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 August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Betsy Merrick (Coastal Federal Credit Union, NMLS #911495), Sean Carney (Inspire Home Loans Inc., NMLS #874424), and Brian Lou (KBHS Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #2027273).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Betsy Merrick | 911495 | Coastal Federal Credit Union | 619449 | Raleigh, NC | ▲ 7280 (#7958 → #678) | $14.4M | 35 |
| #2 | Sean Carney | 874424 | Inspire Home Loans Inc. | 1564276 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7090 (#7958 → #868) | $9.8M | 30 |
| #3 | Brian Lou | 2027273 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Corona, CA | ▲ 6939 (#7958 → #1019) | $7.8M | 27 |
| #4 | Jaquline Borrego | 2333608 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6883 (#7958 → #1075) | $8.3M | 26 |
| #4 | Ayad Saka | 2211340 | DYNAGEN LENDING, LLC | 2179695 | — | ▲ 6883 (#7958 → #1075) | $8.6M | 26 |
| #4 | Stephen Hewitt | 1285564 | Corning Federal Credit Union | 418440 | Corning, NY | ▲ 6883 (#7958 → #1075) | $9.0M | 26 |
| #7 | Kaden Menke | 2622784 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6738 (#7958 → #1220) | $4.7M | 24 |
| #7 | James Lark | 2622500 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6738 (#7958 → #1220) | $4.8M | 24 |
| #7 | Nathan Dubber | 2512886 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6738 (#7958 → #1220) | $4.5M | 24 |
| #10 | Arik Purpura | 99107 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6670 (#7958 → #1288) | $10.8M | 23 |
| #10 | Joshua Isso | 1915478 | Turbo Mortgage Funding LLC | 1911058 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 6670 (#7958 → #1288) | $7.2M | 23 |
| #12 | Jon Ortiz | 255608 | Carolina Key Mortgage Group LLC | 2849919 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6594 (#7958 → #1364) | $7.5M | 22 |
| #13 | Nicholas Graf | 1509472 | Loan Pronto, Inc. | 1661781 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6514 (#7958 → #1444) | $5.2M | 21 |
| #13 | Ryan Fielder | 2239183 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6514 (#7958 → #1444) | $6.5M | 21 |
| #15 | Jesica Cortez | 2566275 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Durham, NC | ▲ 6495 (#6569 → #74) | $28.9M | 95 |
| #16 | Clellie Mercy | 2159120 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Warrenton, NC | ▲ 6366 (#6569 → #203) | $6.1M | 63 |
| #17 | Camille Farnie | 2034818 | Motivation Financial LLC | 2228345 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6317 (#7958 → #1641) | $6.8M | 19 |
| #18 | Jarod Wright | 2522346 | Heritage Mortgage, LLC | 1773914 | Madison, AL | ▲ 6310 (#6569 → #259) | $20.3M | 57 |
| #19 | Andrew Stancill | 1850605 | Coastline Capital Mortgage, LLC | 2167479 | Wrightsville Beach, NC | ▲ 6208 (#7958 → #1750) | $9.7M | 18 |
| #19 | Gina Aiken | 659008 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Fayetteville, NC | ▲ 6208 (#7958 → #1750) | $3.8M | 18 |
| #21 | Nickolas Stefanias | 2076975 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6073 (#7958 → #1885) | $6.5M | 17 |
| #21 | Joshua Moore | 1968301 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Rolesville, NC | ▲ 6073 (#7958 → #1885) | $4.1M | 17 |
| #21 | Philip Moore | 94840 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6073 (#7958 → #1885) | $2.2M | 17 |
| #21 | randall spivey | 529746 | BRAGG MUTUAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 458728 | Fayetteville, NC | ▲ 6073 (#7958 → #1885) | $4.8M | 17 |
| #21 | Ali Alubaidy | 2623042 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6073 (#7958 → #1885) | $2.8M | 17 |
| #26 | Juan Jijon | 2685456 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6022 (#6569 → #547) | $13.3M | 40 |
| #27 | Anas Shakir | 1889882 | Afex Mortgage LLC | 2791163 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5994 (#6569 → #575) | $10.4M | 39 |
| #28 | Liam Malave | 1869616 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 5891 (#6569 → #678) | $8.9M | 35 |
| #29 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5796 (#7958 → #2162) | $4.6M | 15 |
| #29 | Andrew Birchmeier | 2127377 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5796 (#7958 → #2162) | $5.9M | 15 |
| #29 | Rannie Bawab | 20441 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5796 (#7958 → #2162) | $4.0M | 15 |
| #29 | Alex DeVries | 1312239 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5796 (#7958 → #2162) | $4.9M | 15 |
| #29 | Adam Herendeen | 1073204 | Mortgage Investors Group | 34391 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 5796 (#7958 → #2162) | $4.0M | 15 |
| #29 | Heather Manuel | 2114914 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 5796 (#7958 → #2162) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #35 | Jonathon Sweeney | 1487723 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 5622 (#7958 → #2336) | $5.4M | 14 |
| #35 | Blake Erickson | 1444947 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 5622 (#7958 → #2336) | $3.6M | 14 |
| #35 | Douglas Corsetti | 583541 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5622 (#7958 → #2336) | $4.0M | 14 |
| #35 | Christina Adams | 2669178 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 5622 (#7958 → #2336) | $4.3M | 14 |
| #39 | Mohammad Rizk | 2343252 | ZOOM HOME LENDING LLC | 2620616 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 5459 (#7958 → #2499) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #39 | Dayna Horwitz | 2007537 | MortgageCountry, LLC | 1886361 | Blue Bell, PA | ▲ 5459 (#7958 → #2499) | $5.4M | 13 |
| #39 | Christopher Chang | 1461069 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5459 (#7958 → #2499) | $5.8M | 13 |
| #39 | Betty O'Reilly | 816962 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5459 (#7958 → #2499) | $2.1M | 13 |
| #39 | Shellie Roberts | 713066 | TowneBank | 512138 | Cary, NC | ▲ 5459 (#7958 → #2499) | $4.6M | 13 |
| #39 | Jeffrey Bateman | 241858 | Provident Funding Associates, L.P. | 3821 | Santa Rosa, CA | ▲ 5459 (#7958 → #2499) | $2.8M | 13 |
| #45 | Danielle Mccastle | 2718536 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 5396 (#5528 → #132) | $24.3M | 74 |
| #46 | Nathan Jeffries | 2654616 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5349 (#6569 → #1220) | $10.6M | 24 |
| #46 | James Seaborn | 2505183 | Virginia Federal Credit Union | 407552 | North Chesterfield, VA | ▲ 5349 (#6569 → #1220) | $8.6M | 24 |
| #48 | Naga Prathusha Bachu | 2028051 | Prime Home Mortgage Incorporated | 2658067 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 5281 (#6569 → #1288) | $11.2M | 23 |
| #48 | Taylor Coulton | 1722922 | Federal First Lending LLC | 2381991 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5281 (#6569 → #1288) | $5.9M | 23 |
| #50 | Rex Williams | 1054243 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 5239 (#7958 → #2719) | $5.0M | 12 |
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 — North Carolina. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-climbers-by-units
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