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 August 27, 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 | ▲ 2443 (#2612 → #169) | $7.2M | 42 |
| #2 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2425 (#2612 → #187) | $12.0M | 38 |
| #3 | Chelsea Gardner | 2496830 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 2360 (#2612 → #252) | $11.6M | 28 |
| #4 | Joseph Crespillo | 1733876 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Carlsbad, CA | ▲ 2284 (#2612 → #328) | $7.5M | 21 |
| #5 | Carissa Ortiz | 34710 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 2237 (#2612 → #375) | $2.7M | 18 |
| #6 | CHRISTOPHER SANDERS | 249529 | First American Bank | 328158 | Las Cruces, NM | ▲ 2221 (#2612 → #391) | $728K | 17 |
| #7 | Alberto Guzman | 835389 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 2208 (#2612 → #404) | $5.0M | 16 |
| #8 | Taylor Squires | 1208622 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | St George, UT | ▲ 2192 (#2612 → #420) | $4.3M | 15 |
| #9 | Benjamin Willard | 2039059 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2174 (#2612 → #438) | $3.7M | 14 |
| #10 | Carl Amerine | 1075332 | Envoy Mortgage Ltd | 6666 | Oak Harbor, WA | ▲ 2139 (#2612 → #473) | $4.0M | 12 |
| #10 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2139 (#2612 → #473) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #12 | Maria Cannizzaro | 492508 | Waterstone Mortgage Corporation | 186434 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 2094 (#2612 → #518) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #12 | Torry Williams | 1931440 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 2094 (#2612 → #518) | $942K | 10 |
| #12 | Jacob Crane | 275490 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2094 (#2612 → #518) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #15 | Inez Garcia | 254277 | PBT BANCORP | 257781 | Hazard, KY | ▲ 2053 (#2612 → #559) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #15 | ROBERT VIRGA | 144276 | Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. | 3277 | Cerritos, CA | ▲ 2053 (#2612 → #559) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #15 | Christopher Kubat | 2421105 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | ▲ 2053 (#2612 → #559) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #18 | Eddie Shepherd | 2032765 | Empire Consulting, Inc. | 212022 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 2003 (#2612 → #609) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #18 | Juan Leon | 1688529 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 2003 (#2612 → #609) | $683K | 8 |
| #18 | Justin Trammell | 1634789 | Southwest Stage Funding, LLC | 89599 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 2003 (#2612 → #609) | $1.0M | 8 |
| #18 | Dan Peinovich | 325132 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Lilydale, MN | ▲ 2003 (#2612 → #609) | $5.7M | 8 |
| #18 | James McMahan | 16516 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | — | ▲ 2003 (#2612 → #609) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #23 | Jason Howard | 2001371 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 1923 (#2612 → #689) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #23 | Jeanna Rose | 1869261 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 1923 (#2612 → #689) | $493K | 7 |
| #23 | Jackson Glenn | 1901852 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1923 (#2612 → #689) | $1.4M | 7 |
| #23 | Gregory Vogel | 210637 | American Financing Corporation | 182334 | Aurora, CO | ▲ 1923 (#2612 → #689) | $1.6M | 7 |
| #23 | Shante DeLoache | 1908479 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Plano, TX | ▲ 1923 (#2612 → #689) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #23 | Ardrah Sage | 227116 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 1923 (#2612 → #689) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #23 | James Starcher | 1937018 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1923 (#2612 → #689) | $550K | 7 |
| #30 | Stephen Martin | 385384 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Victoria Acosta | 1658123 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #30 | Jacob Burt | 2280529 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #30 | Tanner Held | 1931331 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #30 | Kara Vernon | 2052332 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Tammy Lucero | 1706069 | TCG Lending LLC | 2554423 | Rio Rancho, NM | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Samay Pahouja | 2129429 | RMC Home Mortgage, LLC | 2116211 | Wexford, PA | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #30 | Christian Bachelder | 1668250 | RMI Brokers, Inc. | 2142653 | Woodland Hills, CA | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #30 | Kenneth Ostrander | 1705528 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $614K | 6 |
| #30 | Christopher Frederick | 30003 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $4.2M | 6 |
| #30 | Trevor Magnuski | 1638030 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #30 | Marne May Caslatan | 1892586 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Henderson, NV | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Carolyn Gonzalez | 219070 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #30 | Luke Thurman | 916543 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Christopher Kitts | 2302010 | Directors Mortgage, Inc. | 3240 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #30 | David Hindin | 1451076 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #30 | Daniel Vera | 858583 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #30 | Ying Zhou | 2385428 | AAXY L.L.C. | 275971 | Austin, TX | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #30 | Leslie Rodriguez | 483266 | First New Mexico Bank of Silver City | 506861 | Silver City, NM | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $2.6M | 6 |
| #30 | Bryan Cortez | 1180197 | Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 2119 | — | ▲ 1829 (#2612 → #783) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #50 | Jenna Sheehan | 2174878 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | — | ▲ 1702 (#2612 → #910) | $492K | 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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-mexico/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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