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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Colton Cary (Fifth Third Bank, National Association, NMLS #1938403), Scott Hirshfield (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #4834), and Eric Almazan (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #1282293).
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 | — | ▲ 9758 (#9986 → #228) | $15.6M | 100 |
| #2 | Scott Hirshfield | 4834 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 9668 (#9986 → #318) | $28.3M | 85 |
| #3 | Eric Almazan | 1282293 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 9342 (#9986 → #644) | $18.8M | 61 |
| #3 | Edward Wick | 1852575 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 9342 (#9986 → #644) | $18.4M | 61 |
| #5 | Trenton Hurley | 2601253 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 8796 (#9986 → #1190) | $14.2M | 42 |
| #6 | William Tisdale | 1192240 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8724 (#9986 → #1262) | $17.1M | 40 |
| #7 | Liam Malave | 1869616 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 8689 (#9986 → #1297) | $8.2M | 39 |
| #8 | Timothy Herman | 1833596 | UpEquity SPV2 LLC | 2101265 | Austin, TX | ▲ 8479 (#9986 → #1507) | $11.8M | 34 |
| #9 | Alexander Field | 2141616 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 8385 (#9986 → #1601) | $9.2M | 32 |
| #10 | KENNETH VERNON | 107366 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Oak Ridge, NC | ▲ 8307 (#9986 → #1679) | $5.7M | 31 |
| #10 | Alyssa Brown | 1796432 | Heritage Federal Credit Union | 423066 | boonville, IN | ▲ 8307 (#9986 → #1679) | $6.6M | 31 |
| #12 | Wayne Ostrander | 1459194 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 8232 (#9986 → #1754) | $10.4M | 30 |
| #13 | Johnathan Denha | 1622391 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 8202 (#8478 → #276) | $23.6M | 91 |
| #14 | Holly May | 2132361 | Impeccable Lending, Inc. | 69519 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 8170 (#9986 → #1816) | $12.6M | 29 |
| #14 | Steven Carter | 1178666 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Murray, UT | ▲ 8170 (#9986 → #1816) | $15.1M | 29 |
| #16 | Amanda Goodrum | 780332 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Winston Salem, NC | ▲ 8038 (#9986 → #1948) | $8.8M | 27 |
| #17 | Cody Teal | 65382 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 7938 (#9986 → #2048) | $7.1M | 26 |
| #18 | Andrew Cheshire | 89289 | Capital South Funding, LLC | 102264 | Clover, SC | ▲ 7849 (#9986 → #2137) | $11.3M | 25 |
| #19 | Hunter Hamm | 2238729 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 7757 (#9986 → #2229) | $10.9M | 24 |
| #20 | Teresa Burson | 589372 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Cullowhee, NC | ▲ 7663 (#9986 → #2323) | $5.4M | 23 |
| #21 | Caleb Crosby | 2220160 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 7546 (#9986 → #2440) | $2.9M | 22 |
| #21 | Richard Galindo | 1772409 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 7546 (#9986 → #2440) | $4.0M | 22 |
| #23 | Anthoine Wyatt | 1510633 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7442 (#9986 → #2544) | $6.3M | 21 |
| #24 | Brandon Clark | 2540075 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7325 (#9986 → #2661) | $4.2M | 20 |
| #24 | Bryant Thompson | 100575 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | — | ▲ 7325 (#9986 → #2661) | $5.4M | 20 |
| #24 | Ryan Bowe | 1650540 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7325 (#9986 → #2661) | $3.4M | 20 |
| #24 | Alexander Shelly | 1813681 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7325 (#9986 → #2661) | $4.3M | 20 |
| #28 | ANGELA HAYNES | 1652576 | HomeTrust Bank | 528079 | Waynesville, NC | ▲ 7216 (#8478 → #1262) | $14.9M | 40 |
| #29 | Alyssa Spaldi | 2151601 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 7215 (#9986 → #2771) | $3.2M | 19 |
| #30 | Britten Miller | 33213 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7087 (#9986 → #2899) | $3.3M | 18 |
| #30 | Brian Powers | 481433 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 7087 (#9986 → #2899) | $4.2M | 18 |
| #30 | Alyssa Brown | 1899686 | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 72043 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7087 (#9986 → #2899) | $3.6M | 18 |
| #33 | Michael Derby | 67319 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Raleigh, NC | ▲ 6977 (#7378 → #401) | $22.6M | 78 |
| #34 | Michelle Franco | 2146885 | Peoples Bank | 403493 | Huntersville, NC | ▲ 6935 (#9986 → #3051) | $2.5M | 17 |
| #34 | Robert Marshall Baffico | 2125483 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6935 (#9986 → #3051) | $6.1M | 17 |
| #36 | Phillip Sizemore | 860314 | First Bank | 474504 | Greensboro, NC | ▲ 6928 (#8478 → #1550) | $19.0M | 33 |
| #37 | Magdalena Gibson | 545912 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Huntersville, NC | ▲ 6772 (#9986 → #3214) | $2.5M | 16 |
| #37 | Shima Abdelwahed | 2629630 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Murfreesboro, TN | ▲ 6772 (#9986 → #3214) | $5.5M | 16 |
| #37 | Shatima Sharpe | 2509655 | Nexus Nova LLC | 2082961 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6772 (#9986 → #3214) | $3.4M | 16 |
| #37 | Joshua Greenwald | 1011423 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6772 (#9986 → #3214) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #37 | Quentin Johnson | 161685 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6772 (#9986 → #3214) | $4.4M | 16 |
| #37 | Steven Hochrein | 133559 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6772 (#9986 → #3214) | $3.4M | 16 |
| #43 | Bryan Martin | 2637532 | Founders Federal Credit Union | 410646 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6692 (#7378 → #686) | $12.8M | 59 |
| #44 | Todd Pezzi | 209806 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | East Greenwich, RI | ▲ 6577 (#9986 → #3409) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #44 | Christopher Nellis | 1408836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6577 (#9986 → #3409) | $4.6M | 15 |
| #44 | Francisco Duran | 2259432 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6577 (#9986 → #3409) | $4.7M | 15 |
| #44 | Alexander Rodriguez | 2036334 | Baxter Credit Union | 476905 | Vernon Hills, IL | ▲ 6577 (#9986 → #3409) | $2.4M | 15 |
| #44 | Kimberly Lofton | 1130768 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6577 (#9986 → #3409) | $4.2M | 15 |
| #49 | Cory Nelson | 2521701 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6368 (#9986 → #3618) | $4.8M | 14 |
| #49 | Scott Finklang | 2357948 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6368 (#9986 → #3618) | $4.6M | 14 |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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