Top loan officers in Colorado in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Nicholas Barta (Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #25540), Nicole Rueth (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #239840), and Ronald Jones (Figure Lending LLC, NMLS #1503434).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nicholas Barta | 25540 | Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. | 2427 | Englewood, CO | $150.5M | 716 | $210K |
| #2 | Nicole Rueth | 239840 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Englewood, CO | $198.3M | 442 | $449K |
| #3 | Ronald Jones | 1503434 | Figure Lending LLC | 1717824 | Saint Louis, MO | $35.4M | 438 | $81K |
| #4 | JOSEPH METZGER | 955819 | LIGHTWORKERS HOME LOANS INC. | 2696820 | Rolling Meadows, IL | $141.3M | 432 | $327K |
| #5 | Laura Casey Toucheque | 1739824 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $44.1M | 425 | $104K |
| #6 | lisa walton | 1006242 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | — | $40.1M | 403 | $100K |
| #7 | Christi Lehrman | 1193679 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $58.0M | 385 | $151K |
| #8 | Michele Thompson | 1394838 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | — | $34.7M | 373 | $93K |
| #9 | Sarah Groce | 1802625 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $29.6M | 348 | $85K |
| #10 | Stephanie Dombrowski | 459321 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $173.1M | 325 | $533K |
| #11 | James Hines | 1206189 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | — | $26.8M | 322 | $83K |
| #12 | Charles Campbell | 224672 | Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 3094 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $92.6M | 321 | $289K |
| #13 | Chris Murphy | 130492 | M2 Lending Solutions, LLC | 384463 | Denver, CO | $141.8M | 306 | $463K |
| #14 | Rachel Sagahon | 2281429 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | — | $36.6M | 304 | $120K |
| #15 | Rita Gonzalez | 417728 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | — | $34.7M | 302 | $115K |
| #16 | Joshua Salazar | 1489218 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | — | $23.0M | 300 | $77K |
| #17 | Gaira Cussins | 1975198 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $44.7M | 292 | $153K |
| #18 | Janet Valdez | 1438728 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $22.0M | 282 | $78K |
| #19 | Ashley Hickmon | 250615 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Naples, FL | $100.1M | 269 | $372K |
| #20 | Aaron Staufer | 501268 | Elevations Credit Union | 717246 | Boulder, CO | $137.4M | 268 | $513K |
| #21 | Marlene Finn | 1294185 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | — | $24.3M | 263 | $92K |
| #22 | Justin Crowley | 378544 | FIRST WESTERN TRUST BANK | 477166 | Fort Collins, CO | $123.8M | 258 | $480K |
| #23 | Kevin Sullivan | 363778 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Colorado Springs, CO | $86.4M | 253 | $341K |
| #23 | Bryan Yaninek | 392774 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Colorado Springs, CO | $103.1M | 253 | $407K |
| #25 | Shirley Stange | 479594 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $84.7M | 252 | $336K |
| #26 | David Hosterman | 220562 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Greenwood Village, CO | $72.0M | 240 | $300K |
| #27 | Nora Ziel | 281702 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Lafayette, CO | $101.8M | 236 | $431K |
| #28 | Jason Humphries | 280172 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Lafayette, CO | $94.7M | 233 | $406K |
| #29 | Gina Allman | 971423 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $88.4M | 232 | $381K |
| #30 | ALLAN RHODES | 690426 | Direct Rate, LLC | 2320473 | San Antonio, TX | $35.0M | 223 | $157K |
| #31 | Michael Webb | 353726 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | Denver, CO | $173.0M | 215 | $804K |
| #32 | Lisa Gustafson | 388937 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Windsor, CO | $74.6M | 213 | $350K |
| #33 | Connie Green | 1066167 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | — | $26.6M | 212 | $125K |
| #34 | Ryan Goodnight | 226604 | Envoy Mortgage Ltd | 6666 | Westminster, CO | $50.6M | 210 | $241K |
| #34 | Charles Rinehart | 1470764 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | — | $23.7M | 210 | $113K |
| #36 | Shannon Edwards | 2159103 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $25.9M | 208 | $124K |
| #37 | Jacob Mott | 139288 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Durango, CO | $54.7M | 203 | $270K |
| #37 | Kimberly Martinez | 1381743 | SunWest Credit Union | 519778 | Pueblo, CO | $18.1M | 203 | $89K |
| #39 | Brian Price | 1561276 | Security Service Federal Credit Union | 458903 | San Antonio, TX | $40.8M | 201 | $203K |
| #40 | Lori Walk | 1051516 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $30.0M | 199 | $151K |
| #41 | Christina Ledesma | 418634 | Cornerstone Capital Bank, SSB | 2258 | Delta, CO | $51.8M | 197 | $263K |
| #42 | Dominique Boughn | 1227690 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $22.8M | 196 | $117K |
| #42 | Patricia Varra | 199520 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Englewood, CO | $86.8M | 196 | $443K |
| #44 | Todd Neal | 541994 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $25.0M | 195 | $128K |
| #45 | VERNON LARSON | 251239 | ADVANTAGE HOME MORTGAGE LLC | 1614819 | Pueblo, CO | $56.2M | 194 | $290K |
| #45 | Angeline Quinn | 192980 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $99.8M | 194 | $514K |
| #47 | John Wilson | 462120 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Lafayette, CO | $95.1M | 192 | $495K |
| #47 | Thomas Bechtel | 459317 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $67.7M | 192 | $353K |
| #49 | Kelsy Herrick | 2040860 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Englewood, CO | $91.2M | 191 | $478K |
| #49 | Suzanne Gradisar | 459323 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $60.0M | 191 | $314K |
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. Top Mortgage Loan Officers by Loan Count — Colorado (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/colorado/top-overall-by-units/2022
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