Glenn Hodge Joins Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC as Company Escalates Eastward Expansion

SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwired - October 04, 2016) - Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC®, a national mortgage lender headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is showing no signs of slowing down as it enters the fourth quarter following the most successful home buying season in the company's recent history. With an already strong foothold in the West, the company has set its sights on expanding its presence in the Midwestern and Eastern United States. Glenn Hodge, a mortgage industry veteran with over 35 years of experience, will oversee this growth as Regional Manager.

Glenn Hodge joins Castle & Cooke Mortgage having worked in regional leadership roles for more than 30 years. Beginning his career as a Loan Officer, he has worked for several industry-leading companies over the years, including most recently Academy Mortgage Corporation as Great Lakes Regional Manager. He was attracted to the culture at Castle & Cooke Mortgage and the commitment of its employees to success, as well as the company's stability, lending model, agency delivery, loan servicing, exceptional customer service and retention. "I recognize the opportunity to build within this structure something special for the organization and the employees who are part of it," says Hodge.

Company President and COO, Adam Thorpe, looks forward to the future successes that will stem from this new chapter for Castle & Cooke Mortgage. "In addition to being a seasoned mortgage banking professional, Glenn is a fantastic person who understands our unwavering commitment to our employees and to maintaining a special culture at the company," says Thorpe. "With his strengths as both a recruiter and as a leader, we are poised to continue our expansion and enter new markets as we look to 2017 and beyond."

Those interested in learning more about branch management opportunities in the Midwest and East may contact Glenn at ghodge@castlecookemortgage.com.

About Castle & Cooke Mortgage
Castle & Cooke Mortgage (NMLS #1251), one of the nation's leading independent mortgage lenders with locations across the United States and more than 300 employees, is founded on three core values -- integrity, honesty and transparency. Headquartered in Salt Lake City and backed by the financial strength of its more than 160-year-old sister company Castle & Cooke, Inc., the company is renowned for its smooth and efficient origination process, the unparalleled support provided to its sales force, and the quality customer service given to borrowers. According to Mortgage Executive Magazine, the 10-year-old company is already among the top 100 mortgage lenders in the nation. Castle & Cooke Mortgage can be found online at www.castlecookemortgage.com, on Twitter at @CastleandCooke, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/Castle.Cooke.Mortgage. Castle & Cooke Mortgage is an Equal Housing Lender.

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