Biggest climbers in New Mexico in 2024, 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 Gabriel Romo (Ixonia Bank, NMLS #199761), Christopher VanLeuven (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #35510), and Chelsea Gardner (Pulte Mortgage LLC, NMLS #2496830).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gabriel Romo | 199761 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | Farmington, NM | ▲ 2447 (#2616 → #169) | $7.2M | 42 |
| #2 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2429 (#2616 → #187) | $12.0M | 38 |
| #3 | Chelsea Gardner | 2496830 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 2364 (#2616 → #252) | $11.6M | 28 |
| #4 | Joseph Crespillo | 1733876 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Carlsbad, CA | ▲ 2287 (#2616 → #329) | $7.5M | 21 |
| #5 | Carissa Ortiz | 34710 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 2241 (#2616 → #375) | $2.7M | 18 |
| #6 | CHRISTOPHER SANDERS | 249529 | First American Bank | 328158 | — | ▲ 2225 (#2616 → #391) | $728K | 17 |
| #7 | Alberto Guzman | 835389 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 2213 (#2616 → #403) | $5.0M | 16 |
| #8 | Taylor Squires | 1208622 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | St George, UT | ▲ 2197 (#2616 → #419) | $4.3M | 15 |
| #9 | Benjamin Willard | 2039059 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2178 (#2616 → #438) | $3.7M | 14 |
| #10 | Carl Amerine | 1075332 | Envoy Mortgage Ltd | 6666 | Oak Harbor, WA | ▲ 2143 (#2616 → #473) | $4.0M | 12 |
| #10 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2143 (#2616 → #473) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #12 | Torry Williams | 1931440 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 2098 (#2616 → #518) | $942K | 10 |
| #12 | Jacob Crane | 275490 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2098 (#2616 → #518) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #12 | Maria Cannizzaro | 492508 | Waterstone Mortgage Corporation | 186434 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 2098 (#2616 → #518) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #15 | Inez Garcia | 254277 | PBT BANCORP | 257781 | Hazard, KY | ▲ 2057 (#2616 → #559) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #15 | ROBERT VIRGA | 144276 | Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. | 3277 | Cerritos, CA | ▲ 2057 (#2616 → #559) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #15 | Christopher Kubat | 2421105 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | ▲ 2057 (#2616 → #559) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #18 | Juan Leon | 1688529 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 2007 (#2616 → #609) | $683K | 8 |
| #18 | James McMahan | 16516 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | — | ▲ 2007 (#2616 → #609) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #18 | Justin Trammell | 1634789 | Southwest Stage Funding, LLC | 89599 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 2007 (#2616 → #609) | $1.0M | 8 |
| #18 | Eddie Shepherd | 2032765 | Empire Consulting, Inc. | 212022 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 2007 (#2616 → #609) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #22 | Jeanna Rose | 1869261 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 1928 (#2616 → #688) | $493K | 7 |
| #22 | Shante DeLoache | 1908479 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Plano, TX | ▲ 1928 (#2616 → #688) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #22 | Dan Peinovich | 325132 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Lilydale, MN | ▲ 1928 (#2616 → #688) | $4.7M | 7 |
| #22 | James Starcher | 1937018 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1928 (#2616 → #688) | $550K | 7 |
| #22 | Jason Howard | 2001371 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 1928 (#2616 → #688) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #22 | Ardrah Sage | 227116 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 1928 (#2616 → #688) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #22 | Gregory Vogel | 210637 | American Financing Corporation | 182334 | Aurora, CO | ▲ 1928 (#2616 → #688) | $1.6M | 7 |
| #22 | Jackson Glenn | 1901852 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1928 (#2616 → #688) | $1.4M | 7 |
| #30 | Bryan Cortez | 1180197 | Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 2119 | — | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Christopher Frederick | 30003 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $4.2M | 6 |
| #30 | Daniel Vera | 858583 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #30 | Christian Bachelder | 1668250 | RMI Brokers, Inc. | 2142653 | Woodland Hills, CA | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #30 | Trevor Magnuski | 1638030 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #30 | Samay Pahouja | 2129429 | RMC Home Mortgage, LLC | 2116211 | Wexford, PA | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #30 | Victoria Acosta | 1658123 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #30 | Kara Vernon | 2052332 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Tanner Held | 1931331 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #30 | Marne May Caslatan | 1892586 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Henderson, NV | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Jacob Burt | 2280529 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #30 | David Hindin | 1451076 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Kenneth Ostrander | 1705528 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $614K | 6 |
| #30 | Tammy Lucero | 1706069 | TCG Lending LLC | 2554423 | Rio Rancho, NM | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Christopher Kitts | 2302010 | Directors Mortgage, Inc. | 3240 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #30 | Ying Zhou | 2385428 | AAXY L.L.C. | 275971 | Austin, TX | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #30 | Carolyn Gonzalez | 219070 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #30 | Stephen Martin | 385384 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Luke Thurman | 916543 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Leslie Rodriguez | 483266 | First New Mexico Bank of Silver City | 506861 | Silver City, NM | ▲ 1833 (#2616 → #783) | $2.6M | 6 |
| #50 | Veronica Rodgers | 483672 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1706 (#2616 → #910) | $1.1M | 5 |
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 — New Mexico (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-mexico/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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