Biggest Climbers by Volume — Kentucky (2026)

Biggest climbers in Kentucky in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Daniel Paladino (Green Lending LLC, NMLS #1708147), Laura Arroyave (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2722703), and Ryan Barrientos-Allen (INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC, NMLS #2176627).

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

Biggest Climbers by Volume — Kentucky (2026) — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change 2026 Volume 2026 Loans
#1 Daniel Paladino 1708147 Green Lending LLC 2598612 Independence, OH ▲ 8714 (#9725 → #1011) $2.7M 12
#2 Laura Arroyave 2722703 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL ▲ 8699 (#9321 → #622) $4.3M 19
#3 Ryan Barrientos-Allen 2176627 INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC 2524174 Miami, FL ▲ 8455 (#9787 → #1332) $2.0M 9
#4 Juanita Newsome 2735698 Priority 1 Lending, LLC 1375378 Livonia, MI ▲ 8362 (#9775 → #1413) $1.9M 8
#5 Daniel Green 2708134 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 8057 (#9527 → #1470) $1.8M 11
#6 Michael Salondaka 310690 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Roseville, CA ▲ 8007 (#8760 → #753) $3.6M 13
#7 Christina Zash Colombo 690160 Guaranteed Rate, Inc. 2611 Chicago, IL ▲ 7999 (#9808 → #1809) $1.5M 3
#8 Christina Matyac 1509370 Pulte Mortgage LLC 1791 Denver, CO ▲ 7826 (#9603 → #1777) $1.5M 4
#9 Tobenna Mbelu 1411191 AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 135776 Irvine, CA ▲ 7513 (#9560 → #2047) $1.3M 5
#10 Nila Csapo 1533027 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Marlton, NJ ▲ 7474 (#9562 → #2088) $1.3M 6
#11 Peyton Strawsburg 2187106 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Columbus, OH ▲ 7429 (#9532 → #2103) $1.3M 2
#12 Miguel Roman 2006354 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Louisville, KY ▲ 7382 (#9386 → #2004) $1.3M 5
#13 Joel Ruditsky 2039061 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Marlton, NJ ▲ 7361 (#9131 → #1770) $1.5M 6
#14 Edith Dunevant 703849 The Park National Bank 539527 Union City, TN ▲ 7314 (#9389 → #2075) $1.3M 5
#15 Christian Klimkiewicz 1375358 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 7283 (#9767 → #2484) $1.1M 3
#16 Xaviar Hoggs 2717632 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7278 (#9750 → #2472) $1.1M 8
#17 Hannah Gray 2759512 L&N Federal Credit Union 531738 Louisville, KY ▲ 7223 (#8396 → #1173) $2.3M 7
#18 Rachel Justice 2753553 Community Trust Bank, Inc. 421992 Pikeville, KY ▲ 7220 (#8171 → #951) $2.8M 17
#19 Braxton Lane 1767329 Movement Mortgage, LLC 39179 Indian Land, SC ▲ 7220 (#9477 → #2257) $1.2M 1
#20 Thomas Legotte 1705347 United Mortgage Corp. 1330 Farmingdale, NY ▲ 7202 (#9058 → #1856) $1.4M 6
#21 Mariah Nahhas 2572340 Zillow Home Loans, LLC 10287 Irvine, CA ▲ 7196 (#9404 → #2208) $1.2M 4
#22 David Kassab 1399107 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7196 (#9622 → #2426) $1.1M 3
#23 Louis Conte 2742659 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Marlton, NJ ▲ 7154 (#8255 → #1101) $2.4M 11
#24 Chad Stubblefield 1096340 Murray Bank, The 449611 Murray, KY ▲ 7140 (#8345 → #1205) $2.3M 3
#25 Matthew Harris 2023621 ZOOM HOME LENDING LLC 2620616 Livonia, MI ▲ 7134 (#8677 → #1543) $1.7M 3
#26 Ahmad Assi 2278151 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7052 (#8686 → #1634) $1.6M 13
#27 John Stanton 585821 Union Savings Bank 446047 Franklin, OH ▲ 7004 (#8729 → #1725) $1.5M 2
#28 Ian Bayley 2664559 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 ▲ 6993 (#9714 → #2721) $954K 3
#29 Lauren Hess 1717308 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Plano, TX ▲ 6992 (#9088 → #2096) $1.3M 4
#30 Sean Daily 1536006 Guild Mortgage Company LLC 3274 Marion, IL ▲ 6927 (#7921 → #994) $2.7M 3
#31 Jessica Clark 2748769 Elevate Mortgage LLC 2675657 Bardstown, KY ▲ 6924 (#8806 → #1882) $1.4M 8
#32 Rodriquez Hayes 1722346 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Plano, TX ▲ 6847 (#8632 → #1785) $1.5M 6
#33 Olivia Adams 2680068 Fifth Third Bank, National Association 403245 Louisville, KY ▲ 6820 (#9671 → #2851) $897K 7
#34 Zed Jammoa 2597915 Mortgage One Funding LLC 2261660 Clawson, MI ▲ 6786 (#9197 → #2411) $1.1M 5
#35 Marisol Franco 2125478 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 6780 (#9933 → #3153) $805K 4
#36 April Leger 400823 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 Minneapolis, MN ▲ 6762 (#7788 → #1026) $2.6M 3
#37 Nemer Boussi 2342793 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6743 (#8350 → #1607) $1.7M 7
#38 Timothy Sikes 952192 Leaders Credit Union 402804 Jackson, TN ▲ 6742 (#9588 → #2846) $898K 4
#39 Destiny Riden 2704100 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. 1561 Maryville, TN ▲ 6729 (#8123 → #1394) $1.9M 11
#40 Marcie Culley 351162 Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC 376205 Saint Augustine, FL ▲ 6645 (#8146 → #1501) $1.8M 5
#41 Jeffrey Keith 300606 American Financing Corporation 182334 Aurora, CO ▲ 6634 (#9895 → #3261) $776K 6
#42 Joyce Kulakowski 833698 New American Funding, LLC 6606 Dallas, TX ▲ 6607 (#9163 → #2556) $1.0M 5
#43 Keyon Patterson 1753250 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6596 (#9499 → #2903) $879K 4
#44 David Frescoln 2302676 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6594 (#8266 → #1672) $1.6M 8
#45 Roland Nunez 13633 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Plano, TX ▲ 6572 (#9536 → #2964) $860K 2
#46 Richard Naylor 2047604 Village Capital & Investment LLC 3317 Hildale, UT ▲ 6571 (#9210 → #2639) $991K 3
#47 Trenton Lomason 2708232 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 6542 (#9395 → #2853) $896K 3
#48 Howard Perlstein 427502 Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association 663185 Coppell, TX ▲ 6502 (#8530 → #2028) $1.3M 1
#49 Carl Bible 906790 Fifth Third Bank, National Association 403245 Cincinnati, OH ▲ 6498 (#7847 → #1349) $2.0M 6
#50 John Pilkington 136951 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Columbus, OH ▲ 6498 (#9664 → #3166) $800K 2

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in Kentucky in 2026?
Daniel Paladino (Green Lending LLC, NMLS #1708147) ranks #1 in Kentucky in 2026 with $2.7M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Kentucky in 2026?
1. Daniel Paladino (Green Lending LLC); 2. Laura Arroyave (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC); 3. Ryan Barrientos-Allen (INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC). 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.

Read the full methodology

Cite this page

TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Volume — Kentucky (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-climbers-by-volume/2026

Powered by ChatMMI

Try /lo or /lender to look up a profile, or /me for yours.