Biggest climbers in California in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Jason Barnes (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #633514), Daniel McCormick (JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, NMLS #1974423), and James Thielmann (RE Mortgage Advisors, LLC, NMLS #232372).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jason Barnes | 633514 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 9212 (#9832 → #620) | $51.4M | 52 |
| #2 | Daniel McCormick | 1974423 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | New York, NY | ▲ 8777 (#9952 → #1175) | $36.0M | 8 |
| #3 | James Thielmann | 232372 | RE Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 2368909 | Los Gatos, CA | ▲ 8669 (#9183 → #514) | $55.8M | 55 |
| #4 | Trent Ford | 341549 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 8595 (#9762 → #1167) | $36.3M | 54 |
| #5 | Scott Roseveare | 50622 | STAR Capital Corp | 780963 | El Dorado Hills, CA | ▲ 8429 (#9976 → #1547) | $30.2M | 32 |
| #6 | Andrew Surma | 196046 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 8355 (#9861 → #1506) | $30.6M | 10 |
| #7 | Jae Ro | 1956762 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 8310 (#9588 → #1278) | $33.8M | 35 |
| #8 | Steven Witt | 366253 | Secure Choice Lending | 1689518 | Riverside, CA | ▲ 8256 (#9813 → #1557) | $30.1M | 60 |
| #9 | Steven Criger | 920736 | TML Inc | 2240825 | Costa Mesa, CA | ▲ 8085 (#9893 → #1808) | $27.4M | 55 |
| #10 | Diane Uehlinger | 483963 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | Newport Beach, CA | ▲ 8010 (#9419 → #1409) | $31.9M | 12 |
| #11 | Cheryl Funk | 1622579 | HomeLight Home Loans, Inc. | 1529229 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7730 (#8103 → #373) | $65.2M | 124 |
| #12 | Patricia Collins | 291544 | Taylor Morrison Home Funding, Inc. | 8588 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7571 (#8250 → #679) | $49.1M | 92 |
| #13 | CHENRAN DAI | 1606747 | Morgan Real Estate & Financial, Inc. | 1042844 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 7526 (#8888 → #1362) | $32.4M | 44 |
| #14 | REBECCA HOUGH | 664322 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | Raleigh, NC | ▲ 7522 (#8284 → #762) | $46.5M | 22 |
| #15 | Arturo Nava Solis | 2426338 | Xpert Home Lending Inc. | 2179191 | Braselton, GA | ▲ 7520 (#9740 → #2220) | $23.6M | 55 |
| #16 | Alejandro Diazibarra | 542757 | City National Bank | 536994 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 7504 (#8876 → #1372) | $32.3M | 54 |
| #17 | Carla Mittelmann | 320030 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7476 (#9433 → #1957) | $25.9M | 31 |
| #18 | Magid Emrani | 291790 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Walnut Creek, CA | ▲ 7445 (#8966 → #1521) | $30.4M | 32 |
| #19 | Neylan Tran | 1620951 | Vietnam USA Holding Corp. | 2498725 | Westminster, CA | ▲ 7410 (#8776 → #1366) | $32.4M | 50 |
| #20 | Michael Most | 363202 | United American Mortgage Corporation | 1942 | Costa Mesa, CA | ▲ 7366 (#9015 → #1649) | $29.0M | 29 |
| #21 | Tiffany Whalen | 208707 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7217 (#7892 → #675) | $49.3M | 79 |
| #22 | Erin Grow | 1373055 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7215 (#9680 → #2465) | $21.9M | 7 |
| #23 | Kimberly Calvo | 1850402 | The Realty Circle | 2711694 | Chatsworth, CA | ▲ 7133 (#9328 → #2195) | $23.8M | 32 |
| #24 | Frederick Ensign | 1305415 | LGI Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 2152984 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 7117 (#8604 → #1487) | $30.8M | 67 |
| #25 | Brian Shaw | 348652 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Solana Beach, CA | ▲ 7113 (#8571 → #1458) | $31.1M | 50 |
| #26 | William Grasska | 238068 | Riviera Financial Partners Inc | 1733945 | Beverly Hills, CA | ▲ 7063 (#8709 → #1646) | $29.0M | 20 |
| #27 | Dana Bader Muse | 241549 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7043 (#8382 → #1339) | $32.8M | 46 |
| #28 | Kevin Prochnow | 450296 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7031 (#9166 → #2135) | $24.4M | 17 |
| #29 | Rafayel Muradyan | 1372331 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 7028 (#9715 → #2687) | $20.5M | 27 |
| #30 | Farland Yu-Bahmannejad | 1425430 | Always Approved Capital LLC | 2663625 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 6990 (#8029 → #1039) | $39.1M | 40 |
| #31 | Kyle Beagle | 450922 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6969 (#7643 → #674) | $49.4M | 43 |
| #32 | Juan Herrera | 453289 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Corona, CA | ▲ 6904 (#8201 → #1297) | $33.5M | 73 |
| #33 | Victoria Long | 668414 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Cupertino, CA | ▲ 6714 (#7329 → #615) | $51.5M | 32 |
| #34 | Jaeden Kolb | 1207710 | Revival�Lending | 1694440 | Huntington Beach, CA | ▲ 6678 (#9378 → #2700) | $20.4M | 37 |
| #35 | Mark Green | 245026 | SAVERS HOME LOANS | 236336 | San Clemente, CA | ▲ 6676 (#9942 → #3266) | $17.4M | 29 |
| #36 | Ann Xu | 1897345 | New Wave Lending Group Inc | 1649874 | Diamond Bar, CA | ▲ 6675 (#7248 → #573) | $53.4M | 73 |
| #37 | Kathy Yarrell | 241145 | Zions Bancorporation, National Association | 467014 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6664 (#8897 → #2233) | $23.6M | 34 |
| #38 | Justin Couillard | 87100 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6625 (#7744 → #1119) | $37.3M | 37 |
| #39 | Steven Aparis | 839640 | POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 231073 | Chula Vista, CA | ▲ 6607 (#9107 → #2500) | $21.6M | 34 |
| #40 | Shannon McClelland | 455126 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 6532 (#8114 → #1582) | $29.8M | 34 |
| #41 | Timmy Ma | 694204 | SAN FRANCISCO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 416906 | San Francisco, CA | ▲ 6478 (#7451 → #973) | $40.6M | 35 |
| #42 | Melissa Moreland | 1470676 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6453 (#8254 → #1801) | $27.4M | 26 |
| #43 | Pravdeep Daroch | 2266986 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6434 (#6694 → #260) | $79.8M | 163 |
| #44 | Raudel Miranda | 989076 | AHL Funding | 1370963 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | ▲ 6419 (#9087 → #2668) | $20.5M | 41 |
| #45 | Brian Diederich | 235813 | Diederich, Brian, Scott | 861382 | Redondo Beach, CA | ▲ 6410 (#9021 → #2611) | $20.9M | 20 |
| #46 | Mitchell Sima | 2192621 | PIC Capital, Inc. | 274058 | Corona, CA | ▲ 6393 (#9746 → #3353) | $17.0M | 32 |
| #47 | Mark Maimon | 3550 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Syosset, NY | ▲ 6389 (#9398 → #3009) | $18.6M | 16 |
| #48 | Melissa Dracopoulos | 430008 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6383 (#9355 → #2972) | $18.7M | 14 |
| #49 | Adam Connell | 774887 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 6372 (#8619 → #2247) | $23.4M | 38 |
| #50 | Evan Ennabe | 914176 | Ennkar, Inc. | 976231 | Orange, CA | ▲ 6323 (#9798 → #3475) | $16.6M | 12 |
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 Volume — California (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-volume/2024
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