Lawyers Weekly enrolls in the Home Loan Benefit Program from Rock Financial
Unique Benefit Program Includes Discounts and Mortgage Education at No Cost to Employer
LIVONIA, Mich. (Jan. 11, 2005) — Rock Financial, Michigan's largest home mortgage company, announced today that Michigan Lawyers Weekly, the state's premier source of legal information for practicing attorneys, has enrolled in Rock Financial's Home Loan Benefit Program. Other companies in the program include the Detroit Tigers, Domino's Pizza, Inc. and Palace Sports and Entertainment.
"Employees of participating companies receive discounts on closing costs and learn more about the home buying process via onsite seminars and webinars," said David Hall, Executive Vice President, Rock Financial. "Each company is assigned a team of mortgage experts who assist employees with their mortgage needs, whether it's to purchase a home, refinance an existing mortgage, or take out a home equity loan. At no cost to the employee or reader, they will have access to home buying experts."
Participating companies incur no out-of-pocket expenses to implement the program, which is fully managed by Rock Financial.
"Our relationship with Rock Financial's Home Loan Benefit Program is expected to be highly beneficial to not only our readers, but also Lawyers Weekly employees," said Emily Chabot, account executive, Michigan Lawyers Weekly. "We are looking forward to a longstanding relationship. Rock Financial is known for great service and we want to provide our employees and readers a valuable benefit from a company we know will take care of them."
There is a rising trend in programs of this type, as companies work to meet the challenge of providing their employees with a robust benefits package, while at the same time managing costs. Many are turning to innovative benefits programs that provide their employees real value, but at no additional cost to the company.
Only six percent of employers offered mortgage assistance programs to their employees in 2000, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), but that percentage has since doubled. With housing costs and mortgage rates on the rise, mortgage assistance programs and home financing education figure to remain important to employees.
For more information about the Home Loan Benefit Program from Rock Financial, visit http://www.HomeLoanBenefitProgram.com or call 1-800-452-7587.
About Rock Financial
Rock Financial, a Quicken Loans Company, is Michigan's largest mortgage company and closed $16 billion in home loans in the calendar year 2005. The company, which was founded in 1985, employs more than 3,400 people and was ranked #13 on FORTUNE Magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" in 2006 and #1 on Computerworld's list of "100 Best Places to Work Technology" for 2005. For more information about the company, visit http://www.rockfinancial.com.
About Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Inc.
Michigan Lawyers Weekly has been the state's top source of legal information for practicing attorneys since 1986, providing a traditional weekly newspaper with innovative Internet benefits, e-mail services and Web-based reporting. The newspaper reports all decisions issued by the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals and the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Also featured are hundreds of rulings from state Circuit Court judges, U.S. District Court judges, U.S. Bankruptcy Court judges and other state agencies. News coverage highlights changes to court rules, verdict and settlement reports, bar-discipline notices and other news vital to Michigan lawyers. The paper also provides practice tips, marketing tools and other information of value to practicing lawyers. Michigan Lawyers Weekly's Web site, http://www.milawyersweekly.com presents breaking news stories and digests of important new opinions.
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