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 August 27, 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 | ▲ 9057 (#9490 → #433) | $14.6M | 56 |
| #2 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 9002 (#9490 → #488) | $16.0M | 52 |
| #2 | Kisha Vaughn-Powell | 2186431 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Atlanta, GA | ▲ 9002 (#9490 → #488) | $10.1M | 52 |
| #4 | Caroline Roberts | 1751336 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 8727 (#9490 → #763) | $3.5M | 40 |
| #5 | Ana Avila Lopez | 1942591 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Duluth, GA | ▲ 8517 (#9490 → #973) | $9.5M | 34 |
| #5 | Adison Rahman | 1853449 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Henderson, NV | ▲ 8517 (#9490 → #973) | $12.1M | 34 |
| #7 | Casey Fordham | 2523913 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | — | ▲ 8193 (#9490 → #1297) | $7.6M | 27 |
| #8 | jin zhang | 1923890 | OrangePath Financial Inc. | 2070941 | Flushing, NY | ▲ 8124 (#9490 → #1366) | $8.4M | 26 |
| #9 | Nicholas Birch | 97125 | Credence Funding Corporation | 878490 | Aberdeen, MD | ▲ 7975 (#9490 → #1515) | $8.2M | 24 |
| #9 | Donovan Shaow | 1497534 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7975 (#9490 → #1515) | $7.2M | 24 |
| #9 | Matthew Blankenship | 265345 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Roswell, GA | ▲ 7975 (#9490 → #1515) | $8.2M | 24 |
| #9 | Benjamin Dueweke | 1332763 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7975 (#9490 → #1515) | $6.8M | 24 |
| #13 | Kimberly Tanner | 1464248 | HomeLight Home Loans, Inc. | 1529229 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7890 (#9490 → #1600) | $4.1M | 23 |
| #14 | Wayne Anderson | 1864683 | SUCCESS Lending, LLC | 2232431 | Schaumburg, IL | ▲ 7800 (#9490 → #1690) | $8.4M | 22 |
| #14 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7800 (#9490 → #1690) | $5.9M | 22 |
| #16 | April Poole | 1894918 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Port Wentworth, GA | ▲ 7797 (#7852 → #55) | $44.2M | 139 |
| #17 | Marne May Caslatan | 1892586 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Henderson, NV | ▲ 7720 (#9490 → #1770) | $7.4M | 21 |
| #17 | Jake Kalmin | 1828186 | onDemand Lending Inc. | 2458551 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 7720 (#9490 → #1770) | $7.0M | 21 |
| #17 | Eric Perry | 1901918 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7720 (#9490 → #1770) | $4.8M | 21 |
| #17 | MARIA PEEK | 1914204 | First National Bank of Griffin | 452582 | Griffin, GA | ▲ 7720 (#9490 → #1770) | $3.9M | 21 |
| #21 | Francis Snyder | 288071 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7611 (#9490 → #1879) | $7.0M | 20 |
| #21 | Benjamin McVey | 773891 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Ellijay, GA | ▲ 7611 (#9490 → #1879) | $4.1M | 20 |
| #21 | Nicholas Campbell | 1283056 | DRIFT FINANCIAL LLC | 2822905 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 7611 (#9490 → #1879) | $4.0M | 20 |
| #21 | Jennifer Broome | 2477177 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Douglasville, GA | ▲ 7611 (#9490 → #1879) | $6.0M | 20 |
| #25 | Ryan Veracka | 65233 | United Mortgage Corp. | 1330 | Farmingdale, NY | ▲ 7508 (#9490 → #1982) | $5.7M | 19 |
| #25 | Jessica Norris | 2364485 | Sweet Tea Mortgage LLC | 2472504 | Evans, GA | ▲ 7508 (#9490 → #1982) | $4.6M | 19 |
| #25 | James Vaughan | 2168279 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 7508 (#9490 → #1982) | $4.6M | 19 |
| #28 | Andrea Rodriguez | 1676693 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7372 (#9490 → #2118) | $7.5M | 18 |
| #28 | William Xu | 2506369 | Evolution Mortgage LLC | 2432729 | Stuart, FL | ▲ 7372 (#9490 → #2118) | $6.0M | 18 |
| #30 | Harold Yang | 248857 | AAA CAPITAL INVESTMENT, INC. | 295075 | Richmond, TX | ▲ 7236 (#9490 → #2254) | $7.4M | 17 |
| #30 | Milad Romaya | 1585131 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7236 (#9490 → #2254) | $3.9M | 17 |
| #30 | Andres Lopez | 2247288 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7236 (#9490 → #2254) | $4.8M | 17 |
| #33 | Austin Lentz | 2372835 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7085 (#9490 → #2405) | $4.8M | 16 |
| #33 | Stephan Burton | 1526584 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Kissimmee, FL | ▲ 7085 (#9490 → #2405) | $6.3M | 16 |
| #33 | Kathleen Melli | 456041 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | — | ▲ 7085 (#9490 → #2405) | $2.7M | 16 |
| #33 | Heather Serrano | 2478597 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Marlborough, MA | ▲ 7085 (#9490 → #2405) | $3.3M | 16 |
| #33 | Ross Harsh | 1003970 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7085 (#9490 → #2405) | $4.1M | 16 |
| #33 | Sean Okita | 2003235 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 7085 (#9490 → #2405) | $7.8M | 16 |
| #33 | Igor Grager | 542635 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Miami, FL | ▲ 7085 (#9490 → #2405) | $5.5M | 16 |
| #33 | Pooja Naidu | 2069618 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7085 (#9490 → #2405) | $12.3M | 16 |
| #41 | Bradley Self | 728832 | Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions LLC | 1160240 | Atlanta, GA | ▲ 7057 (#7852 → #795) | $14.5M | 39 |
| #42 | Clayton Davis | 1468357 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | ▲ 7027 (#7852 → #825) | $14.3M | 38 |
| #43 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6983 (#7852 → #869) | $3.2M | 37 |
| #44 | Stacy Milkovic | 2387253 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6948 (#7852 → #904) | $11.8M | 36 |
| #45 | Sidney Roland | 617979 | Rabun County Bank | 448995 | Cornelia, GA | ▲ 6890 (#9490 → #2600) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #45 | Katie Crane | 1651329 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6890 (#9490 → #2600) | $1.2M | 15 |
| #45 | Jasmine Gabriel | 2085393 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6890 (#9490 → #2600) | $873K | 15 |
| #45 | Macy Gunderson | 1900034 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6890 (#9490 → #2600) | $3.5M | 15 |
| #49 | Timothy Rice | 397613 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6838 (#7852 → #1014) | $10.4M | 33 |
| #50 | Robert Shaw | 35030 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6713 (#7852 → #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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/georgia/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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