Biggest Climbers by Volume — California (2026)

Biggest climbers in California in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Noel Chapman (HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., NMLS #8953), Alexander Fygetakes (Bank of America, N.A., NMLS #788705), and Richard Valle (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #260146).

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

Biggest Climbers by Volume — California (2026) — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change 2026 Volume 2026 Loans
#1 Noel Chapman 8953 HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. 6521 Iselin, NJ ▲ 9588 (#9963 → #375) $32.6M 59
#2 Alexander Fygetakes 788705 Bank of America, N.A. 399802 New York, NY ▲ 8997 (#9630 → #633) $25.1M 3
#3 Richard Valle 260146 Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. 1588622 Oakland, CA ▲ 8983 (#9629 → #646) $24.9M 55
#4 Justin Goike 1590042 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 8330 (#8991 → #661) $24.5M 25
#5 Sidney Giddings 1667204 United Lending Team, INC 2273319 Troy, MI ▲ 8278 (#8953 → #675) $24.3M 29
#6 Mei Tang 488453 Loan Exchange, LLC 1637539 Orange, CA ▲ 7948 (#8492 → #544) $27.0M 50
#7 Mitesh Patel 913627 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7835 (#8675 → #840) $21.7M 19
#8 Dean Ingle 16716 City National Bank 536994 Los Angeles, CA ▲ 7617 (#8977 → #1360) $16.5M 13
#9 Stefanie DelMar 261165 Universal Lending Corporation 2996 Greenwood Village, CO ▲ 7591 (#9649 → #2058) $12.6M 22
#10 Jonathan Brozek 850168 Baxter Credit Union 476905 Irvine, CA ▲ 7464 (#8390 → #926) $20.6M 21
#11 Stephen Antush 175087 Bank of America, N.A. 399802 Seattle, WA ▲ 7458 (#8499 → #1041) $19.1M 12
#12 Katlyn Alegria 2313367 All Western Mortgage, Inc. 14210 Reno, NV ▲ 7341 (#9568 → #2227) $11.9M 10
#13 Natalia Oleksy 1909376 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Chicago, IL ▲ 7310 (#9960 → #2650) $10.5M 4
#14 Blake Belshe 1945630 OAKSTONE CAPITAL MORTGAGE LLC 2585868 Irvine, CA ▲ 7241 (#9616 → #2375) $11.4M 20
#15 Kelsey Parsapour 2184207 Renovation Technologies Holdings Inc. 2412747 Rocklin, CA ▲ 7156 (#9934 → #2778) $10.1M 28
#16 Matthew Ohrvall 146345 HSBC Bank USA National Association 399799 Scarsdale, NY ▲ 7102 (#7405 → #303) $35.4M 3
#17 Daniel Brown 951108 Imperium Lending, LLC 2237880 Troy, MI ▲ 7042 (#9556 → #2514) $10.9M 19
#18 ROBERT MA 461945 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 Pasadena, CA ▲ 7002 (#7973 → #971) $20.1M 15
#19 TALIN SABOUNJIAN 1033391 NEXUS MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC 2729466 Glendale, CA ▲ 6933 (#7865 → #932) $20.5M 21
#20 Daniel Kwon 1409927 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 6865 (#9937 → #3072) $9.4M 19
#21 Toan Thi 1399674 Loan Factory, Inc. 320841 San Jose, CA ▲ 6859 (#9229 → #2370) $11.4M 11
#22 Christine Buchan-Yaralli 372524 K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, L.L.C. 3259 Boynton Beach, FL ▲ 6799 (#7951 → #1152) $18.1M 34
#23 Matthew Davis 1449848 Caliver Beach Mortgage, LLC 1434247 Owings Mills, MD ▲ 6770 (#9881 → #3111) $9.3M 3
#24 Calvin Rodriguez 837779 Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association 663185 Coppell, TX ▲ 6745 (#9593 → #2848) $10.0M 4
#25 Melissa Wallen 1011004 AXOS Bank 524995 San Diego, CA ▲ 6705 (#7261 → #556) $26.6M 10
#26 xiyi yang 2579302 NDF Capital Inc. 2508554 Walnut, CA ▲ 6646 (#9058 → #2412) $11.2M 12
#27 Eric Layton 497453 Icon Lending, LLC 2193351 Fresno, CA ▲ 6646 (#9957 → #3311) $8.9M 13
#28 Elizabeth Rosales Aguilar 2690265 PrimeSource Lending Inc. 2591324 Tustin, CA ▲ 6643 (#8218 → #1575) $15.1M 30
#29 Jeanine Nucum 1224692 Mortgage Masters Lending Inc 1928590 Vacaville, CA ▲ 6594 (#9455 → #2861) $9.9M 15
#30 Michelle Walling 1629607 Redwood Credit Union 459184 Santa Rosa, CA ▲ 6594 (#9723 → #3129) $9.3M 12
#31 John Burke 2006650 Jacques Financial Group, Inc. 1403489 Sacramento, CA ▲ 6586 (#8436 → #1850) $13.6M 21
#32 Kalev Saarna 1264062 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 6552 (#6818 → #266) $37.0M 73
#33 QIONG ZHOU 2170664 Goodview Financial & Real Estate Corporation 918767 Santa Clara, CA ▲ 6513 (#8815 → #2302) $11.6M 17
#34 Jeffrey McMillin 415077 First Federal Bank 408902 Overland Park, KS ▲ 6478 (#9795 → #3317) $8.9M 12
#35 James Petrone 27553 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6473 (#7519 → #1046) $19.1M 16
#36 Raz Razla 860992 Pacific Inter Capitol 2677334 Encino, CA ▲ 6471 (#7956 → #1485) $15.6M 17
#37 Chad Rego 487174 Citizens Bank, National Association 433960 Providence, RI ▲ 6463 (#9221 → #2758) $10.2M 2
#38 Dustin Geibig 31210 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6366 (#9026 → #2660) $10.5M 5
#39 Mark Mayo 358192 Bayview Residential Brokerage 329189 Los Gatos, CA ▲ 6338 (#9659 → #3321) $8.9M 4
#40 Abdiel Garcia 1752647 Montecito Bank & Trust 472185 Santa Barbara, CA ▲ 6335 (#9796 → #3461) $8.6M 6
#41 Cheryl Blank 541353 Bank of America, N.A. 399802 Memphis, TN ▲ 6333 (#9890 → #3557) $8.4M 2
#42 Andre Alvarez 1232627 C & C FINANCIAL, CORP 1054224 Anaheim, CA ▲ 6325 (#9158 → #2833) $10.0M 12
#43 Joshua Aaron Benavidez 1653700 Lennar Mortgage, LLC 1058 Roseville, CA ▲ 6292 (#8949 → #2657) $10.5M 23
#44 Stan Brody 254468 Alliance Bay Funding,Inc. 249903 Newark, CA ▲ 6284 (#8057 → #1773) $14.0M 7
#45 JOHN ASHOU 239676 MONEYLINE FUNDING, INC. 237400 Winnetka, CA ▲ 6277 (#8005 → #1728) $14.2M 12
#46 Christopher Owen 479803 LeaderOne Financial Corporation 12007 Overland Park, KS ▲ 6259 (#9776 → #3517) $8.5M 15
#47 David Holland 1246729 Mortgage Processing Inc. 2606115 Santee, CA ▲ 6258 (#8162 → #1904) $13.4M 17
#48 Marvin Im 972666 OPTIMUM FIRST INC. 240415 Huntington Beach, CA ▲ 6239 (#8467 → #2228) $11.9M 20
#49 Brett Files 1283714 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Irvine, CA ▲ 6218 (#9294 → #3076) $9.4M 5
#50 Edward Badrak 302807 Longbridge Financial, LLC 957935 Covina, CA ▲ 6119 (#9465 → #3346) $8.8M 6

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in California in 2026?
Noel Chapman (HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., NMLS #8953) ranks #1 in California in 2026 with $32.6M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in California in 2026?
1. Noel Chapman (HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc.); 2. Alexander Fygetakes (Bank of America, N.A.); 3. Richard Valle (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc.). 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 Volume — California (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-volume/2026

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