Biggest climbers in Colorado 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 JOSEPH BROCKHAUS (Stifel Bank and Trust, NMLS #438471), Ian Buchanan (Independent Mortgage Brokers LLC, NMLS #649443), and Ryan Lococo (Better Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #1831985).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | Rank Change | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | JOSEPH BROCKHAUS | 438471 | Stifel Bank and Trust | 375103 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 9045 (#9869 → #824) | $6.5M | 1 | $6.5M |
| #2 | Ian Buchanan | 649443 | Independent Mortgage Brokers LLC | 2191655 | Denver, CO | ▲ 9003 (#9838 → #835) | $6.4M | 9 | $708K |
| #3 | Ryan Lococo | 1831985 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Windsor, CO | ▲ 8999 (#9136 → #137) | $17.0M | 49 | $348K |
| #4 | Robert Grems | 388088 | DGL, LLC | 1519934 | Avon, CO | ▲ 8516 (#9369 → #853) | $6.2M | 9 | $690K |
| #5 | Gregory Stepp | 30082 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8385 (#9189 → #804) | $6.5M | 5 | $1.3M |
| #6 | Anthony Houbba | 1727037 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 8098 (#9108 → #1010) | $5.5M | 12 | $458K |
| #7 | Mitesh Patel | 913627 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8094 (#9759 → #1665) | $3.5M | 5 | $693K |
| #8 | Nickolas Stefanias | 2076975 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7872 (#10000 → #2128) | $2.8M | 6 | $459K |
| #9 | Kimmy Ha | 1903619 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 7870 (#8344 → #474) | $8.9M | 18 | $494K |
| #10 | Elvis Naftaliev | 272009 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7863 (#9630 → #1767) | $3.3M | 5 | $655K |
| #11 | Calvin Johnson | 1080617 | Three Point Mortgage LLC | 2364254 | Northglenn, CO | ▲ 7791 (#9668 → #1877) | $3.1M | 7 | $442K |
| #12 | Sam Dababneh | 188686 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Cherry Hill, NJ | ▲ 7728 (#9444 → #1716) | $3.4M | 7 | $480K |
| #13 | Fabian Gammo | 1392308 | National Mortgage Home Loans LLC | 1433997 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7710 (#9234 → #1524) | $3.8M | 6 | $636K |
| #14 | Danielle Westover | 1450679 | RNB State Bank | 593649 | Longmont, CO | ▲ 7679 (#9230 → #1551) | $3.7M | 5 | $748K |
| #15 | David Lataille | 2447097 | Sonoran Lending LLC | 2145796 | Glendale, AZ | ▲ 7675 (#9234 → #1559) | $3.7M | 5 | $743K |
| #16 | Bryan Emrick | 1657909 | Air Academy Federal Credit Union | 454287 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 7601 (#7836 → #235) | $13.2M | 31 | $425K |
| #17 | Shelley Greene | 1268510 | Redstone Bank | 528782 | Centennial, CO | ▲ 7543 (#8155 → #612) | $7.7M | 12 | $639K |
| #18 | Brandon Bremer | 1177664 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7532 (#9444 → #1912) | $3.0M | 7 | $434K |
| #19 | Kelly Turek | 1455602 | Summit Home Mortgage, LLC | 2289836 | Fort Collins, CO | ▲ 7530 (#9543 → #2013) | $2.9M | 6 | $484K |
| #20 | Sally Soltvedt | 260601 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7514 (#9925 → #2411) | $2.4M | 6 | $397K |
| #21 | Lee Shore | 2342105 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Lakewood, CO | ▲ 7490 (#9514 → #2024) | $2.9M | 4 | $724K |
| #22 | Jack Lessnau | 1994278 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7461 (#9799 → #2338) | $2.5M | 8 | $309K |
| #23 | Reva Haskin | 196123 | Peak Capital Mortgage, LLC | 2347925 | Estes Park, CO | ▲ 7421 (#8973 → #1552) | $3.7M | 9 | $415K |
| #24 | Pavel Novik | 1987551 | Orchard Mortgage, LLC | 1817479 | Austin, TX | ▲ 7384 (#8688 → #1304) | $4.4M | 13 | $340K |
| #25 | Ryan Dunn | 114526 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 7376 (#9736 → #2360) | $2.4M | 4 | $611K |
| #26 | Charles Kier | 608121 | Mountain to Desert Mortgage LLC | 2323793 | Durango, CO | ▲ 7360 (#8623 → #1263) | $4.5M | 7 | $648K |
| #27 | AJ Johnson | 1431579 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | O Fallon, MO | ▲ 7346 (#9784 → #2438) | $2.3M | 1 | $2.3M |
| #28 | George Maniatakis | 485733 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Beverly Hills, CA | ▲ 7344 (#7855 → #511) | $8.5M | 1 | $8.5M |
| #29 | Joshua Penland | 216357 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Round Rock, TX | ▲ 7322 (#8486 → #1164) | $4.8M | 3 | $1.6M |
| #30 | Nestor Lopez Rodriguez | 761133 | Credit Union of Denver | 417000 | Lakewood, CO | ▲ 7297 (#9543 → #2246) | $2.6M | 8 | $320K |
| #31 | Alexander Daue | 2143473 | Artisan Home Loans, LLC | 2059727 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7270 (#8199 → #929) | $5.9M | 10 | $588K |
| #32 | Seth Walsh | 1796851 | Elevations Credit Union | 717246 | Boulder, CO | ▲ 7252 (#7855 → #603) | $7.7M | 20 | $385K |
| #33 | Connor Jensen | 2545138 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Lakewood, CO | ▲ 7239 (#8266 → #1027) | $5.4M | 6 | $902K |
| #34 | Janice English | 491776 | Gunnison Savings and Loan Association | 483354 | Gunnison, CO | ▲ 7166 (#8973 → #1807) | $3.2M | 9 | $357K |
| #35 | Chris Bongirno | 1550873 | RedHouse Lending, LLC | 2570863 | Missoula, MT | ▲ 7145 (#9963 → #2818) | $2.0M | 7 | $281K |
| #36 | Jeffrey Palmer | 888202 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 7128 (#8947 → #1819) | $3.2M | 3 | $1.1M |
| #37 | Theodore Degenhart | 257944 | DNL Mortgage Authority, Inc. | 371780 | Broomfield, CO | ▲ 7023 (#9068 → #2045) | $2.9M | 7 | $410K |
| #38 | Shannon Daffer | 1242805 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 7017 (#7418 → #401) | $9.8M | 28 | $349K |
| #39 | Tracey Wagner | 1596665 | Ideal Mortgage Inc. | 2559964 | Englewood, CO | ▲ 7013 (#8559 → #1546) | $3.8M | 8 | $471K |
| #40 | Kelly Michrina | 2303513 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6988 (#9842 → #2854) | $1.9M | 5 | $387K |
| #41 | Samuel Hsu | 348014 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 6977 (#9254 → #2277) | $2.5M | 6 | $420K |
| #42 | Ryan Albig | 1509996 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6967 (#9954 → #2987) | $1.9M | 6 | $309K |
| #43 | Rodrigo Fabian | 1439808 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6906 (#9178 → #2272) | $2.5M | 4 | $632K |
| #44 | Danielle Douai | 62307 | SUNFLOWER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 709491 | Greenwood Village, CO | ▲ 6890 (#9832 → #2942) | $1.9M | 3 | $630K |
| #45 | Emily Holloway | 188291 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6869 (#7349 → #480) | $8.8M | 15 | $588K |
| #46 | David Kaercher | 1711597 | JR Mortgage Corporation | 197135 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6860 (#9805 → #2945) | $1.9M | 5 | $378K |
| #47 | James Rice | 2258734 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6797 (#8214 → #1417) | $4.1M | 8 | $513K |
| #48 | Rei Ryan | 244297 | MILES FUNDING, L.L.C. | 1448227 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6795 (#9869 → #3074) | $1.8M | 2 | $895K |
| #49 | chad petersen | 384115 | MORTGAGE TOOLBOX, INC | 1024678 | Greenwood Village, CO | ▲ 6740 (#8786 → #2046) | $2.9M | 5 | $574K |
| #50 | Joe McKinley | 1639870 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6718 (#8721 → #2003) | $2.9M | 5 | $584K |
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