Biggest climbers in Alaska in 2023, 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 Ryan Hale (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2133430), EVELYN AINSWORTH (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1241083), and Armond Arakelian (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #555240).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ryan Hale | 2133430 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 914 (#1104 → #190) | $3.8M | 10 |
| #2 | EVELYN AINSWORTH | 1241083 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Riverside, CA | ▲ 884 (#1104 → #220) | $2.8M | 8 |
| #3 | Armond Arakelian | 555240 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 867 (#1104 → #237) | $3.3M | 7 |
| #4 | CASEY HULTQUIST | 1742532 | Raven Mortgage, LLC | 1783683 | Anchorage, AK | ▲ 852 (#1104 → #252) | $3.7M | 6 |
| #4 | Andrew McCann | 1066658 | Northrim Bank | 490464 | Nome, AK | ▲ 852 (#1104 → #252) | $367K | 6 |
| #4 | Carol Frey | 670136 | Frontwave Credit Union | 445243 | — | ▲ 852 (#1104 → #252) | $2.7M | 6 |
| #4 | Melanie Doss-Goodwin | 685974 | First National Bank Alaska | 640297 | Wasilla, AK | ▲ 852 (#1104 → #252) | $2.5M | 6 |
| #4 | Douglas Crouse | 363861 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | Marco Island, FL | ▲ 852 (#1104 → #252) | $5.3M | 6 |
| #9 | David Kohnle | 167765 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 821 (#1104 → #283) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #9 | John Parker | 996540 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 821 (#1104 → #283) | $2.1M | 5 |
| #9 | Corey Wood | 153222 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 821 (#1104 → #283) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #9 | Michael Auger | 165883 | Mortgage Brothers, LLC | 1769556 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 821 (#1104 → #283) | $1.8M | 5 |
| #13 | Jonathan Ware | 1117698 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | ▲ 795 (#1104 → #309) | $993K | 4 |
| #13 | Mitchel Pearson | 1407333 | PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL BANK OF DESOTO PARISH | 664517 | Mansfield, LA | ▲ 795 (#1104 → #309) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #13 | Hector Galvan-Rivas | 1855607 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 795 (#1104 → #309) | $300K | 4 |
| #13 | Kody Gilbow | 192566 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 795 (#1104 → #309) | $1.5M | 4 |
| #13 | Kyle Newquist | 1794314 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 795 (#1104 → #309) | $1.0M | 4 |
| #18 | Joseph Bulla | 48914 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $757K | 3 |
| #18 | Alexander Givens | 1835192 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $750K | 3 |
| #18 | David Devine | 420796 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $1.3M | 3 |
| #18 | Sam Shabrang | 1087476 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $742K | 3 |
| #18 | Peter Tomic | 964128 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #18 | Becki Bolduc | 1206531 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $311K | 3 |
| #18 | Isabella Laird | 1529170 | Residential Mortgage, LLC | 167729 | — | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $642K | 3 |
| #18 | Jennifer Wint | 30400 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $587K | 3 |
| #18 | Matthew Zagwodzki | 1067433 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $739K | 3 |
| #18 | Corey Bibb | 1437992 | Emporium TPO LLC | 2278548 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 751 (#1104 → #353) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #28 | Brian Holthaus | 2008181 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | — | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $604K | 2 |
| #28 | Casey Nijsse | 1453439 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $688K | 2 |
| #28 | Benjamin Taylor | 905190 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $601K | 2 |
| #28 | Ali Bazzi | 2038349 | WOODWARD HOME LENDING, LLC | 2654325 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $563K | 2 |
| #28 | Michelle Williams | 420823 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $808K | 2 |
| #28 | Joshua Klenda | 809910 | COMMUNITY FIRST NATIONAL BANK | 449196 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $933K | 2 |
| #28 | Porter Perkins | 204266 | Low VA Rates, LLC | 1109426 | — | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $798K | 2 |
| #28 | Pamela Grutta | 1495344 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Sandpoint, ID | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $829K | 2 |
| #28 | Christopher Nellis | 1408836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $631K | 2 |
| #28 | David Fazio | 1441487 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | — | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $635K | 2 |
| #28 | Maria Rodriguez | 428610 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $913K | 2 |
| #28 | Stacy Murphy | 488543 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | — | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $694K | 2 |
| #28 | Brandy Duke | 1048234 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $814K | 2 |
| #28 | Rory Tongg | 1166302 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Hailey, ID | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $1.1M | 2 |
| #28 | Tyler Mendenhall | 1074915 | Central Bank | 539119 | — | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $894K | 2 |
| #28 | Chad Ellsworth | 1809755 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $679K | 2 |
| #28 | Mark Lonheim | 442399 | First National Bank Alaska | 640297 | Kodiak, AK | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $604K | 2 |
| #28 | Bridgette Sweet | 640484 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Greenwood Village, CO | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $401K | 2 |
| #28 | Kyle Caskie | 2003891 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $648K | 2 |
| #28 | Jeffery Sirard | 185524 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $626K | 2 |
| #28 | Marcos Ramirez | 1918519 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $392K | 2 |
| #28 | Christopher Schmidt | 1964526 | HQ Lending LLC | 2442834 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $328K | 2 |
| #28 | Evelyn Dennis | 1280414 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 665 (#1104 → #439) | $468K | 2 |
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 — Alaska (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alaska/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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