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 October 11, 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 | ▲ 5865 (#6358 → #493) | $7.3M | 28 |
| #2 | Antonio Acosta | 1690903 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 5774 (#6358 → #584) | $7.1M | 24 |
| #3 | Darson Tate | 1959453 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Alexandria, LA | ▲ 5701 (#6358 → #657) | $4.3M | 21 |
| #3 | Eric Gut | 132307 | All Western Mortgage, Inc. | 14210 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 5701 (#6358 → #657) | $5.3M | 21 |
| #5 | Patrick McIntosh | 9331 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5575 (#6358 → #783) | $3.5M | 17 |
| #5 | Ashley Darst | 2156326 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 5575 (#6358 → #783) | $3.7M | 17 |
| #7 | John Winston | 2422244 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | — | ▲ 5546 (#6358 → #812) | $5.0M | 16 |
| #8 | James Crane | 644176 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5503 (#6358 → #855) | $4.1M | 15 |
| #9 | Kimberly Thrasher | 1124948 | Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc. | 1065732 | Walnut Creek, CA | ▲ 5463 (#6358 → #895) | $2.6M | 14 |
| #9 | Anthony Briggs | 495725 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5463 (#6358 → #895) | $2.7M | 14 |
| #11 | Haley Brink | 2365495 | SERVISFIRST Bank | 556357 | Pell City, AL | ▲ 5405 (#6358 → #953) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #11 | Alexis Hunt | 2514291 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | ▲ 5405 (#6358 → #953) | $2.2M | 13 |
| #11 | Erika Pimentel | 2110923 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 5405 (#6358 → #953) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #11 | Leah Soutar | 2594764 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5405 (#6358 → #953) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #11 | William Stanwick | 2609359 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 5405 (#6358 → #953) | $1.9M | 13 |
| #11 | Deanna Holzinger | 1814114 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5405 (#6358 → #953) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #17 | Timur Avanesian | 913080 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5324 (#6358 → #1034) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #17 | Preston Sheppard | 2539961 | Green Lending LLC | 2598612 | Independence, OH | ▲ 5324 (#6358 → #1034) | $1.8M | 12 |
| #17 | Douglas Muller | 1533490 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5324 (#6358 → #1034) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #17 | Mohammad Baydoun | 2612447 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5324 (#6358 → #1034) | $1.5M | 12 |
| #17 | Adam Hutchison | 915053 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5324 (#6358 → #1034) | $1.7M | 12 |
| #22 | Amber O'Rear | 2594888 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | Brookfield, WI | ▲ 5247 (#6358 → #1111) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #22 | Morgan Prestage | 1872232 | First Farmers and Merchants Bank | 662570 | Columbia, TN | ▲ 5247 (#6358 → #1111) | $1.7M | 11 |
| #22 | John Kendall | 68965 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Jasper, AL | ▲ 5247 (#6358 → #1111) | $3.5M | 11 |
| #22 | Joseph Shouneyia | 1734709 | American First Funding LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5247 (#6358 → #1111) | $3.6M | 11 |
| #26 | Sevak Abkarian | 1961535 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 5153 (#6358 → #1205) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #26 | Logan Siefke | 2573058 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5153 (#6358 → #1205) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #26 | Kunal Sharma | 1399131 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5153 (#6358 → #1205) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #26 | STACEY WATKINS | 1998210 | eCO Credit Union | 804910 | Alabaster, AL | ▲ 5153 (#6358 → #1205) | $1.4M | 10 |
| #30 | Xavier Booze | 1476587 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5029 (#6358 → #1329) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #30 | Christy Graves | 1960040 | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 72043 | Huntsville, AL | ▲ 5029 (#6358 → #1329) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #30 | Oscar Alejandro | 2248570 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 5029 (#6358 → #1329) | $1.3M | 9 |
| #30 | Wendy Palmer | 658283 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | ▲ 5029 (#6358 → #1329) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #34 | Nicole Wyatt | 2303377 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #34 | John Platt | 779562 | Bryant Bank | 582857 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $4.8M | 8 |
| #34 | Terry Roberts | 397987 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Center, MO | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $3.8M | 8 |
| #34 | James Cokinos | 1105495 | TJC Mortgage, Inc. | 2239 | Auburn, CA | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #34 | Adam Beaudoin | 2231582 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #34 | Chace Tuck | 1884773 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #34 | Christopher Loarca Vasquez | 2568965 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $867K | 8 |
| #34 | Brandon Conover | 1165086 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #34 | Tyler Duncan | 221548 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $1.5M | 8 |
| #34 | Clyde Adkins | 1133079 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #34 | Anthony Marcotullio | 1037596 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #34 | Shannon Gardner | 2112289 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #34 | Tyler Dunn | 1864169 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4900 (#6358 → #1458) | $3.3M | 8 |
| #47 | Daniel Ponegalek | 1262720 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4708 (#6358 → #1650) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #47 | Lawrence Karmo | 978733 | Prime Home Lending, LLC | 2622490 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 4708 (#6358 → #1650) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #47 | Gino Guarnieri | 1748882 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Westfield, IN | ▲ 4708 (#6358 → #1650) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #47 | Justin Bugg | 1090733 | Filo Mortgage, L.L.C. | 1928741 | West Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 4708 (#6358 → #1650) | $2.5M | 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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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