Biggest climbers in Missouri in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Greg Hellwege (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #511394), Christopher VanLeuven (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #35510), and Stephen Effrein (Ozarks Federal Savings and Loan Association, NMLS #454538).
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 | Greg Hellwege | 511394 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Cape Girardeau, MO | ▲ 7851 (#8017 → #166) | $33.9M | 74 |
| #2 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7565 (#8017 → #452) | $10.9M | 43 |
| #3 | Stephen Effrein | 454538 | Ozarks Federal Savings and Loan Association | 441329 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 7422 (#8017 → #595) | $11.5M | 36 |
| #3 | Aaron VanTrojen | 15420 | Geneva Financial, LLC | 42056 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 7422 (#8017 → #595) | $8.9M | 36 |
| #5 | Timothy Potempa | 454708 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7211 (#8017 → #806) | $6.9M | 28 |
| #6 | Stephen D Hedgecorth | 800612 | Ozarks Federal Savings and Loan Association | 441329 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 7025 (#8017 → #992) | $6.5M | 24 |
| #7 | Laura Hocking | 2140241 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 6941 (#8017 → #1076) | $3.5M | 22 |
| #8 | Matthew Passler | 1216069 | Central Trust Bank, The | 407985 | — | ▲ 6819 (#8017 → #1198) | $6.5M | 20 |
| #8 | Marion Knudson | 1845603 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 6819 (#8017 → #1198) | $5.2M | 20 |
| #10 | Amber Miller | 1398551 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6689 (#8017 → #1328) | $2.4M | 18 |
| #10 | Luis Bolanos | 2453721 | ClickStart Mortgage LLC | 2281448 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6689 (#8017 → #1328) | $1.2M | 18 |
| #12 | STACY MCFARLAND | 1154893 | New Era Bank | 500630 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 6622 (#8017 → #1395) | $2.8M | 17 |
| #13 | Issac Petty | 2504594 | First State Community Bank | 412605 | Fredericktown, MO | ▲ 6543 (#8017 → #1474) | $2.4M | 16 |
| #13 | Richard Skelton | 1923965 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Little Rock, AR | ▲ 6543 (#8017 → #1474) | $3.1M | 16 |
| #13 | Rebecca Russell | 527728 | New Era Bank | 500630 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 6543 (#8017 → #1474) | $2.4M | 16 |
| #16 | Aaron Dech | 1659869 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6452 (#8017 → #1565) | $3.1M | 15 |
| #16 | Wesley McDonald | 1567694 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 6452 (#8017 → #1565) | $4.2M | 15 |
| #18 | Robert Messing | 1428413 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6384 (#8017 → #1633) | $1.5M | 14 |
| #18 | Francis Snyder | 288071 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6384 (#8017 → #1633) | $3.6M | 14 |
| #18 | Vincent Esparza | 1838808 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6384 (#8017 → #1633) | $3.1M | 14 |
| #21 | Nicholas Howard | 1247830 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6290 (#8017 → #1727) | $2.6M | 13 |
| #21 | Matthew Keyes | 398768 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | St George, UT | ▲ 6290 (#8017 → #1727) | $2.5M | 13 |
| #21 | Dan Peinovich | 325132 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Lilydale, MN | ▲ 6290 (#8017 → #1727) | $8.8M | 13 |
| #21 | Rafil Almufti | 1590437 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6290 (#8017 → #1727) | $799K | 13 |
| #21 | Eric Caldwell | 1522551 | Community Mortgage, LLC | 224143 | Independence, MO | ▲ 6290 (#8017 → #1727) | $2.7M | 13 |
| #26 | Levi Knudson | 1595246 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 6178 (#8017 → #1839) | $3.0M | 12 |
| #27 | Jacob Pritchett | 2513747 | CommunityAmerica Credit Union | 402934 | — | ▲ 6032 (#8017 → #1985) | $1.1M | 11 |
| #27 | Richard Homburger | 420808 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | — | ▲ 6032 (#8017 → #1985) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #27 | Amy Thornton | 864814 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Peoria, IL | ▲ 6032 (#8017 → #1985) | $988K | 11 |
| #27 | Christopher Radermacher | 721225 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 6032 (#8017 → #1985) | $3.8M | 11 |
| #27 | Aubray Breaux | 978504 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | — | ▲ 6032 (#8017 → #1985) | $1.4M | 11 |
| #27 | Brenn Bartz | 2152796 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Saint Robert, MO | ▲ 6032 (#8017 → #1985) | $2.6M | 11 |
| #27 | Andrea Hooks | 2520391 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6032 (#8017 → #1985) | $968K | 11 |
| #27 | Brandon Riggs | 2040018 | First State Bank and Trust Company, Inc. | 401391 | Portageville, MO | ▲ 6032 (#8017 → #1985) | $1.7M | 11 |
| #35 | Cynthia Allen | 1056591 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 5879 (#8017 → #2138) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #35 | Aaron Hitchens | 1566655 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 5879 (#8017 → #2138) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #35 | Julie Rezai | 853762 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 5879 (#8017 → #2138) | $2.7M | 10 |
| #35 | John Scott | 1448916 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 5879 (#8017 → #2138) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #35 | Dustin Rosenberg | 1241871 | Convoy Home Loans, Inc. | 2130517 | El Segundo, CA | ▲ 5879 (#8017 → #2138) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #35 | Deborah Gallagher Johnson | 1012584 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 5879 (#8017 → #2138) | $4.1M | 10 |
| #35 | Cody McIntosh | 2006363 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5879 (#8017 → #2138) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #35 | Debra Hoyt | 1407540 | Corner Stone Bank | 709464 | Goodman, MO | ▲ 5879 (#8017 → #2138) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #43 | Erika Haynes | 1493886 | HomeKey Mortgage, LLC | 2476862 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 5828 (#5961 → #133) | $26.5M | 80 |
| #44 | Mikael Unger | 991337 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 5684 (#8017 → #2333) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #44 | Samantha Haltom | 2510914 | CommunityAmerica Federal Credit Union | 613881 | Independence, MO | ▲ 5684 (#8017 → #2333) | $696K | 9 |
| #44 | Samuel Somerhalder | 2263814 | The Lyon County State Bank | 401478 | Emporia, KS | ▲ 5684 (#8017 → #2333) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #44 | Christina Frazier-Moore | 1119810 | The Bank of Missouri | 404951 | Poplar Bluff, MO | ▲ 5684 (#8017 → #2333) | $1.4M | 9 |
| #44 | Seth McFall | 1664565 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5684 (#8017 → #2333) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #44 | Danielle Kissir | 2427266 | Riverways Federal Credit Union | 417511 | Salem, MO | ▲ 5684 (#8017 → #2333) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #44 | Alan Luber | 86682 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5684 (#8017 → #2333) | $1.4M | 9 |
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 — Missouri (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/missouri/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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