Biggest climbers in Michigan in 2025, 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 Kip French (TBF Mortgage Company, NMLS #2592122), Froso Cannon (Mortgage Center L.C., NMLS #1586300), and Eric Almazan (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #1282293).
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 | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kip French | 2592122 | TBF Mortgage Company | 1934540 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 7957 (#8787 → #830) | $10.0M | 45 |
| #2 | Froso Cannon | 1586300 | Mortgage Center L.C. | 282701 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7783 (#8787 → #1004) | $11.3M | 39 |
| #2 | Eric Almazan | 1282293 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7783 (#8787 → #1004) | $10.2M | 39 |
| #4 | Bradley Pfister | 586263 | Sturgis Bank & Trust Company | 407562 | Sturgis, MI | ▲ 7595 (#8787 → #1192) | $6.9M | 34 |
| #5 | Lisa Alexander | 663326 | Thumb Bank & Trust | 462637 | Carsonville, MI | ▲ 7559 (#8787 → #1228) | $5.0M | 33 |
| #6 | Rebekah VanderHelm | 2516122 | Lake Michigan Credit Union | 442967 | Rockford, MI | ▲ 7420 (#8787 → #1367) | $2.5M | 30 |
| #7 | Ali Hammoud | 998917 | Vesta Financial Group, LLC | 1748450 | Dearborn, MI | ▲ 7369 (#8787 → #1418) | $9.7M | 29 |
| #8 | Timothy Martin | 1566778 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7313 (#8787 → #1474) | $6.3M | 28 |
| #8 | Nicole James | 930060 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7313 (#8787 → #1474) | $6.1M | 28 |
| #10 | Hilda Maldonado | 2616469 | Lake Michigan Credit Union | 442967 | Wyoming, MI | ▲ 7143 (#8787 → #1644) | $1.6M | 25 |
| #11 | Nicole Rapley | 1702098 | Zeal Credit Union | 408356 | — | ▲ 7080 (#8787 → #1707) | $1.2M | 24 |
| #12 | Bonny Courter | 1086722 | Great Lakes Federal Credit Union | 605373 | Bay City, MI | ▲ 6922 (#8787 → #1865) | $1.6M | 22 |
| #13 | Jennifer Altenburg | 2023262 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6843 (#7177 → #334) | $21.1M | 81 |
| #14 | Tamara Smith | 2655466 | Kellogg Community Credit Union | 585521 | Battle Creek, MI | ▲ 6835 (#8787 → #1952) | $1.0M | 21 |
| #15 | Jordan James | 438348 | Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union | 423037 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6782 (#7177 → #395) | $18.8M | 74 |
| #16 | Roba Elarab | 2057589 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6748 (#8787 → #2039) | $2.9M | 20 |
| #16 | Darrin Cormier | 2063189 | Ignite Credit Union | 646287 | — | ▲ 6748 (#8787 → #2039) | $2.9M | 20 |
| #16 | Hussein Al-Abed | 1211878 | Alamo Lending LLC | 2281795 | Northville, MI | ▲ 6748 (#8787 → #2039) | $4.7M | 20 |
| #16 | Justin Veneklase | 2056783 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 6748 (#8787 → #2039) | $5.3M | 20 |
| #20 | Christopher Degen | 385794 | Degen Mortgage Group, LLC | 2292516 | Auburn Hills, MI | ▲ 6694 (#7177 → #483) | $5.8M | 65 |
| #21 | Ali Alaouie | 1866642 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6660 (#8787 → #2127) | $4.3M | 19 |
| #21 | Aaron Welch | 1604416 | Frankenmuth Credit Union | 454059 | Frankenmuth, MI | ▲ 6660 (#8787 → #2127) | $2.8M | 19 |
| #21 | Jerry Esquible | 2374498 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6660 (#8787 → #2127) | $2.3M | 19 |
| #21 | Chase Fleming | 2189599 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6660 (#8787 → #2127) | $2.6M | 19 |
| #25 | Maiya Brown | 2089310 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6470 (#8787 → #2317) | $2.0M | 17 |
| #25 | Brandon Roberts | 1399282 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6470 (#8787 → #2317) | $3.5M | 17 |
| #25 | Nora Omar | 2071337 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6470 (#8787 → #2317) | $3.7M | 17 |
| #25 | Kristen Ruppel | 2300517 | HONOR CREDIT UNION | 458266 | Saint Joseph, MI | ▲ 6470 (#8787 → #2317) | $1.0M | 17 |
| #29 | Katy Morris | 1576740 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6344 (#8787 → #2443) | $6.1M | 16 |
| #29 | Anthony Qasawa | 1866596 | Modern Mortgage Financial, LLC | 2060573 | Farmington Hills, MI | ▲ 6344 (#8787 → #2443) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #31 | Joshua Crowton | 1177781 | F5 Mortgage LLC | 1938115 | Traverse City, MI | ▲ 6213 (#7177 → #964) | $9.5M | 40 |
| #32 | Ricardo De Carlo | 1669640 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6201 (#8787 → #2586) | $3.8M | 15 |
| #32 | Brandon Bremer | 1177664 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6201 (#8787 → #2586) | $2.9M | 15 |
| #32 | Terrence Walker | 2564285 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6201 (#8787 → #2586) | $1.8M | 15 |
| #32 | Richard Busch | 1074176 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 6201 (#8787 → #2586) | $1.9M | 15 |
| #36 | Jeffrey Summy | 1662699 | Federal First Lending LLC | 2381991 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6045 (#8787 → #2742) | $3.0M | 14 |
| #36 | Tameisha Hill | 1772063 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6045 (#8787 → #2742) | $2.6M | 14 |
| #36 | Bradley Burke | 1824324 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6045 (#8787 → #2742) | $2.9M | 14 |
| #36 | Ryan Kennedy | 22860 | RSKD Enterprises, LLC | 2590667 | Whitmore Lake, MI | ▲ 6045 (#8787 → #2742) | $4.3M | 14 |
| #36 | Eric Rabideau | 2106452 | Consumers Credit Union | 414712 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 6045 (#8787 → #2742) | $1.1M | 14 |
| #41 | Diego Castro Saavedra | 2115400 | Groves Capital, Inc. | 1678775 | Naples, FL | ▲ 5985 (#7177 → #1192) | $3.9M | 34 |
| #42 | Jeffrey Hambright | 1054054 | HFG Holdings, Inc. | 1467435 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5907 (#7177 → #1270) | $7.9M | 32 |
| #43 | Michael Bruggeman | 872148 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5875 (#8787 → #2912) | $2.6M | 13 |
| #43 | Gabriel Brizuela | 2267703 | Atlantic Avenue Mortgage, LLC | 2413563 | Lake Worth Beach, FL | ▲ 5875 (#8787 → #2912) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #43 | Robert Montgomery | 1720074 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 5875 (#8787 → #2912) | $3.4M | 13 |
| #43 | Brandon Wylie | 2631750 | Hantz Financial Services, Inc. | 167864 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5875 (#8787 → #2912) | $4.1M | 13 |
| #43 | Mahmood Kasham | 31220 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5875 (#8787 → #2912) | $2.7M | 13 |
| #43 | Jacob Eberg | 1866940 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5875 (#8787 → #2912) | $1.8M | 13 |
| #43 | Hamza Ayoub | 1731364 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5875 (#8787 → #2912) | $4.0M | 13 |
| #50 | Elizabeth Rose | 142744 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 5810 (#7177 → #1367) | $8.2M | 30 |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/michigan/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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