-By visiting Web site, you can instantly win gift cards, movie tickets or grand prize-

Livonia, Mich. – Aug. 23, 2006 – What would you do with $10,000? For most people, the possibilities are endless: pay off your credit card debt, renovate your home, pay your child’s college tuition or take a much-needed vacation. Quicken Loans wants to help make your dreams come true, by giving you the opportunity to win $10,000.

From Aug. 15 through Nov. 15, 2006, you can visit www.quickenloans.com/cashgiveaway once a day to play. With a simple click of the mouse, you could instantly win either a gift card or movie tickets plus you are automatically entered to win the $10,000 grand prize. And, all players receive a coupon for a $100 Target gift card to redeem upon closing a new purchase or refinance loan with Quicken Loans.

Homeowners should also know that there may be money “hidden” behind their own doors in the form of equity in their home. Unlocking your home equity provides financial resources you can take advantage of now.
“Our promotion gives homeowners several ways to ‘win’,” said Bryan Stapp, chief marketing officer for Quicken Loans. “In addition to the opportunity to win the grand prize of $10,000 and hundreds of instant-win prizes, homeowners can become better educated on how to manage their mortgage and how to turn bad debt into good debt. The QuickenLoans.com Web site offers free online guides and tools to help homeowners understand their home financing options.”

Whether you’re planning to purchase a home, refinance your existing home, consolidate debt or just looking to learn more about the process, www.quickenloans.com is full of useful home buying tips, information and calculators. And while you learn about the diverse range of mortgage programs and refinancing options, you also could win some great prizes!

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About Quicken Loans

Quicken Loans is the nation’s largest online home mortgage lender and closed $16 billion in home loans in the 2005 calendar year. The www.quickenloans.com Web site has been ranked “Best of the Web” by Forbes, Money and PC magazines. Founded in 1985, Quicken Loans has more than 3,600 team members and has been ranked in the top 15 of FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for three consecutive years. Computerworld magazine recently ranked the company No. 1 on its “100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology” list for the second year in a row.