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 August 27, 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 | ▲ 8485 (#8710 → #225) | $19.3M | 57 |
| #2 | Julieta Arriola | 313549 | Atlantic Union Bank | 551889 | Alexandria, VA | ▲ 8279 (#8710 → #431) | $6.6M | 40 |
| #3 | Joseph Guarino | 1637367 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 8021 (#8710 → #689) | $12.0M | 29 |
| #4 | Brian Embry | 1115482 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7892 (#8710 → #818) | $11.5M | 25 |
| #5 | Aram Shwani | 984909 | SayGo Home Loans, LLC | 2525432 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7850 (#8710 → #860) | $8.5M | 24 |
| #5 | Nija Ross | 1695720 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7850 (#8710 → #860) | $8.0M | 24 |
| #7 | Christopher Figueroa | 2345407 | Lendage, LLC | 1810501 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 7812 (#8710 → #898) | $1.3M | 23 |
| #8 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7770 (#8710 → #940) | $8.6M | 22 |
| #8 | Douglas Schmedes | 320731 | DMV Residential Financing LLC | 2612193 | Chantilly, VA | ▲ 7770 (#8710 → #940) | $11.3M | 22 |
| #10 | Maria Suazo | 1474609 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Kensington, MD | ▲ 7646 (#8710 → #1064) | $6.4M | 20 |
| #11 | Evan Roggio | 2061874 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7591 (#8710 → #1119) | $9.0M | 19 |
| #12 | Taylor Barklow | 1149043 | Agave Home Loans, LLC | 1951574 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7444 (#8710 → #1266) | $1.5M | 17 |
| #12 | Tiffany Inches | 1675767 | MY COMMUNITY MORTGAGE LLC | 2408499 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 7444 (#8710 → #1266) | $8.5M | 17 |
| #14 | Sabrina Hockaday | 405651 | EP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 405462 | — | ▲ 7368 (#8710 → #1342) | $1.8M | 16 |
| #14 | Joseph Timpson | 1287209 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 7368 (#8710 → #1342) | $8.5M | 16 |
| #16 | Lorenzo Rasdall | 51295 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7294 (#8710 → #1416) | $2.2M | 15 |
| #16 | Sean Morales | 367632 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7294 (#8710 → #1416) | $4.0M | 15 |
| #16 | Leroy Blades | 144593 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Reston, VA | ▲ 7294 (#8710 → #1416) | $4.7M | 15 |
| #16 | Anthony Coomes | 2451656 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | Gaithersburg, MD | ▲ 7294 (#8710 → #1416) | $4.9M | 15 |
| #16 | Daniel Kier | 1952151 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7294 (#8710 → #1416) | $3.5M | 15 |
| #16 | Renee Elarab | 1387642 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7294 (#8710 → #1416) | $1.5M | 15 |
| #16 | Shane Hamper | 1186484 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7294 (#8710 → #1416) | $1.4M | 15 |
| #16 | Maria Villafane | 836905 | Vellum Mortgage, Inc. | 1657323 | Annapolis, MD | ▲ 7294 (#8710 → #1416) | $5.7M | 15 |
| #24 | Michael Diressie | 2134594 | Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC | 376205 | Saint Augustine, FL | ▲ 7186 (#8710 → #1524) | $6.4M | 14 |
| #24 | Eric Hanko | 1435245 | OCMBC, INC. | 2125 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7186 (#8710 → #1524) | $1.1M | 14 |
| #24 | Omar Smith | 166628 | Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation | 176743 | Gaithersburg, MD | ▲ 7186 (#8710 → #1524) | $4.6M | 14 |
| #27 | Ryan Gaffka | 1087002 | Atlas Financial LLC | 2819916 | Fort Gratiot, MI | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $8.0M | 13 |
| #27 | Justin Brooks | 1992904 | Lendage, LLC | 1810501 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $791K | 13 |
| #27 | Nicholas Campbell | 1283056 | DRIFT FINANCIAL LLC | 2822905 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $3.5M | 13 |
| #27 | Tyler Sundstrom | 2156370 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $5.4M | 13 |
| #27 | Carl Timpson | 1765245 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $6.4M | 13 |
| #27 | Jason Neeves | 2404295 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $932K | 13 |
| #27 | Carlos Vasquez | 1650785 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Herndon, VA | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $5.1M | 13 |
| #27 | Deborah Goguen-Ellis | 2024341 | Lafayette Federal Credit Union | 464425 | Rockville, MD | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $3.5M | 13 |
| #27 | Haley Marks | 1965357 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $989K | 13 |
| #27 | Robert Carr | 799462 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 7069 (#8710 → #1641) | $3.5M | 13 |
| #37 | Sarah Phillips | 1087106 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6925 (#8710 → #1785) | $3.6M | 12 |
| #37 | Devin Powers Davis | 1076529 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6925 (#8710 → #1785) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #37 | James Donald | 507754 | Signature Federal Credit Union | 401612 | — | ▲ 6925 (#8710 → #1785) | $1.1M | 12 |
| #37 | Eli Chao | 207893 | TopOne Mortgage, Inc. | 208532 | Rockville, MD | ▲ 6925 (#8710 → #1785) | $7.7M | 12 |
| #37 | James Knudson | 1370116 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 6925 (#8710 → #1785) | $5.9M | 12 |
| #42 | Veronica Huezo | 451019 | Educational Systems Federal Credit Union | 582854 | Greenbelt, MD | ▲ 6769 (#8710 → #1941) | $4.0M | 11 |
| #42 | Bradley Lawson | 987856 | PrimeLine Capital, Inc. | 1831391 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6769 (#8710 → #1941) | $4.0M | 11 |
| #42 | Shannon Kunishima | 1662155 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6769 (#8710 → #1941) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #42 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6769 (#8710 → #1941) | $3.8M | 11 |
| #42 | Douglas Kennedy | 2037909 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 6769 (#8710 → #1941) | $2.7M | 11 |
| #42 | Jonathan Bunzeluk | 1037352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6769 (#8710 → #1941) | $1.6M | 11 |
| #42 | Zachariah Fawaz | 1662682 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6769 (#8710 → #1941) | $4.1M | 11 |
| #42 | Christopher Stanley | 26850 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6769 (#8710 → #1941) | $3.0M | 11 |
| #42 | Madeline Luniewski | 2243625 | Capital Center, L.L.C. | 67717 | Glen Allen, VA | ▲ 6769 (#8710 → #1941) | $3.1M | 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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/maryland/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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