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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Greg Hellwege (First Midwest Bank of Dexter, 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 | First Midwest Bank of Dexter | 405602 | — | ▲ 7835 (#8001 → #166) | $33.9M | 74 |
| #2 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7548 (#8001 → #453) | $10.9M | 43 |
| #3 | Stephen Effrein | 454538 | Ozarks Federal Savings and Loan Association | 441329 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 7408 (#8001 → #593) | $11.5M | 36 |
| #3 | Aaron VanTrojen | 15420 | Geneva Financial, LLC | 42056 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 7408 (#8001 → #593) | $8.9M | 36 |
| #5 | Timothy Potempa | 454708 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7192 (#8001 → #809) | $6.9M | 28 |
| #6 | Stephen D Hedgecorth | 800612 | Ozarks Federal Savings and Loan Association | 441329 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 7009 (#8001 → #992) | $6.5M | 24 |
| #7 | Laura Hocking | 2140241 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 6926 (#8001 → #1075) | $3.5M | 22 |
| #8 | Matthew Passler | 1216069 | Central Trust Bank, The | 407985 | — | ▲ 6804 (#8001 → #1197) | $6.5M | 20 |
| #8 | Marion Knudson | 1845603 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 6804 (#8001 → #1197) | $5.2M | 20 |
| #10 | Luis Bolanos | 2453721 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6676 (#8001 → #1325) | $1.2M | 18 |
| #10 | Amber Miller | 1398551 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6676 (#8001 → #1325) | $2.4M | 18 |
| #12 | STACY MCFARLAND | 1154893 | New Era Bank | 500630 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 6609 (#8001 → #1392) | $2.8M | 17 |
| #13 | Rebecca Russell | 527728 | New Era Bank | 500630 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 6529 (#8001 → #1472) | $2.4M | 16 |
| #13 | Issac Petty | 2504594 | First State Community Bank | 412605 | Fredericktown, MO | ▲ 6529 (#8001 → #1472) | $2.4M | 16 |
| #13 | Richard Skelton | 1923965 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Little Rock, AR | ▲ 6529 (#8001 → #1472) | $3.1M | 16 |
| #16 | Wesley McDonald | 1567694 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 6437 (#8001 → #1564) | $4.2M | 15 |
| #16 | Aaron Dech | 1659869 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6437 (#8001 → #1564) | $3.1M | 15 |
| #18 | Vincent Esparza | 1838808 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6370 (#8001 → #1631) | $3.1M | 14 |
| #18 | Francis Snyder | 288071 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6370 (#8001 → #1631) | $3.6M | 14 |
| #18 | Robert Messing | 1428413 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6370 (#8001 → #1631) | $1.5M | 14 |
| #21 | Nicholas Howard | 1247830 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6276 (#8001 → #1725) | $2.6M | 13 |
| #21 | Dan Peinovich | 325132 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Lilydale, MN | ▲ 6276 (#8001 → #1725) | $8.8M | 13 |
| #21 | Matthew Keyes | 398768 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | St George, UT | ▲ 6276 (#8001 → #1725) | $2.5M | 13 |
| #21 | Rafil Almufti | 1590437 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6276 (#8001 → #1725) | $799K | 13 |
| #21 | Eric Caldwell | 1522551 | Community Mortgage, LLC | 224143 | Independence, MO | ▲ 6276 (#8001 → #1725) | $2.7M | 13 |
| #26 | Levi Knudson | 1595246 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 6166 (#8001 → #1835) | $3.0M | 12 |
| #27 | Aubray Breaux | 978504 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6020 (#8001 → #1981) | $1.4M | 11 |
| #27 | Brandon Riggs | 2040018 | First State Bank and Trust Company, Inc. | 401391 | Portageville, MO | ▲ 6020 (#8001 → #1981) | $1.7M | 11 |
| #27 | Richard Homburger | 420808 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | — | ▲ 6020 (#8001 → #1981) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #27 | Amy Thornton | 864814 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Peoria, IL | ▲ 6020 (#8001 → #1981) | $988K | 11 |
| #27 | Jacob Pritchett | 2513747 | CommunityAmerica Credit Union | 402934 | — | ▲ 6020 (#8001 → #1981) | $1.1M | 11 |
| #27 | Brenn Bartz | 2152796 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Saint Robert, MO | ▲ 6020 (#8001 → #1981) | $2.6M | 11 |
| #27 | Miguel Roman | 2006354 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 6020 (#8001 → #1981) | $1.2M | 11 |
| #27 | Andrea Hooks | 2520391 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6020 (#8001 → #1981) | $968K | 11 |
| #27 | Christopher Radermacher | 721225 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 6020 (#8001 → #1981) | $3.8M | 11 |
| #36 | Julie Rezai | 853762 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 5864 (#8001 → #2137) | $2.7M | 10 |
| #36 | Cynthia Allen | 1056591 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 5864 (#8001 → #2137) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #36 | Deborah Gallagher Johnson | 1012584 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 5864 (#8001 → #2137) | $4.1M | 10 |
| #36 | Dustin Rosenberg | 1241871 | Convoy Home Loans, Inc. | 2130517 | El Segundo, CA | ▲ 5864 (#8001 → #2137) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #36 | John Scott | 1448916 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 5864 (#8001 → #2137) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #36 | Debra Hoyt | 1407540 | Corner Stone Bank | 709464 | Goodman, MO | ▲ 5864 (#8001 → #2137) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #36 | Aaron Hitchens | 1566655 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5864 (#8001 → #2137) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #36 | Cody McIntosh | 2006363 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5864 (#8001 → #2137) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #44 | Erika Haynes | 1493886 | HomeKey Mortgage, LLC | 2476862 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 5815 (#5946 → #131) | $26.5M | 80 |
| #45 | Danielle Kissir | 2427266 | Riverways Federal Credit Union | 417511 | Salem, MO | ▲ 5670 (#8001 → #2331) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #45 | Phillip Sheppard | 1067425 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5670 (#8001 → #2331) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #45 | Seth McFall | 1664565 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5670 (#8001 → #2331) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #45 | Mikael Unger | 991337 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 5670 (#8001 → #2331) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #45 | Christina Frazier-Moore | 1119810 | The Bank of Missouri | 404951 | Poplar Bluff, MO | ▲ 5670 (#8001 → #2331) | $1.4M | 9 |
| #45 | Dylan Walsh | 1809703 | Police Mortgage, LLC | 268815 | Kirkwood, MO | ▲ 5670 (#8001 → #2331) | $2.4M | 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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/missouri/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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