Biggest climbers in California in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Mitra Herron (Quorum Federal Credit Union, NMLS #334234), Scott Muller (The Golden 1 Credit Union, NMLS #670895), and Jason Castillo (KBHS Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #386647).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mitra Herron | 334234 | Quorum Federal Credit Union | 509626 | — | ▲ 9027 (#9119 → #92) | $60.1M | 259 |
| #2 | Scott Muller | 670895 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | 669333 | Sacramento, CA | ▲ 9020 (#9558 → #538) | $22.3M | 116 |
| #3 | Jason Castillo | 386647 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Corona, CA | ▲ 9016 (#9558 → #542) | $59.5M | 115 |
| #4 | Cheryl Reed | 632698 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Valencia, CA | ▲ 8964 (#9558 → #594) | $56.8M | 110 |
| #5 | Emily Byrd | 1794391 | S A F E Credit Union | 466072 | — | ▲ 8761 (#9336 → #575) | $11.3M | 112 |
| #6 | Mabel Lei | 672989 | EAST WEST BANK | 469761 | Rowland Heights, CA | ▲ 8577 (#9119 → #542) | $64.0M | 115 |
| #7 | Samir Rafeh | 1372673 | Green Tree Home Mortgage, Inc. | 912762 | Palmdale, CA | ▲ 8569 (#9336 → #767) | $46.6M | 97 |
| #8 | Carrie Eyman | 1019569 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | — | ▲ 8482 (#9781 → #1299) | $16.1M | 75 |
| #9 | Ashish Parekh | 724812 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Cupertino, CA | ▲ 8479 (#9558 → #1079) | $114.5M | 83 |
| #10 | Jose Giraud | 752706 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 8410 (#9119 → #709) | $15.8M | 101 |
| #11 | Rebecca Bond | 485529 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Corona, CA | ▲ 8345 (#9558 → #1213) | $44.5M | 78 |
| #12 | Blanca Rivera | 356413 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 8286 (#9336 → #1050) | $57.5M | 84 |
| #13 | Meghan Foster | 1385186 | S A F E Credit Union | 466072 | — | ▲ 8257 (#9336 → #1079) | $9.0M | 83 |
| #14 | MARISSA BONILLA | 1304395 | Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union | 506268 | — | ▲ 8231 (#9781 → #1550) | $6.2M | 68 |
| #15 | Stephanie Lewis | 865471 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | — | ▲ 8230 (#9119 → #889) | $14.2M | 91 |
| #16 | Janeen Ferone | 502279 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Corona, CA | ▲ 8144 (#9336 → #1192) | $50.3M | 79 |
| #17 | Tarek Azar | 345776 | Symbolic Holdings Group Co. | 345837 | Yorba Linda, CA | ▲ 8139 (#8906 → #767) | $53.8M | 97 |
| #18 | Norma Gutierrez | 1858647 | Logix Federal Credit Union | 503781 | Burbank, CA | ▲ 8037 (#9336 → #1299) | $16.4M | 75 |
| #19 | Peter Kerston | 334620 | Kerston, Peter, Guy | 338641 | Santa Rosa, CA | ▲ 8005 (#9781 → #1776) | $20.7M | 63 |
| #20 | Adrian Guzman | 211985 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | — | ▲ 7990 (#8009 → #19) | $105.9M | 403 |
| #21 | Jayne Longmire | 612997 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7952 (#8735 → #783) | $14.4M | 96 |
| #22 | Dior Johnston | 1024951 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Hillsboro, OR | ▲ 7938 (#9558 → #1620) | $13.6M | 66 |
| #23 | Kyle Van Natta | 261193 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | New York, NY | ▲ 7934 (#9336 → #1402) | $144.1M | 72 |
| #24 | Diane Hicks | 247371 | S A F E Credit Union | 466072 | Pleasant Hill, CA | ▲ 7927 (#8735 → #808) | $69.7M | 95 |
| #25 | Shengdong Zhu | 1622859 | BWM Group Inc. | 2154257 | City of Industry, CA | ▲ 7924 (#8348 → #424) | $88.2M | 129 |
| #26 | Desiree Arches-Aranda | 541185 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | — | ▲ 7847 (#8521 → #674) | $241.4M | 104 |
| #27 | Joseph Wyatt | 1499391 | CommunityAmerica Federal Credit Union | 613881 | Lenexa, KS | ▲ 7738 (#8521 → #783) | $96.4M | 96 |
| #28 | Jiovan Castaneda | 719368 | Logix Federal Credit Union | 503781 | — | ▲ 7652 (#8521 → #869) | $33.3M | 92 |
| #29 | Spence Sarazin | 1740299 | First Republic Bank | 362814 | — | ▲ 7642 (#8906 → #1264) | $82.4M | 76 |
| #30 | Norma Arujo | 487205 | Flagstar Bank, National Association | 417490 | Beverly Hills, CA | ▲ 7642 (#9781 → #2139) | $69.5M | 56 |
| #31 | Andre Lupica | 1377008 | Logix Federal Credit Union | 503781 | Valencia, CA | ▲ 7606 (#8735 → #1129) | $24.2M | 81 |
| #32 | Raz Razla | 860992 | Pacific Inter Capitol | 2677334 | Encino, CA | ▲ 7568 (#9781 → #2213) | $35.4M | 55 |
| #33 | Aaron Estep | 1845790 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | — | ▲ 7533 (#8173 → #640) | $31.2M | 107 |
| #34 | Sandra Macias | 845046 | Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union | 506268 | Van Nuys, CA | ▲ 7530 (#9119 → #1589) | $6.2M | 67 |
| #35 | Bryce Pearson | 1164554 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | — | ▲ 7471 (#8735 → #1264) | $36.2M | 76 |
| #36 | Peter Saso | 1275311 | Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach | 537388 | Seal Beach, CA | ▲ 7419 (#9558 → #2139) | $25.3M | 56 |
| #37 | Brian Tucker | 1054058 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Palo Alto, CA | ▲ 7378 (#9336 → #1958) | $60.7M | 59 |
| #37 | Traci Schram | 1969157 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Laguna Beach, CA | ▲ 7378 (#9336 → #1958) | $52.0M | 59 |
| #39 | Hao Chiang | 672965 | EAST WEST BANK | 469761 | Arcadia, CA | ▲ 7358 (#8521 → #1163) | $62.1M | 80 |
| #40 | Goldy Sidhu | 463352 | ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 271603 | Fresno, CA | ▲ 7356 (#8906 → #1550) | $24.5M | 68 |
| #41 | KEVIN SON | 1415238 | KeyPoint Credit Union | 417395 | Santa Clara, CA | ▲ 7345 (#9558 → #2213) | $46.9M | 55 |
| #41 | Matthew Keenan | 487261 | MidFirst Bank | 619047 | Santa Barbara, CA | ▲ 7345 (#9558 → #2213) | $112.8M | 55 |
| #43 | Alicia Gonzalez | 976214 | City National Bank | 536994 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 7321 (#8009 → #688) | $95.0M | 103 |
| #44 | Ana Barron | 1903999 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | 669333 | — | ▲ 7304 (#7386 → #82) | $52.2M | 271 |
| #45 | Craig Kadden | 2012468 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7286 (#8906 → #1620) | $35.6M | 66 |
| #46 | Gilberto Arellano | 1290117 | Southwest Pacific Mortgage Corp. | 2724634 | Orange, CA | ▲ 7257 (#8521 → #1264) | $30.9M | 76 |
| #47 | Kristin Bati | 745222 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 7230 (#9558 → #2328) | $93.8M | 53 |
| #48 | Todd Wylie | 621603 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | — | ▲ 7222 (#8521 → #1299) | $23.0M | 75 |
| #48 | Robert Windsor | 138178 | Nationwide Equities Corporation | 1408 | Nottingham, MD | ▲ 7222 (#8521 → #1299) | $184.4M | 75 |
| #50 | Juan Corona | 1748308 | JJID Group Inc | 1933949 | Anaheim, CA | ▲ 7191 (#8173 → #982) | $45.8M | 87 |
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 (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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