Biggest climbers in Alabama in 2026, 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 James Miller (West Capital Lending, Inc., NMLS #2024710), Elijah Swanson (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2742795), and Mahmoud Basha (Zillow Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #957062).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | James Miller | 2024710 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6369 (#6710 → #341) | $2.8M | 12 |
| #1 | Elijah Swanson | 2742795 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6369 (#6710 → #341) | $3.3M | 12 |
| #3 | Mahmoud Basha | 957062 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6224 (#6710 → #486) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #4 | Brian Pedrick | 34751 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6067 (#6710 → #643) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #4 | Ameen Alghofari | 1941739 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6067 (#6710 → #643) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #4 | Ashley Chavers | 1925627 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Brewton, AL | ▲ 6067 (#6710 → #643) | $401K | 7 |
| #7 | Brandon Nafso | 1856555 | Mortgage Express, Inc. | 1916307 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 5973 (#6710 → #737) | $1.5M | 6 |
| #7 | Anthony Castelli | 457543 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 5973 (#6710 → #737) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #9 | Cecilia Koszewski | 1867044 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $496K | 5 |
| #9 | Cory Maxwell | 2749640 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $619K | 5 |
| #9 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #9 | Priscilla Jones | 368502 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Orange Beach, AL | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #9 | Jadolyn Martin | 2666183 | Tyndall Federal Credit Union | 597599 | Panama City, FL | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #9 | PHILIP BAZINET | 618185 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #9 | Ethan Craig | 2310598 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $831K | 5 |
| #9 | Klajdi Mataj | 1834879 | SINTRA MORTGAGE, LLC | 2687191 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #9 | Michael Troia | 1597866 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Broadview Heights, OH | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $787K | 5 |
| #9 | Vartan Charkchyan | 2152504 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $1.0M | 5 |
| #9 | John Eason | 541284 | First Commerce Bank | 474393 | Fayetteville, TN | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $6.5M | 5 |
| #9 | Donald Fountain | 2652717 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5842 (#6710 → #868) | $697K | 5 |
| #21 | Christopher Benson | 2645385 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.0M | 4 |
| #21 | Anh Pham | 2026610 | AML Funding LLC | 1910591 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.0M | 4 |
| #21 | Kevin Burgess | 392444 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #21 | Todd McHargue | 2348525 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Muscle Shoals, AL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $251K | 4 |
| #21 | R Brandon Ternes | 2345730 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #21 | David Parrish | 2730833 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $442K | 4 |
| #21 | Renata Gasque | 2523634 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #21 | Jessica Seek | 2110132 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $594K | 4 |
| #21 | Ali Jaafar | 1409455 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $541K | 4 |
| #21 | Devin Root | 1617345 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $887K | 4 |
| #21 | Matthew Powell | 517124 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Orange Beach, AL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.6M | 4 |
| #21 | Ali Hashem | 1177930 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $2.1M | 4 |
| #21 | Erik Sackandy | 1431245 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $828K | 4 |
| #21 | Michael Nasr | 1388919 | Better Lending LLC | 2085351 | Schaumburg, IL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #21 | Melissa McDaniel | 807895 | COOSA PINES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 464059 | Childersburg, AL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $812K | 4 |
| #21 | Ray Henderson | 834494 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Lindon, UT | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $678K | 4 |
| #21 | William Riddle | 2368477 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Auburn, AL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #21 | Brian Maloney | 1375012 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #21 | Jordan Leibowitz | 2135332 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.0M | 4 |
| #21 | Jessica Elliott | 2508656 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $593K | 4 |
| #21 | JayDen Stanton-Williams | 2745063 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $690K | 4 |
| #21 | Jeremy Stewart | 2643250 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #21 | William Collins | 2751180 | Cahaba Hills Mortgage LLC | 2651636 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.0M | 4 |
| #21 | Jaylen Baldwin | 2661955 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #21 | Timothy Spargur | 1339349 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 5610 (#6710 → #1100) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #46 | Jennifer Kurtz | 1976975 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 5294 (#6710 → #1416) | $747K | 3 |
| #46 | Tiffany DeMeritt | 878962 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 5294 (#6710 → #1416) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #46 | DeShawn Jones | 1332853 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5294 (#6710 → #1416) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #46 | Dakota Thompson | 2065079 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 5294 (#6710 → #1416) | $775K | 3 |
| #46 | Amanda Davis | 685497 | Avadian Credit Union | 422274 | Pelham, AL | ▲ 5294 (#6710 → #1416) | $234K | 3 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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