Top loan officers in Georgia in 2023, 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 Mark Daker (Ameris Bank, NMLS #35111), CASEY JEFFERS (PrimeSouth Bank, NMLS #1663016), and Christopher Drexler (New American Funding, LLC, NMLS #214232).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mark Daker | 35111 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Alpharetta, GA | $212.2M | 546 | $389K |
| #2 | CASEY JEFFERS | 1663016 | PrimeSouth Bank | 768337 | Waycross, GA | $130.6M | 21 | $6.2M |
| #3 | Christopher Drexler | 214232 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Suwanee, GA | $126.6M | 372 | $340K |
| #4 | Jake Walker | 1785689 | PrimeSouth Bank | 768337 | Waycross, GA | $111.3M | 17 | $6.5M |
| #5 | Gordon Palmieri | 962383 | Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C. | 2106646 | Alpharetta, GA | $103.7M | 260 | $399K |
| #6 | Caroline Bishop | 794409 | PrimeSouth Bank | 768337 | Jesup, GA | $100.1M | 13 | $7.7M |
| #7 | Eric Glick | 544398 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Savannah, GA | $99.9M | 314 | $318K |
| #8 | April Blair Burson | 151333 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Sandy Springs, GA | $91.3M | 113 | $808K |
| #9 | Sae Oh | 101037 | Prime Home Loans, Inc. | 98975 | San Antonio, TX | $88.5M | 154 | $575K |
| #10 | Gareth Thomas | 177403 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Kennesaw, GA | $86.6M | 238 | $364K |
| #11 | Matthew Garcia | 218245 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Smyrna, GA | $85.3M | 233 | $366K |
| #12 | Maxime Kallos | 170267 | Ardent Loans LLC | 2403107 | Alpharetta, GA | $81.2M | 197 | $412K |
| #13 | Brian Sutherland | 166834 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Suwanee, GA | $81.0M | 182 | $445K |
| #14 | WILLIAM COWART | 310972 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Athens, GA | $80.9M | 226 | $358K |
| #15 | Kevin Rubin | 200630 | Southeastern Mortgage Solutions, Inc. | 170525 | Atlanta, GA | $80.1M | 172 | $465K |
| #16 | Brant Gilmore | 756279 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Alpharetta, GA | $77.7M | 121 | $642K |
| #17 | Daphni Hagen | 203875 | Homeowners Financial Group USA, LLC | 93718 | — | $76.5M | 199 | $384K |
| #18 | Sandra Hutto | 794413 | PrimeSouth Bank | 768337 | Jesup, GA | $71.0M | 14 | $5.1M |
| #19 | Stewart Sadler | 147938 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Downers Grove, IL | $69.1M | 159 | $435K |
| #20 | Laura Brown | 524896 | BankSouth Mortgage Company, LLC | 690971 | — | $68.2M | 216 | $316K |
| #21 | Diane Levine | 451073 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Alpharetta, GA | $67.3M | 158 | $426K |
| #22 | Jason Gardella | 507778 | Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C. | 2106646 | Alpharetta, GA | $67.0M | 158 | $424K |
| #23 | Karen Rhodes | 6152 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Kennesaw, GA | $66.7M | 207 | $322K |
| #24 | Mark Milam | 35163 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | Atlanta, GA | $64.9M | 151 | $430K |
| #25 | Corbin Wagoner | 149895 | Taylor Morrison Home Funding, Inc. | 8588 | Alpharetta, GA | $64.3M | 120 | $536K |
| #26 | John Chandler | 462383 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Augusta, GA | $62.5M | 146 | $428K |
| #27 | Joel Van Asch | 1450483 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Loganville, GA | $60.2M | 155 | $388K |
| #28 | Terry Siniard | 246046 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Cartersville, GA | $59.0M | 239 | $247K |
| #29 | Paul Saing | 201339 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lithonia, GA | $58.9M | 160 | $368K |
| #30 | Joy Vickers | 740739 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COFFEE COUNTY | 696095 | Douglas, GA | $58.7M | 104 | $565K |
| #31 | Natalya Chacon | 625978 | US Mortgage Corporation | 3901 | Duluth, GA | $58.7M | 179 | $328K |
| #32 | Brian Berman | 184320 | MORTGAGE ATLANTA LLC | 184273 | Marietta, GA | $58.3M | 138 | $423K |
| #33 | Marc Budnik | 62821 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Alpharetta, GA | $58.3M | 148 | $394K |
| #34 | Kevin Smith | 1541456 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Sandy Springs, GA | $58.2M | 163 | $357K |
| #35 | Kelley Sullivan | 213216 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Savannah, GA | $57.9M | 143 | $405K |
| #36 | Anand Ilangovan Thirumurugan | 2139575 | SI Mortgage Company | 68434 | Sterling Heights, MI | $57.2M | 120 | $477K |
| #37 | Ross Glendye | 504401 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Savannah, GA | $56.9M | 41 | $1.4M |
| #38 | ADAM HART | 455190 | First Coast Mortgage, LLC | 2244973 | Savannah, GA | $56.1M | 29 | $1.9M |
| #39 | Hesun Song | 1236638 | Bridgeway Lending Partners LLC | 2124167 | Duluth, GA | $55.4M | 135 | $410K |
| #40 | Michael Caputo | 609809 | First Coast Mortgage, LLC | 2244973 | Savannah, GA | $55.2M | 161 | $343K |
| #41 | Rebecca Brown | 211483 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Locust Grove, GA | $54.8M | 173 | $317K |
| #42 | Vincent Spadea | 415638 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Duluth, GA | $54.7M | 88 | $621K |
| #43 | Andrew Miller | 658962 | PrimeSouth Bank | 768337 | Brunswick, GA | $54.6M | 77 | $709K |
| #44 | DeAnn Ellis | 148916 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Monroe, GA | $54.4M | 171 | $318K |
| #45 | David Aiken | 658790 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Suwanee, GA | $54.2M | 128 | $423K |
| #46 | Tony Salloum | 1727275 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Athens, GA | $53.9M | 72 | $748K |
| #47 | Conor Malloy | 1220423 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | Atlanta, GA | $53.8M | 110 | $489K |
| #48 | Eugene Long | 200657 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Alpharetta, GA | $53.1M | 136 | $390K |
| #49 | Laura Witte | 193027 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | Atlanta, GA | $52.8M | 143 | $369K |
| #50 | James Pearson | 164714 | First American Bank and Trust Company | 409342 | Lawrenceville, GA | $51.3M | 152 | $338K |
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. Top Mortgage Loan Officers by Volume — Georgia (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/georgia/top-overall-by-volume/2023
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