Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Connecticut

Biggest climbers in Connecticut in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Johnie Zahka (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #608340), Victhor Soares (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1391610), and Joshua Calhoun (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2573746).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Connecticut — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change YTD Volume YTD Loans
#1 Johnie Zahka 608340 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 3075 (#3377 → #302) $3.6M 17
#2 Victhor Soares 1391610 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Vienna, VA ▲ 2975 (#3377 → #402) $5.6M 13
#3 Joshua Calhoun 2573746 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 2940 (#3377 → #437) $2.5M 12
#3 Cooper Urbany 1731778 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 2940 (#3377 → #437) $3.1M 12
#5 Lynnell Veilleux 635609 American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC 338923 Unionville, CT ▲ 2884 (#3377 → #493) $2.3M 11
#5 Claudia Riley 1022259 Liberty Bank 459028 Middletown, CT ▲ 2884 (#3377 → #493) $1.6M 11
#5 Jessica Wiegand 562904 Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 2600 Westfield, IN ▲ 2884 (#3377 → #493) $2.6M 11
#5 Kimberly Pauley 2491234 OriginPoint LLC 2185899 Westport, CT ▲ 2884 (#3377 → #493) $15.3M 11
#9 Alexander Picker 112084 Universal Capital Services, INC. 112061 W Cnshohocken, PA ▲ 2837 (#3377 → #540) $3.3M 10
#9 Samantha Duckworth 1545174 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Yonkers, NY ▲ 2837 (#3377 → #540) $4.1M 10
#9 John Reyes 9605 Cannondale Financial LLC 2725 Norwalk, CT ▲ 2837 (#3377 → #540) $4.1M 10
#9 Andrew Mallon 1994339 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 2837 (#3377 → #540) $2.3M 10
#9 Ashley Driver 2029017 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 2837 (#3377 → #540) $5.5M 10
#14 Kevin Mace 216143 Northeast Financial LLC 117273 Middlefield, CT ▲ 2782 (#3377 → #595) $2.7M 9
#14 Belal Harb 1510259 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 2782 (#3377 → #595) $2.3M 9
#14 Glenn Heyse 1658754 Total Mortgage Services, LLC 2764 Fairfield, CT ▲ 2782 (#3377 → #595) $2.9M 9
#14 Ryan Hart 2238047 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 2782 (#3377 → #595) $1.9M 9
#18 Mark Gerling 1282165 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 2718 (#3377 → #659) $1.6M 8
#18 Malik Mathis 2089330 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 2718 (#3377 → #659) $1.6M 8
#18 Ryan Sia 589313 TD Bank NA 399800 Wilmington, DE ▲ 2718 (#3377 → #659) $1.2M 8
#18 Marcus Burnstine 67966 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Yonkers, NY ▲ 2718 (#3377 → #659) $3.0M 8
#22 John Astrologo 441861 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 White Plains, NY ▲ 2629 (#3377 → #748) $4.1M 7
#22 Joseph Chester 75524 Ixonia Bank 423065 Brookfield, WI ▲ 2629 (#3377 → #748) $1.9M 7
#22 Andrea MacArthur 597843 NBT Bank National Association 500501 Great Barrington, MA ▲ 2629 (#3377 → #748) $2.3M 7
#22 Tiffany Daniel 1117194 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI ▲ 2629 (#3377 → #748) $1.8M 7
#22 Sean Perkins 895927 TD Bank NA 399800 Boston, MA ▲ 2629 (#3377 → #748) $4.7M 7
#22 Andrew Sharron 2641713 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Irvine, CA ▲ 2629 (#3377 → #748) $1.7M 7
#22 Hayley Horzepa 1891674 Total Mortgage Services, LLC 2764 Milford, CT ▲ 2629 (#3377 → #748) $1.3M 7
#22 Cesar Abreu 1019063 Ion Bank 641488 Wallingford, CT ▲ 2629 (#3377 → #748) $917K 7
#22 Chance Mullins 1247905 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 2629 (#3377 → #748) $3.5M 7
#31 Daniel Parker 665440 BMO Bank National Association 401052 Naperville, IL ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $18.6M 6
#31 Lisa Doucette 1965344 State Police Credit Union, Inc. 179581 Meriden, CT ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $441K 6
#31 Jonathan Sawkin 1117544 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $2.4M 6
#31 Thomas Gerrity 763706 General Electric Employees Federal Credit Union 457487 Milford, CT ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $1.8M 6
#31 Eli Weissman 22677 Jet Direct Funding Corp. 3542 Bronx, NY ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $2.5M 6
#31 Suzanne Caldeira 20138 Guaranteed Rate, Inc. 2611 Anderson, SC ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $2.0M 6
#31 Irene Lee 1901226 Better Mortgage Corporation 330511 Irvine, CA ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $2.1M 6
#31 Daniel Gorsuch 2014632 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $1.1M 6
#31 Scott Wallingford 697533 Beacon Bank & Trust 715671 Yorktown Heights, NY ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $2.0M 6
#31 Tracy Turcios 1759248 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $1.3M 6
#31 Christina Cribari 1892232 TD Bank NA 399800 Wilmington, DE ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $834K 6
#31 Ryan Magnus 1638730 NewRez LLC 3013 Fort Washington, PA ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $2.2M 6
#31 Heidi Martinez 2123516 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Plano, TX ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $1.1M 6
#31 Debra Telman 532627 Torrington Savings Bank, The 404919 Torrington, CT ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $595K 6
#31 Kaleb Long 35296 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 2507 (#3377 → #870) $1.8M 6
#46 Kristina Johansson Mendez 1824687 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Plano, TX ▲ 2302 (#3377 → #1075) $2.0M 5
#46 Issac Chapman III 1012447 Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 2600 Jacksonville, FL ▲ 2302 (#3377 → #1075) $2.3M 5
#46 Michael Riley 1409369 Tomo Mortgage, LLC 2059741 Birmingham, MI ▲ 2302 (#3377 → #1075) $1.6M 5
#46 Kyle Kegg 330895 Kaag Financial, LLC 1135920 Powell, OH ▲ 2302 (#3377 → #1075) $1.9M 5
#46 Jeremy Burnett 341332 Valon Mortgage, Inc. 1907140 Tempe, AZ ▲ 2302 (#3377 → #1075) $1.5M 5

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in Connecticut in 2026 so far?
Johnie Zahka (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #608340) ranks #1 in Connecticut in 2026 so far with 17 closed loans based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Connecticut in 2026 so far?
1. Johnie Zahka (Rocket Mortgage, LLC); 2. Victhor Soares (Navy Federal Credit Union); 3. Joshua Calhoun (Rocket Mortgage, LLC). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Connecticut. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/connecticut/top-climbers-by-units

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