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 July 13, 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 | ▲ 2444 (#2613 → #169) | $7.2M | 42 |
| #2 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2426 (#2613 → #187) | $12.0M | 38 |
| #3 | Chelsea Gardner | 2496830 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 2361 (#2613 → #252) | $11.6M | 28 |
| #4 | Joseph Crespillo | 1733876 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Carlsbad, CA | ▲ 2285 (#2613 → #328) | $7.5M | 21 |
| #5 | Carissa Ortiz | 34710 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 2238 (#2613 → #375) | $2.7M | 18 |
| #6 | CHRISTOPHER SANDERS | 249529 | First American Bank | 328158 | Las Cruces, NM | ▲ 2222 (#2613 → #391) | $728K | 17 |
| #7 | Alberto Guzman | 835389 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 2209 (#2613 → #404) | $5.0M | 16 |
| #8 | Taylor Squires | 1208622 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | St George, UT | ▲ 2193 (#2613 → #420) | $4.3M | 15 |
| #9 | Benjamin Willard | 2039059 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2175 (#2613 → #438) | $3.7M | 14 |
| #10 | Carl Amerine | 1075332 | Envoy Mortgage Ltd | 6666 | Oak Harbor, WA | ▲ 2140 (#2613 → #473) | $4.0M | 12 |
| #10 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2140 (#2613 → #473) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #12 | Torry Williams | 1931440 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 2095 (#2613 → #518) | $942K | 10 |
| #12 | Maria Cannizzaro | 492508 | Waterstone Mortgage Corporation | 186434 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 2095 (#2613 → #518) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #12 | Jacob Crane | 275490 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2095 (#2613 → #518) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #15 | Inez Garcia | 254277 | PBT BANCORP | 257781 | Hazard, KY | ▲ 2054 (#2613 → #559) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #15 | ROBERT VIRGA | 144276 | Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. | 3277 | Cerritos, CA | ▲ 2054 (#2613 → #559) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #15 | Christopher Kubat | 2421105 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | ▲ 2054 (#2613 → #559) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #18 | Dan Peinovich | 325132 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Lilydale, MN | ▲ 2004 (#2613 → #609) | $5.7M | 8 |
| #18 | Juan Leon | 1688529 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 2004 (#2613 → #609) | $683K | 8 |
| #18 | Eddie Shepherd | 2032765 | Empire Consulting, Inc. | 212022 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 2004 (#2613 → #609) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #18 | James McMahan | 16516 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | — | ▲ 2004 (#2613 → #609) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #18 | Justin Trammell | 1634789 | Southwest Stage Funding, LLC | 89599 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 2004 (#2613 → #609) | $1.0M | 8 |
| #23 | Jackson Glenn | 1901852 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1924 (#2613 → #689) | $1.4M | 7 |
| #23 | James Starcher | 1937018 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1924 (#2613 → #689) | $550K | 7 |
| #23 | Jason Howard | 2001371 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 1924 (#2613 → #689) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #23 | Gregory Vogel | 210637 | American Financing Corporation | 182334 | Aurora, CO | ▲ 1924 (#2613 → #689) | $1.6M | 7 |
| #23 | Jeanna Rose | 1869261 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 1924 (#2613 → #689) | $493K | 7 |
| #23 | Shante DeLoache | 1908479 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Plano, TX | ▲ 1924 (#2613 → #689) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #23 | Ardrah Sage | 227116 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 1924 (#2613 → #689) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #30 | Carolyn Gonzalez | 219070 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #30 | Luke Thurman | 916543 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Christian Bachelder | 1668250 | RMI Brokers, Inc. | 2142653 | Woodland Hills, CA | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #30 | Daniel Vera | 858583 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #30 | Ying Zhou | 2385428 | AAXY L.L.C. | 275971 | Austin, TX | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #30 | Tammy Lucero | 1706069 | TCG Lending LLC | 2554423 | Rio Rancho, NM | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Kara Vernon | 2052332 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Christopher Frederick | 30003 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $4.2M | 6 |
| #30 | Victoria Acosta | 1658123 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #30 | Stephen Martin | 385384 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Kenneth Ostrander | 1705528 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $614K | 6 |
| #30 | Samay Pahouja | 2129429 | RMC Home Mortgage, LLC | 2116211 | Wexford, PA | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #30 | Jacob Burt | 2280529 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #30 | Tanner Held | 1931331 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #30 | Christopher Kitts | 2302010 | Directors Mortgage, Inc. | 3240 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #30 | Leslie Rodriguez | 483266 | First New Mexico Bank of Silver City | 506861 | Silver City, NM | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $2.6M | 6 |
| #30 | Marne May Caslatan | 1892586 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Henderson, NV | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Bryan Cortez | 1180197 | Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 2119 | — | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | David Hindin | 1451076 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Trevor Magnuski | 1638030 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 1830 (#2613 → #783) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #50 | Alicia Kirby | 176995 | Xpert Home Lending Inc. | 2179191 | Braselton, GA | ▲ 1703 (#2613 → #910) | $665K | 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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-mexico/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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