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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include PHILIP BAZINET (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, NMLS #618185), Elijah Swanson (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2742795), and Mahmoud Basha (Rocket Mortgage, 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 | PHILIP BAZINET | 618185 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 6335 (#6776 → #441) | $5.5M | 20 |
| #2 | Elijah Swanson | 2742795 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6289 (#6776 → #487) | $5.2M | 18 |
| #3 | Mahmoud Basha | 957062 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 6259 (#6776 → #517) | $5.4M | 17 |
| #3 | Melissa McDaniel | 807895 | COOSA PINES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 464059 | Childersburg, AL | ▲ 6259 (#6776 → #517) | $2.6M | 17 |
| #5 | James Miller | 2024710 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6137 (#6776 → #639) | $3.3M | 14 |
| #6 | Brian Maloney | 1375012 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 6055 (#6776 → #721) | $3.3M | 12 |
| #7 | William Collins | 2751180 | Cahaba Hills Mortgage LLC | 2651636 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 5992 (#6776 → #784) | $3.2M | 11 |
| #8 | Ashley Chavers | 1925627 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Brewton, AL | ▲ 5920 (#6776 → #856) | $691K | 10 |
| #8 | Ameen Alghofari | 1941739 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5920 (#6776 → #856) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #10 | Rennas Esho | 1510123 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5848 (#6776 → #928) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #10 | Wendy Thompson | 504814 | World Home Loans Inc | 2726290 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5848 (#6776 → #928) | $3.5M | 9 |
| #10 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5848 (#6776 → #928) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #10 | Kalen Duncan | 2105246 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Montgomery, AL | ▲ 5848 (#6776 → #928) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #14 | Paul Crosby | 2030277 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 5743 (#6776 → #1033) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #14 | Jessica Elliott | 2508656 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 5743 (#6776 → #1033) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #14 | Priscilla Jones | 368502 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Orange Beach, AL | ▲ 5743 (#6776 → #1033) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #14 | Brandon Baker | 2656186 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 5743 (#6776 → #1033) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #14 | Cecilia Koszewski | 1867044 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5743 (#6776 → #1033) | $1.0M | 8 |
| #14 | Donald Fountain | 2652717 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5743 (#6776 → #1033) | $883K | 8 |
| #14 | John Eason | 541284 | First Commerce Bank | 474393 | Fayetteville, TN | ▲ 5743 (#6776 → #1033) | $8.0M | 8 |
| #14 | Peter Isho | 1295820 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5743 (#6776 → #1033) | $1.4M | 8 |
| #22 | Vartan Charkchyan | 2152504 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #22 | JayDen Stanton-Williams | 2745063 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #22 | Diane Hawley | 2219506 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #22 | Kendra Ricks | 1091696 | COOSA PINES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 464059 | Vincent, AL | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $310K | 7 |
| #22 | Klajdi Mataj | 1834879 | SINTRA MORTGAGE, LLC | 2687191 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #22 | Anthony Castelli | 457543 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #22 | Robert Juneau | 1539864 | Renaissance Community Loan Fund, Inc. | 303219 | Gulfport, MS | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $488K | 7 |
| #22 | Megan Wells | 6423 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | New Bern, NC | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $2.8M | 7 |
| #22 | Brian Pedrick | 34751 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #22 | Kevin Burgess | 392444 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5599 (#6776 → #1177) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #32 | Ray Henderson | 834494 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Lindon, UT | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #32 | Tiffany DeMeritt | 878962 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.5M | 6 |
| #32 | Zachary Barnes | 2779086 | FOX MORTGAGE, INC. | 184762 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #32 | Ethan Craig | 2310598 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $976K | 6 |
| #32 | Brian Green | 645838 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #32 | Jadolyn Martin | 2666183 | Tyndall Federal Credit Union | 597599 | Panama City, FL | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.5M | 6 |
| #32 | Ali Barakat | 2690584 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #32 | Anna Metts | 68787 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $4.8M | 6 |
| #32 | Ali Hashem | 1177930 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $2.4M | 6 |
| #32 | Michael Troia | 1597866 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Broadview Heights, OH | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #32 | Jaylen Baldwin | 2661955 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #32 | Christopher Benson | 2645385 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #32 | Cory Maxwell | 2749640 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $724K | 6 |
| #32 | Carmen Mollica | 378126 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 5451 (#6776 → #1325) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #46 | Trent Kuykendall | 594383 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 5219 (#6776 → #1557) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #46 | David Ambalu | 6701 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Melville, NY | ▲ 5219 (#6776 → #1557) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #46 | Cody Dennis | 1643354 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | ▲ 5219 (#6776 → #1557) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #46 | Jeremy Allenbaugh | 249208 | Princeton Mortgage Corporation | 113856 | Ewing, NJ | ▲ 5219 (#6776 → #1557) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #46 | Matthew Powell | 517124 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Orange Beach, AL | ▲ 5219 (#6776 → #1557) | $1.8M | 5 |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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