Leading Rookies by Volume — Michigan (2024)

Leading rookies in Michigan in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Dillon Raban (Best Rate Loan LLC, NMLS #2487117), Christopher Linda (Edge Home Finance, LLC, NMLS #2514568), and Matthew Evans (HFG Holdings, Inc., NMLS #2587196).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Leading Rookies by Volume — Michigan (2024) — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location 2024 Volume 2024 Loans Avg Loan
#1 Dillon Raban 2487117 Best Rate Loan LLC 2075205 Troy, MI $5.6M 22 $257K
#2 Christopher Linda 2514568 Edge Home Finance, LLC 891464 Minnetonka, MN $4.4M 18 $243K
#3 Matthew Evans 2587196 HFG Holdings, Inc. 1467435 $3.5M 20 $173K
#4 Matthew Bicknell 2579265 M3 Mortgage, LLC 2477076 Jackson, MI $3.1M 12 $254K
#5 Vladyslav Kruk 2613517 NEXA Mortgage, LLC 1660690 Mesa, AZ $2.6M 10 $260K
#6 Zachary Emerson 2568621 Northpointe Bank 447490 Grand Rapids, MI $2.5M 11 $223K
#7 Francis Shabo 2548654 Extreme Loans LLC 2025962 Southfield, MI $2.2M 13 $167K
#8 Jill Landwehr 1220869 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Wausau, WI $2.2M 3 $721K
#9 Fahad Ahmed 2418609 NEXA Mortgage, LLC 1660690 Mesa, AZ $2.1M 10 $215K
#10 Chase Timko 2561064 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Franklin, TN $2.1M 7 $299K
#11 Kim Warren 1534508 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 $2.0M 8 $248K
#12 Jhony Freitas Salvador 2603317 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 $2.0M 8 $247K
#13 Howard Taylor 2557341 United Mortgage Lending LLC 2220134 $2.0M 8 $246K
#14 Mohammed Razon 2543979 Beneficial Mortgage, LLC 2692489 Saratoga Springs, UT $1.9M 9 $214K
#15 Joshua Momber 2475921 West Michigan Mortgage, LLC 2024196 Grand Rapids, MI $1.9M 8 $239K
#16 Heena Patel 2528625 Trademark Financing Corp. 2280853 Canton, MI $1.8M 4 $456K
#17 Nicholas Spadafora 1429116 MARVELOANS, LLC 1947407 Troy, MI $1.8M 7 $253K
#18 Elizabeth McKenna 2519475 HOMEPAL LLC 2097625 $1.7M 10 $171K
#19 Erin Galan 32874 Dort Financial Credit Union 469349 $1.7M 11 $155K
#20 HADEEL LATEEF 2492285 United Lending Team, INC 2273319 Troy, MI $1.7M 13 $128K
#21 Colin Schotter 2566797 New Day Financial, LLC 1043 West Palm Beach, FL $1.6M 6 $264K
#22 Joseph Helms 2621419 University Bank 715685 Hendersonville, TN $1.4M 3 $476K
#23 Andre Kizy 2399537 Mortgage One Funding LLC 2261660 Clawson, MI $1.3M 5 $265K
#24 Julius Harris 2440315 NEXA Mortgage, LLC 1660690 Mesa, AZ $1.3M 16 $81K
#25 Amber Covell 1059016 Elevation Mortgage, LLC 1999730 Grandville, MI $1.3M 6 $215K
#26 Merrick Moriel 2579994 Pulte Mortgage LLC 1791 Denver, CO $1.3M 3 $430K
#27 Manuel Alaez 1509992 Safetrust Mortgage, LLC 2178036 Troy, MI $1.3M 9 $140K
#28 Jace Matkin 2543748 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI $1.3M 5 $250K
#29 Albert Barton 2420317 United Lending Team, INC 2273319 Troy, MI $1.2M 5 $239K
#30 Joseph Santini Davey 1409236 Homesite Mortgage, LLC 136037 $1.2M 4 $298K
#31 Kelcy Hogan 2566281 HFG Holdings, Inc. 1467435 Troy, MI $1.1M 6 $188K
#32 Logan McCrillis 2556844 DYNAGEN LENDING, LLC 2179695 $1.1M 4 $282K
#33 Emalov Garrett 452950 Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC 391521 Horsham, PA $1.1M 5 $224K
#34 Hassan Bazzi 2530717 Liberty 1 Lending Inc. 2551187 Livonia, MI $1.0M 3 $348K
#35 Marcus Schultz 2324237 New American Funding, LLC 6606 Austin, TX $1.0M 4 $258K
#36 ANISLEIDY HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ 2567799 Clear2Mortgage Inc. 1911663 Royal Oak, MI $1.0M 6 $169K
#37 Paul Romain 2594746 Staunton Financial, Inc. 140012 Southfield, MI $991K 4 $248K
#38 Lorenzo Rodriguez 1552544 No Problem Processing Inc 2543882 Livonia, MI $989K 6 $165K
#39 Walaa Najor 2519321 Sonic Financial LLC 2558741 Farmington Hills, MI $986K 4 $247K
#40 Tanya Lancewicz 2559795 BLG HOLDINGS, LLC 880625 Flint, MI $985K 4 $246K
#41 Jason McDermott 2608339 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 $983K 8 $123K
#42 Jamie Laufenberg 2584128 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI $966K 5 $193K
#43 Ryan Wood 2556709 Nebo Lending, LLC 2343969 Utica, MI $951K 6 $158K
#44 Shannon Beedle 2616977 Genisys Credit Union 409008 Auburn Hills, MI $922K 13 $71K
#45 Hamad Ali 2548669 MortgagePros, LLC 1925352 Troy, MI $920K 5 $184K
#46 Eric Hollis 2591713 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Franklin, TN $908K 4 $227K
#47 Josselin Lowell 2497172 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Lake Forest, CA $906K 5 $181K
#48 Douglas Zade 1390741 Home Advantage Lending LLC 2510157 Detroit, MI $900K 3 $300K
#49 Bradley Waidmann 999260 Next Door Lending LLC 1880338 Bingham Farms, MI $890K 2 $445K
#50 Hussein Joumaa 2584224 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI $861K 5 $172K

Frequently asked

Who is the top rookie mortgage loan officer in Michigan in 2024?
Dillon Raban (Best Rate Loan LLC, NMLS #2487117) ranks #1 in Michigan in 2024 with $5.6M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Michigan in 2024?
1. Dillon Raban (Best Rate Loan LLC); 2. Christopher Linda (Edge Home Finance, LLC); 3. Matthew Evans (HFG Holdings, Inc.). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Leading Rookies by Volume — Michigan (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/michigan/top-rookie-by-volume/2024

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