Biggest climbers in Georgia in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Joseph Guarino (Imperium Lending, LLC, NMLS #1637367), Brian Jensen (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #1503701), and Kisha Vaughn-Powell (Delta Community Credit Union, NMLS #2186431).
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 | Joseph Guarino | 1637367 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 9055 (#9489 → #434) | $14.6M | 56 |
| #2 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 9001 (#9489 → #488) | $16.0M | 52 |
| #2 | Kisha Vaughn-Powell | 2186431 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Atlanta, GA | ▲ 9001 (#9489 → #488) | $10.1M | 52 |
| #4 | Caroline Roberts | 1751336 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 8726 (#9489 → #763) | $3.5M | 40 |
| #5 | Adison Rahman | 1853449 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Henderson, NV | ▲ 8515 (#9489 → #974) | $12.1M | 34 |
| #5 | Ana Avila Lopez | 1942591 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Duluth, GA | ▲ 8515 (#9489 → #974) | $9.5M | 34 |
| #7 | Casey Fordham | 2523913 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | — | ▲ 8190 (#9489 → #1299) | $7.6M | 27 |
| #8 | jin zhang | 1923890 | OrangePath Financial Inc. | 2070941 | Flushing, NY | ▲ 8122 (#9489 → #1367) | $8.4M | 26 |
| #9 | Nicholas Birch | 97125 | Credence Funding Corporation | 878490 | Aberdeen, MD | ▲ 7974 (#9489 → #1515) | $8.2M | 24 |
| #9 | Matthew Blankenship | 265345 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Roswell, GA | ▲ 7974 (#9489 → #1515) | $8.2M | 24 |
| #9 | Donovan Shaow | 1497534 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7974 (#9489 → #1515) | $7.2M | 24 |
| #9 | Benjamin Dueweke | 1332763 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7974 (#9489 → #1515) | $6.8M | 24 |
| #13 | Kimberly Tanner | 1464248 | HomeLight Home Loans, Inc. | 1529229 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7888 (#9489 → #1601) | $4.1M | 23 |
| #14 | April Poole | 1894918 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Port Wentworth, GA | ▲ 7803 (#7857 → #54) | $44.2M | 139 |
| #15 | Wayne Anderson | 1864683 | SUCCESS Lending, LLC | 2232431 | Schaumburg, IL | ▲ 7799 (#9489 → #1690) | $8.4M | 22 |
| #15 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7799 (#9489 → #1690) | $5.9M | 22 |
| #17 | Jake Kalmin | 1828186 | onDemand Lending Inc. | 2458551 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 7718 (#9489 → #1771) | $7.0M | 21 |
| #17 | Eric Perry | 1901918 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7718 (#9489 → #1771) | $4.8M | 21 |
| #17 | MARIA PEEK | 1914204 | First National Bank of Griffin | 452582 | Griffin, GA | ▲ 7718 (#9489 → #1771) | $3.9M | 21 |
| #17 | Marne May Caslatan | 1892586 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Henderson, NV | ▲ 7718 (#9489 → #1771) | $7.4M | 21 |
| #21 | Francis Snyder | 288071 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7609 (#9489 → #1880) | $7.0M | 20 |
| #21 | Benjamin McVey | 773891 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Ellijay, GA | ▲ 7609 (#9489 → #1880) | $4.1M | 20 |
| #21 | Jennifer Broome | 2477177 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Douglasville, GA | ▲ 7609 (#9489 → #1880) | $6.0M | 20 |
| #21 | Nicholas Campbell | 1283056 | DRIFT FINANCIAL LLC | 2822905 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 7609 (#9489 → #1880) | $4.0M | 20 |
| #25 | James Vaughan | 2168279 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 7507 (#9489 → #1982) | $4.6M | 19 |
| #25 | Ryan Veracka | 65233 | United Mortgage Corp. | 1330 | Farmingdale, NY | ▲ 7507 (#9489 → #1982) | $5.7M | 19 |
| #25 | Jessica Norris | 2364485 | Sweet Tea Mortgage LLC | 2472504 | Evans, GA | ▲ 7507 (#9489 → #1982) | $4.6M | 19 |
| #28 | Andrea Rodriguez | 1676693 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7371 (#9489 → #2118) | $7.5M | 18 |
| #28 | William Xu | 2506369 | Evolution Mortgage LLC | 2432729 | Stuart, FL | ▲ 7371 (#9489 → #2118) | $6.0M | 18 |
| #30 | Harold Yang | 248857 | AAA CAPITAL INVESTMENT, INC. | 295075 | Richmond, TX | ▲ 7236 (#9489 → #2253) | $7.4M | 17 |
| #30 | Milad Romaya | 1585131 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7236 (#9489 → #2253) | $3.9M | 17 |
| #30 | Andres Lopez | 2247288 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7236 (#9489 → #2253) | $4.8M | 17 |
| #33 | Kathleen Melli | 456041 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | — | ▲ 7082 (#9489 → #2407) | $2.7M | 16 |
| #33 | Ross Harsh | 1003970 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7082 (#9489 → #2407) | $4.1M | 16 |
| #33 | Igor Grager | 542635 | Iconic Mortgage Corp. | 1547953 | Miami, FL | ▲ 7082 (#9489 → #2407) | $5.5M | 16 |
| #33 | Pooja Naidu | 2069618 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7082 (#9489 → #2407) | $12.3M | 16 |
| #33 | Austin Lentz | 2372835 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7082 (#9489 → #2407) | $4.8M | 16 |
| #33 | Stephan Burton | 1526584 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Kissimmee, FL | ▲ 7082 (#9489 → #2407) | $6.3M | 16 |
| #33 | Sean Okita | 2003235 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 7082 (#9489 → #2407) | $7.8M | 16 |
| #33 | Heather Serrano | 2478597 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Marlborough, MA | ▲ 7082 (#9489 → #2407) | $3.3M | 16 |
| #41 | Bradley Self | 728832 | Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions LLC | 1160240 | Atlanta, GA | ▲ 7062 (#7857 → #795) | $14.5M | 39 |
| #42 | Clayton Davis | 1468357 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | ▲ 7033 (#7857 → #824) | $14.3M | 38 |
| #43 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6987 (#7857 → #870) | $3.2M | 37 |
| #44 | Stacy Milkovic | 2387253 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6952 (#7857 → #905) | $11.8M | 36 |
| #45 | Sidney Roland | 617979 | Rabun County Bank | 448995 | Cornelia, GA | ▲ 6889 (#9489 → #2600) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #45 | Macy Gunderson | 1900034 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6889 (#9489 → #2600) | $3.5M | 15 |
| #45 | Katie Crane | 1651329 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6889 (#9489 → #2600) | $1.2M | 15 |
| #45 | Jasmine Gabriel | 2085393 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6889 (#9489 → #2600) | $873K | 15 |
| #49 | Timothy Rice | 397613 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6842 (#7857 → #1015) | $10.4M | 33 |
| #50 | Robert Shaw | 35030 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6718 (#7857 → #1139) | $11.0M | 30 |
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 — Georgia (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/georgia/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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