Detroit as the "fintech capital of the world." With that offhand remark, Dan Gilbert hinted at a strategy that may lie behind his reported bid for Yahoo, the ailing digital behemoth that put itself on the block. Yahoo Finance is a major asset of the online portal. Gilbert's Quicken Loans is as much a technology company as a mortgage originator. And the growth of Quicken is helping to fuel Gilbert's downtown investments. Gilbert, whose bid is backed by financial help from investor Warren Buffett,
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