Biggest climbers in Connecticut in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Cherilyn Spatola (Ion Bank, NMLS #705349), Lisa Shea (CorePlus Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2433209), and Cheryl Guillot (Centreville Bank, NMLS #449767).
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 | Cherilyn Spatola | 705349 | Ion Bank | 641488 | Farmington, CT | ▲ 4438 (#4730 → #292) | $3.6M | 39 |
| #2 | Lisa Shea | 2433209 | CorePlus Federal Credit Union | 404962 | — | ▲ 4356 (#4730 → #374) | $2.5M | 31 |
| #3 | Cheryl Guillot | 449767 | Centreville Bank | 402947 | Putnam, CT | ▲ 4262 (#4730 → #468) | $4.3M | 24 |
| #4 | Klaudia Doci | 1543267 | Ascend Bank | 517294 | Guilford, CT | ▲ 4219 (#4730 → #511) | $4.5M | 22 |
| #4 | Nunzio Mancuso | 231713 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Bridgeport, CT | ▲ 4219 (#4730 → #511) | $10.6M | 22 |
| #6 | Marc Karlin | 1918175 | Renovation Finance LLC | 1802847 | — | ▲ 4160 (#4730 → #570) | $5.3M | 20 |
| #7 | JOHN JANCO | 1904711 | Thomaston Savings Bank | 407687 | Thomaston, CT | ▲ 4102 (#4730 → #628) | $2.4M | 18 |
| #7 | Nahed Bishop | 78923 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Dayville, CT | ▲ 4102 (#4730 → #628) | $3.3M | 18 |
| #7 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 4102 (#4730 → #628) | $5.8M | 18 |
| #10 | Maribel Leon | 1510730 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4065 (#4730 → #665) | $5.1M | 17 |
| #11 | Juan Candell | 625552 | Valon Mortgage, Inc. | 1907140 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 4032 (#4730 → #698) | $2.0M | 16 |
| #11 | Tom Ansara | 1900666 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 4032 (#4730 → #698) | $5.3M | 16 |
| #13 | Michele Welch | 293220 | William Raveis Mortgage, LLC | 2630 | East Longmeadow, MA | ▲ 3986 (#4730 → #744) | $4.8M | 15 |
| #14 | Jose Gonzalez | 167031 | USA Mortgage Network, Inc. | 123701 | Springfield, MA | ▲ 3944 (#4730 → #786) | $3.9M | 14 |
| #15 | Paul Menga | 410101 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 3819 (#4730 → #911) | $5.4M | 12 |
| #15 | Jeremy Graham | 8851 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | ▲ 3819 (#4730 → #911) | $3.0M | 12 |
| #15 | David Lawrence | 1889458 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 3819 (#4730 → #911) | $3.0M | 12 |
| #15 | VINCENT BUONGIOVANNI | 406285 | Quorum Federal Credit Union | 509626 | Purchase, NY | ▲ 3819 (#4730 → #911) | $2.1M | 12 |
| #19 | Mariana Nosal | 2111130 | SUMA YONKERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 527694 | Yonkers, NY | ▲ 3749 (#4730 → #981) | $3.3M | 11 |
| #19 | laura rydlewski | 761844 | FD Community Federal Credit Union | 669541 | Watertown, CT | ▲ 3749 (#4730 → #981) | $440K | 11 |
| #19 | Jeanette DiGuiseppi | 2158086 | Ascend Financial Network, LLC | 75269 | North Haven, CT | ▲ 3749 (#4730 → #981) | $4.8M | 11 |
| #19 | Mark Hoover | 1616120 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Irving, TX | ▲ 3749 (#4730 → #981) | $1.1M | 11 |
| #23 | Cody Boucher | 1650824 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3671 (#4730 → #1059) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #23 | Ashley Barstow | 2360849 | Charter Oak Federal Credit Union | 419263 | Waterford, CT | ▲ 3671 (#4730 → #1059) | $757K | 10 |
| #23 | Nickolas Colucci | 1687689 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3671 (#4730 → #1059) | $3.7M | 10 |
| #23 | James Roberts | 259865 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | ▲ 3671 (#4730 → #1059) | $2.5M | 10 |
| #23 | Alicia Miranda | 1611478 | TD Bank NA | 399800 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 3671 (#4730 → #1059) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #23 | Jarid Borja | 1159608 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 3671 (#4730 → #1059) | $721K | 10 |
| #29 | Gianna Tejeda | 1857714 | PeoplesBank | 644060 | Holyoke, MA | ▲ 3572 (#4730 → #1158) | $1.3M | 9 |
| #29 | Julia Geesey | 2159847 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 3572 (#4730 → #1158) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #29 | Yousuf Dajani | 2125054 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3572 (#4730 → #1158) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #29 | James Choi | 2225568 | Bank of Hope | 794513 | Fort Lee, NJ | ▲ 3572 (#4730 → #1158) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #29 | Cristina Placentino | 1525494 | Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union | 411348 | Poughkeepsie, NY | ▲ 3572 (#4730 → #1158) | $886K | 9 |
| #29 | Aaron Mayberry | 198924 | American Financing Corporation | 182334 | Aurora, CO | ▲ 3572 (#4730 → #1158) | $2.0M | 9 |
| #29 | Gary LeBlanc | 31698 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 3572 (#4730 → #1158) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #36 | Joseph Kruse | 1409507 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #36 | Abdouh Miri | 1023677 | RAPID HOME LOANS LLC | 2336339 | Dearborn, MI | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $1.8M | 8 |
| #36 | Michael Mehrabanian | 2083485 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $1.8M | 8 |
| #36 | Anthony Cruz | 1496692 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $611K | 8 |
| #36 | Malcolm Cameron | 1460681 | GRIFFIN FUNDING, INC. | 1120111 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #36 | Darrell Meade | 1054183 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $3.8M | 8 |
| #36 | Jeffrey Brousseau | 1931118 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | — | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #36 | Sharyn DiCarlo | 151817 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #36 | Oscar Abalahin | 695434 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $9.1M | 8 |
| #36 | Tarek Fakhouri | 2057949 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #36 | Michael Maloney | 135848 | Homestead Funding Corp. | 3232 | Lagrangeville, NY | ▲ 3459 (#4730 → #1271) | $3.0M | 8 |
| #47 | Michael Zambardino | 1475876 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | ▲ 3310 (#4730 → #1420) | $3.3M | 7 |
| #47 | Michael Demarse | 14123 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Orlando, FL | ▲ 3310 (#4730 → #1420) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #47 | Henry Guzman | 1296765 | Valon Mortgage, Inc. | 1907140 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 3310 (#4730 → #1420) | $619K | 7 |
| #47 | Larsa Khemoro | 1438132 | Clear2Mortgage Inc. | 1911663 | — | ▲ 3310 (#4730 → #1420) | $2.3M | 7 |
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 Loan Count — Connecticut (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/connecticut/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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