investment Advisors in the acquiistion, providing subordinated debt and preferred equity [...]
October 14th, 2010 |
by John |
published in
News, Quicken, Reverse Mortgage
Quicken Loans reported it closed approximately 15,500 home loans totaling $3.4 billion in loan volume in September, the largest monthly volume in the company’s 25 year history. The record month surpassed the previous high of nearly 14,000 closed loans and $3.15 billion in loan volume, which the 50-state centralized home lender achieved just one month prior [...]