MIAMI-Carlos Coloma has joined J.I. Kislak Mortgage as the Miami-Dade area manager. Coloma comes to Kislak from MetLife Home Loans, where he was branch manager.
In his new role at Kislak, Coloma is responsible for overseeing all retail production in South Florida, including opening a Kislak Mortgage office in Coral Gables. Coloma will also lead Kislak’s expansion efforts in the Miami-Dade area, recruiting top mortgage loan consultants and opening new Kislak Mortgage locations.
“Carlos has been one of the top producers in the Miami market for well over 20 years,” Eddie Scott, senior vice president and southeast divisional manager of Kislak Mortgage, tells GlobeSt.com. “To pick up someone of his caliber is very unique. We needed someone with his level of experience because it’s a challenging real estate market at this time. Carlos has vast knowledge and relationships in the Miami market. We hired the best person possibly available for this role.”
During his 25-year career, Coloma has held the position of top producer nationally for many of the country’s most successful mortgage companies, including Wells Fargo Home Loans and Chase Manhattan Mortgage. During his tenure at Chase Manhattan Mortgage, he was one of the company’s top 10 producers in the nation. At Wells Fargo, he was a member of the President’s Club, a club for the company’s top 20 originators in the country. Additionally, he was the recipient of the Vince Lombardi Award from Wells Fargo as the top originator in the State of Florida.
“Our goal is to be one of the top five lenders in Florida within the next 24 months, which is a very aggressive goal,” Scott says. “We really feel that the larger banks are pulling out of the market and to be an effective player in the mortgage industry today you have to be nimble and quick. That’s our business plan. Carlos has always been one of the top recruiters, attracting talent around him. We’ll be very busy over the next six months with hiring.”
MetLife Home Loans could not immediately be reached for comment.
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