Biggest Climbers by Volume — Connecticut

Biggest climbers in Connecticut in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. 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), Edward Tobias (JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, NMLS #992864), and Cooper Urbany (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1731778).

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

Biggest Climbers by Volume — 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 ▲ 5447 (#6037 → #590) $3.6M 17
#2 Edward Tobias 992864 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Lewisville, TX ▲ 5351 (#5910 → #559) $3.8M 1
#3 Cooper Urbany 1731778 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 5272 (#5968 → #696) $3.1M 12
#4 Christopher Klug 1149276 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 5092 (#6070 → #978) $2.2M 4
#5 Nicholas Fields 28024 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 5068 (#6133 → #1065) $2.0M 3
#6 Claudia Riley 1022259 Liberty Bank 459028 Middletown, CT ▲ 4997 (#6407 → #1410) $1.6M 11
#7 Giemona Ward 2686598 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Roseville, CA ▲ 4994 (#6344 → #1350) $1.6M 5
#8 Belal Harb 1510259 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 4979 (#5910 → #931) $2.3M 9
#9 Andrew Mallon 1994339 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 4974 (#5896 → #922) $2.3M 10
#10 Megan Leysath 1742330 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 New York, NY ▲ 4966 (#5839 → #873) $2.5M 2
#11 Kaleb Long 35296 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 4932 (#6137 → #1205) $1.8M 6
#12 Michael Metivier 1736576 Guaranteed Rate, Inc. 2611 Chicago, IL ▲ 4919 (#5769 → #850) $2.6M 4
#13 Katia Leao 1737240 New American Funding, LLC 6606 Charlotte, NC ▲ 4838 (#6346 → #1508) $1.5M 2
#14 Abdouh Miri 1023677 RAPID HOME LOANS LLC 2336339 Dearborn, MI ▲ 4827 (#6057 → #1230) $1.8M 5
#15 Jeffrey Swiderski 840193 American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC 338923 Providence, RI ▲ 4813 (#5719 → #906) $2.4M 4
#16 Kevin Mace 216143 Northeast Financial LLC 117273 Middlefield, CT ▲ 4737 (#5534 → #797) $2.7M 9
#17 Thomas Nannoshi 938374 Better Mortgage Corporation 330511 New York, NY ▲ 4734 (#5734 → #1000) $2.2M 5
#18 Mark Gerling 1282165 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 4710 (#6070 → #1360) $1.6M 8
#19 Tiffany Daniel 1117194 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI ▲ 4655 (#5904 → #1249) $1.8M 7
#20 Issac Chapman III 1012447 Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 2600 Jacksonville, FL ▲ 4651 (#5596 → #945) $2.3M 5
#21 Ryan Magnus 1638730 NewRez LLC 3013 Fort Washington, PA ▲ 4619 (#5605 → #986) $2.2M 6
#22 Shamori Spencer 1715064 Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC 391521 Horsham, PA ▲ 4598 (#6156 → #1558) $1.4M 5
#23 Joseph Veitch 6592 Citizens Bank, National Association 433960 Johnston, RI ▲ 4592 (#5585 → #993) $2.2M 3
#24 Irene Lee 1901226 Better Mortgage Corporation 330511 Irvine, CA ▲ 4583 (#5605 → #1022) $2.1M 6
#25 Lynnell Veilleux 635609 American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC 338923 Unionville, CT ▲ 4580 (#5499 → #919) $2.3M 11
#26 Ryan Lange 397636 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 4544 (#6109 → #1565) $1.4M 3
#27 Ashley Driver 2029017 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 4504 (#4883 → #379) $5.5M 10
#28 Jacob Zarzour 1408854 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 4458 (#5478 → #1020) $2.1M 6
#29 Scott Kibbe 94345 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Glastonbury, CT ▲ 4438 (#6381 → #1943) $1.1M 5
#30 Daniel Gorsuch 2014632 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 4429 (#6326 → #1897) $1.1M 6
#31 Michael Kelly 1688365 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Hoboken, NJ ▲ 4426 (#5709 → #1283) $1.7M 4
#32 Maribel Torres Rodrigues 556399 POLISH NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 439259 Chicopee, MA ▲ 4421 (#5526 → #1105) $2.0M 8
#33 Brooke Voran 1902418 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 4421 (#5853 → #1432) $1.5M 6
#34 Kelsey Atkins 2143091 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 4402 (#5018 → #616) $3.4M 13
#35 Savannah Hajrula 2078507 Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union 637816 Rocky Hill, CT ▲ 4397 (#5883 → #1486) $1.5M 22
#36 Stephan Cabral 33150 BayCoast Bank 403238 Swansea, MA ▲ 4374 (#5282 → #908) $2.4M 4
#37 Cecilia Vuong 542774 Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC 391521 Coral Gables, FL ▲ 4353 (#5469 → #1116) $2.0M 5
#38 Claudia Cabral 1453722 Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union 637816 New Britain, CT ▲ 4346 (#5544 → #1198) $1.8M 23
#39 Tyler Stickley 2568442 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Sandy Springs, GA ▲ 4287 (#5685 → #1398) $1.6M 4
#40 Andrew Sharron 2641713 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Irvine, CA ▲ 4274 (#5548 → #1274) $1.7M 7
#41 Merribeth Quigley 23332 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 4244 (#6196 → #1952) $1.1M 2
#42 Steven Keough 20666 Guaranteed Rate, Inc. 2611 Cumberland, RI ▲ 4231 (#5226 → #995) $2.2M 1
#43 Joseph Chester 75524 Ixonia Bank 423065 Brookfield, WI ▲ 4189 (#5331 → #1142) $1.9M 7
#44 Andres Mejia 1887950 Better Mortgage Corporation 330511 New York, NY ▲ 4174 (#5901 → #1727) $1.2M 3
#45 Lynae DeMonte 1159766 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 4166 (#5529 → #1363) $1.6M 6
#46 Emily Coppola 505939 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 West Des Moines, IA ▲ 4164 (#4174 → #10) $32.4M 1
#47 Gary Shepard 1387398 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 4128 (#5605 → #1477) $1.5M 4
#48 Joseph Piechowski 5730 TD Bank NA 399800 Mount Laurel, NJ ▲ 4124 (#5910 → #1786) $1.2M 5
#49 Malik Mathis 2089330 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 4081 (#5426 → #1345) $1.6M 8
#50 Gardner Lane 217954 Guaranteed Rate, Inc. 2611 Providence, RI ▲ 4071 (#5688 → #1617) $1.3M 2

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 $3.6M in funded mortgage volume 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. Edward Tobias (JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association); 3. Cooper Urbany (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 Volume — Connecticut. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/connecticut/top-climbers-by-volume

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