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Benitez Team Joins CrossCountry Mortgage

December 27, 2018 Pleasanton, CA — CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Rick Benitez, Tony Russo, and Todd Allen to its growing West coast retail branch network in the San Francisco Bay area.

Branch Manager Rick Benitez joins CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC with over 24 years in mortgage finance. Benitez is currently joined by partners, Tony Russo and Todd Allen, and 24 team members including 17 loan officers. Prior to joining CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, Benitez and his San Francisco East Bay group spent the previous eight years at mortgage bank Opes Advisors, where he, Russo, and Allen were Branch Managers.
 
The Benitez team has two offices. Their main office is located in Pleasanton and their second office lies in Livermore in the Tri-Valley and East Bay region. His team has won Pleasanton Weekly’s Reader Choice Awards for “Best Mortgage Brokerage” multiple years in a row, including 2018. To support the local area, Benitez and his team also organize and host an annual Toys for Tots drive and contest with the goal of educating and involving their local real estate community.
 
“We knew CrossCountry Mortgage was the right move for us when we found out how much they value personalization throughout the lending process,” said Benitez. “Our loan officers have always taken an ‘advisory’ role in order to dive deeper with clients and ensure we’re communicating with all parties involved, from realtor to tax preparer or even their financial advisor. CrossCountry Mortgage supports us in these efforts to create individualized and targeted mortgage financial plans, and we’re excited about that.”


About CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC

CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC offers a broad portfolio of home purchase and refinance programs ranging from conventional and jumbo mortgages to government-insured programs for veterans and rural homebuyers. Additional options include down payment assistance, home equity products, and expedited closing programs.
 
“The addition of Tony, Todd, Rick and his team helps establish a sizable footprint in the San Francisco Bay Area, with the ability to easily expand to other Bay Area markets,” said CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC CEO Ronald Leonhardt. “We’re excited to have a reputable team on board in an area experiencing such tremendous growth.”