Biggest climbers nationwide in 2026, 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 Ethan Bennett (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2215764), Sean Quinn (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #1625876), and Leann Blumenfeld (SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NMLS #2438925).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ethan Bennett | 2215764 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 9644 (#9967 → #323) | $81.0M | 225 |
| #2 | Sean Quinn | 1625876 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 9281 (#9576 → #295) | $84.8M | 232 |
| #3 | Leann Blumenfeld | 2438925 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 9224 (#9403 → #179) | $30.6M | 278 |
| #4 | Marlene Grullon | 2258805 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 9015 (#9223 → #208) | $85.3M | 266 |
| #5 | Brandon Sheena | 2423960 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | Troy, MI | ▲ 8601 (#8722 → #121) | $87.6M | 312 |
| #6 | John Khoury | 1077581 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 8592 (#9403 → #811) | $73.0M | 171 |
| #7 | Andrew Beck | 1970720 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 8582 (#9967 → #1385) | $63.2M | 145 |
| #8 | Irena Liu | 1877545 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 8455 (#9787 → #1332) | $60.9M | 147 |
| #9 | Justin Belle-Isle | 48853 | GRBK Mortgage, LLC | 2618876 | Plano, TX | ▲ 8355 (#9787 → #1432) | $70.2M | 144 |
| #10 | Mohamad Zaarour | 1994351 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | ▲ 8244 (#9576 → #1332) | $68.8M | 147 |
| #11 | Blake Erickson | 1444947 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 8213 (#9403 → #1190) | $39.6M | 152 |
| #12 | Zachary Rababeh | 2087481 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8174 (#9223 → #1049) | $35.7M | 158 |
| #13 | Sueanne Chiancone | 672198 | Police and Fire Federal Credit Union | 800659 | Bensalem, PA | ▲ 8066 (#8114 → #48) | $43.7M | 426 |
| #14 | Stephanie Stapleton | 893367 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 8057 (#9223 → #1166) | $52.7M | 153 |
| #15 | Cooper Urbany | 1731778 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7979 (#9038 → #1059) | $28.8M | 157 |
| #16 | Ryan Hopkins | 1448763 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7879 (#9787 → #1908) | $26.6M | 132 |
| #17 | Sandra Miessler | 1787921 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Sarasota, FL | ▲ 7782 (#9787 → #2005) | $36.7M | 130 |
| #18 | Caylee Perez | 2236112 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | Brookfield, WI | ▲ 7736 (#9967 → #2231) | $14.8M | 126 |
| #19 | Leigh Haas | 1464765 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 7677 (#9787 → #2110) | $37.6M | 128 |
| #20 | David Coons | 1127104 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 7649 (#8114 → #465) | $79.3M | 203 |
| #21 | Eron Riley | 2125030 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7611 (#9223 → #1612) | $26.7M | 139 |
| #22 | Jeffrey Griffin | 1391583 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | Rosemont, IL | ▲ 7543 (#9967 → #2424) | $39.9M | 123 |
| #23 | James Thamann | 114716 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7468 (#7841 → #373) | $89.0M | 217 |
| #24 | Brandon Heimbuch | 1644412 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7337 (#8722 → #1385) | $25.3M | 145 |
| #25 | Sammantha Aliff | 2030002 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7324 (#7973 → #649) | $35.1M | 184 |
| #26 | Ibraheem Samona | 2690686 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7265 (#8877 → #1612) | $29.4M | 139 |
| #27 | Heidi Walker | 1861928 | Community Bank, National Association | 446398 | Plattsburgh, NY | ▲ 7247 (#9787 → #2540) | $10.4M | 121 |
| #28 | Peter Nemish | 1709192 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 7246 (#8558 → #1312) | $65.7M | 148 |
| #29 | Michael Chambers | 2642864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7232 (#9403 → #2171) | $21.7M | 127 |
| #30 | Chad Reidlinger | 334086 | Standard Mortgage Capital LLC | 1604663 | Plantation, FL | ▲ 7188 (#8877 → #1689) | $79.2M | 137 |
| #31 | Nickolas Stefanias | 2076975 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7185 (#7689 → #504) | $85.8M | 199 |
| #32 | Joseph Plencner | 2372679 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7178 (#9038 → #1860) | $27.4M | 133 |
| #33 | Dimitrios Smyrnis | 2125588 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7077 (#7558 → #481) | $135.6M | 201 |
| #34 | John Goodroe | 28452 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7064 (#8877 → #1813) | $32.0M | 134 |
| #35 | Joshua Castillo | 2697379 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7059 (#7264 → #205) | $92.0M | 268 |
| #36 | Jacob Williams | 1663408 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7017 (#8877 → #1860) | $23.7M | 133 |
| #37 | Otto Pinto | 944546 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6981 (#9787 → #2806) | $51.7M | 117 |
| #38 | Elisha Green | 2344683 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6979 (#9403 → #2424) | $44.6M | 123 |
| #39 | Carlos Moreno | 2631069 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6950 (#9967 → #3017) | $25.4M | 114 |
| #40 | Robert Marshall Baffico | 2125483 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6940 (#8402 → #1462) | $44.4M | 143 |
| #41 | Christopher Ianniello | 496730 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6916 (#9787 → #2871) | $40.2M | 116 |
| #42 | Lee Gates | 1963502 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 6894 (#8402 → #1508) | $40.2M | 142 |
| #43 | Michelle Lala | 609119 | Suncoast Credit Union | 417636 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6867 (#8402 → #1535) | $44.9M | 141 |
| #44 | Taryn Walkerly | 2057455 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6841 (#7841 → #1000) | $27.9M | 160 |
| #45 | Trevor Laraia | 2686281 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 6831 (#6902 → #71) | $132.3M | 376 |
| #46 | Russell Fitch | 478716 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 6807 (#9038 → #2231) | $37.1M | 126 |
| #47 | Christopher Swauger | 1409234 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6782 (#8114 → #1332) | $25.6M | 147 |
| #48 | Marie Gabrielle Tinana | 1423623 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6776 (#7689 → #913) | $36.4M | 165 |
| #49 | Renee Hinojosa | 1238625 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK TEXAS DBA FIRST CONVENIENCE BANK | 402924 | Corpus Christi, TX | ▲ 6735 (#9403 → #2668) | $32.9M | 119 |
| #50 | Adam Dise | 276806 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6682 (#8114 → #1432) | $35.6M | 144 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/national/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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