Biggest climbers in California in 2026, 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 Kyle Beeler (Zillow Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #222537), Richard Valle (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #260146), and Rachael Goans (Third Federal Savings & Loan Association, NMLS #1336288).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kyle Beeler | 222537 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 8828 (#9392 → #564) | $21.1M | 35 |
| #2 | Richard Valle | 260146 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | ▲ 8567 (#8778 → #211) | $24.9M | 55 |
| #3 | Rachael Goans | 1336288 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 8555 (#9392 → #837) | $5.4M | 29 |
| #4 | Mei Tang | 488453 | Loan Exchange, LLC | 1637539 | Orange, CA | ▲ 8512 (#8778 → #266) | $27.0M | 50 |
| #5 | Justin Goike | 1590042 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8267 (#9392 → #1125) | $24.5M | 25 |
| #5 | Adam Zinkosky | 1567368 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8267 (#9392 → #1125) | $20.3M | 25 |
| #7 | Christine Buchan-Yaralli | 372524 | K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, L.L.C. | 3259 | Boynton Beach, FL | ▲ 8182 (#8778 → #596) | $18.1M | 34 |
| #8 | LeAnn Lienau | 2698766 | EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION | 457253 | Fresno, CA | ▲ 8170 (#9392 → #1222) | $9.1M | 24 |
| #9 | Martin Llanos | 236125 | Innovation Mortgage Group | 2439002 | Carlsbad, CA | ▲ 7839 (#9392 → #1553) | $10.5M | 21 |
| #10 | Ezra Montejo | 2681430 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 7727 (#8778 → #1051) | $7.9M | 26 |
| #11 | VIVIANA OLIVAREZ | 1495283 | Cristal Mortgage Services, Inc. | 2477571 | Downey, CA | ▲ 7556 (#9392 → #1836) | $10.2M | 19 |
| #11 | Daniel Brown | 951108 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7556 (#9392 → #1836) | $10.9M | 19 |
| #13 | Dimitrios Smyrnis | 2125588 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7552 (#8148 → #596) | $31.8M | 34 |
| #14 | Arash Yazdanian | 172756 | Rapid One Lending LLC | 2650397 | Anaheim, CA | ▲ 7183 (#9392 → #2209) | $7.0M | 17 |
| #14 | Raz Razla | 860992 | Pacific Inter Capitol | 2677334 | Encino, CA | ▲ 7183 (#9392 → #2209) | $15.6M | 17 |
| #14 | David Holland | 1246729 | Mortgage Processing Inc. | 2606115 | Santee, CA | ▲ 7183 (#9392 → #2209) | $13.4M | 17 |
| #17 | Julian Bustamante | 1620115 | ML Mortgage Corp. | 362312 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | ▲ 6984 (#9392 → #2408) | $6.6M | 16 |
| #17 | Andrew Staley | 2681436 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6984 (#9392 → #2408) | $5.0M | 16 |
| #17 | Evelyn Salazar Gastelum | 401585 | HONDA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 709435 | Torrance, CA | ▲ 6984 (#9392 → #2408) | $4.3M | 16 |
| #17 | Alex Chase | 2567950 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 6984 (#9392 → #2408) | $8.5M | 16 |
| #17 | Christopher Stark | 1422232 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Melville, NY | ▲ 6984 (#9392 → #2408) | $7.9M | 16 |
| #22 | Montee Skorich | 350280 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | ▲ 6942 (#8778 → #1836) | $11.3M | 19 |
| #22 | Daniel Kwon | 1409927 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6942 (#8778 → #1836) | $9.4M | 19 |
| #22 | Thomas Johnson | 450607 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Redondo Beach, CA | ▲ 6942 (#8778 → #1836) | $18.4M | 19 |
| #25 | Ahmad Assi | 2278151 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6767 (#8778 → #2011) | $7.0M | 18 |
| #25 | Chandler Kyle | 2231483 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6767 (#8778 → #2011) | $11.2M | 18 |
| #27 | Michael Ramali | 1948051 | EAST WEST BANK | 469761 | South Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6712 (#9392 → #2680) | $7.1M | 15 |
| #27 | Kyle McCray | 1467215 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6712 (#9392 → #2680) | $6.3M | 15 |
| #29 | Tyler Hickey | 1663822 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6689 (#7596 → #907) | $25.9M | 28 |
| #30 | Daniel Florence | 19758 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | 669333 | Sacramento, CA | ▲ 6668 (#6716 → #48) | $13.6M | 98 |
| #31 | Jarret Coleman | 67530 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Greenwich, CT | ▲ 6595 (#8148 → #1553) | $32.6M | 21 |
| #32 | Dominique Ferrin | 2277031 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 6569 (#8778 → #2209) | $7.5M | 17 |
| #32 | Jennifer Davis | 240738 | Lifetime Home Loans, LLC | 1861406 | Midvale, UT | ▲ 6569 (#8778 → #2209) | $6.4M | 17 |
| #34 | Anh Nguyen | 2381618 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | Westminster, CA | ▲ 6410 (#9392 → #2982) | $9.7M | 14 |
| #34 | Branden Celentano | 2414593 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6410 (#9392 → #2982) | $7.4M | 14 |
| #34 | Ashlea Harvey | 2219418 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6410 (#9392 → #2982) | $7.2M | 14 |
| #34 | Kevin Pham | 1420831 | Lumin Lending Inc. | 2716106 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6410 (#9392 → #2982) | $8.6M | 14 |
| #34 | Janice Cohen | 414191 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Burbank, CA | ▲ 6410 (#9392 → #2982) | $57.0M | 14 |
| #34 | William Francis | 1580027 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6410 (#9392 → #2982) | $3.1M | 14 |
| #34 | Frank Sandoval | 271709 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 6410 (#9392 → #2982) | $15.9M | 14 |
| #41 | Luis Flores | 2487914 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6374 (#7596 → #1222) | $14.0M | 24 |
| #42 | Dariel Rodriguez | 2555806 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6370 (#8778 → #2408) | $3.6M | 16 |
| #42 | Erik Sandvik | 1266012 | Velocity Funding Corp | 839490 | Upland, CA | ▲ 6370 (#8778 → #2408) | $6.8M | 16 |
| #42 | Laporsha Foster | 1489300 | Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. | 2427 | Visalia, CA | ▲ 6370 (#8778 → #2408) | $3.4M | 16 |
| #45 | Taha Zgheib | 2565133 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6312 (#8148 → #1836) | $4.0M | 19 |
| #46 | Yara Cruz | 824520 | USC CREDIT UNION | 448984 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6307 (#6716 → #409) | $26.0M | 41 |
| #47 | Kalev Saarna | 1264062 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6237 (#6336 → #99) | $37.0M | 73 |
| #48 | Sammantha Aliff | 2030002 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6235 (#7142 → #907) | $6.5M | 28 |
| #49 | Jamar Jackson | 1537664 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 6167 (#7596 → #1429) | $12.5M | 22 |
| #50 | Natalie Alpakli | 1084163 | Emni, Inc. | 2027436 | Burbank, CA | ▲ 6154 (#7142 → #988) | $25.6M | 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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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