Top loan officers in Georgia in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Mark Daker (Ameris Bank, NMLS #35111), Gordon Palmieri (Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C., NMLS #962383), and Maxime Kallos (Ardent Loans LLC, NMLS #170267).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mark Daker | 35111 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Alpharetta, GA | $237.4M | 606 | $392K |
| #2 | Gordon Palmieri | 962383 | Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C. | 2106646 | Alpharetta, GA | $137.8M | 327 | $422K |
| #3 | Maxime Kallos | 170267 | Ardent Loans LLC | 2403107 | Alpharetta, GA | $112.7M | 261 | $432K |
| #4 | Christopher Drexler | 214232 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Suwanee, GA | $112.0M | 322 | $348K |
| #5 | James Pearson | 164714 | First American Bank and Trust Company | 409342 | Lawrenceville, GA | $107.5M | 238 | $452K |
| #6 | Kevin Rubin | 200630 | Southeastern Mortgage Solutions, Inc. | 170525 | Atlanta, GA | $106.9M | 198 | $540K |
| #7 | Matthew Garcia | 218245 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Smyrna, GA | $104.2M | 253 | $412K |
| #8 | Matthew Kuglin | 887573 | Onward Home Mortgage, LLC | 2472074 | Norcross, GA | $94.1M | 220 | $428K |
| #9 | Mark Milam | 35163 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | Atlanta, GA | $88.2M | 191 | $462K |
| #10 | Brant Gilmore | 756279 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Alpharetta, GA | $85.2M | 127 | $671K |
| #11 | Gareth Thomas | 177403 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Kennesaw, GA | $79.5M | 232 | $343K |
| #12 | Marc Budnik | 62821 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Alpharetta, GA | $78.3M | 204 | $384K |
| #13 | Eric Glick | 544398 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Savannah, GA | $77.1M | 240 | $321K |
| #14 | WILLIAM COWART | 310972 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Athens, GA | $76.2M | 207 | $368K |
| #15 | Karen Rhodes | 6152 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Kennesaw, GA | $74.1M | 232 | $319K |
| #16 | Laura Witte | 193027 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | Atlanta, GA | $73.6M | 187 | $393K |
| #17 | Ajith Anugu | 1607797 | Laxmi Narayan Enterprises, INC. | 186131 | The Colony, TX | $73.5M | 140 | $525K |
| #18 | Daniel Shaqareq | 1013619 | Taylor Morrison Home Funding, Inc. | 8588 | Maitland, FL | $73.2M | 149 | $491K |
| #19 | DeAnn Ellis | 148916 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Monroe, GA | $72.9M | 216 | $338K |
| #20 | Corbin Wagoner | 149895 | Taylor Morrison Home Funding, Inc. | 8588 | Alpharetta, GA | $72.6M | 148 | $490K |
| #21 | Sae Oh | 101037 | Prime Home Loans, Inc. | 98975 | San Antonio, TX | $71.3M | 179 | $398K |
| #22 | Joel Van Asch | 1450483 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Loganville, GA | $71.3M | 165 | $432K |
| #23 | Marjorie McIntyre | 803447 | LGE Community Credit Union | 164500 | Atlanta, GA | $68.5M | 323 | $212K |
| #24 | Terry Siniard | 246046 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Cartersville, GA | $65.4M | 227 | $288K |
| #25 | Daphni Hagen | 203875 | Homeowners Financial Group USA, LLC | 93718 | — | $65.1M | 147 | $443K |
| #26 | Brian Sutherland | 166834 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Suwanee, GA | $63.7M | 146 | $436K |
| #27 | Diane Levine | 451073 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Alpharetta, GA | $63.3M | 182 | $348K |
| #28 | Stewart Sadler | 147938 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Downers Grove, IL | $63.1M | 145 | $435K |
| #29 | Timothy Gentry | 905172 | Loan Velocity, Inc. | 1078746 | Brunswick, GA | $62.9M | 167 | $377K |
| #30 | Scott Morel | 200722 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Atlanta, GA | $62.7M | 165 | $380K |
| #31 | Jeffrey Hawks | 904668 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Canton, GA | $62.4M | 157 | $397K |
| #32 | Lisbeth Holt | 1606678 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Atlanta, GA | $62.3M | 136 | $458K |
| #33 | Natalya Chacon | 625978 | US Mortgage Corporation | 3901 | Duluth, GA | $61.8M | 205 | $301K |
| #34 | Gina Durden | 1503915 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Sandy Springs, GA | $61.4M | 154 | $399K |
| #35 | Kerry King | 1049425 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Evans, GA | $60.5M | 159 | $380K |
| #36 | Anand Ilangovan Thirumurugan | 2139575 | SI Mortgage Company | 68434 | Sterling Heights, MI | $60.4M | 113 | $534K |
| #37 | Mark Zielinski | 211156 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Alpharetta, GA | $60.0M | 146 | $411K |
| #38 | John Chandler | 462383 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Augusta, GA | $59.1M | 146 | $405K |
| #39 | Joseph Bishop | 204256 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Athens, GA | $58.4M | 86 | $679K |
| #40 | Brian Berman | 184320 | MORTGAGE ATLANTA LLC | 184273 | Marietta, GA | $57.8M | 123 | $470K |
| #41 | Hesun Song | 1236638 | Bridgeway Lending Partners LLC | 2124167 | Duluth, GA | $57.7M | 125 | $461K |
| #42 | Tara Ryan | 233792 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Peachtree Corners, GA | $57.3M | 141 | $406K |
| #43 | Rebecca Brown | 211483 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Locust Grove, GA | $57.2M | 164 | $349K |
| #44 | Eugene Long | 200657 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Alpharetta, GA | $56.8M | 141 | $403K |
| #45 | John Norwood | 138303 | Neighborhood Mortgage, Inc. | 138234 | Alpharetta, GA | $56.4M | 119 | $474K |
| #46 | Jeffrey Zulauf | 18566 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Suwanee, GA | $55.5M | 144 | $385K |
| #47 | Andrew Miller | 658962 | PrimeSouth Bank | 768337 | Brunswick, GA | $55.4M | 65 | $852K |
| #48 | Kevin Smith | 1541456 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Sandy Springs, GA | $55.1M | 152 | $363K |
| #49 | Gianni Cerretani | 787898 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Alpharetta, GA | $55.0M | 129 | $426K |
| #50 | Tony Salloum | 1727275 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Athens, GA | $54.9M | 76 | $722K |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/georgia/top-overall-by-volume/2024
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