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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Paola Smith (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #2552886), Antonio Acosta (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #1690903), and Darson Tate (Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, NMLS #1959453).
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 | Paola Smith | 2552886 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Spanish Fort, AL | ▲ 5863 (#6357 → #494) | $7.3M | 28 |
| #2 | Antonio Acosta | 1690903 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 5773 (#6357 → #584) | $7.1M | 24 |
| #3 | Darson Tate | 1959453 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Alexandria, LA | ▲ 5700 (#6357 → #657) | $4.3M | 21 |
| #3 | Eric Gut | 132307 | All Western Mortgage, Inc. | 14210 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 5700 (#6357 → #657) | $5.3M | 21 |
| #5 | Ashley Darst | 2156326 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 5575 (#6357 → #782) | $3.7M | 17 |
| #5 | Patrick McIntosh | 9331 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5575 (#6357 → #782) | $3.5M | 17 |
| #7 | John Winston | 2422244 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | — | ▲ 5546 (#6357 → #811) | $5.0M | 16 |
| #8 | James Crane | 644176 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5502 (#6357 → #855) | $4.1M | 15 |
| #9 | Kimberly Thrasher | 1124948 | Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc. | 1065732 | Walnut Creek, CA | ▲ 5462 (#6357 → #895) | $2.6M | 14 |
| #9 | Anthony Briggs | 495725 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5462 (#6357 → #895) | $2.7M | 14 |
| #11 | Leah Soutar | 2594764 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5404 (#6357 → #953) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #11 | William Stanwick | 2609359 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 5404 (#6357 → #953) | $1.9M | 13 |
| #11 | Haley Brink | 2365495 | SERVISFIRST Bank | 556357 | Pell City, AL | ▲ 5404 (#6357 → #953) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #11 | Deanna Holzinger | 1814114 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5404 (#6357 → #953) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #11 | Erika Pimentel | 2110923 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 5404 (#6357 → #953) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #11 | Alexis Hunt | 2514291 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | ▲ 5404 (#6357 → #953) | $2.2M | 13 |
| #17 | Mohammad Baydoun | 2612447 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5324 (#6357 → #1033) | $1.5M | 12 |
| #17 | Preston Sheppard | 2539961 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lorain, OH | ▲ 5324 (#6357 → #1033) | $1.8M | 12 |
| #17 | Douglas Muller | 1533490 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5324 (#6357 → #1033) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #17 | Adam Hutchison | 915053 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5324 (#6357 → #1033) | $1.7M | 12 |
| #17 | Timur Avanesian | 913080 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5324 (#6357 → #1033) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #22 | Amber O'Rear | 2594888 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | Brookfield, WI | ▲ 5245 (#6357 → #1112) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #22 | John Kendall | 68965 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Jasper, AL | ▲ 5245 (#6357 → #1112) | $3.5M | 11 |
| #22 | Morgan Prestage | 1872232 | CB&S Bank, Inc. | 408108 | — | ▲ 5245 (#6357 → #1112) | $1.7M | 11 |
| #22 | Joseph Shouneyia | 1734709 | American First Funding LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5245 (#6357 → #1112) | $3.6M | 11 |
| #26 | Logan Siefke | 2573058 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5153 (#6357 → #1204) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #26 | Kunal Sharma | 1399131 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5153 (#6357 → #1204) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #26 | Sevak Abkarian | 1961535 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 5153 (#6357 → #1204) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #26 | STACEY WATKINS | 1998210 | eCO Credit Union | 804910 | Alabaster, AL | ▲ 5153 (#6357 → #1204) | $1.4M | 10 |
| #30 | Christy Graves | 1960040 | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 72043 | Huntsville, AL | ▲ 5028 (#6357 → #1329) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #30 | Oscar Alejandro | 2248570 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5028 (#6357 → #1329) | $1.3M | 9 |
| #30 | Xavier Booze | 1476587 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5028 (#6357 → #1329) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #30 | Wendy Palmer | 658283 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | ▲ 5028 (#6357 → #1329) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #34 | Terry Roberts | 397987 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $3.8M | 8 |
| #34 | Brandon Conover | 1165086 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #34 | Tyler Dunn | 1864169 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $3.3M | 8 |
| #34 | James Cokinos | 1105495 | TJC Mortgage, Inc. | 2239 | Auburn, CA | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #34 | Clyde Adkins | 1133079 | Mortgage Forward, LLC | 2552420 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #34 | Shannon Gardner | 2112289 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #34 | Tyler Duncan | 221548 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $1.5M | 8 |
| #34 | Christopher Loarca Vasquez | 2568965 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $867K | 8 |
| #34 | Chace Tuck | 1884773 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #34 | Nicole Wyatt | 2303377 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #34 | Anthony Marcotullio | 1037596 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #34 | Adam Beaudoin | 2231582 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #34 | John Platt | 779562 | Bryant Bank | 582857 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 4898 (#6357 → #1459) | $4.8M | 8 |
| #47 | DEBRA LUCAS | 1692147 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Huntsville, AL | ▲ 4706 (#6357 → #1651) | $945K | 7 |
| #47 | Donald Grabow | 31275 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4706 (#6357 → #1651) | $802K | 7 |
| #47 | Michael Cook | 232248 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 4706 (#6357 → #1651) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #47 | beverly baxter | 627102 | First National Bank and Trust | 403353 | Mobile, AL | ▲ 4706 (#6357 → #1651) | $1.9M | 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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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