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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Greg Hellwege (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #511394), Christopher VanLeuven (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #35510), and Aaron VanTrojen (Geneva Financial, LLC, NMLS #15420).
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 | ▲ 7564 (#8017 → #453) | $10.9M | 43 |
| #3 | Aaron VanTrojen | 15420 | Geneva Financial, LLC | 42056 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 7421 (#8017 → #596) | $8.9M | 36 |
| #3 | Stephen Effrein | 454538 | Ozarks Federal Savings and Loan Association | 441329 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 7421 (#8017 → #596) | $11.5M | 36 |
| #5 | Timothy Potempa | 454708 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7210 (#8017 → #807) | $6.9M | 28 |
| #6 | Stephen D Hedgecorth | 800612 | Ozarks Federal Savings and Loan Association | 441329 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 7024 (#8017 → #993) | $6.5M | 24 |
| #7 | Laura Hocking | 2140241 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 6941 (#8017 → #1076) | $3.5M | 22 |
| #8 | Marion Knudson | 1845603 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 6820 (#8017 → #1197) | $5.2M | 20 |
| #8 | Matthew Passler | 1216069 | Central Trust Bank, The | 407985 | — | ▲ 6820 (#8017 → #1197) | $6.5M | 20 |
| #10 | Luis Bolanos | 2453721 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6692 (#8017 → #1325) | $1.2M | 18 |
| #10 | Amber Miller | 1398551 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6692 (#8017 → #1325) | $2.4M | 18 |
| #12 | STACY MCFARLAND | 1154893 | New Era Bank | 500630 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 6623 (#8017 → #1394) | $2.8M | 17 |
| #13 | Rebecca Russell | 527728 | New Era Bank | 500630 | Farmington, MO | ▲ 6545 (#8017 → #1472) | $2.4M | 16 |
| #13 | Issac Petty | 2504594 | First State Community Bank | 412605 | Fredericktown, MO | ▲ 6545 (#8017 → #1472) | $2.4M | 16 |
| #13 | Richard Skelton | 1923965 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Little Rock, AR | ▲ 6545 (#8017 → #1472) | $3.1M | 16 |
| #16 | Wesley McDonald | 1567694 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 6454 (#8017 → #1563) | $4.2M | 15 |
| #16 | Aaron Dech | 1659869 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6454 (#8017 → #1563) | $3.1M | 15 |
| #18 | Vincent Esparza | 1838808 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6387 (#8017 → #1630) | $3.1M | 14 |
| #18 | Francis Snyder | 288071 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6387 (#8017 → #1630) | $3.6M | 14 |
| #18 | Robert Messing | 1428413 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6387 (#8017 → #1630) | $1.5M | 14 |
| #21 | Matthew Keyes | 398768 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | St George, UT | ▲ 6292 (#8017 → #1725) | $2.5M | 13 |
| #21 | Dan Peinovich | 325132 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Lilydale, MN | ▲ 6292 (#8017 → #1725) | $8.8M | 13 |
| #21 | Eric Caldwell | 1522551 | Community Mortgage, LLC | 224143 | Independence, MO | ▲ 6292 (#8017 → #1725) | $2.7M | 13 |
| #21 | Rafil Almufti | 1590437 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6292 (#8017 → #1725) | $799K | 13 |
| #21 | Nicholas Howard | 1247830 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6292 (#8017 → #1725) | $2.6M | 13 |
| #26 | Levi Knudson | 1595246 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 6180 (#8017 → #1837) | $3.0M | 12 |
| #27 | Andrea Hooks | 2520391 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6034 (#8017 → #1983) | $968K | 11 |
| #27 | Christopher Radermacher | 721225 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 6034 (#8017 → #1983) | $3.8M | 11 |
| #27 | Brenn Bartz | 2152796 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Saint Robert, MO | ▲ 6034 (#8017 → #1983) | $2.6M | 11 |
| #27 | Richard Homburger | 420808 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | — | ▲ 6034 (#8017 → #1983) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #27 | Brandon Riggs | 2040018 | First State Bank and Trust Company, Inc. | 401391 | Portageville, MO | ▲ 6034 (#8017 → #1983) | $1.7M | 11 |
| #27 | Aubray Breaux | 978504 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6034 (#8017 → #1983) | $1.4M | 11 |
| #27 | Jacob Pritchett | 2513747 | CommunityAmerica Credit Union | 402934 | — | ▲ 6034 (#8017 → #1983) | $1.1M | 11 |
| #27 | Amy Thornton | 864814 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Peoria, IL | ▲ 6034 (#8017 → #1983) | $988K | 11 |
| #35 | Julie Rezai | 853762 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 5882 (#8017 → #2135) | $2.7M | 10 |
| #35 | John Scott | 1448916 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 5882 (#8017 → #2135) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #35 | Dustin Rosenberg | 1241871 | Convoy Home Loans, Inc. | 2130517 | El Segundo, CA | ▲ 5882 (#8017 → #2135) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #35 | Deborah Gallagher Johnson | 1012584 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 5882 (#8017 → #2135) | $4.1M | 10 |
| #35 | Aaron Hitchens | 1566655 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 5882 (#8017 → #2135) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #35 | Cody McIntosh | 2006363 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5882 (#8017 → #2135) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #35 | Cynthia Allen | 1056591 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 5882 (#8017 → #2135) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #35 | Debra Hoyt | 1407540 | Corner Stone Bank | 709464 | Goodman, MO | ▲ 5882 (#8017 → #2135) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #43 | Erika Haynes | 1493886 | HomeKey Mortgage, LLC | 2476862 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 5824 (#5956 → #132) | $26.5M | 80 |
| #44 | Samuel Somerhalder | 2263814 | The Lyon County State Bank | 401478 | Emporia, KS | ▲ 5686 (#8017 → #2331) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #44 | Seth McFall | 1664565 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5686 (#8017 → #2331) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #44 | Caila Coates | 2488437 | R G Federal Credit Union | 414409 | Belton, MO | ▲ 5686 (#8017 → #2331) | $647K | 9 |
| #44 | Christina Frazier-Moore | 1119810 | The Bank of Missouri | 404951 | Poplar Bluff, MO | ▲ 5686 (#8017 → #2331) | $1.4M | 9 |
| #44 | Alan Luber | 86682 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5686 (#8017 → #2331) | $1.4M | 9 |
| #44 | Phillip Sheppard | 1067425 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5686 (#8017 → #2331) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #44 | Dylan Walsh | 1809703 | Police Mortgage, LLC | 268815 | Kirkwood, MO | ▲ 5686 (#8017 → #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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/missouri/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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