Biggest climbers in Michigan in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Dalton Godson (NEXA Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1985653), Rebecca Mathews (Mortgage Center L.C., NMLS #23392), and Eric Jones (ClickStart Mortgage LLC, NMLS #1708024).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dalton Godson | 1985653 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 7438 (#8438 → #1000) | $2.0M | 29 |
| #1 | Rebecca Mathews | 23392 | Mortgage Center L.C. | 282701 | The Colony, TX | ▲ 7438 (#8438 → #1000) | $6.5M | 29 |
| #3 | Eric Jones | 1708024 | ClickStart Mortgage LLC | 2281448 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7339 (#8438 → #1099) | $5.4M | 27 |
| #4 | Owen Vanderwey | 2666943 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Wyoming, MI | ▲ 7299 (#8438 → #1139) | $5.0M | 26 |
| #5 | Michael Richards | 1742413 | LAFCU | 562117 | Lansing, MI | ▲ 7196 (#8438 → #1242) | $6.9M | 24 |
| #6 | Maher Abdallah | 1448800 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7131 (#8438 → #1307) | $3.8M | 23 |
| #7 | Matthew Oetting | 1639468 | BEST INTEREST FINANCIAL, LLC | 2469842 | West Bloomfield, MI | ▲ 7002 (#8438 → #1436) | $3.5M | 21 |
| #8 | Jennifer Hizer | 1000956 | American 1 Credit Union | 410447 | Jackson, MI | ▲ 6841 (#8438 → #1597) | $1.0M | 19 |
| #9 | Sarina Leese | 1995001 | Mortgage300 Corporation | 162651 | Fenton, MI | ▲ 6657 (#8438 → #1781) | $3.3M | 17 |
| #9 | Payton Knipp | 2169866 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6657 (#8438 → #1781) | $2.0M | 17 |
| #11 | Brenden Newvine | 1771205 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6543 (#8438 → #1895) | $4.8M | 16 |
| #11 | Sunita Mrakic Gazic | 2729546 | Lake Michigan Credit Union | 442967 | Kentwood, MI | ▲ 6543 (#8438 → #1895) | $1.7M | 16 |
| #13 | Hannah Starkey | 2685409 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6409 (#8438 → #2029) | $6.3M | 15 |
| #13 | Nicole Case | 562454 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Toledo, OH | ▲ 6409 (#8438 → #2029) | $2.7M | 15 |
| #15 | Katherine Lee | 1066055 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Novi, MI | ▲ 6284 (#8438 → #2154) | $4.0M | 14 |
| #15 | Francisco Kromer | 2234563 | Lend-A-Loan LLC | 2101891 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6284 (#8438 → #2154) | $3.5M | 14 |
| #15 | Laura Nilsson | 2011485 | KeyBank National Association | 399797 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6284 (#8438 → #2154) | $2.4M | 14 |
| #15 | Martin Salloumi | 1524097 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6284 (#8438 → #2154) | $1.9M | 14 |
| #15 | Kayleigh Carney | 2677711 | Private Mortgage Guarantee LLC | 2033317 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 6284 (#8438 → #2154) | $3.2M | 14 |
| #15 | Brandon Heimbuch | 1644412 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6284 (#8438 → #2154) | $1.8M | 14 |
| #15 | Jeffrey Kroeger | 433450 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | ▲ 6284 (#8438 → #2154) | $3.4M | 14 |
| #15 | Eric Nowicki | 1170134 | Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union | 423037 | Clinton Twp, MI | ▲ 6284 (#8438 → #2154) | $1.8M | 14 |
| #23 | Gary Halek | 1444235 | Mortgage Center L.C. | 282701 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6180 (#6811 → #631) | $7.4M | 41 |
| #24 | Mary Ross | 2186832 | Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union | 423037 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | ▲ 6152 (#8438 → #2286) | $1.7M | 13 |
| #24 | Jaimee Walters | 1675116 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6152 (#8438 → #2286) | $1.6M | 13 |
| #24 | Daniel Dawood | 2239101 | Extreme Loans LLC | 2025962 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6152 (#8438 → #2286) | $3.9M | 13 |
| #24 | Austin Alessandrini | 1720442 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6152 (#8438 → #2286) | $1.9M | 13 |
| #28 | Bruce OKronley | 30743 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6097 (#6811 → #714) | $9.7M | 38 |
| #29 | Ryan Craven | 1013215 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $1.4M | 12 |
| #29 | Michael Simmons | 763244 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $3.3M | 12 |
| #29 | Shane Saliba | 2239837 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #29 | Marissa Plumb | 1941665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $1.4M | 12 |
| #29 | James McCowan | 2678211 | CENTURY BANK AND TRUST | 297621 | Coldwater, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #29 | Lyndse Thomas | 2170946 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $1.3M | 12 |
| #29 | Andrew Khalil | 1087109 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $1.8M | 12 |
| #29 | Frank Bueno | 1149059 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #29 | Michael Chambers | 2642864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $1.7M | 12 |
| #29 | Patrick Seyferth | 2162815 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Huntington Woods, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $3.2M | 12 |
| #29 | Richard Kennimer | 621676 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $4.0M | 12 |
| #29 | Candice Molter | 140432 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Cadillac, MI | ▲ 5974 (#8438 → #2464) | $2.3M | 12 |
| #41 | Mariah Nahhas | 2572340 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5913 (#6811 → #898) | $8.4M | 32 |
| #42 | Martin Rayis | 1867302 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5811 (#6811 → #1000) | $4.8M | 29 |
| #43 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5792 (#8438 → #2646) | $2.7M | 11 |
| #43 | RICHARD STEGLER | 134605 | Mortgage 1 Incorporated | 129386 | Sterling Heights, MI | ▲ 5792 (#8438 → #2646) | $3.5M | 11 |
| #43 | Mohmed Al-Dubaily | 2182048 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5792 (#8438 → #2646) | $759K | 11 |
| #43 | Gregory Jergerian | 16670 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | ▲ 5792 (#8438 → #2646) | $2.3M | 11 |
| #43 | Michael Erickson | 1590041 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5792 (#8438 → #2646) | $2.3M | 11 |
| #43 | Daniel Griffith | 964348 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5792 (#8438 → #2646) | $2.5M | 11 |
| #49 | Sara Pettenger | 2428507 | JOLT CREDIT UNION | 715640 | Saginaw, MI | ▲ 5599 (#5658 → #59) | $20.4M | 122 |
| #50 | Yasir Aburouman | 1036998 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5569 (#6811 → #1242) | $6.6M | 24 |
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 — Michigan. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/michigan/top-climbers-by-units
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