Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — North Carolina

Biggest climbers in North Carolina in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of July 7, 2026, the top 3 include LaFonda Ford (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2283620), Jarod Wright (Heritage Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2522346), and Amanda Goodrum (Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., NMLS #780332).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — North Carolina — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change YTD Volume YTD Loans
#1 LaFonda Ford 2283620 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 8257 (#8482 → #225) $15.5M 48
#2 Jarod Wright 2522346 Heritage Mortgage, LLC 1773914 Madison, AL ▲ 8119 (#8482 → #363) $13.4M 39
#2 Amanda Goodrum 780332 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. 1561 Winston Salem, NC ▲ 8119 (#8482 → #363) $11.6M 39
#4 Marcia Parker 2654161 NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. 1127 Raleigh, NC ▲ 8036 (#8482 → #446) $10.3M 35
#5 Juan Jijon 2685456 Pulte Mortgage LLC 1791 Denver, CO ▲ 7965 (#8482 → #517) $11.0M 32
#6 Douglas Valle 2664552 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 7898 (#8482 → #584) $10.2M 30
#7 Betsy Merrick 911495 Coastal Federal Credit Union 619449 Raleigh, NC ▲ 7565 (#8482 → #917) $9.4M 23
#8 Rekhshan Hyder 71826 RB Lending Group Inc. 1997387 Raleigh, NC ▲ 7502 (#8482 → #980) $6.5M 22
#8 RONALD BARNES 113828 State Employees' Credit Union 430055 Ocean Isle Beach, NC ▲ 7502 (#8482 → #980) $4.3M 22
#10 Joshua Isso 1915478 Turbo Mortgage Funding LLC 1911058 Bingham Farms, MI ▲ 7439 (#8482 → #1043) $6.7M 21
#11 James Lark 2622500 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7364 (#8482 → #1118) $4.7M 20
#12 Michael Scott 2652738 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 7270 (#8482 → #1212) $2.4M 19
#12 Ryan Fielder 2239183 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7270 (#8482 → #1212) $5.9M 19
#14 Cody Uren 2056288 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7178 (#8482 → #1304) $4.6M 18
#14 Jake Bronson 2607784 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 7178 (#8482 → #1304) $5.8M 18
#14 Stephanie Peralta 2225341 United Community Bank 421841 Raleigh, NC ▲ 7178 (#8482 → #1304) $3.2M 18
#14 Jaclyn Koller 1652905 Lennar Mortgage, LLC 1058 Myrtle Beach, SC ▲ 7178 (#8482 → #1304) $3.7M 18
#14 Charles Coleman 2316914 GL Lending LLC 2724191 Charlotte, NC ▲ 7178 (#8482 → #1304) $6.1M 18
#19 Matthew Houbba 1902001 United Mortgage Lending LLC 2220134 Troy, MI ▲ 6945 (#8482 → #1537) $4.4M 16
#19 Marlene Grullon 2258805 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 6945 (#8482 → #1537) $5.0M 16
#19 Michael Schauer 2429069 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6945 (#8482 → #1537) $2.4M 16
#19 Destinie Rodriguez 2025285 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 6945 (#8482 → #1537) $5.1M 16
#19 Eboni Morrison 1781830 State Employees' Credit Union 430055 ▲ 6945 (#8482 → #1537) $3.4M 16
#24 Conor Reaume 1418980 Tomo Mortgage, LLC 2059741 Birmingham, MI ▲ 6805 (#8482 → #1677) $7.0M 15
#24 Jon Ortiz 255608 SUCCESS Lending, LLC 2232431 Raleigh, NC ▲ 6805 (#8482 → #1677) $5.6M 15
#24 Sophia Briggs 2645365 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Marlton, NJ ▲ 6805 (#8482 → #1677) $4.2M 15
#27 Ivan Dudley 2600850 Upmortgage, LLC 1898236 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6681 (#8482 → #1801) $3.9M 14
#27 Mason Blankenship 2642869 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6681 (#8482 → #1801) $2.2M 14
#27 Gina Aiken 659008 Truist Bank 399803 Fayetteville, NC ▲ 6681 (#8482 → #1801) $3.1M 14
#27 Susan Qura 1709762 MLD Mortgage Inc. 1019 Ashburn, VA ▲ 6681 (#8482 → #1801) $2.6M 14
#27 Daniel Coleman 2668395 Movement Mortgage, LLC 39179 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6681 (#8482 → #1801) $3.2M 14
#27 Camille Farnie 2034818 Motivation Financial LLC 2228345 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6681 (#8482 → #1801) $5.7M 14
#27 Melisa Smith-Deel 1063017 American Pacific Mortgage Corporation 1850 Greenville, SC ▲ 6681 (#8482 → #1801) $2.6M 14
#27 Mehmet Sulejmani 2303284 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6681 (#8482 → #1801) $2.7M 14
#35 Mohamed Saad 2107737 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6507 (#8482 → #1975) $4.0M 13
#35 Christina Adams 2669178 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 6507 (#8482 → #1975) $3.9M 13
#35 Wesam Farraj 2072757 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6507 (#8482 → #1975) $5.4M 13
#35 Andrew Birchmeier 2127377 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6507 (#8482 → #1975) $4.7M 13
#39 Bronson Mutter 1640773 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. 1561 Myrtle Beach, SC ▲ 6345 (#6625 → #280) $16.2M 44
#40 SWATHI DODDA 2234544 ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC 1666674 Lewisville, TX ▲ 6337 (#8482 → #2145) $4.8M 12
#40 Renard Batu 2124616 ZOOM MORTGAGE LLC 2588899 Troy, MI ▲ 6337 (#8482 → #2145) $3.4M 12
#40 Aaron Rinard 2622271 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6337 (#8482 → #2145) $3.0M 12
#40 Jason Black 1414052 Next Gen Lending LLC 2442360 Mooresville, NC ▲ 6337 (#8482 → #2145) $3.8M 12
#40 Tremayne Butler 917036 Third Federal Savings & Loan Association 449401 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6337 (#8482 → #2145) $1.8M 12
#40 Ali Alubaidy 2623042 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6337 (#8482 → #2145) $2.2M 12
#46 Anas Shakir 1889882 Afex Mortgage LLC 2791163 Troy, MI ▲ 6244 (#6625 → #381) $10.2M 38
#47 Deborah Zowe 104509 Acrisure Mortgage, LLC 152859 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6140 (#8482 → #2342) $3.4M 11
#47 Jaspreet Cheema 2323106 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6140 (#8482 → #2342) $2.0M 11
#47 Gino Khammo 1590144 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6140 (#8482 → #2342) $5.0M 11
#47 Christian Porter 1708833 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6140 (#8482 → #2342) $3.6M 11

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in North Carolina in 2026 so far?
LaFonda Ford (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2283620) ranks #1 in North Carolina in 2026 so far with 48 closed loans based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in North Carolina in 2026 so far?
1. LaFonda Ford (Navy Federal Credit Union); 2. Jarod Wright (Heritage Mortgage, LLC); 3. Amanda Goodrum (Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — North Carolina. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-climbers-by-units

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