Biggest climbers in Michigan in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Rebecca Mathews (Mortgage Center L.C., NMLS #23392), Gianluca Gencarelli (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2624364), and Kendrick Thomas (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2213807).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rebecca Mathews | 23392 | Mortgage Center L.C. | 282701 | The Colony, TX | ▲ 8560 (#9686 → #1126) | $6.5M | 29 |
| #2 | Gianluca Gencarelli | 2624364 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 8304 (#9919 → #1615) | $4.4M | 17 |
| #3 | Kendrick Thomas | 2213807 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7995 (#9391 → #1396) | $5.2M | 19 |
| #4 | Rebecca Swanson | 759033 | JOLT CREDIT UNION | 715640 | Saginaw, MI | ▲ 7947 (#9813 → #1866) | $3.8M | 21 |
| #5 | Spencer Ruegsegger | 1798874 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7873 (#9964 → #2091) | $3.3M | 15 |
| #6 | Gregory Lichtenberger | 348429 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7857 (#9321 → #1464) | $5.0M | 5 |
| #7 | Antonio Farid | 2166504 | NEXT CHAPTER FINANCIAL LLC | 2252211 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7812 (#9173 → #1361) | $5.4M | 22 |
| #8 | Patrick Morrison | 1333698 | VIBE CREDIT UNION | 405039 | Novi, MI | ▲ 7403 (#7953 → #550) | $11.4M | 51 |
| #9 | Dario Alejandro-Gafford | 2564015 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7394 (#9106 → #1712) | $4.2M | 22 |
| #10 | Heather Exley | 2629092 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7383 (#9985 → #2602) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #11 | Lisa Morris | 197777 | American Financing Corporation | 182334 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 7320 (#9501 → #2181) | $3.2M | 16 |
| #12 | Marissa Jones | 2612135 | Consumers Credit Union | 414712 | Kalamazoo, MI | ▲ 7236 (#9504 → #2268) | $3.0M | 26 |
| #13 | Emmi Kozak | 2643706 | Lake Michigan Credit Union | 442967 | Comstock Park, MI | ▲ 7224 (#9189 → #1965) | $3.6M | 27 |
| #14 | Brandon Payne | 2703042 | Pro Mortgage Funding LLC | 2119829 | Novi, MI | ▲ 7205 (#9059 → #1854) | $3.8M | 15 |
| #15 | Emann Azzo | 1122438 | Finance Pros Lending LLC | 2572146 | West Bloomfield, MI | ▲ 7164 (#9281 → #2117) | $3.3M | 8 |
| #16 | Blake Erickson | 1444947 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7056 (#9501 → #2445) | $2.8M | 11 |
| #17 | Laura Nilsson | 2011485 | KeyBank National Association | 399797 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6993 (#9779 → #2786) | $2.4M | 14 |
| #18 | Richard Kennimer | 621676 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6890 (#8650 → #1760) | $4.0M | 12 |
| #19 | Heather Cronkright-Oliver | 1460844 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6833 (#8547 → #1714) | $4.2M | 16 |
| #20 | James McCowan | 2678211 | CENTURY BANK AND TRUST | 297621 | Coldwater, MI | ▲ 6805 (#8629 → #1824) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #21 | Jared Ingram | 2343726 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6787 (#8300 → #1513) | $4.8M | 15 |
| #22 | Brian Paul | 1941869 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6762 (#9014 → #2252) | $3.1M | 15 |
| #23 | Luis Terrazas Torres | 1998050 | Trident Home Loans, LLC | 65716 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6743 (#8795 → #2052) | $3.4M | 6 |
| #24 | Michael Hoffman | 2735888 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6646 (#9955 → #3309) | $2.0M | 11 |
| #25 | Michael Waters | 150593 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Valparaiso, IN | ▲ 6594 (#9796 → #3202) | $2.1M | 6 |
| #26 | Michelle Abro | 1787682 | Prime Home Lending, LLC | 2622490 | — | ▲ 6586 (#9485 → #2899) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #27 | Eric Cathcart | 1879307 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6506 (#9801 → #3295) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #28 | Jeffrey Kroeger | 433450 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | ▲ 6481 (#8505 → #2024) | $3.4M | 14 |
| #29 | Brandon Ward | 913724 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6468 (#9110 → #2642) | $2.5M | 5 |
| #30 | Joshua Kline | 2564706 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6442 (#9446 → #3004) | $2.2M | 16 |
| #31 | Courtney Fitzke | 1846503 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6314 (#9314 → #3000) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #32 | Eric Dyson | 747040 | ChoiceOne Bank | 302123 | Lapeer, MI | ▲ 6309 (#8870 → #2561) | $2.6M | 4 |
| #33 | Mark Stevens | 1630798 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6281 (#8893 → #2612) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #34 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6259 (#8793 → #2534) | $2.7M | 11 |
| #35 | Lacy Miller | 2272692 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6240 (#8474 → #2234) | $3.1M | 22 |
| #36 | Gary Halek | 1444235 | Mortgage Center L.C. | 282701 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6234 (#7184 → #950) | $7.5M | 42 |
| #37 | Donald Mucaj | 2564289 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6193 (#9910 → #3717) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #38 | Logan Smith | 2154219 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6173 (#9030 → #2857) | $2.3M | 9 |
| #39 | Nathan Dubber | 2512886 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6105 (#8025 → #1920) | $3.7M | 27 |
| #40 | Craig Sapelak | 885270 | Lake Michigan Credit Union | 442967 | White Lake, MI | ▲ 6103 (#8991 → #2888) | $2.3M | 21 |
| #41 | Mario Chiappelli | 1517088 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6094 (#8530 → #2436) | $2.8M | 17 |
| #42 | Brian Kohlstedt | 216947 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6090 (#9782 → #3692) | $1.7M | 1 |
| #43 | Corinne Walker | 1333795 | Loan Garden LLC | 2274018 | Lakewood, CO | ▲ 6041 (#9541 → #3500) | $1.9M | 3 |
| #44 | Jacob Dawson | 400489 | EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION | 458514 | Moline, IL | ▲ 6028 (#9488 → #3460) | $1.9M | 4 |
| #45 | Kayleigh Carney | 2677711 | Private Mortgage Guarantee LLC | 2033317 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 5980 (#8169 → #2189) | $3.2M | 14 |
| #46 | Timothy Lopez | 257438 | Livingston Lending Mortgage Company, LLC | 131756 | Brighton, MI | ▲ 5979 (#9980 → #4001) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #47 | Jaime Garza | 1149164 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5965 (#9350 → #3385) | $1.9M | 9 |
| #48 | Craig Messman | 230692 | Molitor Financial Group, LLC | 227034 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 5963 (#8274 → #2311) | $3.0M | 7 |
| #49 | Simon Rogers | 1283453 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5957 (#9150 → #3193) | $2.1M | 5 |
| #50 | Sebastian Winkelried | 2532217 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 5945 (#9602 → #3657) | $1.8M | 6 |
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 Volume — Michigan (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/michigan/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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