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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Conor Murray (SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, NMLS #296506), Wesley Smith (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1167968), and Stephen Bernhardt (Police and Fire Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1087953).
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 | ▲ 9747 (#9816 → #69) | $110.4M | 602 |
| #2 | Wesley Smith | 1167968 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | ▲ 9660 (#9816 → #156) | $43.3M | 482 |
| #3 | Stephen Bernhardt | 1087953 | Police and Fire Federal Credit Union | 800659 | Bensalem, PA | ▲ 9083 (#9734 → #651) | $17.7M | 303 |
| #4 | Hernan Garcia | 1163532 | Oakdale Mortgage LLC | 1625250 | Katy, TX | ▲ 8840 (#9651 → #811) | $81.4M | 283 |
| #5 | Ana Velutini | 365772 | FLORIDA HOME TRUST MORTGAGE, INC. | 205524 | Weston, FL | ▲ 8660 (#9816 → #1156) | $86.0M | 251 |
| #6 | Christi Lehrman | 1193679 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 8636 (#8961 → #325) | $58.0M | 385 |
| #7 | Kaila Linkswiler | 1977134 | Bay Federal Credit Union | 403635 | Capitola, CA | ▲ 8587 (#9308 → #721) | $45.9M | 294 |
| #8 | Steve Scoggins | 454768 | Founders Federal Credit Union | 410646 | — | ▲ 8509 (#9558 → #1049) | $35.5M | 259 |
| #9 | Janet Hayes | 62267 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Moorestown, NJ | ▲ 8458 (#9925 → #1467) | $68.1M | 234 |
| #10 | Crista Lowrie | 460312 | First Citizens Community Bank | 401353 | Montgomeryville, PA | ▲ 8296 (#9035 → #739) | $70.1M | 291 |
| #11 | Eli Shereshovech | 251321 | Quorum Federal Credit Union | 509626 | Purchase, NY | ▲ 8271 (#9558 → #1287) | $44.5M | 243 |
| #12 | Kelly Morton | 806909 | Police and Fire Federal Credit Union | 800659 | Bensalem, PA | ▲ 8242 (#8554 → #312) | $20.3M | 389 |
| #13 | Jessica Parrish | 1574656 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Fairfax, VA | ▲ 8174 (#9734 → #1560) | $30.1M | 229 |
| #14 | Brenda Perez | 1368724 | Columbia Bank | 504284 | Fair Lawn, NJ | ▲ 8162 (#8554 → #392) | $51.7M | 360 |
| #15 | Jason Rings | 497617 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 8162 (#9816 → #1654) | $22.9M | 225 |
| #16 | Marybeth Fries | 1747081 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 8149 (#9035 → #886) | $26.7M | 275 |
| #17 | Lorena Lemus | 830442 | First Bank | 551928 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 8134 (#9734 → #1600) | $46.8M | 227 |
| #17 | Warren Whitaker | 620924 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | — | ▲ 8134 (#9734 → #1600) | $48.7M | 227 |
| #19 | JOSHUA HUDSON | 1654343 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 8124 (#9651 → #1527) | $101.4M | 231 |
| #20 | Maximo Saladino | 1698497 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Centennial, CO | ▲ 8112 (#9558 → #1446) | $109.8M | 235 |
| #21 | Wendy Webber-McCloskey | 1441832 | Wescom Central Credit Union | 999430 | Anaheim, CA | ▲ 8108 (#8554 → #446) | $64.9M | 344 |
| #22 | Chayeeleng Xiong | 1870693 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | 669333 | Sacramento, CA | ▲ 8077 (#9140 → #1063) | $39.2M | 258 |
| #23 | Katherine Coco | 1554703 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Austin, TX | ▲ 8065 (#9395 → #1330) | $91.3M | 241 |
| #24 | Joshua Miller | 1639276 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8061 (#9467 → #1406) | $141.0M | 237 |
| #25 | Kerry Berchtold | 484228 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 8039 (#8420 → #381) | $411.0M | 364 |
| #26 | Albert Adame | 428804 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | — | ▲ 8013 (#9395 → #1382) | $53.3M | 238 |
| #27 | Gail Colella | 648737 | Needham Bank | 2141744 | Needham, MA | ▲ 8011 (#8791 → #780) | $75.4M | 286 |
| #28 | Alberto Velez | 904387 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7977 (#9925 → #1948) | $82.4M | 214 |
| #29 | Suzanne Ortmann | 642062 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Chippewa Falls, WI | ▲ 7949 (#9651 → #1702) | $20.5M | 223 |
| #30 | Jeff Sines | 280955 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Hillsboro, OR | ▲ 7942 (#8420 → #478) | $58.0M | 335 |
| #31 | Steven Bocca | 209279 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 7904 (#9558 → #1654) | $74.2M | 225 |
| #32 | Jaime Knott | 785905 | Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC | 1251 | — | ▲ 7867 (#9467 → #1600) | $54.2M | 227 |
| #33 | Kenneth Cudia | 1698542 | Quorum Federal Credit Union | 509626 | Purchase, NY | ▲ 7832 (#8118 → #286) | $49.6M | 401 |
| #34 | Brian Zimmerman | 1614482 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Bartow, FL | ▲ 7803 (#9816 → #2013) | $64.6M | 212 |
| #35 | Tiffany Biggs | 1012529 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7795 (#8487 → #692) | $291.6M | 297 |
| #36 | Edward Burt | 1771123 | Quorum Federal Credit Union | 509626 | — | ▲ 7786 (#8193 → #407) | $56.8M | 355 |
| #37 | Eric Finster | 879830 | Priority Lending LLC | 142706 | — | ▲ 7759 (#9651 → #1892) | $34.9M | 216 |
| #38 | Jeffrey Crooks | 604702 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7741 (#9467 → #1726) | $83.4M | 222 |
| #39 | Steven Schlagbaum | 1312199 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | Ft Mitchell, KY | ▲ 7712 (#8868 → #1156) | $149.2M | 251 |
| #40 | Stacy Rissman | 1435537 | Community Savings Bank | 630606 | Peosta, IA | ▲ 7699 (#9558 → #1859) | $37.0M | 217 |
| #40 | Yana Solomonik | 81596 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Seven Hills, OH | ▲ 7699 (#9558 → #1859) | $52.2M | 217 |
| #42 | Richard Lucas | 414155 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Hillsboro, OR | ▲ 7683 (#8193 → #510) | $53.5M | 329 |
| #43 | Mistine Kelly | 715414 | Peoples Credit Union | 439939 | Middletown, RI | ▲ 7681 (#9308 → #1627) | $22.8M | 226 |
| #44 | Mark Ross | 1886420 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7674 (#8961 → #1287) | $83.7M | 243 |
| #45 | Leanne Murray | 525350 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Crown Point, IN | ▲ 7571 (#8715 → #1144) | $35.4M | 252 |
| #46 | Derek Park | 1025834 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7568 (#9035 → #1467) | $218.7M | 234 |
| #47 | Michele Barilla | 1712878 | Wescom Central Credit Union | 999430 | Anaheim, CA | ▲ 7551 (#7825 → #274) | $76.2M | 405 |
| #48 | Sharde Albers | 1316629 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7536 (#9925 → #2389) | $108.9M | 200 |
| #49 | Deborah Trapp | 616670 | Citadel Federal Credit Union | 561846 | — | ▲ 7530 (#9035 → #1505) | $27.7M | 232 |
| #50 | Hubert Cox | 657733 | Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union | 460298 | Chattanooga, TN | ▲ 7519 (#9467 → #1948) | $35.0M | 214 |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/national/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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