Biggest Climbers by Volume — Kentucky (2023)

Biggest climbers in Kentucky 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 Steven Schlagbaum (First Equity Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #1312199), Brandon Wheatley (Union Savings Bank, NMLS #577023), and Kenneth Jones (Cinfed Federal Credit Union, NMLS #457557).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Biggest Climbers by Volume — Kentucky (2023) — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change 2023 Volume 2023 Loans
#1 Steven Schlagbaum 1312199 First Equity Mortgage Incorporated 21157 Ft Mitchell, KY ▲ 9035 (#9119 → #84) $15.0M 41
#2 Brandon Wheatley 577023 Union Savings Bank 446047 Cincinnati, OH ▲ 8951 (#9610 → #659) $3.9M 7
#3 Kenneth Jones 457557 Cinfed Federal Credit Union 787678 Cincinnati, OH ▲ 8939 (#9423 → #484) $5.2M 24
#4 SEAN INGOLD 238534 Endeavor Capital, LLC 222524 Chesterfield, MO ▲ 8702 (#9660 → #958) $2.8M 15
#5 Charles Caudill 2016072 The Farmers National Bank of Danville 440531 Danville, KY ▲ 8165 (#9760 → #1595) $1.5M 6
#6 Denise Moul 718454 Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. 130562 Plymouth, MI ▲ 8154 (#9861 → #1707) $1.4M 6
#7 James Revord 1117525 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI ▲ 8077 (#9934 → #1857) $1.3M 7
#8 Ashton Acosta 1893696 New Day Financial, LLC 1043 ▲ 8011 (#9961 → #1950) $1.2M 4
#9 Aimee Shell 188129 Lending Hand Mortgage LLC 152227 Madison, TN ▲ 7798 (#9783 → #1985) $1.2M 7
#10 Matthew Vaccaro 739157 Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association 663185 Coppell, TX ▲ 7743 (#9853 → #2110) $1.1M 2
#11 Colby Richardson 1965040 New Day Financial, LLC 1043 Fulton, MD ▲ 7680 (#9413 → #1733) $1.4M 5
#12 Christopher Tatti 2107584 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7604 (#9238 → #1634) $1.5M 7
#13 Richard Mierenfeld 502357 U.S. Bank National Association 402761 ▲ 7602 (#9159 → #1557) $1.6M 2
#14 Richard Bridgman 98981 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 7512 (#9391 → #1879) $1.3M 4
#15 Jan Reid 1995965 Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership 66247 ▲ 7496 (#9618 → #2122) $1.1M 6
#16 Courtney Zurkuhlen 376286 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Louisville, KY ▲ 7432 (#9990 → #2558) $862K 5
#17 Dale Carden 1398593 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 ▲ 7415 (#9954 → #2539) $869K 3
#18 Brian Thomas 425163 JACKSON COUNTY BANK 423020 Annville, KY ▲ 7393 (#8602 → #1209) $2.1M 24
#19 Tyler Gossett 435974 Union Home Mortgage Corp. 2229 ▲ 7387 (#8727 → #1340) $1.9M 6
#20 Demetrius Rodgers 1731082 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7368 (#9434 → #2066) $1.1M 8
#21 John Tuel 597487 1st Trust Bank Inc. 688788 Richmond, KY ▲ 7330 (#8008 → #678) $3.8M 10
#22 Sean Cusack 1662319 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 ▲ 7184 (#9990 → #2806) $775K 4
#23 PATTI WAYMIRE 415665 Cumberland Security Bank, Inc. 463932 ▲ 7176 (#9359 → #2183) $1.1M 3
#24 James Skaggs 422794 Peoples Bank of Kentucky, Inc. 415963 Flemingsburg, KY ▲ 7158 (#9114 → #1956) $1.2M 5
#25 Thomas Goulet 185374 RMC Home Mortgage, LLC 2116211 Dublin, OH ▲ 7155 (#8360 → #1205) $2.1M 7
#26 Jayma Rednour 762411 Monticello Banking Company 744526 Monticello, KY ▲ 7146 (#9184 → #2038) $1.1M 3
#27 Victoria McCoy 1867153 The First National Bank of Williamson 452585 ▲ 7141 (#8125 → #984) $2.7M 12
#28 Luiz Oliveira 1092503 West Capital Lending, Inc. 1566096 Irvine, CA ▲ 7074 (#9083 → #2009) $1.2M 5
#29 Megan Katouzian 1234754 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Lake Forest, CA ▲ 7021 (#9699 → #2678) $824K 6
#30 Jackson Zebzda 2300857 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 6994 (#9759 → #2765) $786K 4
#31 Jonathan Hafer 1643314 1st Advantage Mortgage Broker LLC 2468711 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6947 (#9703 → #2756) $790K 4
#32 DaMario Rauch 1485930 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Blue Ash, OH ▲ 6908 (#8350 → #1442) $1.7M 4
#33 Dane Frazier 1779989 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 6872 (#8298 → #1426) $1.7M 5
#34 Vance Presson 1742388 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6783 (#9015 → #2232) $1.0M 18
#35 Tina Bush 758309 The Cecilian Bank 409707 Munfordville, KY ▲ 6669 (#9244 → #2575) $856K 3
#36 Todd Seidl 1929789 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 ▲ 6651 (#9446 → #2795) $776K 3
#37 Tyler Lampe 2217157 Texana Bank, N.A. 407536 Keller, TX ▲ 6648 (#8564 → #1916) $1.2M 7
#38 Shawn Leverette 513129 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Columbus, OH ▲ 6648 (#9804 → #3156) $671K 2
#39 William Aldridge 1330731 First Southern National Bank 409424 Richmond, KY ▲ 6647 (#9669 → #3022) $710K 6
#40 Francis Yockey 525333 Fifth Third Bank, National Association 403245 Portsmouth, OH ▲ 6580 (#7410 → #830) $3.2M 16
#41 William Sherriff 369884 Raymond James Bank 405712 St Petersburg, FL ▲ 6577 (#8258 → #1681) $1.4M 2
#42 Alexandra Wolf 466299 Central Bank & Trust Company 440304 Lexington, KY ▲ 6556 (#7133 → #577) $4.4M 9
#43 Barbara Hale 56423 LCNB National Bank 403521 Milford, OH ▲ 6534 (#9580 → #3046) $703K 3
#44 Matthew Kidd 1636394 TMMAK Holdings, LLC 1738461 Louisville, KY ▲ 6507 (#9462 → #2955) $726K 1
#45 Todd Jaenke 7675 Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. 1025894 Chesterfield, MO ▲ 6478 (#9556 → #3078) $692K 1
#46 Eric Prindes 96000 Truist Bank 399803 Richmond, VA ▲ 6443 (#8777 → #2334) $973K 2
#47 Amanda Hardy 13084 Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 2600 Jacksonville, FL ▲ 6432 (#8297 → #1865) $1.3M 7
#48 Brian Achatz 2310382 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 ▲ 6431 (#9317 → #2886) $747K 4
#49 Brianna Labitzke 18176 UBS Bank USA, National Association 947868 Jacksonville, FL ▲ 6418 (#7621 → #1203) $2.1M 3
#50 Jonathan Wilkerson 628127 Monticello Banking Company 744526 Liberty, KY ▲ 6409 (#9407 → #2998) $717K 6

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in Kentucky in 2023?
Steven Schlagbaum (First Equity Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #1312199) ranks #1 in Kentucky in 2023 with $15.0M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Kentucky in 2023?
1. Steven Schlagbaum (First Equity Mortgage Incorporated); 2. Brandon Wheatley (Union Savings Bank); 3. Kenneth Jones (Cinfed Federal Credit Union). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Volume — Kentucky (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-climbers-by-volume/2023

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