Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group plans to move into the former headquarters for Borders in Ann Arbor this spring.
The Ann Arbor-based firm is more than doubling its space to 70,000 square feet, which should allow the company to continue its rapid expansion. Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group has hired 100 people in Ann Arbor over the last year, expanding its workforce to 300 people at its current headquarters. The company is growing so fast it projects to hire another 250 in 2013.
"I wouldn't be surprised if we add 300 people," says Rick Richter, executive vice president of
Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group. He adds that his company is at least "adding about 30 people a month" and looks to leverage the region's deep talent pool of young people.
Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group is a full-service mortgage business that closes more than $1.5 billion in loans per year. It has focused on growing its presences in southeast Michigan and across the state to continue its organic growth. The 10-year-old company has doubled its growth over the last year thanks largely to expanding its local staff.
"We kept bringing on new people, run them through our training program and they have enjoyed a lot of success," Richter says.
Source: Rick Richter, executive vice president of Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group
Writer: Jon Zemke
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