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 May 28, 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.
| 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 | ▲ 8473 (#8694 → #221) | $19.3M | 57 |
| #2 | Julieta Arriola | 313549 | Atlantic Union Bank | 551889 | Alexandria, VA | ▲ 8269 (#8694 → #425) | $6.6M | 40 |
| #3 | Joseph Guarino | 1637367 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7956 (#8694 → #738) | $10.9M | 27 |
| #4 | Brian Embry | 1115482 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7879 (#8694 → #815) | $11.5M | 25 |
| #5 | Aram Shwani | 984909 | Forever American Mortgage LLC | 2410952 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7840 (#8694 → #854) | $8.5M | 24 |
| #6 | Christopher Figueroa | 2345407 | Lendage, LLC | 1810501 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 7801 (#8694 → #893) | $1.3M | 23 |
| #6 | Nija Ross | 1695720 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7801 (#8694 → #893) | $7.9M | 23 |
| #8 | Douglas Schmedes | 320731 | DMV Residential Financing LLC | 2612193 | Chantilly, VA | ▲ 7761 (#8694 → #933) | $11.3M | 22 |
| #8 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7761 (#8694 → #933) | $8.6M | 22 |
| #10 | Maria Suazo | 1474609 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Kensington, MD | ▲ 7636 (#8694 → #1058) | $6.4M | 20 |
| #11 | Evan Roggio | 2061874 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7582 (#8694 → #1112) | $9.0M | 19 |
| #12 | Taylor Barklow | 1149043 | Agave Home Loans, LLC | 1951574 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7432 (#8694 → #1262) | $1.5M | 17 |
| #12 | Tiffany Inches | 1675767 | MY COMMUNITY MORTGAGE LLC | 2408499 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 7432 (#8694 → #1262) | $8.5M | 17 |
| #14 | Joseph Timpson | 1287209 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 7358 (#8694 → #1336) | $8.5M | 16 |
| #14 | Sabrina Hockaday | 405651 | EP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 405462 | — | ▲ 7358 (#8694 → #1336) | $1.8M | 16 |
| #16 | Anthony Coomes | 2451656 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | Gaithersburg, MD | ▲ 7281 (#8694 → #1413) | $4.9M | 15 |
| #16 | Shane Hamper | 1186484 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7281 (#8694 → #1413) | $1.4M | 15 |
| #16 | Lorenzo Rasdall | 51295 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7281 (#8694 → #1413) | $2.2M | 15 |
| #16 | Renee Elarab | 1387642 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7281 (#8694 → #1413) | $1.5M | 15 |
| #16 | Leroy Blades | 144593 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Reston, VA | ▲ 7281 (#8694 → #1413) | $4.7M | 15 |
| #16 | Maria Villafane | 836905 | Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation | 176743 | Gaithersburg, MD | ▲ 7281 (#8694 → #1413) | $5.7M | 15 |
| #16 | Daniel Kier | 1952151 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Moorpark, CA | ▲ 7281 (#8694 → #1413) | $3.5M | 15 |
| #16 | Sean Morales | 367632 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7281 (#8694 → #1413) | $4.0M | 15 |
| #24 | Eric Hanko | 1435245 | OCMBC, INC. | 2125 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7173 (#8694 → #1521) | $1.1M | 14 |
| #24 | Omar Smith | 166628 | Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation | 176743 | Gaithersburg, MD | ▲ 7173 (#8694 → #1521) | $4.6M | 14 |
| #24 | Michael Diressie | 2134594 | Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC | 376205 | Saint Augustine, FL | ▲ 7173 (#8694 → #1521) | $6.4M | 14 |
| #27 | Haley Marks | 1965357 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $989K | 13 |
| #27 | Deborah Goguen-Ellis | 2024341 | Lafayette Federal Credit Union | 464425 | Rockville, MD | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $3.5M | 13 |
| #27 | Robert Carr | 799462 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $3.5M | 13 |
| #27 | Jason Neeves | 2404295 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $932K | 13 |
| #27 | Carl Timpson | 1765245 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $6.4M | 13 |
| #27 | Nicholas Campbell | 1283056 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $3.5M | 13 |
| #27 | Ryan Gaffka | 1087002 | Atlas Financial LLC | 2819916 | Fort Gratiot, MI | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $8.0M | 13 |
| #27 | Tyler Sundstrom | 2156370 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $5.4M | 13 |
| #27 | Justin Brooks | 1992904 | Lendage, LLC | 1810501 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $791K | 13 |
| #27 | Carlos Vasquez | 1650785 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Herndon, VA | ▲ 7057 (#8694 → #1637) | $5.1M | 13 |
| #37 | Eli Chao | 207893 | TopOne Mortgage, Inc. | 208532 | Rockville, MD | ▲ 6913 (#8694 → #1781) | $7.7M | 12 |
| #37 | James Donald | 507754 | Signature Federal Credit Union | 401612 | — | ▲ 6913 (#8694 → #1781) | $1.1M | 12 |
| #37 | James Knudson | 1370116 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 6913 (#8694 → #1781) | $5.9M | 12 |
| #37 | Devin Powers Davis | 1076529 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6913 (#8694 → #1781) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #37 | Sarah Phillips | 1087106 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6913 (#8694 → #1781) | $3.6M | 12 |
| #42 | Antonio Sita | 1309725 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 6756 (#8694 → #1938) | $1.6M | 11 |
| #42 | Douglas Kennedy | 2037909 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 6756 (#8694 → #1938) | $2.7M | 11 |
| #42 | Shannon Kunishima | 1662155 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6756 (#8694 → #1938) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #42 | Zachariah Fawaz | 1662682 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6756 (#8694 → #1938) | $4.1M | 11 |
| #42 | Veronica Huezo | 451019 | Educational Systems Federal Credit Union | 582854 | Greenbelt, MD | ▲ 6756 (#8694 → #1938) | $4.0M | 11 |
| #42 | Christopher Stanley | 26850 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6756 (#8694 → #1938) | $3.0M | 11 |
| #42 | Jonathan Bunzeluk | 1037352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6756 (#8694 → #1938) | $1.6M | 11 |
| #42 | Madeline Luniewski | 2243625 | Capital Center, L.L.C. | 67717 | Glen Allen, VA | ▲ 6756 (#8694 → #1938) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #42 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6756 (#8694 → #1938) | $3.8M | 11 |
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 — Maryland (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/maryland/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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