Biggest climbers in Missouri 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 Gregory Hellwege (First Midwest Bank of Dexter, NMLS #511394), Christopher VanLeuven (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #35510), and Adam Griffith (First State Community Bank, NMLS #2241963).
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 | Gregory Hellwege | 511394 | First Midwest Bank of Dexter | 405602 | Jackson, MO | ▲ 9684 (#9725 → #41) | $33.9M | 74 |
| #2 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 9057 (#9521 → #464) | $10.9M | 43 |
| #3 | Adam Griffith | 2241963 | First State Community Bank | 412605 | — | ▲ 8390 (#9674 → #1284) | $4.6M | 23 |
| #4 | Jon DeBold | 125155 | Arsenal Credit Union | 401926 | Arnold, MO | ▲ 8157 (#8443 → #286) | $14.3M | 56 |
| #5 | Wesley McDonald | 1567694 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 8018 (#9414 → #1396) | $4.2M | 15 |
| #6 | Christopher Radermacher | 721225 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 7965 (#9450 → #1485) | $3.8M | 11 |
| #7 | Julie Rezai | 853762 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 7862 (#9833 → #1971) | $2.7M | 10 |
| #8 | Vincent Esparza | 1838808 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7839 (#9565 → #1726) | $3.1M | 14 |
| #9 | Michael Cash | 270600 | Cap One Lending,LLC | 2468614 | Lees Summit, MO | ▲ 7820 (#9827 → #2007) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #10 | Richard Skelton | 1923965 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Little Rock, AR | ▲ 7778 (#9506 → #1728) | $3.1M | 16 |
| #11 | Amber Miller | 1398551 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 7747 (#9905 → #2158) | $2.4M | 18 |
| #12 | Marion Knudson | 1845603 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 7694 (#8850 → #1156) | $5.2M | 20 |
| #13 | Dylan Walsh | 1809703 | Police Mortgage, LLC | 268815 | Kirkwood, MO | ▲ 7579 (#9706 → #2127) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #14 | Laura Hocking | 2140241 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 7503 (#9168 → #1665) | $3.3M | 21 |
| #15 | Alexander Sklarsky | 1719696 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7406 (#9707 → #2301) | $2.2M | 12 |
| #16 | Robert Wendt | 1906668 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | — | ▲ 7258 (#9415 → #2157) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #17 | Quintrell Hillard | 1788032 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7239 (#7922 → #683) | $8.3M | 20 |
| #18 | Sean Meier | 1683087 | UBS Bank USA, National Association | 947868 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 7180 (#9831 → #2651) | $1.8M | 2 |
| #19 | Nicholas Verello | 121383 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 7149 (#9407 → #2258) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #20 | ANTHONY PADGETT | 1541421 | New Century Bank | 409323 | Manhattan, KS | ▲ 6958 (#8239 → #1281) | $4.6M | 3 |
| #21 | William Sherriff | 369884 | Raymond James Bank | 405712 | St Petersburg, FL | ▲ 6935 (#8135 → #1200) | $4.9M | 4 |
| #22 | Iliya Bejan | 943378 | All Western Mortgage, Inc. | 14210 | Vancouver, WA | ▲ 6918 (#9833 → #2915) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #23 | Meagan George | 2488440 | Unify Financial Federal Credit Union | 613881 | Lenexa, KS | ▲ 6875 (#9833 → #2958) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #24 | Eric Caldwell | 1522551 | Community Mortgage, LLC | 224143 | Independence, MO | ▲ 6840 (#8806 → #1966) | $2.7M | 13 |
| #25 | Jason McDonald | 1149344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6786 (#8327 → #1541) | $3.6M | 7 |
| #26 | Mohamed Saad | 2107737 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6778 (#9772 → #2994) | $1.6M | 7 |
| #27 | Cynthia Allen | 1056591 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6763 (#9622 → #2859) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #28 | Lance Elkin | 1048862 | Lindell Bank & Trust Company | 793218 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 6750 (#9528 → #2778) | $1.7M | 3 |
| #29 | Stephen Knudson | 1888241 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 6742 (#9375 → #2633) | $1.8M | 8 |
| #30 | April Bowman | 1786018 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 6741 (#8983 → #2242) | $2.3M | 5 |
| #31 | Trenton Nally | 2348355 | The Nodaway Valley Bank | 462864 | Maryville, MO | ▲ 6734 (#9162 → #2428) | $2.1M | 13 |
| #32 | Daymond Johnson | 38062 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 6728 (#9702 → #2974) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #33 | Vlora Limberg | 1264599 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6727 (#9487 → #2760) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #34 | Thomas Nellis | 999094 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 6714 (#9522 → #2808) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #35 | JENNIFER STOVALL | 2371295 | Southern Bank | 405563 | Lees Summit, MO | ▲ 6695 (#8007 → #1312) | $4.5M | 54 |
| #36 | Christopher Salvatico | 34920 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6672 (#9300 → #2628) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #37 | Brandi Schimweg | 1736267 | First State Community Bank | 412605 | Park Hills, MO | ▲ 6666 (#8791 → #2125) | $2.4M | 14 |
| #38 | James Branneky | 791946 | CNB ST. LOUIS BANK | 447291 | Maplewood, MO | ▲ 6658 (#8181 → #1523) | $3.7M | 11 |
| #39 | Marcus Amer | 793333 | REGIONAL MISSOURI BANK | 402763 | Marceline, MO | ▲ 6655 (#9104 → #2449) | $2.0M | 4 |
| #40 | Andrew Peters | 1589071 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6649 (#8828 → #2179) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #41 | Richard Homburger | 420808 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | — | ▲ 6570 (#8686 → #2116) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #42 | Sara Wright | 1326846 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Corona, CA | ▲ 6492 (#9663 → #3171) | $1.5M | 4 |
| #43 | Alexander Palafox | 1512616 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6491 (#8939 → #2448) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #44 | David Clark | 716780 | LIGHTWORKERS HOME LOANS INC. | 2696820 | Rolling Meadows, IL | ▲ 6333 (#8342 → #2009) | $2.6M | 12 |
| #45 | John Kim | 1055054 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 6322 (#9754 → #3432) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #46 | Adam Brown | 2070248 | SULLIVAN BANK | 402603 | Springfield, MO | ▲ 6320 (#7996 → #1676) | $3.3M | 13 |
| #47 | Hussein Beidoun | 860849 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6237 (#8638 → #2401) | $2.1M | 11 |
| #48 | Weien Wu | 833570 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 6228 (#8836 → #2608) | $1.9M | 6 |
| #49 | Chase Lyles | 2029622 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6198 (#9995 → #3797) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #50 | Richard Henry | 2506328 | Unify Financial Federal Credit Union | 613881 | Lees Summit, MO | ▲ 6195 (#9593 → #3398) | $1.3M | 13 |
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 — Missouri (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/missouri/top-climbers-by-volume/2024
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