Biggest climbers in New Jersey in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Richard Bimonte (Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #1652189), Jon Kolb (United Lending Team, INC, NMLS #133363), and Steven Zaleski (First Heritage Financial, LLC, NMLS #1206589).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Richard Bimonte | 1652189 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Sea Girt, NJ | ▲ 8381 (#9010 → #629) | $14.2M | 5 |
| #2 | Jon Kolb | 133363 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Birdsboro, PA | ▲ 8329 (#9653 → #1324) | $8.0M | 4 |
| #3 | Steven Zaleski | 1206589 | First Heritage Financial, LLC | 506371 | Trevose, PA | ▲ 8138 (#9978 → #1840) | $6.1M | 13 |
| #4 | James Moran | 168395 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | Menasha, WI | ▲ 8132 (#9550 → #1418) | $7.6M | 12 |
| #5 | Brian Boucher | 2664732 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Haddonfield, NJ | ▲ 7989 (#9905 → #1916) | $5.8M | 17 |
| #6 | Robert Miller | 142151 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Wayne, PA | ▲ 7864 (#9103 → #1239) | $8.5M | 3 |
| #7 | Timothy Seeberger | 307837 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 7820 (#9683 → #1863) | $6.0M | 1 |
| #8 | Mayra Calderon | 230980 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7746 (#9544 → #1798) | $6.2M | 22 |
| #9 | Vishwas Batheja | 2654899 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Edison, NJ | ▲ 7727 (#9084 → #1357) | $7.9M | 14 |
| #10 | Michael Stein | 404117 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | New York, NY | ▲ 7558 (#8693 → #1135) | $9.2M | 6 |
| #11 | Allison Cebe | 555175 | BNY Mellon, N.A. | 764464 | San Francisco, CA | ▲ 7515 (#9683 → #2168) | $5.2M | 2 |
| #12 | Russell Fitch | 478716 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 7426 (#9678 → #2252) | $5.0M | 13 |
| #13 | Louis Ambriano | 541181 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Freehold, NJ | ▲ 7414 (#8913 → #1499) | $7.3M | 3 |
| #14 | Gigi DePofi | 218334 | Real Genius LLC | 2389303 | Delray Beach, FL | ▲ 7385 (#8578 → #1193) | $8.9M | 15 |
| #15 | Alison Kaplan | 23044 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Ridgefield, CT | ▲ 7294 (#9525 → #2231) | $5.1M | 6 |
| #16 | Gilbert Herrera | 1309883 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7228 (#8984 → #1756) | $6.4M | 18 |
| #17 | Christopher Steinberger | 500248 | Toll Brothers Mortgage Company | 18154 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 7223 (#8226 → #1003) | $10.1M | 16 |
| #18 | Nhi Mai | 1048520 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7212 (#8224 → #1012) | $10.0M | 29 |
| #19 | Antonio Ciccullo | 4145 | TD Bank NA | 399800 | New York, NY | ▲ 7207 (#9809 → #2602) | $4.3M | 7 |
| #20 | Nathan Pitts | 1023821 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7199 (#9254 → #2055) | $5.5M | 14 |
| #21 | Jalen Smith | 2616183 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | — | ▲ 7162 (#9355 → #2193) | $5.2M | 12 |
| #22 | Christian Bachelder | 1668250 | RMI Brokers, Inc. | 2142653 | Woodland Hills, CA | ▲ 7087 (#7518 → #431) | $17.7M | 30 |
| #23 | Matthew Zoro | 1957754 | American First Funding LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7082 (#9485 → #2403) | $4.7M | 9 |
| #24 | Scott Weinstein | 51091 | All County Capital Corp. | 876527 | Larchmont, NY | ▲ 7072 (#9978 → #2906) | $3.9M | 8 |
| #25 | Lenworth Johnson | 2081292 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Iselin, NJ | ▲ 7037 (#9631 → #2594) | $4.3M | 12 |
| #26 | Jeffrey Valley | 1866491 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Novi, MI | ▲ 7021 (#9092 → #2071) | $5.4M | 10 |
| #27 | James Revord | 1117525 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7016 (#9749 → #2733) | $4.1M | 16 |
| #28 | Robert Monico | 692370 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 7005 (#8869 → #1864) | $6.0M | 16 |
| #29 | Scott Griffin | 621712 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6945 (#9971 → #3026) | $3.7M | 8 |
| #30 | Logan Levy | 2502088 | Cliffco, Inc. | 65328 | Uniondale, NY | ▲ 6771 (#9103 → #2332) | $4.8M | 2 |
| #31 | Zheng Zhang | 882858 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | New York, NY | ▲ 6739 (#9392 → #2653) | $4.2M | 3 |
| #32 | Justin Pfeifer | 460203 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | New York, NY | ▲ 6735 (#9599 → #2864) | $3.9M | 3 |
| #33 | Avin Samtani | 45714 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6732 (#8757 → #2025) | $5.6M | 11 |
| #34 | Joseph Wishnick | 228484 | American Financial Network, Inc. | 237341 | Manalapan, NJ | ▲ 6592 (#8558 → #1966) | $5.7M | 11 |
| #35 | Brendan Murphy | 740173 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | 208156 | Philadelphia, PA | ▲ 6562 (#7272 → #710) | $13.0M | 3 |
| #36 | Saida Delacruz | 1508367 | Proponent Federal Credit Union | 479433 | Nutley, NJ | ▲ 6549 (#7837 → #1288) | $8.2M | 25 |
| #37 | Sharif Sayed | 1273605 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6536 (#9467 → #2931) | $3.8M | 6 |
| #38 | robert walter | 1498799 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 6532 (#9967 → #3435) | $3.2M | 5 |
| #39 | Shantel Dukic | 1595763 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6507 (#9829 → #3322) | $3.3M | 13 |
| #40 | Anthony Baker | 602260 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | New York, NY | ▲ 6500 (#8580 → #2080) | $5.4M | 6 |
| #41 | Darren Dragone | 265255 | Len Maur Corporation | 255180 | Parsippany, NJ | ▲ 6491 (#9887 → #3396) | $3.2M | 6 |
| #42 | Massiel Espinal | 2457458 | Intention Finance Group, LLC | 2751007 | Fairfield, NJ | ▲ 6482 (#8077 → #1595) | $6.9M | 9 |
| #43 | Steven Sardini | 2615776 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Clark, NJ | ▲ 6477 (#8580 → #2103) | $5.3M | 9 |
| #44 | Shmuel Kagarlitskiy | 1566258 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6461 (#9387 → #2926) | $3.8M | 14 |
| #45 | Kathryn DiPasquale | 1233813 | Philadelphia Federal Credit Union | 401234 | Philadelphia, PA | ▲ 6449 (#8693 → #2244) | $5.0M | 5 |
| #46 | McKinley Exilus | 625407 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | ▲ 6424 (#8138 → #1714) | $6.5M | 4 |
| #47 | Max Kendler | 1579621 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6398 (#7944 → #1546) | $7.1M | 13 |
| #48 | Yong Yun | 233910 | Ivy Mortgage, Inc. | 324220 | Fulton, MD | ▲ 6398 (#8785 → #2387) | $4.7M | 8 |
| #49 | Gregory Wareham | 413856 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Holmdel, NJ | ▲ 6395 (#7603 → #1208) | $8.8M | 20 |
| #50 | James Kluthe | 1913184 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6387 (#8559 → #2172) | $5.2M | 8 |
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 — New Jersey. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-jersey/top-climbers-by-volume
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