Biggest climbers in Alabama in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Kathy Gregory (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2074411), Robert Kirk (First Southern State Bank, NMLS #788924), and James Miller (West Capital Lending, Inc., NMLS #2024710).
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 | Kathy Gregory | 2074411 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 9070 (#9880 → #810) | $3.6M | 27 |
| #2 | Robert Kirk | 788924 | First Southern State Bank | 761800 | Rainsville, AL | ▲ 8812 (#9842 → #1030) | $2.7M | 7 |
| #3 | James Miller | 2024710 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 8787 (#9650 → #863) | $3.3M | 14 |
| #4 | Alfred Hardman | 740827 | West Alabama Bank & Trust | 486007 | Fairhope, AL | ▲ 8686 (#8980 → #294) | $9.3M | 4 |
| #5 | Rachel Bruce | 951471 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 8675 (#9750 → #1075) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #6 | Ashley Lightfoot | 739174 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | — | ▲ 8574 (#9860 → #1286) | $2.1M | 2 |
| #7 | Dominique Sinsay | 1446962 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 8503 (#9370 → #867) | $3.3M | 1 |
| #8 | Megan Wells | 6423 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | New Bern, NC | ▲ 8357 (#9258 → #901) | $3.2M | 8 |
| #9 | Daniel Griffith | 964348 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8325 (#9934 → #1609) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #10 | Jonathan Richards | 475407 | BankPlus | 431487 | Dothan, AL | ▲ 8267 (#9448 → #1181) | $2.3M | 12 |
| #11 | Todd Seay | 487817 | Metro Bank | 407722 | Pell City, AL | ▲ 8237 (#9738 → #1501) | $1.8M | 2 |
| #12 | Paul Crosby | 2030277 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 8202 (#9792 → #1590) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #13 | Kalen Duncan | 2105246 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Montgomery, AL | ▲ 8193 (#9447 → #1254) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #14 | Francis Mezy | 1523862 | LoanVille LLC | 2557256 | Troy, MI | ▲ 8092 (#9073 → #981) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #15 | Edward Brady | 184937 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 8092 (#9823 → #1731) | $1.6M | 4 |
| #16 | Nicole Donnelly | 2150720 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 8020 (#9522 → #1502) | $1.8M | 4 |
| #17 | PHILIP BAZINET | 618185 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 7975 (#8374 → #399) | $7.7M | 26 |
| #18 | Trent Kuykendall | 594383 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 7912 (#9738 → #1826) | $1.5M | 7 |
| #19 | Sarah Foley | 1979341 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Madison, WI | ▲ 7865 (#9759 → #1894) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #20 | Brian Maloney | 1375012 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 7862 (#8597 → #735) | $3.9M | 14 |
| #21 | Matthew Powell | 517124 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Orange Beach, AL | ▲ 7463 (#8581 → #1118) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #22 | William McLaughlin | 918911 | Friend Bank | 403419 | Dothan, AL | ▲ 7436 (#9431 → #1995) | $1.4M | 3 |
| #23 | Todd King | 890383 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 7389 (#8255 → #866) | $3.3M | 3 |
| #24 | Kirtis Murphy | 2736574 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7334 (#8907 → #1573) | $1.7M | 12 |
| #25 | Christophre Ford | 592371 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | Memphis, TN | ▲ 7304 (#9522 → #2218) | $1.2M | 1 |
| #26 | William Collins | 2751180 | Cahaba Hills Mortgage LLC | 2651636 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 7268 (#7880 → #612) | $4.8M | 16 |
| #27 | Jeremy Stewart | 2643250 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 7244 (#9569 → #2325) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #28 | Jordan Leibowitz | 2135332 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7226 (#9417 → #2191) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #29 | Howard Hahn | 888008 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 7198 (#8632 → #1434) | $1.9M | 5 |
| #30 | Brian Green | 645838 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 7129 (#8744 → #1615) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #31 | Nathan Davis | 937215 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 7096 (#9343 → #2247) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #32 | Erik Sackandy | 1431245 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7094 (#9430 → #2336) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #33 | Noah Pulver | 1925433 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7023 (#9111 → #2088) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #34 | MATTHEW PATTERSON | 655738 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Huntsville, AL | ▲ 7016 (#7972 → #956) | $3.0M | 17 |
| #35 | JOSEPH TAUNTON | 953010 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 7004 (#9730 → #2726) | $991K | 5 |
| #36 | Issac Chapman III | 1012447 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 6965 (#8756 → #1791) | $1.5M | 6 |
| #37 | Colleen Higgins | 1917017 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6952 (#8980 → #2028) | $1.4M | 3 |
| #38 | Brandon Baker | 2656186 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6939 (#9381 → #2442) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #39 | Kate Luker | 1799964 | AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC | 135776 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6932 (#9137 → #2205) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #40 | Jack Bergman | 2169097 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6900 (#9185 → #2285) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #41 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6890 (#8415 → #1525) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #42 | Joseph Clark | 2611928 | First South Farm Credit ACA | 525521 | Albertville, AL | ▲ 6869 (#8473 → #1604) | $1.7M | 1 |
| #43 | David Coons | 1127104 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 6854 (#9173 → #2319) | $1.2M | 2 |
| #44 | Wingyee Schaller | 774946 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6845 (#8179 → #1334) | $2.1M | 10 |
| #45 | Kyle Lambert | 1566745 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6842 (#9787 → #2945) | $911K | 4 |
| #46 | Samer Berro | 1149583 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6836 (#9417 → #2581) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #47 | Eric Tonia | 1304353 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6808 (#7856 → #1048) | $2.7M | 8 |
| #48 | Cameron Reed | 2613580 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6804 (#9515 → #2711) | $996K | 3 |
| #49 | KRISTIN SHERMAN | 721411 | Family Security Credit Union | 400070 | Decatur, AL | ▲ 6763 (#7383 → #620) | $4.7M | 24 |
| #50 | Adam Crutchfield | 839679 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 6750 (#9759 → #3009) | $893K | 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 Volume — Alabama (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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