Castle & Cooke Mortgage Promotes Ernie Martinez to Branch Manager

Ernie Martinez

Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC has announced Ernie Martinez’s promotion to the position of Branch Manager for its El Paso, Texas location. Castle & Cooke Mortgage is an independent mortgage lender with over 250 employees and 35 locations across the United States.

Martinez will be responsible for the leadership of mortgage professionals at the El Paso Branch, in his new role. He will be entrusted to expand the company’s market share while strengthening and cultivating new referral partnerships.

“Ernie Martinez is a highly skilled mortgage industry veteran who is dedicated to bettering his community and the industry,” said Adam Thorpe, president and COO of Castle & Cooke Mortgage. “We are confident that along with his prior experience in managing successful teams, Ernie will excel at representing the impressive group of mortgage loan originators in El Paso.”

Joining Castle & Cooke Mortgage in May 2012, Martinez began as a senior mortgage loan originator, the company says. Prior to this, he served in a number of management roles with other large financial institutions, including Open Mortgage, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. His banking career began in 1996 and has worked in the mortgage industry since 2002. He received the Chairman’s Club Award in 2014 and the President’s Club Award in 2013, recognizing his advancement with the company through extraordinary efforts. He is also a member of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.

“I am excited to make an existing strong team even stronger by helping them provide the reality of homeownership to the families of El Paso,” Martinez said. “I look forward to assisting the loan originators I am going to lead, and helping them achieve and hit the goals they’ve set for themselves.”