Biggest climbers in Florida 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 Michael Benton (Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation, NMLS #1606849), Zachary Thomas (Pulte Mortgage LLC, NMLS #2143196), and Benjamin Blair (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2015371).
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 | Michael Benton | 1606849 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Ann Arbor, MI | ▲ 9198 (#9851 → #653) | $30.0M | 68 |
| #2 | Zachary Thomas | 2143196 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 9160 (#9503 → #343) | $41.3M | 103 |
| #3 | Benjamin Blair | 2015371 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 8996 (#9856 → #860) | $25.4M | 61 |
| #4 | John Packowski | 487270 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Boston, MA | ▲ 8904 (#9369 → #465) | $36.0M | 2 |
| #5 | Alejandro Fernandez | 2081654 | The Prime Mortgage Group LLC | 2480429 | Houston, TX | ▲ 8679 (#8703 → #24) | $100.0M | 301 |
| #6 | Paul Johnson | 406664 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 8535 (#9641 → #1106) | $21.2M | 55 |
| #7 | Jamil Ortiz | 1266394 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Orlando, FL | ▲ 8423 (#8919 → #496) | $34.8M | 97 |
| #8 | Jonathan Hubbard | 2026572 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 8384 (#8521 → #137) | $57.0M | 169 |
| #9 | Nathan OGorman | 491967 | Power Financial Credit Union | 410494 | Pembroke Pines, FL | ▲ 8342 (#9286 → #944) | $23.7M | 62 |
| #10 | Damon Holzhauer | 2358132 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 8313 (#9478 → #1165) | $20.5M | 121 |
| #11 | Jay Perez | 877683 | Mortgage Helpers, LLC | 2416531 | Miami, FL | ▲ 8161 (#9830 → #1669) | $16.1M | 30 |
| #12 | Camille Baldwin | 2026707 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 8022 (#9767 → #1745) | $15.6M | 34 |
| #13 | Kenneth Benitez Aulet | 1604280 | KBA Group LLC | 2349538 | Bradenton, FL | ▲ 7814 (#9186 → #1372) | $18.4M | 57 |
| #14 | Pooja Naidu | 2069618 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7728 (#8004 → #276) | $45.9M | 52 |
| #15 | Michael Hendrickson | 368372 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 7598 (#9659 → #2061) | $13.6M | 25 |
| #16 | Carol Beason | 1256131 | CCB Community Bank | 403431 | Niceville, FL | ▲ 7570 (#8482 → #912) | $24.4M | 10 |
| #17 | Jordan Kimmey | 1646847 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7541 (#8997 → #1456) | $17.7M | 4 |
| #18 | Adam Kofsky | 957687 | Alkan Mortgage Corporation | 210950 | Lake Mary, FL | ▲ 7469 (#8182 → #713) | $28.4M | 55 |
| #19 | Joshua Whitehead | 472333 | First Bank | 423166 | Clewiston, FL | ▲ 7452 (#8789 → #1337) | $18.7M | 17 |
| #20 | Kurt McClearen | 1338163 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Inlet Beach, FL | ▲ 7176 (#9833 → #2657) | $11.1M | 19 |
| #21 | Alexander DiGioia | 1368653 | Premier Lending Corp | 1156346 | Pompano Beach, FL | ▲ 6995 (#8771 → #1776) | $15.4M | 27 |
| #22 | Jiadi Hu | 2404204 | JTL Asset Management, LLC | 1691333 | Orlando, FL | ▲ 6979 (#7584 → #605) | $31.2M | 81 |
| #23 | Daren Schwartz | 2012960 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 6952 (#7428 → #476) | $35.7M | 44 |
| #24 | GABRIELA BERMUDEZ | 2168491 | CONCIERGE LENDING LLC | 2154189 | Mission Viejo, CA | ▲ 6944 (#8742 → #1798) | $15.3M | 37 |
| #25 | Cornell Pinson | 882284 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6908 (#7910 → #1002) | $22.9M | 88 |
| #26 | Correna Watson | 906374 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6876 (#7579 → #703) | $28.7M | 77 |
| #27 | Trista Page | 1471190 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6849 (#9390 → #2541) | $11.5M | 35 |
| #28 | Mitchell Payne | 469169 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 6804 (#7915 → #1111) | $21.1M | 23 |
| #29 | Michael Nshiwat | 1031062 | Woodward National Lending LLC | 2260661 | — | ▲ 6779 (#8662 → #1883) | $14.7M | 56 |
| #30 | Tiffany Robaina | 1660490 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Tulsa, OK | ▲ 6728 (#9903 → #3175) | $9.6M | 11 |
| #31 | Yuli Ariza | 1288877 | THE MORTGAGE BOARD, INC. | 2497401 | Port Richey, FL | ▲ 6701 (#9887 → #3186) | $9.6M | 38 |
| #32 | Peter Kelly | 458992 | Member First Mortgage, LLC | 149532 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6681 (#9618 → #2937) | $10.3M | 20 |
| #33 | Aaron Page | 222159 | Texas Mortgage Associates, Inc | 293535 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6662 (#7186 → #524) | $33.8M | 84 |
| #34 | Scott Carr | 31396 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 6569 (#8687 → #2118) | $13.3M | 32 |
| #35 | Peter Bitzas | 5696 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Clearwater, FL | ▲ 6569 (#9112 → #2543) | $11.5M | 28 |
| #36 | Mina Akladious | 1276202 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Sea Girt, NJ | ▲ 6568 (#9486 → #2918) | $10.3M | 13 |
| #37 | Jakob Knott | 2131178 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6551 (#9590 → #3039) | $10.0M | 36 |
| #38 | Shehryar Kaiser | 1984967 | Shield Home Loans Inc. | 2396589 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6542 (#9469 → #2927) | $10.3M | 35 |
| #39 | Shane Staples | 1296290 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6433 (#9338 → #2905) | $10.4M | 19 |
| #40 | Carlos Martinez | 184510 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Orlando, FL | ▲ 6401 (#7958 → #1557) | $16.9M | 46 |
| #41 | BRANDON PHEARSE | 1876474 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6393 (#9965 → #3572) | $8.7M | 10 |
| #42 | Linda Ifri | 1200058 | City National Bank | 536994 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6373 (#8194 → #1821) | $15.1M | 3 |
| #43 | Dan Peinovich | 325132 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Lilydale, MN | ▲ 6341 (#9650 → #3309) | $9.3M | 19 |
| #44 | Noel Chapman | 8953 | HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. | 6521 | Iselin, NJ | ▲ 6334 (#6924 → #590) | $31.6M | 81 |
| #45 | Romik Yeghnazary | 372980 | Lending Arena LLC | 1603937 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 6332 (#8369 → #2037) | $13.8M | 22 |
| #46 | Amanda Foster | 1423831 | ZARRO MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC | 2185421 | Stuart, FL | ▲ 6318 (#8920 → #2602) | $11.3M | 28 |
| #47 | Gerald Allen | 1526477 | Simple Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1983670 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 6314 (#8913 → #2599) | $11.3M | 16 |
| #48 | Pamela McSweeney | 613133 | The Northern Trust Company | 447407 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6295 (#8764 → #2469) | $11.8M | 2 |
| #49 | Matthew Costello | 1500109 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Strongsville, OH | ▲ 6295 (#9056 → #2761) | $10.8M | 30 |
| #50 | Derek McGowan | 1478470 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 6293 (#9918 → #3625) | $8.6M | 24 |
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 — Florida (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/florida/top-climbers-by-volume/2024
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