Biggest climbers in Colorado in 2024, 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 Ronald Popa (JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, NMLS #986202), Cody Barnhart (Jet HomeLoans, LP, NMLS #1465452), and Samuel Hsu (Saxton Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #348014).
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 | Ronald Popa | 986202 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 9695 (#9979 → #284) | $27.3M | 6 |
| #2 | Cody Barnhart | 1465452 | Jet HomeLoans, LP | 1660135 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 8981 (#9805 → #824) | $13.7M | 29 |
| #3 | Samuel Hsu | 348014 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 8762 (#9969 → #1207) | $10.4M | 21 |
| #4 | Nathan Fitch | 1637090 | Clearview Mortgage LLC | 2506941 | Greenville, SC | ▲ 8695 (#9853 → #1158) | $10.8M | 29 |
| #5 | Ryan Gaffka | 1087002 | Atlas Financial LLC | 2819916 | Fort Gratiot, MI | ▲ 8230 (#9694 → #1464) | $8.8M | 19 |
| #6 | Sara Hines | 2113127 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK COLORADO | 402960 | La Junta, CO | ▲ 7747 (#9510 → #1763) | $7.4M | 37 |
| #7 | Harrison George | 1502081 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Meridian, ID | ▲ 7433 (#9269 → #1836) | $7.1M | 8 |
| #8 | Xicotencatl Loza | 1396021 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | — | ▲ 7394 (#7999 → #605) | $17.0M | 33 |
| #9 | Amy Roe | 2497501 | Bank of Colorado | 405279 | Greeley, CO | ▲ 7303 (#8240 → #937) | $12.5M | 32 |
| #10 | Kathleen Pope | 3509 | SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. | 2240 | Seven Hills, OH | ▲ 7069 (#9757 → #2688) | $4.3M | 7 |
| #11 | Wilfrid Daly | 1594630 | Independent Mortgage Brokers LLC | 2191655 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7051 (#9676 → #2625) | $4.5M | 9 |
| #12 | Kelly Stasney | 2111968 | Keen Mortgage LLC | 2108512 | Lafayette, CO | ▲ 6854 (#9314 → #2460) | $4.9M | 10 |
| #13 | Ian McLellan | 823863 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 6842 (#8826 → #1984) | $6.5M | 12 |
| #14 | Michael Green | 1961430 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6823 (#9418 → #2595) | $4.5M | 11 |
| #15 | Melanie Aguto | 690984 | Academy Bank, N.A. | 716627 | Fort Irwin, CA | ▲ 6788 (#9407 → #2619) | $4.5M | 5 |
| #16 | Ghayan Chhotani | 1725246 | Shield Home Loans Inc. | 2396589 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6744 (#9193 → #2449) | $4.9M | 13 |
| #17 | Matthew Unseth | 626323 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6698 (#9496 → #2798) | $4.1M | 7 |
| #18 | Michael Kramar | 1675918 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6652 (#9929 → #3277) | $3.3M | 13 |
| #19 | Chelsea Gardner | 2496830 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6623 (#8076 → #1453) | $8.8M | 14 |
| #20 | Julie Duran Roa Jacobsmeyer | 2486237 | High Plains Bank | 411681 | — | ▲ 6582 (#9848 → #3266) | $3.3M | 12 |
| #21 | Linda Zagiel | 181870 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 6531 (#9897 → #3366) | $3.2M | 8 |
| #22 | Philip Sandstrom | 1020801 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6515 (#9681 → #3166) | $3.5M | 16 |
| #23 | Aline Simon | 962490 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6470 (#9865 → #3395) | $3.1M | 3 |
| #24 | Julio Velazquez | 444003 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6464 (#6873 → #409) | $22.0M | 2 |
| #25 | Tony Kieu | 1971088 | Equinox Home Financing, Inc. | 1212805 | Tustin, CA | ▲ 6464 (#9855 → #3391) | $3.1M | 3 |
| #26 | Kyle Jahr | 2062973 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 6424 (#9260 → #2836) | $4.0M | 9 |
| #27 | Steve Scott | 194721 | American National Bank of Texas, The | 445248 | Richardson, TX | ▲ 6416 (#8735 → #2319) | $5.3M | 2 |
| #28 | Preslava Ilieva | 566075 | FirstBank | 458768 | Lakewood, CO | ▲ 6280 (#8661 → #2381) | $5.1M | 2 |
| #29 | Fernie Ferniza | 1933701 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | — | ▲ 6252 (#9865 → #3613) | $2.9M | 4 |
| #30 | Chad Acevedo | 621028 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | 208156 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6191 (#7328 → #1137) | $11.0M | 4 |
| #31 | Colin Hering | 1504733 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6143 (#9835 → #3692) | $2.8M | 6 |
| #32 | Erik Topalian | 1033098 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Melville, NY | ▲ 6116 (#9642 → #3526) | $3.0M | 7 |
| #33 | Bernardo Bermudez | 1443131 | Loan Haus LLC | 2516874 | Arvada, CO | ▲ 6097 (#7739 → #1642) | $7.9M | 20 |
| #34 | Louis Fortino | 253328 | CDC Financial Group INC | 322072 | Greenwood Village, CO | ▲ 6093 (#9378 → #3285) | $3.3M | 6 |
| #35 | Douglas Braden | 231820 | Excel Financial Group, LLC | 389894 | Fort Collins, CO | ▲ 6089 (#8922 → #2833) | $4.0M | 10 |
| #36 | Matthew Keyes | 398768 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | St George, UT | ▲ 6084 (#6618 → #534) | $18.4M | 62 |
| #37 | Ameer Katifi | 1671470 | Trusted Mortgage Capital Inc | 2411952 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6073 (#6839 → #766) | $14.5M | 34 |
| #38 | Jeffrey Miksta | 1366595 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6034 (#9711 → #3677) | $2.8M | 2 |
| #39 | Amanda Chapman | 1044122 | Points West Community Bank | 417677 | Loveland, CO | ▲ 6002 (#9410 → #3408) | $3.1M | 6 |
| #40 | Brian Nelson | 1181150 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6000 (#9289 → #3289) | $3.3M | 7 |
| #41 | JARROD SCHLEIGER | 566114 | Bank of Colorado | 405279 | Denver, CO | ▲ 5997 (#7923 → #1926) | $6.7M | 3 |
| #42 | Carol Karr | 861704 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 5982 (#9937 → #3955) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #43 | Timothy Potempa | 454708 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5972 (#7265 → #1293) | $9.9M | 27 |
| #44 | Brittany Kendler | 1399843 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5970 (#9226 → #3256) | $3.3M | 6 |
| #45 | David Gleiberman | 871704 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | El Segundo, CA | ▲ 5960 (#8575 → #2615) | $4.5M | 2 |
| #46 | David Darling | 239431 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Lindon, UT | ▲ 5934 (#8475 → #2541) | $4.7M | 4 |
| #47 | Joseph Marleau | 1877565 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5932 (#9306 → #3374) | $3.2M | 4 |
| #48 | Myron Chamberlain | 224910 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5810 (#9931 → #4121) | $2.4M | 3 |
| #49 | Michael Gray | 317383 | Kaiter Enterprises Inc. | 2536 | Boulder, CO | ▲ 5800 (#7304 → #1504) | $8.6M | 16 |
| #50 | Brent Beichle | 586042 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Greeley, CO | ▲ 5799 (#7449 → #1650) | $7.9M | 3 |
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 — Colorado (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/colorado/top-climbers-by-volume/2024
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