Inc. magazine today ranked Movement Mortgage No. 1,127 on its 35th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy's most dynamic segment — its independent businesses. Companies such as Microsoft, Dell, Domino's Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees of the Inc. 5000.

"No one makes the Inc. 5000 without building something great — usually from scratch. That's one of the hardest things to do in business, as every company founder knows. But without it, free enterprise fails," says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg.

Movement Mortgage is recognized on the list with a three-year growth rate of 343 percent and 2015 revenue of $363 million. Movement also is listed as a top 10 performer in South Carolina and in the Charlotte metro area. This marks the fourth time Movement has been on the list. The company was first listed at No. 128 in 2012, and earned the distinction as the fastest-growing mortgage company in the U.S.

The Inc. 5000's aggregate revenue is $200 billion, and the companies on the list collectively generated 640,000 jobs over the past three years, or about 8% of all jobs created in the entire economy during that period. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.

Methodology

The 2016 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2012 to 2015. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2012. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2015. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2012 is $100,000; the minimum for 2015 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.'s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.