Top loan officers in Kentucky this year, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 20, 2026, the top 3 include Jesse Cronen (Northpointe Bank, NMLS #8821), Peiran Sun (Sun Lending USA LLC, NMLS #6853), and Jeffrey Sharp (Walden Mortgage Group, LLC, NMLS #44462).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jesse Cronen | 8821 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $38.0M | 123 | $309K |
| #2 | Peiran Sun | 6853 | Sun Lending USA LLC | 1889 | Lexington, KY | $29.3M | 92 | $318K |
| #3 | Jeffrey Sharp | 44462 | Walden Mortgage Group, LLC | 140166 | Louisville, KY | $25.9M | 70 | $370K |
| #4 | Jason Lawrence | 52494 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $24.5M | 83 | $295K |
| #5 | Thomas Thomas | 657783 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Saint Matthews, KY | $21.6M | 57 | $380K |
| #6 | Lydia Shina | 12833 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Louisville, KY | $21.1M | 58 | $365K |
| #7 | Daniel Guzman | 2107919 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Louisville, KY | $20.2M | 164 | $123K |
| #8 | JONATHAN TINGLE II | 718170 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $19.4M | 48 | $405K |
| #9 | Yeraldine Granado | 1389921 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Louisville, KY | $17.7M | 149 | $119K |
| #10 | Bruce Dittmer | 35300 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Louisville, KY | $16.1M | 44 | $365K |
| #11 | Alexander Milburn | 1680354 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Richmond, KY | $15.9M | 59 | $270K |
| #12 | ROBERT SUETHOLZ | 718136 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Ft Wright, KY | $15.4M | 46 | $335K |
| #13 | Alexis Feria Yserns | 1672503 | Feria Financial, LLC | 2226474 | Louisville, KY | $14.9M | 63 | $237K |
| #14 | Deborah Cyrus | 1871532 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Louisville, KY | $14.6M | 50 | $293K |
| #15 | Jonathan Leslie | 66661 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Prospect, KY | $14.6M | 24 | $607K |
| #16 | Christopher Hardcastle | 1445717 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Louisville, KY | $14.5M | 39 | $372K |
| #17 | David Renick | 95065 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Bowling Green, KY | $14.3M | 50 | $285K |
| #18 | Thomas J. Skope | 652985 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | — | $14.0M | 38 | $368K |
| #19 | Mike Dunn | 44452 | Walden Mortgage Group, LLC | 140166 | Louisville, KY | $13.6M | 33 | $411K |
| #20 | Nicholas Lonnemann | 2080535 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $13.4M | 44 | $304K |
| #21 | Joseph Sester | 2132419 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $13.0M | 49 | $264K |
| #22 | Robert Clifton | 7291 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Louisville, KY | $12.9M | 37 | $348K |
| #23 | Joanna Garcia | 955876 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Cincinnati, OH | $12.8M | 96 | $134K |
| #24 | Peggy Beckett | 756575 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | Ft Mitchell, KY | $12.6M | 31 | $408K |
| #25 | Aaron Schaeffer | 1963421 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Louisville, KY | $12.6M | 28 | $451K |
| #26 | Joseph Browning | 50992 | Farmers Bank & Trust Company | 449868 | Bowling Green, KY | $12.6M | 40 | $315K |
| #27 | David Osburg | 142308 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Fort Thomas, KY | $12.6M | 38 | $331K |
| #28 | Corey Grace | 436478 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lakeside Park, KY | $12.5M | 37 | $338K |
| #29 | Tyler Jenkins | 1942273 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $12.4M | 53 | $235K |
| #30 | Robert Schmuckie | 21303 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Louisville, KY | $12.2M | 32 | $380K |
| #31 | Ryan Wheeler | 8981 | United Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 1326012 | Elizabethtown, KY | $12.1M | 39 | $310K |
| #32 | Larry Swisher | 4568 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $11.7M | 39 | $299K |
| #33 | David Paris | 19185 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Lebanon, KY | $11.3M | 32 | $353K |
| #34 | Devin Buckner | 2436722 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $11.2M | 41 | $273K |
| #35 | Benjamin Montoya | 2014076 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | West Chester, OH | $10.7M | 38 | $282K |
| #36 | Megan Wesdorp | 973556 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $10.5M | 34 | $309K |
| #37 | Bradley Sutherland | 684107 | Central Bank & Trust Company | 440304 | Lexington, KY | $10.4M | 28 | $370K |
| #38 | Marcus Hundley | 2169498 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $10.3M | 38 | $270K |
| #39 | Steven Schlagbaum | 1312199 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | Ft Mitchell, KY | $10.2M | 19 | $537K |
| #40 | Kyle Greene | 1769619 | Republic State Mortgage Co. | 62411 | Winchester, KY | $9.9M | 53 | $188K |
| #41 | Cassandra Wright | 1464753 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Independence, OH | $9.9M | 28 | $353K |
| #42 | Ravi Patel | 328529 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Cincinnati, OH | $9.8M | 29 | $339K |
| #43 | Nicholas Hunter | 67458 | River City Mortgage LLC | 142954 | Blue Ash, OH | $9.8M | 26 | $375K |
| #44 | Danielle Miller | 1036468 | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 72043 | Bowling Green, KY | $9.7M | 31 | $313K |
| #45 | Brandye Middleton-Smith | 1955801 | Farm Credit Mid-America, ACA | 407249 | Lexington, KY | $9.7M | 28 | $346K |
| #46 | Lee Witte | 437373 | FT Funding PLC | 2436863 | Fort Thomas, KY | $9.6M | 29 | $332K |
| #47 | Jamie Morrison | 6298 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Lexington, KY | $9.5M | 33 | $287K |
| #48 | Matthew Walters | 41531 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Lexington, KY | $9.4M | 23 | $408K |
| #49 | Amy Daniels | 1830015 | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 72043 | Bowling Green, KY | $9.1M | 39 | $233K |
| #50 | Patrick Harmeling | 2535053 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $9.0M | 31 | $291K |
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