Biggest climbers in Alabama in 2025, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include John Plaxco (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1195154), Paola Smith (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #2552886), and Antonio Acosta (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #1690903).
Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Current Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | Rank Change | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | John Plaxco | 1195154 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Huntsville, AL | ▲ 5923 (#6076 → #153) | $17.8M | 62 |
| #2 | Paola Smith | 2552886 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Spanish Fort, AL | ▲ 5593 (#6076 → #483) | $7.3M | 28 |
| #3 | Antonio Acosta | 1690903 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 5503 (#6076 → #573) | $7.1M | 24 |
| #4 | Darson Tate | 1959453 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Alexandria, LA | ▲ 5430 (#6076 → #646) | $4.3M | 21 |
| #5 | Eric Gut | 132307 | All Western Mortgage, Inc. | 14210 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 5409 (#6076 → #667) | $5.2M | 20 |
| #6 | Patrick McIntosh | 9331 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5307 (#6076 → #769) | $3.5M | 17 |
| #7 | John Winston | 2422244 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | — | ▲ 5278 (#6076 → #798) | $5.0M | 16 |
| #7 | Ashley Darst | 2156326 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 5278 (#6076 → #798) | $3.5M | 16 |
| #9 | James Crane | 644176 | Heritage Mortgage, LLC | 1773914 | — | ▲ 5234 (#6076 → #842) | $4.1M | 15 |
| #10 | Anthony Briggs | 495725 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5191 (#6076 → #885) | $2.7M | 14 |
| #10 | Kimberly Thrasher | 1124948 | Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc. | 1065732 | Walnut Creek, CA | ▲ 5191 (#6076 → #885) | $2.6M | 14 |
| #12 | William Stanwick | 2609359 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 5131 (#6076 → #945) | $1.9M | 13 |
| #12 | Leah Soutar | 2594764 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5131 (#6076 → #945) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #12 | Deanna Holzinger | 1814114 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5131 (#6076 → #945) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #12 | Haley Brink | 2365495 | SERVISFIRST Bank | 556357 | Pell City, AL | ▲ 5131 (#6076 → #945) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #12 | Erika Pimentel | 2110923 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 5131 (#6076 → #945) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #12 | Alexis Hunt | 2514291 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | ▲ 5131 (#6076 → #945) | $2.2M | 13 |
| #18 | Douglas Muller | 1533490 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5058 (#6076 → #1018) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #18 | Mohammad Baydoun | 2612447 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5058 (#6076 → #1018) | $1.5M | 12 |
| #18 | Preston Sheppard | 2539961 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lorain, OH | ▲ 5058 (#6076 → #1018) | $1.8M | 12 |
| #18 | Adam Hutchison | 915053 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5058 (#6076 → #1018) | $1.7M | 12 |
| #18 | Timur Avanesian | 913080 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5058 (#6076 → #1018) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #23 | John Kendall | 68965 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Jasper, AL | ▲ 4983 (#6076 → #1093) | $3.5M | 11 |
| #23 | Dustin Byrd | 1292054 | BankSouth | 812283 | Dothan, AL | ▲ 4983 (#6076 → #1093) | $3.9M | 11 |
| #23 | Joseph Shouneyia | 1734709 | LAKEVIEW LENDING LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 4983 (#6076 → #1093) | $3.6M | 11 |
| #23 | Jared Patterson | 919530 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 4983 (#6076 → #1093) | $2.0M | 11 |
| #27 | Sevak Abkarian | 1961535 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 4888 (#6076 → #1188) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #27 | Kunal Sharma | 1399131 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4888 (#6076 → #1188) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #27 | Logan Siefke | 2573058 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 4888 (#6076 → #1188) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #27 | STACEY WATKINS | 1998210 | eCO Credit Union | 804910 | Alabaster, AL | ▲ 4888 (#6076 → #1188) | $1.4M | 10 |
| #31 | Wendy Palmer | 658283 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | ▲ 4775 (#6076 → #1301) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #31 | Amber O'Rear | 2594888 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | Brookfield, WI | ▲ 4775 (#6076 → #1301) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #31 | Oscar Alejandro | 2248570 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4775 (#6076 → #1301) | $1.3M | 9 |
| #34 | Christy Graves | 1960040 | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 72043 | Huntsville, AL | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #34 | Clyde Adkins | 1133079 | Mortgage Forward, LLC | 2552420 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #34 | Adam Beaudoin | 2231582 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #34 | Anthony Marcotullio | 1037596 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #34 | John Platt | 779562 | Bryant Bank | 582857 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $4.8M | 8 |
| #34 | James Cokinos | 1105495 | TJC Mortgage, Inc. | 2239 | Auburn, CA | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #34 | Brandon Conover | 1165086 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #34 | Terry Roberts | 397987 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $3.8M | 8 |
| #34 | Nicole Wyatt | 2303377 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #34 | Tyler Duncan | 221548 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $1.5M | 8 |
| #34 | Shannon Gardner | 2112289 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #34 | JONATHON PANNELL | 772075 | First Metro Bank | 433479 | Florence, AL | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $898K | 8 |
| #34 | Christopher Loarca Vasquez | 2568965 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $867K | 8 |
| #34 | Xavier Booze | 1476587 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4636 (#6076 → #1440) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #48 | Lawrence Karmo | 978733 | Prime Home Lending, LLC | 2622490 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 4446 (#6076 → #1630) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #48 | Mark Sexton | 1092870 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4446 (#6076 → #1630) | $3.6M | 7 |
| #48 | Gino Guarnieri | 1748882 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Westfield, IN | ▲ 4446 (#6076 → #1630) | $1.2M | 7 |
These rankings are powered by MMI's nationwide residential mortgage public record dataset. MMI collects mortgage transaction data from recording jurisdictions across the United States, with an average data latency of approximately 22 days from the recording date.
Transactions are matched to NMLS identifiers for loan officers, lenders, and brokers where applicable. MMI then deduplicates, normalizes, and validates this data to create an authoritative mortgage production dataset that powers MMI's analytics, recruiting, marketing, and intelligence products.
Rankings reflect recorded mortgage transactions available to MMI at the time of the last data refresh. Recent activity may continue to update as additional transactions are recorded and processed.
TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Alabama (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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