Biggest climbers nationwide in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Conor Murray (SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, NMLS #296506), Wesley Smith (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1167968), and Hernan Garcia (Oakdale Mortgage LLC, NMLS #1163532).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Conor Murray | 296506 | SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union | 405503 | Tustin, CA | ▲ 9648 (#9716 → #68) | $109.8M | 601 |
| #2 | Wesley Smith | 1167968 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | ▲ 9560 (#9716 → #156) | $43.3M | 482 |
| #3 | Hernan Garcia | 1163532 | Oakdale Mortgage LLC | 1625250 | Katy, TX | ▲ 9128 (#9924 → #796) | $81.4M | 283 |
| #4 | Stephen Bernhardt | 1087953 | Police and Fire Federal Credit Union | 800659 | Bensalem, PA | ▲ 8979 (#9622 → #643) | $17.7M | 303 |
| #5 | Kaila Linkswiler | 1977134 | Bay Federal Credit Union | 403635 | Capitola, CA | ▲ 8580 (#9289 → #709) | $45.8M | 293 |
| #6 | Ana Velutini | 365772 | FLORIDA HOME TRUST MORTGAGE, INC. | 205524 | Weston, FL | ▲ 8545 (#9716 → #1171) | $85.4M | 249 |
| #7 | Christi Lehrman | 1193679 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 8541 (#8860 → #319) | $58.0M | 385 |
| #8 | Steve Scoggins | 454768 | Founders Federal Credit Union | 410646 | — | ▲ 8393 (#9448 → #1055) | $35.2M | 257 |
| #9 | Janet Hayes | 62267 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Moorestown, NJ | ▲ 8385 (#9924 → #1539) | $66.3M | 229 |
| #10 | Eli Shereshovech | 251321 | Quorum Federal Credit Union | 509626 | Purchase, NY | ▲ 8268 (#9537 → #1269) | $44.5M | 243 |
| #11 | Crista Lowrie | 460312 | First Citizens Community Bank | 401353 | Montgomeryville, PA | ▲ 8209 (#8949 → #740) | $69.5M | 289 |
| #12 | Kelly Morton | 806909 | Police and Fire Federal Credit Union | 800659 | Bensalem, PA | ▲ 8164 (#8470 → #306) | $20.3M | 389 |
| #13 | Maximo Saladino | 1698497 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Centennial, CO | ▲ 8162 (#9622 → #1460) | $109.1M | 233 |
| #13 | Joshua Miller | 1639276 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8162 (#9622 → #1460) | $137.9M | 233 |
| #15 | Jessica Parrish | 1574656 | Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union | 460298 | Chattanooga, TN | ▲ 8160 (#9716 → #1556) | $30.1M | 228 |
| #16 | Brenda Perez | 1368724 | Columbia Bank | 504284 | Fair Lawn, NJ | ▲ 8082 (#8470 → #388) | $51.7M | 360 |
| #17 | Jason Rings | 497617 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 8080 (#9716 → #1636) | $22.9M | 225 |
| #18 | Albert Adame | 428804 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | — | ▲ 8074 (#9448 → #1374) | $53.2M | 237 |
| #19 | Katherine Coco | 1554703 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Austin, TX | ▲ 8061 (#9368 → #1307) | $91.3M | 241 |
| #20 | Marybeth Fries | 1747081 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 8059 (#8949 → #890) | $26.6M | 273 |
| #21 | Warren Whitaker | 620924 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | — | ▲ 8056 (#9622 → #1566) | $48.7M | 227 |
| #22 | Wendy Webber-McCloskey | 1441832 | Wescom Central Credit Union | 999430 | Anaheim, CA | ▲ 8033 (#8470 → #437) | $64.9M | 344 |
| #23 | Kerry Berchtold | 484228 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 8024 (#8401 → #377) | $410.7M | 363 |
| #24 | Lorena Lemus | 830442 | First Bank | 551928 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 8018 (#9622 → #1604) | $46.1M | 226 |
| #25 | Jeff Sines | 280955 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Hillsboro, OR | ▲ 7998 (#8470 → #472) | $58.0M | 335 |
| #26 | Chayeeleng Xiong | 1870693 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | 669333 | Sacramento, CA | ▲ 7998 (#9041 → #1043) | $39.2M | 258 |
| #27 | Brian Zimmerman | 1614482 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Bartow, FL | ▲ 7950 (#9924 → #1974) | $64.6M | 212 |
| #28 | Suzanne Ortmann | 642062 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Chippewa Falls, WI | ▲ 7949 (#9622 → #1673) | $20.5M | 223 |
| #29 | Gail Colella | 648737 | Needham Bank | 2141744 | Needham, MA | ▲ 7918 (#8681 → #763) | $75.4M | 286 |
| #30 | Steven Bocca | 209279 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 7812 (#9448 → #1636) | $74.2M | 225 |
| #31 | Jaime Knott | 785905 | Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC | 1251 | — | ▲ 7802 (#9368 → #1566) | $54.2M | 227 |
| #32 | Tiffany Biggs | 1012529 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7793 (#8470 → #677) | $293.3M | 298 |
| #33 | Kenneth Cudia | 1698542 | Quorum Federal Credit Union | 509626 | Purchase, NY | ▲ 7734 (#8020 → #286) | $49.6M | 400 |
| #34 | Jeffrey Crooks | 604702 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7728 (#9448 → #1720) | $83.0M | 221 |
| #35 | Stacy Rissman | 1435537 | Community Savings Bank | 630606 | Peosta, IA | ▲ 7708 (#9537 → #1829) | $37.0M | 217 |
| #35 | Yana Solomonik | 81596 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Seven Hills, OH | ▲ 7708 (#9537 → #1829) | $52.2M | 217 |
| #37 | Steven Schlagbaum | 1312199 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | Ft Mitchell, KY | ▲ 7705 (#8860 → #1155) | $148.9M | 250 |
| #38 | Edward Burt | 1771123 | Quorum Federal Credit Union | 509626 | — | ▲ 7685 (#8089 → #404) | $56.5M | 353 |
| #39 | Derek Park | 1025834 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7681 (#9122 → #1441) | $218.7M | 234 |
| #40 | Eric Finster | 879830 | Priority Lending LLC | 142706 | — | ▲ 7661 (#9537 → #1876) | $34.6M | 215 |
| #41 | Mistine Kelly | 715414 | Peoples Credit Union | 439939 | Middletown, RI | ▲ 7605 (#9209 → #1604) | $22.8M | 226 |
| #42 | Richard Lucas | 414155 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Hillsboro, OR | ▲ 7587 (#8089 → #502) | $53.5M | 329 |
| #43 | Mark Ross | 1886420 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7553 (#8860 → #1307) | $83.0M | 241 |
| #44 | Hubert Cox | 657733 | Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union | 460298 | Chattanooga, TN | ▲ 7534 (#9448 → #1914) | $35.0M | 214 |
| #45 | Leanne Murray | 525350 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Crown Point, IN | ▲ 7526 (#8681 → #1155) | $35.0M | 250 |
| #46 | Michele Barilla | 1712878 | Wescom Central Credit Union | 999430 | Anaheim, CA | ▲ 7472 (#7746 → #274) | $76.2M | 405 |
| #47 | Deborah Trapp | 616670 | Citadel Federal Credit Union | 561846 | — | ▲ 7465 (#8949 → #1484) | $27.7M | 232 |
| #48 | Melissa Staller | 208592 | Brookhollow Mortgage Services, LTD | 293610 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 7455 (#8470 → #1015) | $94.2M | 260 |
| #49 | Genna Briggs | 1086114 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | ▲ 7455 (#8545 → #1090) | $37.7M | 255 |
| #50 | David Committe | 67324 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Reisterstown, MD | ▲ 7428 (#9122 → #1694) | $58.3M | 222 |
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 — Nationwide (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/national/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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