Mid America Mortgage, Inc. has promoted Michael Cooksey to executive managing director of production, the company announced.
Cooksey was founder of Mid America’s Cooksey Team, which generates roughly $300 million in annual origination volume. The company said he will continue to manage that team.
In his new role, Cooksey will oversee Mid America’s network of retail branches nationwide, as well as recruiting and on-boarding new branches.
“Mid America has always strived to be a different kind of mortgage company, due in large part to the entrepreneurial spirit that the firm has maintained since its inception,” Mid America owner and CEO Jeff Bode said in a release. “As head of Mid America’s most successful branch, Michael Cooksey has succeeded by establishing a unique vision and mission for his branch and developing essential leadership and management skills amongst his team members, which has allowed those professionals to grow and develop their own teams under The Cooksey Team and Mid America Mortgage umbrella.”
Mid America said The Cooksey Team has achieved year-over-year growth in volume and profitability for the last six years, including a 30 percent increase in overall volume and the number of loan units closed in 2018.
“Leading by example has always been a core tenant of my personal management philosophy. It’s something that I have put into practice daily as head of The Cooksey Team and that I will continue to do in my new role at Mid America,” Cooksey said. “For me, it’s not just enough to help a branch close more loans. The real growth happens when branch managers are equipped with the coaching and leadership skills necessary to develop their own brand and actually build a better business.”