Biggest climbers in California in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Vikrant Grewal (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #480018), James Porter (American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #276412), and Darrell Nelson (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #240050).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Vikrant Grewal | 480018 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 8878 (#9218 → #340) | $59.8M | 85 |
| #2 | James Porter | 276412 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Vacaville, CA | ▲ 8004 (#9218 → #1214) | $20.7M | 46 |
| #3 | Darrell Nelson | 240050 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Ramon, CA | ▲ 7888 (#8407 → #519) | $41.7M | 70 |
| #4 | Jamela Yacubu-Davis | 2580661 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7855 (#9218 → #1363) | $22.4M | 43 |
| #5 | Andrew Sheftel | 453464 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | — | ▲ 7796 (#9218 → #1422) | $24.6M | 42 |
| #6 | Jamar Jackson | 1537664 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 7741 (#9218 → #1477) | $22.6M | 41 |
| #7 | Laurie Macri | 276102 | Icon Lending, LLC | 2193351 | Fresno, CA | ▲ 7626 (#9218 → #1592) | $30.8M | 39 |
| #8 | MARITZA ESQUIVEL | 1057895 | EMortgage Lending, Inc. | 1529759 | — | ▲ 7280 (#9218 → #1938) | $23.9M | 35 |
| #8 | Jaime Arredondo | 2242258 | Better Rate Mortgage, Inc. | 1852295 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7280 (#9218 → #1938) | $13.1M | 35 |
| #10 | Scott Potosky | 1471547 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7157 (#8407 → #1250) | $81.6M | 45 |
| #11 | Daniel Florence | 19758 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | 669333 | Sacramento, CA | ▲ 7063 (#7103 → #40) | $42.5M | 204 |
| #12 | Matthew Baker | 190779 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 7044 (#8407 → #1363) | $24.1M | 43 |
| #13 | LeAnn Lienau | 2698766 | EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION | 457253 | Fresno, CA | ▲ 7041 (#7711 → #670) | $24.5M | 62 |
| #14 | Blake McMahon | 2453961 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6993 (#9218 → #2225) | $23.1M | 32 |
| #15 | Fausl Atmar | 1324717 | Fyzl Group Ltd | 2542777 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6930 (#8407 → #1477) | $24.0M | 41 |
| #16 | Keegan McMillan | 2143249 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6874 (#8407 → #1533) | $10.8M | 40 |
| #17 | Laporsha Foster | 1489300 | Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. | 2427 | Visalia, CA | ▲ 6756 (#9218 → #2462) | $6.8M | 30 |
| #17 | Maximino Michel | 975393 | First Banc Home Loans | 1740049 | Downey, CA | ▲ 6756 (#9218 → #2462) | $20.0M | 30 |
| #17 | Samuel Romeo | 22235 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6756 (#9218 → #2462) | $19.4M | 30 |
| #17 | Martin Llanos | 236125 | Innovation Mortgage Group | 2439002 | Carlsbad, CA | ▲ 6756 (#9218 → #2462) | $14.3M | 30 |
| #21 | Jared Lewis | 1723273 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6749 (#7711 → #962) | $40.4M | 52 |
| #22 | Binh Tran | 297242 | 24/7 MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 1860778 | Duluth, GA | ▲ 6733 (#8407 → #1674) | $20.5M | 38 |
| #23 | MARLEN SCOTT | 1656352 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Chesapeake, VA | ▲ 6722 (#7711 → #989) | $32.3M | 51 |
| #24 | HUIPING ZUO | 309043 | New Wave Lending Group Inc | 1649874 | City of Industry, CA | ▲ 6653 (#8407 → #1754) | $62.4M | 37 |
| #25 | Jamal Alkonaisy | 2040235 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6568 (#8407 → #1839) | $5.7M | 36 |
| #26 | Chandler Kyle | 2231483 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6546 (#7711 → #1165) | $31.4M | 47 |
| #27 | VANESSA TRAN | 295290 | Morgan Real Estate & Financial, Inc. | 1042844 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 6479 (#9218 → #2739) | $15.4M | 28 |
| #28 | Mahmoud Elachkar | 1267540 | Ennkar, Inc. | 976231 | Orange, CA | ▲ 6461 (#7711 → #1250) | $92.2M | 45 |
| #29 | Kyle Jurgens | 1461191 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6412 (#7711 → #1299) | $43.2M | 44 |
| #30 | Chan young Youm | 344588 | ARQ LENDING INC | 2381198 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6384 (#8407 → #2023) | $26.7M | 34 |
| #30 | Heidi Daunt | 214846 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Monterey, CA | ▲ 6384 (#8407 → #2023) | $30.6M | 34 |
| #32 | Rocio Garcia | 1330891 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | San Ramon, CA | ▲ 6344 (#6544 → #200) | $71.4M | 107 |
| #33 | Ernesto Delgadillo | 1365178 | Kinecta Federal Credit Union | 407870 | Manhattan Beach, CA | ▲ 6274 (#7103 → #829) | $12.2M | 56 |
| #34 | Salma Piloti | 491653 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | ▲ 6247 (#7103 → #856) | $75.6M | 55 |
| #35 | Brandon Webb | 582972 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6184 (#6544 → #360) | $41.5M | 83 |
| #36 | William Myers | 565088 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6182 (#8407 → #2225) | $23.5M | 32 |
| #37 | Patrick Keegan | 273652 | K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, L.L.C. | 3259 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6178 (#7711 → #1533) | $15.8M | 40 |
| #38 | Ricardo Rodriguez | 692185 | 1ST OPTION HOME LOANS INC. | 2177096 | Santa Clarita, CA | ▲ 6138 (#9218 → #3080) | $13.9M | 26 |
| #39 | Zachary Barrett | 1938448 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6068 (#7103 → #1035) | $28.0M | 50 |
| #40 | Joseph Guarino | 1637367 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6007 (#6544 → #537) | $35.6M | 69 |
| #41 | Jeff Mendez | 484478 | Farm Credit Mid-America, ACA | 407249 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 5984 (#7103 → #1119) | $11.0M | 48 |
| #42 | Hong Nguyen | 666767 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Elk Grove, CA | ▲ 5959 (#9218 → #3259) | $11.9M | 25 |
| #42 | Gary May | 611774 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Bend, OR | ▲ 5959 (#9218 → #3259) | $41.8M | 25 |
| #42 | Willie Johnson | 1912450 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5959 (#9218 → #3259) | $4.1M | 25 |
| #42 | William Bright | 260014 | WeFund Mortgage Corporation | 2518287 | Half Moon Bay, CA | ▲ 5959 (#9218 → #3259) | $22.9M | 25 |
| #42 | Charene Wigton | 455625 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Walnut Creek, CA | ▲ 5959 (#9218 → #3259) | $12.3M | 25 |
| #42 | Ashley Duval | 1992197 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 5959 (#9218 → #3259) | $16.8M | 25 |
| #42 | David Walters | 916723 | THE TURNKEY FOUNDATION INC. | 236669 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 5959 (#9218 → #3259) | $19.3M | 25 |
| #42 | Eric Chebil | 1639994 | Cher Inc. | 1898741 | Santa Monica, CA | ▲ 5959 (#9218 → #3259) | $16.2M | 25 |
| #42 | Salvador Pulido | 981182 | Western Pioneer Financial, Inc. | 223688 | Fresno, CA | ▲ 5959 (#9218 → #3259) | $6.3M | 25 |
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 — California. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-units
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