Biggest climbers in Kentucky in 2022, 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 Ciara Talley (BLUEGRASS MORTGAGE PROCESSING LLC, NMLS #2120591), Jammie Williams (Republic Bank & Trust Co., NMLS #479375), and Thomas Watters (White Oak Mortgage LLC, NMLS #1992895).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ciara Talley | 2120591 | BLUEGRASS MORTGAGE PROCESSING LLC | 2792828 | Jonesville, NC | ▲ 8893 (#9324 → #431) | $6.2M | 32 |
| #2 | Jammie Williams | 479375 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 8792 (#9324 → #532) | $3.0M | 28 |
| #3 | Thomas Watters | 1992895 | White Oak Mortgage LLC | 2609667 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 8718 (#9324 → #606) | $8.6M | 25 |
| #4 | Tiffany Devine | 1625036 | Carrollton Federal Savings and Loan Association | 580191 | Carrollton, KY | ▲ 8612 (#9324 → #712) | $2.5M | 22 |
| #5 | Bailey Crowdus | 2024816 | Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc. | 141868 | Henderson, KY | ▲ 8574 (#9324 → #750) | $1.4M | 21 |
| #6 | Kelly Swanson | 2156781 | Standard Mortgage Capital LLC | 1604663 | Harrodsburg, KY | ▲ 8438 (#9324 → #886) | $4.0M | 18 |
| #7 | Tyler Devon | 2163732 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8383 (#9324 → #941) | $2.9M | 17 |
| #8 | Gabrielle Pelton | 2257537 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Saint Petersburg, FL | ▲ 8324 (#9324 → #1000) | $2.0M | 16 |
| #9 | JAMES DAVIS | 447435 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 8257 (#9324 → #1067) | $4.1M | 15 |
| #10 | Barbara Jaenisch | 1130923 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 8187 (#9324 → #1137) | $1.6M | 14 |
| #11 | Wendy Vega | 778371 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 8120 (#9324 → #1204) | $1.0M | 13 |
| #11 | Samuel Blythe | 2006306 | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 72043 | — | ▲ 8120 (#9324 → #1204) | $2.5M | 13 |
| #11 | Heather Kelley | 848303 | Eclipse Bank, Inc. | 412735 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 8120 (#9324 → #1204) | $2.7M | 13 |
| #11 | JOHN HARDIN | 2078394 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 8120 (#9324 → #1204) | $1.1M | 13 |
| #11 | Latasha Hatcher | 1882045 | Limestone Bank, Inc. | 450016 | — | ▲ 8120 (#9324 → #1204) | $12.4M | 13 |
| #11 | David Godsey | 1449498 | CAITCOLESIDA LLC | 2298957 | — | ▲ 8120 (#9324 → #1204) | $1.7M | 13 |
| #17 | Wesley Wilson | 1998359 | L&N Federal Credit Union | 531738 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 8025 (#9324 → #1299) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #17 | Shane Tressler | 1898816 | Northwest Bank | 419814 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 8025 (#9324 → #1299) | $1.9M | 12 |
| #17 | Wendy Rolley | 2037978 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | ▲ 8025 (#9324 → #1299) | $898K | 12 |
| #20 | Brandon Seeker | 1997735 | Abound Federal Credit Union | 402678 | — | ▲ 7941 (#9324 → #1383) | $1.2M | 11 |
| #20 | Kaci Eakens | 1641269 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | ▲ 7941 (#9324 → #1383) | $1.6M | 11 |
| #20 | Michael Urban | 2162419 | Clear2Mortgage Inc. | 1911663 | — | ▲ 7941 (#9324 → #1383) | $1.3M | 11 |
| #23 | Steve Jostworth | 439165 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Bellevue, KY | ▲ 7825 (#9324 → #1499) | $1.2M | 10 |
| #23 | Daniel Cohen | 2168503 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | — | ▲ 7825 (#9324 → #1499) | $2.8M | 10 |
| #25 | Matthew Davis | 987806 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Lawrenceburg, IN | ▲ 7665 (#9324 → #1659) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #25 | Molly Coppage | 1437565 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Walton, KY | ▲ 7665 (#9324 → #1659) | $1.3M | 9 |
| #25 | Melissa Roberts | 2139024 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | ▲ 7665 (#9324 → #1659) | $736K | 9 |
| #25 | Alex Crowthers | 1198199 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 7665 (#9324 → #1659) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #25 | Lauren Keith | 1195939 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Ashland, KY | ▲ 7665 (#9324 → #1659) | $717K | 9 |
| #25 | Michael Reddy | 218859 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | ▲ 7665 (#9324 → #1659) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #31 | James Bailey | 452801 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | — | ▲ 7496 (#9324 → #1828) | $1.4M | 8 |
| #31 | Misty Brown | 415895 | DESCO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 412993 | Portsmouth, OH | ▲ 7496 (#9324 → #1828) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #31 | Dominic Gilbert | 2123634 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7496 (#9324 → #1828) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #31 | William Spoonamore | 1909011 | Abound Federal Credit Union | 402678 | Danville, KY | ▲ 7496 (#9324 → #1828) | $456K | 8 |
| #31 | Virginia Blackshear | 873569 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7496 (#9324 → #1828) | $4.3M | 8 |
| #36 | Tammy Morrison | 973907 | UNITED CITIZENS BANK OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY, INC. | 490517 | Columbia, KY | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $536K | 7 |
| #36 | Nicholas Howard | 1247830 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #36 | Amanda Tabares | 2082764 | Blackdot Mortgage LLC | 2383240 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #36 | Jessica Bailey | 2122253 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $2.7M | 7 |
| #36 | Katherine Bazzana | 1087147 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #36 | Wan Zhao | 1455408 | Holi Mortgage, L.L.C. | 2341449 | Independence, KY | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #36 | David Johnson | 958231 | Peoples Exchange Bank | 527664 | Stanton, KY | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $466K | 7 |
| #36 | Amanda Heady | 825223 | Magnolia Bank, Incorporated | 423028 | Elizabethtown, KY | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #36 | Theodore Ennenbach | 2074549 | TBF Mortgage Company | 1934540 | — | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #36 | Julie Whitson | 563856 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Remote Ohio, OH | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $3.6M | 7 |
| #36 | Austin Sweeney | 1725927 | Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc. | 141868 | — | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #36 | Martin Moreman | 1179659 | Premier Lending, Inc. | 238143 | Elizabethtown, KY | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #36 | Carley Morehead | 2176308 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | — | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #36 | Jason Kubat | 128271 | Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 819382 | Melville, NY | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #36 | Caleb Martinez | 1935496 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 7267 (#9324 → #2057) | $840K | 7 |
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 — Kentucky (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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