ADDISON, Texas, Feb. 8, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Cooksey Team, a top producing retail branch of Mid America Mortgage, Inc., announced today its founder Michael Cooksey has been honored by housing industry trade magazine Mortgage Professional America (MPA) on its 2018 Hot 100 list.<\/p>\n
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\nMichael Cooksey was one of 100 mortgage industry professionals selected by MPA magazine for the 2018 Hot 100. He was recognized for his role as founder of The Cooksey Team, one of Mid America Mortgage\u2019s most successful branches, and his commitment to mentoring and developing the next generation of exemplary professionals in the mortgage community.<\/p>\n
\u201cMichael Cooksey is a shining example of excellence in lending entrepreneurship and branch management,\u201d said Mid America Owner and CEO Jeff Bode. \u201cHe excels at transferring to branch staff his enthusiasm for lending and the skills he has developed over his 16 year career. As a result, The Cooksey Team enjoys an exceptionally positive and productive branch culture that was ranked among the \u2018Best Places to Work\u2019 by the Dallas Business Journal in 2017. We commend Michael on this well-deserved recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n
In five years, Michael Cooksey increased his branch\u2019s footprint in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and opened a branch in the Los Angeles area \u2013 expanding The Cooksey Team\u2019s presence beyond Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cMid America has empowered me to build my branch, and in turn, I strive to empower my staff to achieve their maximum pontential,\u201d Michael Cooksey said. \u201cTo be counted among the top of my industry peers for that very reason is truly an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n
MPA\u2019s Hot 100 is in its sixth year and includes representatives from every sector of the housing industry. Winners are selected by the MPA editorial staff based on their acheivements over the past 12-month period. To view the full list, visit https:\/\/www.mpamag.com\/contents\/e-magazine.aspx?id=91568<\/a>.<\/p>\n About The Cooksey Team:<\/strong> With 16 years in the industry and nearly $1 billion in funded loans over the last five years with Mid America, Cooksey Team Founder Michael Cooksey brings the experience and knowledge needed to lead a successful mortgage transaction. Utilizing The CORE Training methodology, Michael has coached his own staff, as well as loan officers, brokers and real estate agents across the country, to become top producers. The Cooksey Team loan officers average six closings per month and $250,000 in annual income. In addition, the branch has increased its annual origination volume by nearly 50 percent year-over-year and is projected to achieve $350 million in volume in 2018. For more information on The Cooksey Team, visit http:\/\/cookseyteam.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Mid America Mortgage, Inc.:<\/strong> In operation since 1940, Mid America has thrived by retaining its entrepreneurial spirit and leading the market in innovation, including its adoption of eClosings eNotes. Click n\u2019 Close, the Official Mortgage Provider of NASCAR\u00ae, is Mid America\u2019s ultra-secure, digital mortgage approval and closing process that delivers an eight-minute application process, getting home buyers from application to closing within two weeks. With just a few clicks at closing, Click n\u2019 Close puts keys in the home buyer\u2019s hand in 15 minutes or less. Apply online at https:\/\/clicknclose.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mid America is looking for tech-savvy, service-oriented mortgage professionals to join its growing team. We are dedicated to providing our employees with industry-leading tools and technology to deliver a great package of competitive pricing, programs and knowledgeable service. Want to join our team? Visit http:\/\/www.midamericacareer.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ADDISON, Texas, Feb. 8, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Cooksey Team, a top producing retail branch of Mid America Mortgage, Inc., announced today its founder Michael Cooksey has been honored by housing industry trade magazine Mortgage Professional America (MPA) on its 2018 Hot 100 list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9356,"featured_media":32825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,67,1,38,55],"tags":[205,9097],"class_list":["post-32819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mortgage-news","category-awards-and-honors-news","category-business-news","category-finance-news","category-texas-news","tag-depthpr","tag-the-cooksey-team","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":8654,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9356"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHeadquartered in Dallas, The Cooksey Team is a top performing retail branch of Texas-based lender Mid America Mortgage and has offices located throughout the North Texas and Los Angeles County areas.<\/p>\n
\nMid America Mortgage, Inc., Addison, Texas, is a multi-state, full-service mortgage lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its retail, wholesale and correspondent channels. We offer a wide range of residential home loan programs to meet the needs of most home buyers and homeowners and are also the nation\u2019s leading provider of Section 184 home loans for Native Americans. Learn more at https:\/\/www.midamericamortgage.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n