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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Elijah Swanson (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2742795), PHILIP BAZINET (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, NMLS #618185), 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 | Elijah Swanson | 2742795 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6416 (#6775 → #359) | $5.2M | 18 |
| #2 | PHILIP BAZINET | 618185 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 6357 (#6775 → #418) | $4.6M | 16 |
| #2 | Mahmoud Basha | 957062 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 6357 (#6775 → #418) | $4.9M | 16 |
| #4 | James Miller | 2024710 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6214 (#6775 → #561) | $2.8M | 12 |
| #5 | Ameen Alghofari | 1941739 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6033 (#6775 → #742) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #5 | Melissa McDaniel | 807895 | COOSA PINES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 464059 | Childersburg, AL | ▲ 6033 (#6775 → #742) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #7 | John Eason | 541284 | First Commerce Bank | 474393 | Fayetteville, TN | ▲ 5955 (#6775 → #820) | $8.0M | 8 |
| #7 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5955 (#6775 → #820) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #7 | Brian Maloney | 1375012 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 5955 (#6775 → #820) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #7 | Ashley Chavers | 1925627 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Brewton, AL | ▲ 5955 (#6775 → #820) | $525K | 8 |
| #11 | Jessica Elliott | 2508656 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 5845 (#6775 → #930) | $841K | 7 |
| #11 | Anthony Castelli | 457543 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 5845 (#6775 → #930) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #11 | Brian Pedrick | 34751 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5845 (#6775 → #930) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #11 | William Collins | 2751180 | Cahaba Hills Mortgage LLC | 2651636 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 5845 (#6775 → #930) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #11 | Klajdi Mataj | 1834879 | SINTRA MORTGAGE, LLC | 2687191 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5845 (#6775 → #930) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #11 | Donald Fountain | 2652717 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5845 (#6775 → #930) | $792K | 7 |
| #11 | Priscilla Jones | 368502 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Orange Beach, AL | ▲ 5845 (#6775 → #930) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #11 | Kalen Duncan | 2105246 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Montgomery, AL | ▲ 5845 (#6775 → #930) | $1.4M | 7 |
| #19 | Kendra Ricks | 1091696 | COOSA PINES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 464059 | Vincent, AL | ▲ 5702 (#6775 → #1073) | $224K | 6 |
| #19 | Christopher Benson | 2645385 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5702 (#6775 → #1073) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #19 | Peter Isho | 1295820 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5702 (#6775 → #1073) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #19 | Cecilia Koszewski | 1867044 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5702 (#6775 → #1073) | $721K | 6 |
| #19 | JayDen Stanton-Williams | 2745063 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5702 (#6775 → #1073) | $850K | 6 |
| #19 | Megan Wells | 6423 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | New Bern, NC | ▲ 5702 (#6775 → #1073) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #19 | Thomas Dickinson | 40424 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Hoover, AL | ▲ 5702 (#6775 → #1073) | $881K | 6 |
| #26 | Brandon Baker | 2656186 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $709K | 5 |
| #26 | Wendy Thompson | 504814 | World Home Loans Inc | 2726290 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $2.0M | 5 |
| #26 | Scott Munroe | 797015 | First Bank of Alabama | 411938 | Talladega, AL | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $426K | 5 |
| #26 | Jaylen Baldwin | 2661955 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #26 | William Riddle | 2368477 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Auburn, AL | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.7M | 5 |
| #26 | Ray Henderson | 834494 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Lindon, UT | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #26 | Kevin Burgess | 392444 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #26 | Diane Hawley | 2219506 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $729K | 5 |
| #26 | Rennas Esho | 1510123 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #26 | Jadolyn Martin | 2666183 | Tyndall Federal Credit Union | 597599 | Panama City, FL | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #26 | Michael Troia | 1597866 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Broadview Heights, OH | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $787K | 5 |
| #26 | Jordan Leibowitz | 2135332 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #26 | Marcus Crossgrove | 1875139 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $2.2M | 5 |
| #26 | Cory Maxwell | 2749640 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $619K | 5 |
| #26 | Vartan Charkchyan | 2152504 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.0M | 5 |
| #26 | Christopher Hannosh | 2453971 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.4M | 5 |
| #26 | Anh Pham | 2026610 | AML Funding LLC | 1910591 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #26 | Ali Barakat | 2690584 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.4M | 5 |
| #26 | Heriberto Gonzalez | 532461 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $973K | 5 |
| #26 | Devin Root | 1617345 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #26 | Matthew Houbba | 1902001 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $1.4M | 5 |
| #26 | Ethan Craig | 2310598 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 5501 (#6775 → #1274) | $831K | 5 |
| #48 | Jeremy Allenbaugh | 249208 | Princeton Mortgage Corporation | 113856 | Ewing, NJ | ▲ 5234 (#6775 → #1541) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #48 | David Parrish | 2730833 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 5234 (#6775 → #1541) | $442K | 4 |
| #48 | Jeremy Stewart | 2643250 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 5234 (#6775 → #1541) | $1.2M | 4 |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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