Biggest climbers in California in 2023, 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 Alison Schweitzer (Flagstar Bank, National Association, NMLS #487183), Nelson Wong (First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, NMLS #206278), and Darren Faria (Citibank, NA, NMLS #488394).
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 | Alison Schweitzer | 487183 | Flagstar Bank, National Association | 417490 | Newport Beach, CA | ▲ 9338 (#9757 → #419) | $26.2M | 88 |
| #2 | Nelson Wong | 206278 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | San Francisco, CA | ▲ 9282 (#9757 → #475) | $19.8M | 82 |
| #3 | Darren Faria | 488394 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Newport Beach, CA | ▲ 9114 (#9757 → #643) | $77.0M | 69 |
| #4 | Theresa Figueroa | 696072 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 9083 (#9757 → #674) | $8.6M | 67 |
| #4 | Casey Peek | 779577 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 9083 (#9757 → #674) | $41.0M | 67 |
| #6 | Melinda Browning | 489514 | S A F E Credit Union | 466072 | Folsom, CA | ▲ 8662 (#9757 → #1095) | $7.7M | 50 |
| #7 | MEJGAN KOENIG | 360826 | 1ST UNITED CREDIT UNION | 594075 | Pleasanton, CA | ▲ 8558 (#9757 → #1199) | $4.2M | 47 |
| #8 | Sharon Garcia | 1427075 | Sierra Central Credit Union | 786202 | Yuba City, CA | ▲ 8542 (#9185 → #643) | $6.5M | 69 |
| #9 | BLANCA LOMELI | 1311219 | Travis Credit Union | 643926 | Vacaville, CA | ▲ 8508 (#9757 → #1249) | $20.9M | 46 |
| #9 | Antonio Braganza | 900511 | Apex Home Loans LLC | 2140181 | Glendale, CA | ▲ 8508 (#9757 → #1249) | $29.4M | 46 |
| #11 | Yang Cui | 1776396 | AITON CAPITAL INC | 2471360 | City of Industry, CA | ▲ 8419 (#9757 → #1338) | $25.0M | 44 |
| #12 | Ryan Axe | 1784924 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 8390 (#8706 → #316) | $17.1M | 100 |
| #13 | Howard Lee | 264011 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | ▲ 8189 (#8706 → #517) | $42.3M | 78 |
| #14 | PAMELA ADAMS | 639653 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 8158 (#9185 → #1027) | $6.6M | 52 |
| #15 | Victor Flynn | 2002922 | Vellum Mortgage, Inc. | 1657323 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 8063 (#8706 → #643) | $43.0M | 69 |
| #16 | George Barris | 30945 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7971 (#9757 → #1786) | $31.6M | 37 |
| #17 | Javier Morales | 2000580 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Fresno, CA | ▲ 7968 (#8284 → #316) | $38.1M | 100 |
| #18 | Tony Rahimi | 349407 | Nation Wholesale Lending | 2179675 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7886 (#9757 → #1871) | $17.4M | 36 |
| #19 | Steven Tavera | 220932 | Clear Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1935005 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7797 (#9185 → #1388) | $25.2M | 43 |
| #20 | Anthony Payette | 1835539 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7795 (#9757 → #1962) | $3.2M | 35 |
| #20 | Kimberly Macias | 2351287 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 7795 (#9757 → #1962) | $3.7M | 35 |
| #22 | Tenara Tyson | 1757954 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7734 (#8706 → #972) | $6.5M | 54 |
| #23 | Brandon Martinez | 2065283 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7700 (#9757 → #2057) | $18.3M | 34 |
| #24 | Melissa Morton | 1226827 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7616 (#9757 → #2141) | $17.7M | 33 |
| #25 | William Wilson | 309743 | Liebenguth, James, Frederick III | 469849 | Largo, FL | ▲ 7594 (#8284 → #690) | $15.4M | 66 |
| #26 | Christa Martinez | 364876 | Legacy Mortgage Solutions Inc | 2857267 | Bakersfield, CA | ▲ 7562 (#8284 → #722) | $23.9M | 64 |
| #27 | Jeffrey Holroyd | 244568 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 7541 (#9185 → #1644) | $51.4M | 39 |
| #27 | Young Ho Yoo | 2277426 | HP Mortgage, LLC | 1456273 | Delray Beach, FL | ▲ 7541 (#9185 → #1644) | $22.8M | 39 |
| #29 | Brian McCarthy | 483724 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7488 (#7836 → #348) | $41.5M | 95 |
| #30 | Ju Hyun Park | 654114 | Star One Credit Union | 456439 | Sunnyvale, CA | ▲ 7434 (#7836 → #402) | $77.2M | 90 |
| #31 | James Gallup | 455192 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 7399 (#9185 → #1786) | $35.9M | 37 |
| #32 | Alejandro Martinez | 1960984 | Andy's Home Loans | 2280945 | Modesto, CA | ▲ 7381 (#9757 → #2376) | $9.8M | 31 |
| #32 | Gilberto Sotelo | 2005079 | Andy's Home Loans | 2280945 | Modesto, CA | ▲ 7381 (#9757 → #2376) | $11.1M | 31 |
| #34 | Cynthia Maciel | 485201 | Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union | 506268 | Van Nuys, CA | ▲ 7314 (#9185 → #1871) | $4.9M | 36 |
| #35 | James Saville | 265156 | Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc. | 1065732 | Watsonville, CA | ▲ 7223 (#9185 → #1962) | $20.8M | 35 |
| #36 | Kelly Bober | 665378 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7222 (#7836 → #614) | $8.9M | 71 |
| #37 | Sage Lowe | 2088877 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 7222 (#8284 → #1062) | $27.7M | 51 |
| #38 | Liliana Chavez Solano | 940960 | Empire Home Loans, Inc. | 1839243 | Fair Oaks, CA | ▲ 7110 (#9757 → #2647) | $8.7M | 29 |
| #38 | Arabelia Reyna | 304421 | Odyssey Mortgage Group Inc | 2343914 | Downey, CA | ▲ 7110 (#9757 → #2647) | $16.8M | 29 |
| #40 | Brian Ficarra | 1107207 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | ▲ 7063 (#7836 → #773) | $40.0M | 61 |
| #41 | Ryan Zoss | 8314 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Newport Beach, CA | ▲ 7062 (#8706 → #1644) | $22.3M | 39 |
| #41 | Barbara Holder | 1984282 | Envoy Mortgage Ltd | 6666 | Houston, TX | ▲ 7062 (#8706 → #1644) | $24.2M | 39 |
| #43 | xing zhou | 1778356 | General Mortgage Capital Corporation | 254895 | Burlingame, CA | ▲ 6977 (#7836 → #859) | $27.6M | 58 |
| #44 | Alissa Shambley | 1931831 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Fresno, CA | ▲ 6941 (#7427 → #486) | $30.7M | 81 |
| #45 | Jeff Olson | 335783 | Ziplend Inc | 2422533 | Laguna Beach, CA | ▲ 6835 (#8706 → #1871) | $19.3M | 36 |
| #45 | Diamond Dugan | 1725397 | Sovereign Lending Group Incorporated | 189421 | — | ▲ 6835 (#8706 → #1871) | $19.0M | 36 |
| #47 | LISA CHEN | 455425 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6809 (#9185 → #2376) | $26.3M | 31 |
| #48 | Kevin Pham | 1420831 | Lumin Lending Inc. | 2716106 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6806 (#9757 → #2951) | $12.7M | 27 |
| #48 | Zachary Seidman | 1873156 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | — | ▲ 6806 (#9757 → #2951) | $12.0M | 27 |
| #50 | LI ZHANG | 290848 | HSBC Bank USA National Association | 399799 | Cupertino, CA | ▲ 6741 (#7836 → #1095) | $63.2M | 50 |
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 (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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