Arizona Bank names new senior vice president - 2004-03-23
William F. Frank, president and chief executive of Mesa-based Arizona Bank & Trust, Tuesday announced that Timothy F. Gilker has been put as senior vice president and manager of the residential mortgage loan department.

According to Frank, Gilker has more than 15 years of experience in mortgage banking. He began his career in 1988 as a mortgage broker in Michigan and relocated to Arizona in 1992.
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MortgageIT files for IPO - 2004-03-23
MortgageIT Holdings Inc., a lower Manhattan-based residential mortgage lender, filed on Tuesday for an initial public offering, approximately $250 million.

The company didn't specify share prices or a date for the offering, but said it would use proceeds to fund loans and purchase mortgage-backed securities and for working capital and potential acquisitions.
Read the full story at Crain's New York Business