'We're all rooting for him and thinking about him.Open Box: Images shown are from the NEW version of this item and are for reference only. 'If there was a guy out there that's got the passion and energy to accelerate whatever timeline they're giving him, I'm sure it's Dan,' Farner said. Quicken Loans companies employ more than 17,000 workers in Detroit. Gilbert relocated Quicken Loans to downtown Detroit in 2010 about three years prior to the Motor City's historic bankruptcy and has been a key figure in helping to shape the city's economic future. We don't really play that cyclical game like other lenders do.'Ĭramer delivered well wishes to Gilbert, who is recovering from a recent stroke.

A lot of lenders will sometimes really ramp up when rates tick down, and then I always worry about what happens when rates tick up,' Farner said. Uncertainty about interest rates is high, Farner said, 'because words and tweets and things of that nature can really change the direction.' He added that he's 'surprised' to hear chatter that the central bank should cut interest rates twice because 'it feels like the economy is still very, very strong' based on discussions with clients. He added that Quicken Loans was able to weather blows from last decade's housing crisis by focusing on conforming traditional loans and investing in technology as the economy emerged from the Great Recession into the longest bull market on record. Quicken Loans, co-founded by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, closed almost half a trillion dollars worth of mortgages across the country between 20.įarner said that the company is still growing.

Wall Street considers falling rates to be a red flag for the economy, but it leads to more business for mortgage companies. That compares to 4.83% percent the year prior. The report said that the average long-term, fixed-rate mortgage for conforming loans equal to or less than $484,350 fell from 4.23% to 4.12% in one week.

That volume was also up 41% compared to the year prior, CNBC reported. Mortgage applications popped nearly 27% last week, based on data from Mortgage Bankers Association. 'I think June will be the biggest month we've ever had, and it's both on the purchase side and the refinance side.' This quarter will be the largest quarter in the company's history,' he said in a sit-down interview with 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer.

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