Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Maryland (2024)

Biggest climbers in Maryland in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Christina Nortman (American Financial Network, Inc., NMLS #1787454), Julieta Arriola (Atlantic Union Bank, NMLS #313549), and Joseph Guarino (Imperium Lending, LLC, NMLS #1637367).

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

Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Maryland (2024) — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change 2024 Volume 2024 Loans
#1 Christina Nortman 1787454 American Financial Network, Inc. 237341 Harwood, MD ▲ 8478 (#8702 → #224) $19.3M 57
#2 Julieta Arriola 313549 Atlantic Union Bank 551889 Alexandria, VA ▲ 8273 (#8702 → #429) $6.6M 40
#3 Joseph Guarino 1637367 Imperium Lending, LLC 2237880 Troy, MI ▲ 8016 (#8702 → #686) $12.0M 29
#4 Brian Embry 1115482 Planet Home Lending, LLC 17022 Marlton, NJ ▲ 7886 (#8702 → #816) $11.5M 25
#5 Aram Shwani 984909 Forever American Mortgage LLC 2410952 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 7844 (#8702 → #858) $8.5M 24
#6 Christopher Figueroa 2345407 Lendage, LLC 1810501 Tempe, AZ ▲ 7807 (#8702 → #895) $1.3M 23
#6 Nija Ross 1695720 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL ▲ 7807 (#8702 → #895) $7.9M 23
#8 Douglas Schmedes 320731 DMV Residential Financing LLC 2612193 Chantilly, VA ▲ 7764 (#8702 → #938) $11.3M 22
#8 Brian Jensen 1503701 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Columbia, MD ▲ 7764 (#8702 → #938) $8.6M 22
#10 Maria Suazo 1474609 T2 Financial LLC 1686046 Kensington, MD ▲ 7640 (#8702 → #1062) $6.4M 20
#11 Evan Roggio 2061874 E Mortgage Capital, Inc. 1416824 Santa Ana, CA ▲ 7585 (#8702 → #1117) $9.0M 19
#12 Taylor Barklow 1149043 Agave Home Loans, LLC 1951574 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 7440 (#8702 → #1262) $1.5M 17
#12 Tiffany Inches 1675767 MY COMMUNITY MORTGAGE LLC 2408499 New Orleans, LA ▲ 7440 (#8702 → #1262) $8.5M 17
#14 Joseph Timpson 1287209 Village Capital & Investment LLC 3317 Hildale, UT ▲ 7363 (#8702 → #1339) $8.5M 16
#14 Sabrina Hockaday 405651 EP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 405462 ▲ 7363 (#8702 → #1339) $1.8M 16
#16 Maria Villafane 836905 Vellum Mortgage, Inc. 1657323 Annapolis, MD ▲ 7287 (#8702 → #1415) $5.7M 15
#16 Renee Elarab 1387642 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7287 (#8702 → #1415) $1.5M 15
#16 Lorenzo Rasdall 51295 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Plano, TX ▲ 7287 (#8702 → #1415) $2.2M 15
#16 Daniel Kier 1952151 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 ▲ 7287 (#8702 → #1415) $3.5M 15
#16 Anthony Coomes 2451656 Loan Factory, Inc. 320841 Gaithersburg, MD ▲ 7287 (#8702 → #1415) $4.9M 15
#16 Shane Hamper 1186484 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 7287 (#8702 → #1415) $1.4M 15
#16 Leroy Blades 144593 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Reston, VA ▲ 7287 (#8702 → #1415) $4.7M 15
#16 Sean Morales 367632 West Capital Lending, Inc. 1566096 Irvine, CA ▲ 7287 (#8702 → #1415) $4.0M 15
#24 Eric Hanko 1435245 OCMBC, INC. 2125 Irvine, CA ▲ 7179 (#8702 → #1523) $1.1M 14
#24 Michael Diressie 2134594 Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC 376205 Saint Augustine, FL ▲ 7179 (#8702 → #1523) $6.4M 14
#24 Omar Smith 166628 Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation 176743 Gaithersburg, MD ▲ 7179 (#8702 → #1523) $4.6M 14
#27 Deborah Goguen-Ellis 2024341 Lafayette Federal Credit Union 464425 Rockville, MD ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $3.5M 13
#27 Carlos Vasquez 1650785 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Herndon, VA ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $5.1M 13
#27 Ryan Gaffka 1087002 Atlas Financial LLC 2819916 Fort Gratiot, MI ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $8.0M 13
#27 Nicholas Campbell 1283056 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $3.5M 13
#27 Tyler Sundstrom 2156370 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Conshohocken, PA ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $5.4M 13
#27 Carl Timpson 1765245 Village Capital & Investment LLC 3317 Draper, UT ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $6.4M 13
#27 Justin Brooks 1992904 Lendage, LLC 1810501 Tempe, AZ ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $791K 13
#27 Haley Marks 1965357 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $989K 13
#27 Robert Carr 799462 Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC 391521 Horsham, PA ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $3.5M 13
#27 Jason Neeves 2404295 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Vienna, VA ▲ 7062 (#8702 → #1640) $932K 13
#37 Eli Chao 207893 TopOne Mortgage, Inc. 208532 Rockville, MD ▲ 6920 (#8702 → #1782) $7.7M 12
#37 James Knudson 1370116 Village Capital & Investment LLC 3317 Draper, UT ▲ 6920 (#8702 → #1782) $5.9M 12
#37 James Donald 507754 Signature Federal Credit Union 401612 ▲ 6920 (#8702 → #1782) $1.1M 12
#37 Devin Powers Davis 1076529 New American Funding, LLC 6606 Santa Ana, CA ▲ 6920 (#8702 → #1782) $2.5M 12
#37 Sarah Phillips 1087106 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6920 (#8702 → #1782) $3.6M 12
#42 Shannon Kunishima 1662155 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 ▲ 6762 (#8702 → #1940) $2.4M 11
#42 Bradley Lawson 987856 PrimeLine Capital, Inc. 1831391 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6762 (#8702 → #1940) $4.0M 11
#42 Zachariah Fawaz 1662682 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Columbia, MD ▲ 6762 (#8702 → #1940) $4.1M 11
#42 Jonathan Bunzeluk 1037352 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6762 (#8702 → #1940) $1.6M 11
#42 Christopher Stanley 26850 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 ▲ 6762 (#8702 → #1940) $3.0M 11
#42 Antonio Sita 1309725 NewRez LLC 3013 Fort Washington, PA ▲ 6762 (#8702 → #1940) $1.6M 11
#42 Veronica Huezo 451019 Educational Systems Federal Credit Union 582854 Greenbelt, MD ▲ 6762 (#8702 → #1940) $4.0M 11
#42 Douglas Kennedy 2037909 Edge Home Finance, LLC 891464 Minnetonka, MN ▲ 6762 (#8702 → #1940) $2.7M 11
#42 Madeline Luniewski 2243625 Capital Center, L.L.C. 67717 Glen Allen, VA ▲ 6762 (#8702 → #1940) $3.1M 11

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in Maryland in 2024?
Christina Nortman (American Financial Network, Inc., NMLS #1787454) ranks #1 in Maryland in 2024 with 57 closed loans based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Maryland in 2024?
1. Christina Nortman (American Financial Network, Inc.); 2. Julieta Arriola (Atlantic Union Bank); 3. Joseph Guarino (Imperium Lending, 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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Maryland (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/maryland/top-climbers-by-units/2024

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