Mortgage company names new branch manager

SARASOTA — Ohio-based national mortgage lender CrossCountry Mortgage Inc. has added Cory Banks and his team to its Southeast retail branch network.

It is the company's first office in the Sarasota market, according to a press release.

Banks will serve as branch manager. He has spent nearly 20 years in the financial industry. For the past five years, he worked in mortgage lending. A statement says that in the past four years, he closed over 550 loans for more than $100 million. 

"We’re very excited to have Cory and his team on board," says CrossCountry Mortgage CEO Ronald Leonhardt in a statement. “They bring a wealth of experience alongside their high levels of customer service."

CrossCountry Mortgage was founded in 2003. It has licenses in all U.S. states.