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 May 28, 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 | ▲ 9260 (#9673 → #413) | $26.2M | 88 |
| #2 | Nelson Wong | 206278 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | San Francisco, CA | ▲ 9202 (#9673 → #471) | $19.8M | 82 |
| #3 | Darren Faria | 488394 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Newport Beach, CA | ▲ 9039 (#9673 → #634) | $77.0M | 69 |
| #4 | Theresa Figueroa | 696072 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 8994 (#9673 → #679) | $8.6M | 66 |
| #5 | Melinda Browning | 489514 | S A F E Credit Union | 466072 | Folsom, CA | ▲ 8589 (#9673 → #1084) | $7.7M | 50 |
| #6 | MEJGAN KOENIG | 360826 | 1ST UNITED CREDIT UNION | 594075 | Pleasanton, CA | ▲ 8490 (#9673 → #1183) | $4.2M | 47 |
| #7 | Victor Flynn | 2002922 | Vellum Mortgage, Inc. | 1657323 | Plano, TX | ▲ 8461 (#9108 → #647) | $42.3M | 68 |
| #7 | Sharon Garcia | 1427075 | Sierra Central Credit Union | 786202 | Yuba City, CA | ▲ 8461 (#9108 → #647) | $6.4M | 68 |
| #9 | Antonio Braganza | 900511 | Apex Home Loans LLC | 2140181 | Glendale, CA | ▲ 8447 (#9673 → #1226) | $29.4M | 46 |
| #10 | BLANCA LOMELI | 1311219 | Travis Credit Union | 643926 | Vacaville, CA | ▲ 8346 (#9673 → #1327) | $19.8M | 44 |
| #11 | Ryan Axe | 1784924 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 8315 (#8628 → #313) | $17.1M | 100 |
| #11 | Javier Morales | 2000580 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Shafter, CA | ▲ 8315 (#8628 → #313) | $38.1M | 100 |
| #13 | Yang Cui | 1776396 | AITON CAPITAL INC | 2471360 | Alhambra, CA | ▲ 8241 (#9673 → #1432) | $24.0M | 42 |
| #14 | Howard Lee | 264011 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | ▲ 8096 (#8628 → #532) | $40.6M | 76 |
| #15 | Jeffrey Holroyd | 244568 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 8046 (#9673 → #1627) | $51.4M | 39 |
| #15 | Young Ho Yoo | 2277426 | HP Mortgage, LLC | 1456273 | Delray Beach, FL | ▲ 8046 (#9673 → #1627) | $22.8M | 39 |
| #17 | PAMELA ADAMS | 639653 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 8024 (#9108 → #1084) | $6.4M | 50 |
| #18 | William Wilson | 309743 | Liebenguth, James, Frederick III | 469849 | Largo, FL | ▲ 7911 (#8628 → #717) | $14.8M | 64 |
| #19 | Tony Rahimi | 349407 | Nation Wholesale Lending | 2179675 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7829 (#9673 → #1844) | $17.4M | 36 |
| #19 | George Barris | 30945 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7829 (#9673 → #1844) | $30.5M | 36 |
| #21 | Ju Hyun Park | 654114 | Star One Credit Union | 456439 | Sunnyvale, CA | ▲ 7791 (#8193 → #402) | $76.0M | 89 |
| #22 | Steven Tavera | 220932 | Clear Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1935005 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7737 (#9108 → #1371) | $25.2M | 43 |
| #23 | Anthony Payette | 1835539 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7732 (#9673 → #1941) | $3.2M | 35 |
| #24 | Tenara Tyson | 1757954 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7674 (#8628 → #954) | $6.5M | 54 |
| #25 | Kimberly Macias | 2351287 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 7647 (#9673 → #2026) | $3.6M | 34 |
| #25 | Brandon Martinez | 2065283 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7647 (#9673 → #2026) | $18.3M | 34 |
| #27 | Ryan Zoss | 8314 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Newport Beach, CA | ▲ 7481 (#9108 → #1627) | $22.3M | 39 |
| #28 | Christa Martinez | 364876 | Garza Lending Team Inc | 2269316 | Bakersfield, CA | ▲ 7476 (#8193 → #717) | $23.9M | 64 |
| #29 | Chad Levinger | 1110600 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Newport Beach, CA | ▲ 7402 (#8628 → #1226) | $22.9M | 46 |
| #30 | Brian McCarthy | 483724 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7384 (#7729 → #345) | $41.5M | 95 |
| #31 | James Gallup | 455192 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 7340 (#9108 → #1768) | $35.9M | 37 |
| #32 | xing zhou | 1778356 | General Mortgage Capital Corporation | 254895 | City of Industry, CA | ▲ 7319 (#8193 → #874) | $27.3M | 57 |
| #33 | Jeff Olson | 335783 | Active Link, Inc. | 2387382 | Tustin, CA | ▲ 7264 (#9108 → #1844) | $19.3M | 36 |
| #34 | Anne White | 210595 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Kent, WA | ▲ 7257 (#8628 → #1371) | $19.3M | 43 |
| #35 | Gilberto Sotelo | 2005079 | Andy's Home Loans | 2280945 | Modesto, CA | ▲ 7192 (#9673 → #2481) | $10.9M | 30 |
| #36 | James Saville | 265156 | Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc. | 1065732 | Watsonville, CA | ▲ 7167 (#9108 → #1941) | $20.8M | 35 |
| #37 | Sage Lowe | 2088877 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 7141 (#8193 → #1052) | $27.7M | 51 |
| #38 | Kelly Bober | 665378 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7119 (#7729 → #610) | $8.9M | 71 |
| #39 | Cynthia Maciel | 485201 | Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union | 506268 | Van Nuys, CA | ▲ 7082 (#9108 → #2026) | $4.8M | 34 |
| #40 | MARIA MALDONADO | 450465 | Equity Smart Home Loans, Inc. | 856170 | South Pasadena, CA | ▲ 7062 (#9673 → #2611) | $11.4M | 29 |
| #40 | Liliana Chavez Solano | 940960 | Empire Home Loans, Inc. | 1839243 | Fair Oaks, CA | ▲ 7062 (#9673 → #2611) | $8.7M | 29 |
| #40 | Arabelia Reyna | 304421 | TSL Investments and Consultants, INC. | 2452945 | Downey, CA | ▲ 7062 (#9673 → #2611) | $16.8M | 29 |
| #43 | Barbara Holder | 1984282 | Orchard Mortgage, LLC | 1817479 | Austin, TX | ▲ 7001 (#8628 → #1627) | $24.2M | 39 |
| #44 | Brian Ficarra | 1107207 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | ▲ 6963 (#7729 → #766) | $40.0M | 61 |
| #45 | Alissa Shambley | 1931831 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Fresno, CA | ▲ 6857 (#7340 → #483) | $30.7M | 81 |
| #46 | Diamond Dugan | 1725397 | Sovereign Lending Group Incorporated | 189421 | — | ▲ 6784 (#8628 → #1844) | $19.0M | 36 |
| #47 | LISA CHEN | 455425 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6761 (#9108 → #2347) | $26.3M | 31 |
| #48 | Kevin Pham | 1420831 | Lumin Lending Inc. | 2716106 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6750 (#9673 → #2923) | $12.7M | 27 |
| #49 | LI ZHANG | 290848 | HSBC Bank USA National Association | 399799 | Cupertino, CA | ▲ 6645 (#7729 → #1084) | $63.2M | 50 |
| #50 | Esther Atebar | 280744 | ATEBAR INC. | 2504593 | Elk Grove, CA | ▲ 6627 (#9108 → #2481) | $12.3M | 30 |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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