Biggest climbers in North Carolina in 2025, 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 Colton Cary (Fifth Third Bank, National Association, NMLS #1938403), Scott Hirshfield (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #4834), and Edward Wick (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #1852575).
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 | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Colton Cary | 1938403 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | ▲ 9742 (#9977 → #235) | $15.4M | 98 |
| #2 | Scott Hirshfield | 4834 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 9655 (#9977 → #322) | $27.8M | 84 |
| #3 | Edward Wick | 1852575 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | — | ▲ 9336 (#9977 → #641) | $18.4M | 61 |
| #3 | Eric Almazan | 1282293 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 9336 (#9977 → #641) | $18.8M | 61 |
| #5 | Trenton Hurley | 2601253 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 8799 (#9977 → #1178) | $14.2M | 42 |
| #6 | William Tisdale | 1192240 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8724 (#9977 → #1253) | $17.1M | 40 |
| #7 | Liam Malave | 1869616 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 8685 (#9977 → #1292) | $8.2M | 39 |
| #8 | Alexander Field | 2141616 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 8386 (#9977 → #1591) | $9.2M | 32 |
| #9 | KENNETH VERNON | 107366 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Oak Ridge, NC | ▲ 8313 (#9977 → #1664) | $5.7M | 31 |
| #10 | Wayne Ostrander | 1459194 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 8242 (#9977 → #1735) | $10.4M | 30 |
| #11 | Johnathan Denha | 1622391 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 8198 (#8474 → #276) | $23.4M | 90 |
| #12 | Holly May | 2132361 | Impeccable Lending, Inc. | 69519 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 8173 (#9977 → #1804) | $12.6M | 29 |
| #13 | Steven Carter | 1178666 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Murray, UT | ▲ 8044 (#9977 → #1933) | $13.8M | 27 |
| #13 | Amanda Goodrum | 780332 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Winston Salem, NC | ▲ 8044 (#9977 → #1933) | $8.8M | 27 |
| #15 | Cody Teal | 65382 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 7942 (#9977 → #2035) | $7.1M | 26 |
| #16 | Hunter Hamm | 2238729 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 7766 (#9977 → #2211) | $10.9M | 24 |
| #16 | Andrew Cheshire | 89289 | Capital South Funding, LLC | 102264 | Clover, SC | ▲ 7766 (#9977 → #2211) | $11.2M | 24 |
| #18 | Teresa Burson | 589372 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Cullowhee, NC | ▲ 7671 (#9977 → #2306) | $5.4M | 23 |
| #19 | Richard Galindo | 1772409 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 7556 (#9977 → #2421) | $4.0M | 22 |
| #19 | Caleb Crosby | 2220160 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 7556 (#9977 → #2421) | $2.9M | 22 |
| #21 | Anthoine Wyatt | 1510633 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7446 (#9977 → #2531) | $6.3M | 21 |
| #22 | Alexander Shelly | 1813681 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7329 (#9977 → #2648) | $4.3M | 20 |
| #22 | Ryan Bowe | 1650540 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7329 (#9977 → #2648) | $3.4M | 20 |
| #22 | Brandon Clark | 2540075 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7329 (#9977 → #2648) | $4.2M | 20 |
| #25 | ANGELA HAYNES | 1652576 | HomeTrust Bank | 528079 | Waynesville, NC | ▲ 7221 (#8474 → #1253) | $14.9M | 40 |
| #26 | Alyssa Spaldi | 2151601 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 7218 (#9977 → #2759) | $3.2M | 19 |
| #26 | Bryant Thompson | 100575 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7218 (#9977 → #2759) | $5.0M | 19 |
| #28 | Brian Powers | 481433 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 7090 (#9977 → #2887) | $4.2M | 18 |
| #28 | Britten Miller | 33213 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 7090 (#9977 → #2887) | $3.3M | 18 |
| #30 | Robert Marshall Baffico | 2125483 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6936 (#9977 → #3041) | $6.1M | 17 |
| #30 | Michelle Franco | 2146885 | Peoples Bank | 403493 | Huntersville, NC | ▲ 6936 (#9977 → #3041) | $2.5M | 17 |
| #32 | Phillip Sizemore | 860314 | First Bank | 474504 | Greensboro, NC | ▲ 6935 (#8474 → #1539) | $19.0M | 33 |
| #33 | Michael Derby | 67319 | Millerbros. Lending LLC | 2502146 | Cary, NC | ▲ 6910 (#7366 → #456) | $21.2M | 73 |
| #34 | Steven Hochrein | 133559 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6772 (#9977 → #3205) | $3.4M | 16 |
| #34 | Joshua Greenwald | 1011423 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6772 (#9977 → #3205) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #34 | Shatima Sharpe | 2509655 | Nexus Nova LLC | 2082961 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6772 (#9977 → #3205) | $3.4M | 16 |
| #34 | Shima Abdelwahed | 2629630 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Murfreesboro, TN | ▲ 6772 (#9977 → #3205) | $5.5M | 16 |
| #34 | Quentin Johnson | 161685 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Rock Hill, SC | ▲ 6772 (#9977 → #3205) | $4.4M | 16 |
| #34 | Magdalena Gibson | 545912 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Huntersville, NC | ▲ 6772 (#9977 → #3205) | $2.5M | 16 |
| #40 | Bryan Martin | 2637532 | Founders Federal Credit Union | 410646 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6684 (#7366 → #682) | $12.8M | 59 |
| #41 | Christopher Nellis | 1408836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6582 (#9977 → #3395) | $4.6M | 15 |
| #41 | Todd Pezzi | 209806 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | East Greenwich, RI | ▲ 6582 (#9977 → #3395) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #41 | Francisco Duran | 2259432 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6582 (#9977 → #3395) | $4.7M | 15 |
| #41 | Alexander Rodriguez | 2036334 | Baxter Credit Union | 476905 | Vernon Hills, IL | ▲ 6582 (#9977 → #3395) | $2.4M | 15 |
| #41 | Kimberly Lofton | 1130768 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6582 (#9977 → #3395) | $4.2M | 15 |
| #46 | SUSAN HALO | 769808 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | High Point, NC | ▲ 6372 (#9977 → #3605) | $1.7M | 14 |
| #46 | Eva Gomez | 774639 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6372 (#9977 → #3605) | $1.2M | 14 |
| #46 | Cory Nelson | 2521701 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6372 (#9977 → #3605) | $4.8M | 14 |
| #46 | Scott Finklang | 2357948 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6372 (#9977 → #3605) | $4.6M | 14 |
| #50 | Nicholas Alonso | 2580795 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6330 (#7366 → #1036) | $14.5M | 46 |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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