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 May 28, 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 | ▲ 2433 (#2600 → #167) | $7.2M | 42 |
| #2 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2413 (#2600 → #187) | $12.0M | 38 |
| #3 | Chelsea Gardner | 2496830 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 2350 (#2600 → #250) | $11.6M | 28 |
| #4 | Joseph Crespillo | 1733876 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Carlsbad, CA | ▲ 2272 (#2600 → #328) | $7.5M | 21 |
| #5 | Carissa Ortiz | 34710 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 2226 (#2600 → #374) | $2.7M | 18 |
| #6 | CHRISTOPHER SANDERS | 249529 | First American Bank | 328158 | Las Cruces, NM | ▲ 2210 (#2600 → #390) | $728K | 17 |
| #7 | Alberto Guzman | 835389 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 2197 (#2600 → #403) | $5.0M | 16 |
| #8 | Taylor Squires | 1208622 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | St George, UT | ▲ 2181 (#2600 → #419) | $4.3M | 15 |
| #9 | Benjamin Willard | 2039059 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2166 (#2600 → #434) | $3.7M | 14 |
| #10 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2129 (#2600 → #471) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #10 | Carl Amerine | 1075332 | Envoy Mortgage Ltd | 6666 | Oak Harbor, WA | ▲ 2129 (#2600 → #471) | $4.0M | 12 |
| #12 | Maria Cannizzaro | 492508 | Waterstone Mortgage Corporation | 186434 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 2082 (#2600 → #518) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #12 | Torry Williams | 1931440 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 2082 (#2600 → #518) | $942K | 10 |
| #12 | Jacob Crane | 275490 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2082 (#2600 → #518) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #15 | Christopher Kubat | 2421105 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 2038 (#2600 → #562) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #15 | ROBERT VIRGA | 144276 | Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. | 3277 | Cerritos, CA | ▲ 2038 (#2600 → #562) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #15 | Inez Garcia | 254277 | PBT BANCORP | 257781 | Hazard, KY | ▲ 2038 (#2600 → #562) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #18 | Justin Trammell | 1634789 | Southwest Stage Funding, LLC | 89599 | McKinney, TX | ▲ 1992 (#2600 → #608) | $1.0M | 8 |
| #18 | James McMahan | 16516 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | — | ▲ 1992 (#2600 → #608) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #18 | Eddie Shepherd | 2032765 | Empire Consulting, Inc. | 212022 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 1992 (#2600 → #608) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #18 | Juan Leon | 1688529 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1992 (#2600 → #608) | $683K | 8 |
| #18 | ELIZABETH ROSALES GARCIA | 595184 | City Bank | 439822 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1992 (#2600 → #608) | $3.4M | 8 |
| #18 | Dan Peinovich | 325132 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Lilydale, MN | ▲ 1992 (#2600 → #608) | $5.7M | 8 |
| #24 | Jason Howard | 2001371 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 1915 (#2600 → #685) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #24 | Jeanna Rose | 1869261 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 1915 (#2600 → #685) | $493K | 7 |
| #24 | Ardrah Sage | 227116 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 1915 (#2600 → #685) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #24 | Jackson Glenn | 1901852 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1915 (#2600 → #685) | $1.4M | 7 |
| #24 | Shante DeLoache | 1908479 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Plano, TX | ▲ 1915 (#2600 → #685) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #24 | Gregory Vogel | 210637 | American Financing Corporation | 182334 | Aurora, CO | ▲ 1915 (#2600 → #685) | $1.6M | 7 |
| #24 | James Starcher | 1937018 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1915 (#2600 → #685) | $550K | 7 |
| #31 | Christian Bachelder | 1668250 | RMI Brokers, Inc. | 2142653 | Brentwood, CA | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #31 | Jacob Burt | 2280529 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #31 | Kenneth Ostrander | 1705528 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $614K | 6 |
| #31 | Christopher Kitts | 2302010 | Directors Mortgage, Inc. | 3240 | Albuquerque, NM | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #31 | Kara Vernon | 2052332 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #31 | Tammy Lucero | 1706069 | TCG Lending LLC | 2554423 | Rio Rancho, NM | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #31 | Trevor Magnuski | 1638030 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #31 | Bryan Cortez | 1180197 | Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 2119 | — | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #31 | Daniel Vera | 858583 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #31 | Tanner Held | 1931331 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #31 | Leslie Rodriguez | 483266 | First New Mexico Bank of Silver City | 506861 | Silver City, NM | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $2.6M | 6 |
| #31 | Stephen Martin | 385384 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #31 | Luke Thurman | 916543 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #31 | Samay Pahouja | 2129429 | RMC Home Mortgage, LLC | 2116211 | Wexford, PA | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #31 | Carolyn Gonzalez | 219070 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #31 | Marne May Caslatan | 1892586 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Henderson, NV | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #31 | David Hindin | 1451076 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #31 | Ying Zhou | 2385428 | AAXY L.L.C. | 275971 | Austin, TX | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #31 | Victoria Acosta | 1658123 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | El Paso, TX | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #31 | Christopher Frederick | 30003 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1818 (#2600 → #782) | $4.2M | 6 |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-mexico/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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