Leading rookies in Missouri in 2023, 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 James Broderick (HomeKey Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1696491), Mark Kalaf (Multipli Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2491142), and Adriana Sulbaran Diaz (Copeland Mortgage Company, NMLS #2440318).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | James Broderick | 1696491 | HomeKey Mortgage, LLC | 2476862 | Saint Louis, MO | $11.6M | 37 | $313K |
| #2 | Mark Kalaf | 2491142 | Multipli Federal Credit Union | 489291 | Jefferson City, MO | $5.4M | 29 | $188K |
| #3 | Adriana Sulbaran Diaz | 2440318 | Copeland Mortgage Company | 1850081 | Lees Summit, MO | $3.7M | 18 | $206K |
| #4 | Amber Schwartz | 2445681 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chesterfield, MO | $2.2M | 16 | $138K |
| #5 | Amanda McCoy | 2444472 | American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation | 175656 | Schaumburg, IL | $1.8M | 11 | $163K |
| #6 | Thomas Ganaden | 2469155 | Stockmens Bank | 1046771 | Springfield, MO | $3.1M | 10 | $306K |
| #7 | Nicholas Peterson | 2465762 | Central Trust Bank, The | 407985 | Jefferson City, MO | $3.9M | 9 | $430K |
| #7 | Luis Ramirez | 2453148 | Express Mortgage LLC | 2459118 | Springfield, MO | $2.9M | 9 | $318K |
| #9 | Bryan Gruben | 2511639 | Town & Country Bank | 402782 | Mountain Grove, MO | $575K | 7 | $82K |
| #10 | Brooklynn Gill | 2350277 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Saint Joseph, MO | $892K | 6 | $149K |
| #10 | Margaret Emerson | 558873 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $1.2M | 6 | $193K |
| #10 | Rena Tilghman | 2462827 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $405K | 6 | $68K |
| #10 | Betty Schumacher | 2453980 | Hawthorn Bank | 409185 | — | $1.5M | 6 | $258K |
| #14 | Stacy Barton | 2407580 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $921K | 5 | $184K |
| #14 | Jaylen Shelton | 2462825 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $511K | 5 | $102K |
| #14 | Lauren Vanderelzen | 2503187 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $295K | 5 | $59K |
| #14 | Claudet Miller | 2335738 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $322K | 5 | $64K |
| #14 | KINSEY BRANDT | 2456689 | Community Bank of Marshall | 649224 | Corder, MO | $575K | 5 | $115K |
| #14 | Christopher Redmond | 2468421 | M Squared Financial LLC | 1138268 | — | $990K | 5 | $198K |
| #14 | Lucas Jenkins | 2446149 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $764K | 5 | $153K |
| #21 | Alyssa Tayloe | 1972427 | Delmar Financial Company | 30998 | — | $795K | 4 | $199K |
| #21 | Mary Jones | 2503188 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $295K | 4 | $74K |
| #21 | Robert Heinrich | 2463354 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Independence, OH | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #21 | Andrew Perez | 2467518 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | $780K | 4 | $195K |
| #21 | Kim Young | 2464028 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | $716K | 4 | $179K |
| #21 | Benjamin Glasgow | 2429511 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | — | $846K | 4 | $211K |
| #21 | Benjamin VandenBrink | 2531827 | Delmar Financial Company | 30998 | O Fallon, IL | $1.1M | 4 | $284K |
| #28 | Cole Rack | 2520394 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $273K | 3 | $91K |
| #28 | Mark Zalig | 2468704 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $408K | 3 | $136K |
| #28 | Christopher Warren | 2494847 | Bank Star | 403342 | — | $730K | 3 | $243K |
| #28 | Kathleen Ramirez | 2503186 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $280K | 3 | $93K |
| #28 | Sherrita Green | 2462828 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $250K | 3 | $83K |
| #28 | Drake Kesler | 2454977 | First State Bank and Trust Company, Inc. | 401391 | — | $808K | 3 | $269K |
| #28 | Kristina Lashley | 2263250 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Joplin, MO | $805K | 3 | $268K |
| #28 | Robert Lane | 2482781 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | — | $743K | 3 | $248K |
| #28 | Brandy McClain | 2475000 | Belgrade State Bank | 458061 | — | $821K | 3 | $274K |
| #28 | Daisy Frisch | 2442145 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Saint Joseph, MO | $524K | 3 | $175K |
| #28 | Ashley Carpenter | 2483595 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | — | $576K | 3 | $192K |
| #28 | Anthony Rott | 2408638 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Washington, MO | $444K | 3 | $148K |
| #28 | Jennifer Richardson | 2435352 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $591K | 3 | $197K |
| #41 | Michael Lowry | 2452743 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $255K | 2 | $128K |
| #41 | Ryan Speckman | 2511912 | Top Flite Financial, Inc. | 4181 | Richmond Heights, MO | $334K | 2 | $167K |
| #41 | Zachary Droege | 2454338 | Farmers State Bank | 593754 | Jerseyville, IL | $71K | 2 | $35K |
| #41 | Hunter Humphrey | 2462823 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $135K | 2 | $68K |
| #41 | Julia Ottolino | 2450955 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $287K | 2 | $144K |
| #41 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $115K | 2 | $58K |
| #41 | JONI BAILEY | 2300273 | OZARK HOME LOANS LLC | 2423492 | — | $378K | 2 | $189K |
| #41 | Tara Appleton | 738203 | Lutheran Church Extension Fund-Missouri Synod | 3444 | Saint Louis, MO | $712K | 2 | $356K |
| #41 | Michael Burtone | 2507549 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $200K | 2 | $100K |
| #41 | Ryan Wing | 2496540 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $545K | 2 | $273K |
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. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — Missouri (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/missouri/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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