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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Richard Valle (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #260146), Kyle Beeler (Zillow Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #222537), and Justin Goike (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1590042).
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 | Richard Valle | 260146 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | ▲ 9384 (#9800 → #416) | $57.6M | 120 |
| #2 | Kyle Beeler | 222537 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 8746 (#9815 → #1069) | $35.2M | 62 |
| #3 | Justin Goike | 1590042 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8557 (#9161 → #604) | $48.8M | 43 |
| #4 | Alexander Fygetakes | 788705 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | New York, NY | ▲ 8410 (#9801 → #1391) | $30.1M | 4 |
| #5 | Sidney Giddings | 1667204 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | ▲ 8243 (#9125 → #882) | $39.0M | 53 |
| #6 | Brittany Rosinski | 530340 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7810 (#9628 → #1818) | $25.6M | 4 |
| #7 | Mitesh Patel | 913627 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7749 (#8844 → #1095) | $34.6M | 32 |
| #8 | Griffin Bell | 2492543 | Atlantic Avenue Mortgage, LLC | 2413563 | Lake Worth Beach, FL | ▲ 7659 (#9973 → #2314) | $21.6M | 13 |
| #9 | Abdiel Garcia | 1752647 | Montecito Bank & Trust | 472185 | Santa Barbara, CA | ▲ 7658 (#9968 → #2310) | $21.6M | 17 |
| #10 | Jonathan Brozek | 850168 | Baxter Credit Union | 476905 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7656 (#8544 → #888) | $38.8M | 34 |
| #11 | Dean Ingle | 16716 | City National Bank | 536994 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 7564 (#9148 → #1584) | $27.8M | 24 |
| #12 | James Saville | 265156 | Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc. | 1065732 | Watsonville, CA | ▲ 7251 (#9529 → #2278) | $21.9M | 35 |
| #13 | Elizabeth Rosales Aguilar | 2690265 | PrimeSource Lending Inc. | 2591324 | Corona, CA | ▲ 7249 (#8364 → #1115) | $34.2M | 61 |
| #14 | Mei Tang | 488453 | Merchants Bank of Indiana | 554119 | Orange, CA | ▲ 7244 (#8184 → #940) | $37.7M | 62 |
| #15 | Stefanie DelMar | 261165 | Universal Lending Corporation | 2996 | Greenwood Village, CO | ▲ 7214 (#7968 → #754) | $42.1M | 71 |
| #16 | Daniel Florence | 19758 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | 669333 | Sacramento, CA | ▲ 7116 (#7857 → #741) | $42.5M | 204 |
| #17 | REGINA MCGHEE | 448005 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 7060 (#9591 → #2531) | $20.4M | 11 |
| #18 | Calvin Rodriguez | 837779 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7025 (#9761 → #2736) | $19.3M | 10 |
| #19 | Haiyan zhang | 2432069 | Bank Irvine | 2431450 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7002 (#9399 → #2397) | $21.1M | 17 |
| #20 | Stephen Antush | 175087 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | — | ▲ 6942 (#8646 → #1704) | $26.6M | 18 |
| #21 | TALIN SABOUNJIAN | 1033391 | NEXUS MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC | 2729466 | Glendale, CA | ▲ 6910 (#8017 → #1107) | $34.3M | 40 |
| #22 | Michael Haigh | 200819 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | San Ramon, CA | ▲ 6806 (#8929 → #2123) | $22.9M | 20 |
| #23 | Anand Prasad | 404095 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Melville, NY | ▲ 6774 (#9292 → #2518) | $20.4M | 12 |
| #24 | xiyi yang | 2579302 | NDF Capital Inc. | 2508554 | Walnut, CA | ▲ 6764 (#9234 → #2470) | $20.6M | 22 |
| #25 | Chad Rego | 487174 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Providence, RI | ▲ 6712 (#9392 → #2680) | $19.5M | 8 |
| #26 | Kenneth Hilton | 463358 | Bank of Hope | 794513 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6676 (#9871 → #3195) | $16.8M | 12 |
| #27 | Dalton Jose | 1880071 | AGWEST FARM CREDIT, FLCA | 2463478 | Yuba City, CA | ▲ 6662 (#9566 → #2904) | $18.3M | 25 |
| #28 | Christine Buchan-Yaralli | 372524 | K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, L.L.C. | 3259 | Boynton Beach, FL | ▲ 6611 (#7672 → #1061) | $35.3M | 69 |
| #29 | Michael Tsypin | 1149388 | New Vision Real Estate & Investments | 1150038 | Tarzana, CA | ▲ 6588 (#9019 → #2431) | $20.9M | 25 |
| #30 | Raz Razla | 860992 | Pacific Inter Capitol | 2677334 | Encino, CA | ▲ 6552 (#8095 → #1543) | $28.2M | 34 |
| #31 | Edward Badrak | 302807 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Covina, CA | ▲ 6534 (#9634 → #3100) | $17.3M | 8 |
| #32 | Matthew Ohrvall | 146345 | HSBC Bank USA National Association | 399799 | Scarsdale, NY | ▲ 6509 (#7561 → #1052) | $35.4M | 3 |
| #33 | James Petrone | 27553 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6478 (#7667 → #1189) | $32.9M | 29 |
| #34 | Ryan Lehrman | 235295 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6469 (#9283 → #2814) | $18.9M | 13 |
| #35 | Maximino Michel | 975393 | First Banc Home Loans | 1740049 | Downey, CA | ▲ 6312 (#8901 → #2589) | $20.0M | 30 |
| #36 | ERIC KANG | 1045346 | Fidelity Lending Solutions, Inc. | 922372 | Brea, CA | ▲ 6297 (#8865 → #2568) | $20.1M | 30 |
| #37 | Chandler Kyle | 2231483 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6273 (#7557 → #1284) | $31.4M | 47 |
| #38 | Joshua Aaron Benavidez | 1653700 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6195 (#8370 → #2175) | $22.6M | 51 |
| #39 | Kalev Saarna | 1264062 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 6179 (#6951 → #772) | $41.7M | 82 |
| #40 | Michael Iacouzze | 1927264 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Downers Grove, IL | ▲ 6134 (#9796 → #3662) | $15.1M | 36 |
| #41 | VIVIANA OLIVAREZ | 1495283 | Cristal Mortgage Services, Inc. | 2477571 | Downey, CA | ▲ 6119 (#9943 → #3824) | $14.6M | 26 |
| #42 | Christopher Paz-Sandoval | 1176734 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Los Altos, CA | ▲ 6042 (#8278 → #2236) | $22.1M | 24 |
| #43 | Eric Francoz | 459528 | Tradition Financial | 2102461 | Bonsall, CA | ▲ 6000 (#9327 → #3327) | $16.3M | 14 |
| #44 | Christopher Gilbert | 993520 | UBS Bank USA, National Association | 947868 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 5986 (#8393 → #2407) | $21.0M | 13 |
| #45 | zohara nadav | 2027413 | Pacific Inter Capitol | 2677334 | Encino, CA | ▲ 5971 (#7786 → #1815) | $25.6M | 27 |
| #46 | Michael Hallin | 318430 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | 669333 | Sacramento, CA | ▲ 5953 (#6927 → #974) | $37.0M | 27 |
| #47 | Andre Alvarez | 1232627 | C & C FINANCIAL, CORP | 1054224 | Anaheim, CA | ▲ 5913 (#9328 → #3415) | $16.0M | 20 |
| #48 | Katlyn Alegria | 2313367 | All Western Mortgage, Inc. | 14210 | Reno, NV | ▲ 5895 (#9732 → #3837) | $14.5M | 14 |
| #49 | John Burke | 2006650 | Jacques Financial Group, Inc. | 1403489 | Sacramento, CA | ▲ 5888 (#8584 → #2696) | $19.4M | 29 |
| #50 | Melissa Wallen | 1011004 | AXOS Bank | 524995 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 5859 (#7416 → #1557) | $28.0M | 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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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