Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — California (2022)

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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Beatrice Galindo (BMO Bank National Association, NMLS #1582130), Cheryl Reed (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #632698), and Mitra Herron (Quorum Federal Credit Union, NMLS #334234).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — California (2022) — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change 2022 Volume 2022 Loans
#1 Beatrice Galindo 1582130 BMO Bank National Association 401052 Tempe, AZ ▲ 9697 (#9863 → #166) $48.3M 203
#2 Cheryl Reed 632698 Lennar Mortgage, LLC 1058 Valencia, CA ▲ 9028 (#9613 → #585) $56.8M 110
#3 Mitra Herron 334234 Quorum Federal Credit Union 509626 ▲ 8874 (#8964 → #90) $60.1M 259
#4 Scott Muller 670895 The Golden 1 Credit Union 669333 Sacramento, CA ▲ 8874 (#9405 → #531) $22.3M 116
#5 Jason Castillo 386647 KBHS Home Loans, LLC 1542802 Corona, CA ▲ 8868 (#9405 → #537) $59.5M 115
#6 Blanca Rivera 356413 NEXA Mortgage, LLC 1660690 Mesa, AZ ▲ 8830 (#9863 → #1033) $57.5M 84
#7 Emily Byrd 1794391 S A F E Credit Union 466072 ▲ 8638 (#9203 → #565) $11.3M 112
#8 Carrie Eyman 1019569 First Technology Federal Credit Union 466914 ▲ 8583 (#9863 → #1280) $16.1M 75
#9 Sally Alvarez 1015625 RIZE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 456631 Irwindale, CA ▲ 8560 (#9863 → #1303) $9.0M 74
#10 Samir Rafeh 1372673 Green Tree Home Mortgage, Inc. 912762 Palmdale, CA ▲ 8438 (#9203 → #765) $46.0M 96
#11 Mabel Lei 672989 EAST WEST BANK 469761 Rowland Heights, CA ▲ 8417 (#8964 → #547) $63.1M 114
#12 Ashish Parekh 724812 Bank of America, N.A. 399802 Cupertino, CA ▲ 8344 (#9405 → #1061) $114.5M 83
#13 Norma Gutierrez 1858647 Logix Federal Credit Union 503781 Burbank, CA ▲ 8310 (#9613 → #1303) $16.2M 74
#14 Jose Giraud 752706 Third Federal Savings & Loan Association 449401 Cleveland, OH ▲ 8266 (#8964 → #698) $15.8M 101
#15 Richard Lucas 414155 First Technology Federal Credit Union 466914 Hillsboro, OR ▲ 8264 (#9863 → #1599) $11.6M 66
#16 Hao Chiang 672965 EAST WEST BANK 469761 Arcadia, CA ▲ 8237 (#9405 → #1168) $61.0M 79
#17 Rebecca Bond 485529 Lennar Mortgage, LLC 1058 Corona, CA ▲ 8188 (#9405 → #1217) $44.1M 77
#18 Tarek Azar 345776 Symbolic Holdings Group Co. 345837 Yorba Linda, CA ▲ 8153 (#8964 → #811) $51.7M 94
#19 Meghan Foster 1385186 S A F E Credit Union 466072 ▲ 8142 (#9203 → #1061) $9.0M 83
#20 MARISSA BONILLA 1304395 Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union 506268 ▲ 8088 (#9613 → #1525) $6.2M 68
#21 Peter Kerston 334620 Kerston, Peter, Guy 338641 Santa Rosa, CA ▲ 8081 (#9863 → #1782) $20.3M 62
#22 Stephanie Lewis 865471 Third Federal Savings & Loan Association 449401 ▲ 8079 (#8964 → #885) $14.1M 90
#23 Janeen Ferone 502279 Lennar Mortgage, LLC 1058 Corona, CA ▲ 8011 (#9203 → #1192) $49.4M 78
#24 Shengdong Zhu 1622859 BWM Group Inc. 2154257 City of Industry, CA ▲ 7974 (#8404 → #430) $86.2M 127
#25 Diane Hicks 247371 S A F E Credit Union 466072 Pleasant Hill, CA ▲ 7973 (#8764 → #791) $69.7M 95
#26 Desiree Arches-Aranda 541185 Citibank, NA 412915 ▲ 7917 (#8582 → #665) $241.4M 104
#27 Adrian Guzman 211985 BMO Bank National Association 401052 ▲ 7849 (#7868 → #19) $105.9M 403
#28 Kyle Van Natta 261193 Bank of America, N.A. 399802 New York, NY ▲ 7827 (#9203 → #1376) $144.1M 72
#29 Jayne Longmire 612997 Third Federal Savings & Loan Association 449401 Cleveland, OH ▲ 7817 (#8582 → #765) $14.4M 96
#30 Dior Johnston 1024951 First Technology Federal Credit Union 466914 Hillsboro, OR ▲ 7768 (#9405 → #1637) $13.5M 65
#31 Karen Bhatti 459432 GNN REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE, INC. 1897668 Ceres, CA ▲ 7713 (#9405 → #1692) $28.7M 64
#32 Todd Wylie 621603 KBHS Home Loans, LLC 1542802 ▲ 7661 (#8964 → #1303) $22.7M 74
#33 Goldy Sidhu 463352 ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION 271603 Fresno, CA ▲ 7634 (#9203 → #1569) $24.0M 67
#34 Joseph Wyatt 1499391 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Overland Park, KS ▲ 7613 (#8404 → #791) $95.3M 95
#35 cesar hernandez 261057 Efinity Financial, LLC 1043983 El Centro, CA ▲ 7604 (#9203 → #1599) $16.4M 66
#36 Jiovan Castaneda 719368 Logix Federal Credit Union 503781 ▲ 7553 (#8404 → #851) $33.3M 92
#37 Spence Sarazin 1740299 First Republic Bank 362814 ▲ 7518 (#8764 → #1246) $82.4M 76
#38 Norma Arujo 487205 Flagstar Bank, National Association 417490 Beverly Hills, CA ▲ 7507 (#9613 → #2106) $69.5M 56
#39 Andre Lupica 1377008 Logix Federal Credit Union 503781 Valencia, CA ▲ 7471 (#8582 → #1111) $24.2M 81
#40 Samantha Siaotong 1718148 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 503941 Menlo Park, CA ▲ 7426 (#8764 → #1338) $89.0M 73
#41 Aaron Estep 1845790 BMO Bank National Association 401052 ▲ 7401 (#8040 → #639) $30.8M 106
#42 Sandra Macias 845046 Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union 506268 Van Nuys, CA ▲ 7395 (#8964 → #1569) $6.2M 67
#43 KEVIN SON 1415238 KeyPoint Credit Union 417395 Santa Clara, CA ▲ 7385 (#9613 → #2228) $45.4M 54
#44 Alicia Gonzalez 976214 City National Bank 536994 Los Angeles, CA ▲ 7360 (#8040 → #680) $95.0M 103
#45 Ana Barron 1903999 The Golden 1 Credit Union 669333 ▲ 7334 (#7416 → #82) $49.4M 269
#46 Charles Scott 238999 U.S. Bank National Association 402761 Folsom, CA ▲ 7314 (#9613 → #2299) $34.0M 53
#47 Ariel Green 1009155 Mission Federal Credit Union 472321 San Diego, CA ▲ 7300 (#7698 → #398) $110.8M 131
#48 Connor Gowin 1573480 AltaOne Federal Credit Union 586019 ▲ 7299 (#9405 → #2106) $9.0M 56
#48 Peter Saso 1275311 Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach 537388 Seal Beach, CA ▲ 7299 (#9405 → #2106) $25.3M 56
#50 Traci Schram 1969157 Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC 1598647 Laguna Beach, CA ▲ 7284 (#9203 → #1919) $52.0M 59

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in California in 2022?
Beatrice Galindo (BMO Bank National Association, NMLS #1582130) ranks #1 in California in 2022 with 203 closed loans based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in California in 2022?
1. Beatrice Galindo (BMO Bank National Association); 2. Cheryl Reed (Lennar Mortgage, LLC); 3. Mitra Herron (Quorum Federal Credit Union). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — California (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-units/2022

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