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 August 23, 2026, the top 3 include LeAnn Lienau (EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION, NMLS #2698766), Jamar Jackson (Tomo Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1537664), and Joshua Aaron Benavidez (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1653700).
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 | LeAnn Lienau | 2698766 | EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION | 457253 | Fresno, CA | ▲ 8476 (#9292 → #816) | $18.4M | 47 |
| #2 | Jamar Jackson | 1537664 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 8137 (#9292 → #1155) | $21.5M | 39 |
| #2 | Joshua Aaron Benavidez | 1653700 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 8137 (#9292 → #1155) | $17.4M | 39 |
| #4 | Dawn Price | 938196 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 8067 (#9292 → #1225) | $6.1M | 38 |
| #5 | James Henderson | 658360 | Atlantic Capital Funding, LLC | 2451911 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 8005 (#9292 → #1287) | $18.8M | 37 |
| #6 | Brian Krauss | 882983 | Definitive Lending, Inc. | 2555303 | Newport Beach, CA | ▲ 7635 (#9292 → #1657) | $33.7M | 32 |
| #6 | Natalie Lewis | 1427356 | Secure Choice Lending | 1689518 | Riverside, CA | ▲ 7635 (#9292 → #1657) | $17.4M | 32 |
| #8 | Kyle Beeler | 222537 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7576 (#8300 → #724) | $29.4M | 50 |
| #9 | Darrell Nelson | 240050 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Ramon, CA | ▲ 7543 (#8300 → #757) | $29.0M | 49 |
| #10 | Erica DeFoe | 1274085 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | ▲ 7443 (#9292 → #1849) | $33.4M | 30 |
| #11 | Matthew Hetmer | 196350 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 7348 (#9292 → #1944) | $3.0M | 29 |
| #11 | Thomas Bodell | 1963030 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Rohnert Park, CA | ▲ 7348 (#9292 → #1944) | $15.9M | 29 |
| #13 | Jamal Alkonaisy | 2040235 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7228 (#9292 → #2064) | $4.1M | 28 |
| #13 | Izaiah Guerrero | 2628244 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 7228 (#9292 → #2064) | $6.3M | 28 |
| #13 | Dana Bader Muse | 241549 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7228 (#9292 → #2064) | $20.7M | 28 |
| #16 | Natalie Alpakli | 1084163 | Emni, Inc. | 2027436 | Burbank, CA | ▲ 7145 (#8300 → #1155) | $31.9M | 39 |
| #17 | Matthew Baker | 190779 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7075 (#8300 → #1225) | $20.0M | 38 |
| #18 | Fausl Atmar | 1324717 | Fyzl Group Ltd | 2542777 | Rossmoor, CA | ▲ 7013 (#8300 → #1287) | $22.0M | 37 |
| #19 | Jean Lu | 483471 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Reno, NV | ▲ 6992 (#9292 → #2300) | $16.0M | 26 |
| #19 | John Busher | 272553 | L50 FINANCIAL LLC | 2479244 | Alpine, CA | ▲ 6992 (#9292 → #2300) | $16.1M | 26 |
| #21 | Andrew Sheftel | 453464 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6948 (#8300 → #1352) | $20.9M | 36 |
| #22 | Donald Cattani | 1369429 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6855 (#9292 → #2437) | $9.4M | 25 |
| #22 | Paul Lee | 1627956 | GOLDEN NEST EGG HOME LOANS | 2826379 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6855 (#9292 → #2437) | $15.4M | 25 |
| #22 | Chun-Mao Tsui | 323992 | Woodsage Financial, Inc | 2444406 | City of Industry, CA | ▲ 6855 (#9292 → #2437) | $19.4M | 25 |
| #25 | Tyler Crisci | 1654124 | POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 231073 | Chula Vista, CA | ▲ 6820 (#8300 → #1480) | $23.2M | 34 |
| #26 | Salma Piloti | 491653 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | ▲ 6767 (#7409 → #642) | $72.2M | 53 |
| #27 | Michael Dunn | 915546 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6735 (#8300 → #1565) | $15.7M | 33 |
| #28 | Jared Lewis | 1723273 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6685 (#7409 → #724) | $38.8M | 50 |
| #29 | Steven Sandoval | 1901536 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6673 (#9292 → #2619) | $18.2M | 24 |
| #29 | Arnold Davenport | 156832 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6673 (#9292 → #2619) | $11.6M | 24 |
| #31 | Ausencio Luna | 241783 | ARL CAPITAL, INC. | 2233989 | Downey, CA | ▲ 6643 (#8300 → #1657) | $21.6M | 32 |
| #31 | Mahmoud Elachkar | 1267540 | Ennkar, Inc. | 976231 | Orange, CA | ▲ 6643 (#8300 → #1657) | $69.7M | 32 |
| #33 | Eleno Serna Romero | 2608829 | Mac Mortgage Inc. | 1530208 | Woodland Hills, CA | ▲ 6552 (#8300 → #1748) | $21.6M | 31 |
| #34 | Steven Negrete | 343645 | American First Credit Union | 454697 | Brea, CA | ▲ 6480 (#9292 → #2812) | $3.9M | 23 |
| #34 | Christopher Stark | 1422232 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Melville, NY | ▲ 6480 (#9292 → #2812) | $10.5M | 23 |
| #34 | Huy Nguyen | 2033857 | 24/7 MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 1860778 | Westminster, CA | ▲ 6480 (#9292 → #2812) | $18.4M | 23 |
| #37 | Lizette Hurtado | 1126715 | ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 271603 | Visalia, CA | ▲ 6451 (#8300 → #1849) | $11.4M | 30 |
| #38 | Francis Snyder | 288071 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6356 (#8300 → #1944) | $17.3M | 29 |
| #38 | William Myers | 565088 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6356 (#8300 → #1944) | $21.3M | 29 |
| #40 | Joseph Arent | 108506 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | 669333 | Sacramento, CA | ▲ 6298 (#6739 → #441) | $15.3M | 63 |
| #41 | Eric Chebil | 1639994 | Cher Inc. | 1898741 | Santa Monica, CA | ▲ 6269 (#9292 → #3023) | $14.6M | 22 |
| #41 | Sang Hyuk Nam | 959893 | First Standard Financial Corp. | 325645 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6269 (#9292 → #3023) | $22.6M | 22 |
| #41 | Hector Orozco | 1671507 | Equity Smart Home Loans, Inc. | 856170 | South Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6269 (#9292 → #3023) | $9.4M | 22 |
| #41 | Michelle Walling | 1629607 | Redwood Credit Union | 459184 | Santa Rosa, CA | ▲ 6269 (#9292 → #3023) | $15.6M | 22 |
| #41 | Ryan Redding | 1452744 | Toll Brothers Mortgage Company | 18154 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6269 (#9292 → #3023) | $17.2M | 22 |
| #41 | William Ruiz | 455510 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | West Covina, CA | ▲ 6269 (#9292 → #3023) | $9.6M | 22 |
| #41 | Gary May | 611774 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Bend, OR | ▲ 6269 (#9292 → #3023) | $34.9M | 22 |
| #48 | Samuel Romeo | 22235 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6236 (#8300 → #2064) | $17.7M | 28 |
| #49 | Nathan Hale | 498342 | Ventura County Credit Union | 700409 | Ventura, CA | ▲ 6134 (#6739 → #605) | $27.8M | 54 |
| #50 | Moshe Chriqui | 284735 | Vekslin Corp. | 2124429 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | ▲ 6128 (#8300 → #2172) | $12.9M | 27 |
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 August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-units
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