NEXA Mortgage, the nation’s largest mortgage broker, announced yesterday it has hired top-producer and longtime industry veteran Tony Adkins as National Sales Director (Talent Acquisition).
Adkins returns to NEXA after five years at Barrett Financial Group LLC. He worked at NEXA from 2019 to 2020, and was the brokerage’s top producer in 2019.
“Tony is here to fuel NEXA’s next chapter of growth. The best is yet to come,” the company contended in a post on LinkedIn.
Adkins began his mortgage career in 1996, quickly becoming a top-producing loan officer. His experience includes working at Atlas Mortgage Company, Pacific Coast Mortgage, Home Run Financial, Wall Street Financial Services, and Alliance Home Loans, among others.
He operated branches in the same city as Mike Kortas, CEO of NEXA Mortgage, and “the two developed mutual respect early in their careers,” NEXA noted in a release, before working side by side when Adkins first joined the company in 2019.
“Tony is a leader who inspires people to do more and be more,” Kortas stated in a release. “Having Tony back is a huge win for NEXA.”
“The decision to come back to NEXA was simple,” stated Adkins. “I watched Mike [Kortas] lay out his vision years ago, and he’s not only delivered — he’s exceeded everyone’s wildest expectations.”
Adkins is a billion-dollar producer who has originated more than 10,000 loans over his career. That career includes closing $250 million in a single year and leading teams of nationally ranked loan officers, so Adkins brings to NEXA production excellence as well as talent development expertise.
As National Sales Director (Talent Acquisition), Adkins will lead NEXA’s talent acquisition efforts, helping the company “attract and develop elite loan officers nationwide” as the mega-brokerage continues its push to reach and surpass 5,000 LOs.
In the release concerning Adkins’ hire, notably, NEXA also alluded to its “evolution” from mortgage broker to lender. “NEXA started as a broker and has transitioned to one of the nation’s top lenders,” stated NEXA COO Jason duPont. duPont added that Adkins’ leadership “will help us scale even faster.”
NEXA also stated its mission as “empowering loan officers, transforming the industry, and leading the way as America’s fastest-growing lender.”
