While the mortgage industry experiences its toughest times in decades, Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group of Ann Arbor is growing.

The firm, which operates in 11 states, is expanding its business outside Michigan along the East Coast and in the South. CEO Dan Milstein plans to double the number of offices and is hiring at a time when other companies are cutting staff to weather the recession.

He is hiring in eight states including Maine, Vermont, Georgia and the Carolinas.

At a time when financial institutions are struggling to stay afloat, one Ann Arbor-based mortgage company is growing.

Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group announced it is doubling it's number of offices by expanding service in 11 states including Massachusetts within the next six to eight months.

U.S. Local Business Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement

WASHINGTON D.C., September 1, 2008 -- Gold Star Financial has been selected for the 2008 Best of Ann Arbor Award in the Mortgages category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

I came to America as a foreign national to play for the Red Wings.  I was purchasing a home for my family during the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2002.  I encountered problem after problem due to my lack of any American credit.  Dan helped me establish alternative forms of credit so that I could be eligible for a loan.  He handled the whole transaction and we closed in seven days."

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