Top loan officers in California this year, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 20, 2026, the top 3 include Brian Minkow (CMG Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #256638), Steve Chen (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, NMLS #714948), and Claudia Castillo (JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, NMLS #529944).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Brian Minkow | 256638 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Westlake Village, CA | $235.7M | 162 | $1.5M |
| #2 | Steve Chen | 714948 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Sunnyvale, CA | $213.1M | 131 | $1.6M |
| #3 | Claudia Castillo | 529944 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Houston, TX | $186.4M | 33 | $5.6M |
| #4 | Sheng Hua | 1552269 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $183.6M | 121 | $1.5M |
| #5 | Christian Young | 1704495 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Houston, TX | $175.0M | 39 | $4.5M |
| #6 | Scott Evans | 256163 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | San Diego, CA | $151.5M | 215 | $705K |
| #7 | Alber Saleh | 479975 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Corte Madera, CA | $143.3M | 79 | $1.8M |
| #8 | Risha Kilaru | 249676 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | San Francisco, CA | $138.5M | 104 | $1.3M |
| #9 | Satish Dadral | 450886 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Los Altos, CA | $137.4M | 76 | $1.8M |
| #10 | Kashif Shamshad | 1492490 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $122.5M | 82 | $1.5M |
| #11 | Clifton Kochinsky | 1229746 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Houston, TX | $119.2M | 32 | $3.7M |
| #12 | Sheila Berger | 1493332 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Los Angeles, CA | $115.2M | 35 | $3.3M |
| #13 | Bruce Brewer | 514039 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Houston, TX | $113.2M | 36 | $3.1M |
| #14 | Mark Cohen | 37230 | Cohen, Mark Howard | 1593077 | Beverly Hills, CA | $112.5M | 81 | $1.4M |
| #15 | Firouzeh Ghobadian | 110501 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | San Francisco, CA | $111.3M | 111 | $1.0M |
| #16 | Peter McNally | 459955 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Beverly Hills, CA | $106.8M | 18 | $5.9M |
| #17 | Matthew Izaddoust | 8385 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Mountain View, CA | $106.1M | 78 | $1.4M |
| #18 | Tomer Yeyni | 1603612 | OPTION ONE LENDING, INC. | 1101290 | Sherman Oaks, CA | $104.8M | 98 | $1.1M |
| #19 | Adam Liebross | 1885282 | City National Bank | 536994 | Los Angeles, CA | $102.9M | 67 | $1.5M |
| #20 | Christopher Yu | 1006860 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Cupertino, CA | $101.0M | 64 | $1.6M |
| #21 | Nader Chahine | 259628 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Manhattan Beach, CA | $100.2M | 64 | $1.6M |
| #22 | Gregory Lichtenberger | 348429 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | $98.3M | 40 | $2.5M |
| #23 | Ryan Purpero | 68409 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | $94.6M | 77 | $1.2M |
| #24 | kory kavanewsky | 284503 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Coronado, CA | $94.4M | 105 | $899K |
| #25 | Xiaofan Zheng | 253492 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Palo Alto, CA | $94.4M | 54 | $1.7M |
| #26 | Craig Quicksall | 900541 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | $92.3M | 39 | $2.4M |
| #27 | Choe Hung | 450736 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Pasadena, CA | $91.0M | 85 | $1.1M |
| #28 | Keying Wang | 1757568 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | San Jose, CA | $86.3M | 47 | $1.8M |
| #29 | Sherry Ho | 834686 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Pasadena, CA | $84.1M | 64 | $1.3M |
| #30 | Yuanzhu Li | 2005118 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Sunnyvale, CA | $83.7M | 50 | $1.7M |
| #31 | Christopher Frederick | 30003 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $83.0M | 60 | $1.4M |
| #32 | Fernando Cortez | 485588 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Newport Beach, CA | $80.3M | 19 | $4.2M |
| #33 | Michael Cain | 1062241 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | San Diego, CA | $79.7M | 109 | $731K |
| #34 | Wenjie Sui | 1578127 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Palo Alto, CA | $79.5M | 48 | $1.7M |
| #35 | CHENRAN DAI | 1606747 | Morgan Real Estate & Financial, Inc. | 1042844 | San Jose, CA | $78.5M | 88 | $893K |
| #36 | Thuan Nguyen | 320775 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $78.1M | 140 | $558K |
| #37 | Jeremy Engle | 293517 | Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. | 2427 | Visalia, CA | $74.9M | 211 | $355K |
| #38 | Christopher Zolezzi | 459881 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | 208156 | San Francisco, CA | $74.5M | 23 | $3.2M |
| #39 | Tony Truong | 482997 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Foster City, CA | $74.4M | 52 | $1.4M |
| #40 | Tina Jing Chen | 845902 | Fidelity Lending Solutions, Inc. | 922372 | Los Angeles, CA | $74.2M | 105 | $707K |
| #41 | Melissa Velasquez | 633920 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Beverly Hills, CA | $73.1M | 35 | $2.1M |
| #42 | Oscar Abalahin | 695434 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | $72.9M | 38 | $1.9M |
| #43 | James Nesmith | 814695 | City National Bank | 536994 | Los Angeles, CA | $72.3M | 46 | $1.6M |
| #44 | Anthony Musante | 632970 | City National Bank | 536994 | Los Angeles, CA | $71.2M | 44 | $1.6M |
| #45 | Sara Tehrani | 658627 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | San Jose, CA | $70.0M | 48 | $1.5M |
| #46 | Weina Su | 877494 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | San Jose, CA | $69.9M | 38 | $1.8M |
| #47 | Eric Goren | 278839 | City National Bank | 536994 | Los Angeles, CA | $69.2M | 49 | $1.4M |
| #48 | thomas marckwardt | 242073 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Walnut Creek, CA | $69.0M | 67 | $1.0M |
| #49 | DRITAN KAPIDANJA | 317385 | EZ FUNDINGS Inc. | 1156892 | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $69.0M | 87 | $793K |
| #50 | Padideh Goodspeed | 191659 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Roseville, CA | $68.5M | 94 | $729K |
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