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 August 27, 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 | — | ▲ 9742 (#9979 → #237) | $15.4M | 98 |
| #2 | Scott Hirshfield | 4834 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 9656 (#9979 → #323) | $27.8M | 84 |
| #3 | Eric Almazan | 1282293 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 9338 (#9979 → #641) | $18.8M | 61 |
| #3 | Edward Wick | 1852575 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | — | ▲ 9338 (#9979 → #641) | $18.4M | 61 |
| #5 | Trenton Hurley | 2601253 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 8802 (#9979 → #1177) | $14.2M | 42 |
| #6 | William Tisdale | 1192240 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8724 (#9979 → #1255) | $17.1M | 40 |
| #7 | Liam Malave | 1869616 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 8688 (#9979 → #1291) | $8.2M | 39 |
| #8 | Alexander Field | 2141616 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 8388 (#9979 → #1591) | $9.2M | 32 |
| #9 | KENNETH VERNON | 107366 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Oak Ridge, NC | ▲ 8313 (#9979 → #1666) | $5.7M | 31 |
| #10 | Wayne Ostrander | 1459194 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 8241 (#9979 → #1738) | $10.4M | 30 |
| #11 | Johnathan Denha | 1622391 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 8201 (#8473 → #272) | $23.6M | 91 |
| #12 | Holly May | 2132361 | Impeccable Lending, Inc. | 69519 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 8175 (#9979 → #1804) | $12.6M | 29 |
| #13 | Steven Carter | 1178666 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Murray, UT | ▲ 8041 (#9979 → #1938) | $13.8M | 27 |
| #13 | Amanda Goodrum | 780332 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Winston Salem, NC | ▲ 8041 (#9979 → #1938) | $8.8M | 27 |
| #15 | Cody Teal | 65382 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 7944 (#9979 → #2035) | $7.1M | 26 |
| #16 | Hunter Hamm | 2238729 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 7764 (#9979 → #2215) | $10.9M | 24 |
| #16 | Andrew Cheshire | 89289 | Capital South Funding, LLC | 102264 | Clover, SC | ▲ 7764 (#9979 → #2215) | $11.2M | 24 |
| #18 | Teresa Burson | 589372 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Cullowhee, NC | ▲ 7668 (#9979 → #2311) | $5.4M | 23 |
| #19 | Caleb Crosby | 2220160 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 7552 (#9979 → #2427) | $2.9M | 22 |
| #19 | Richard Galindo | 1772409 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 7552 (#9979 → #2427) | $4.0M | 22 |
| #21 | Anthoine Wyatt | 1510633 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7446 (#9979 → #2533) | $6.3M | 21 |
| #22 | Alexander Shelly | 1813681 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7331 (#9979 → #2648) | $4.3M | 20 |
| #22 | Ryan Bowe | 1650540 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7331 (#9979 → #2648) | $3.4M | 20 |
| #22 | Bryant Thompson | 100575 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | — | ▲ 7331 (#9979 → #2648) | $5.4M | 20 |
| #22 | Brandon Clark | 2540075 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7331 (#9979 → #2648) | $4.2M | 20 |
| #26 | ANGELA HAYNES | 1652576 | HomeTrust Bank | 528079 | Waynesville, NC | ▲ 7218 (#8473 → #1255) | $14.9M | 40 |
| #27 | Alyssa Spaldi | 2151601 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 7214 (#9979 → #2765) | $3.2M | 19 |
| #28 | Brian Powers | 481433 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 7090 (#9979 → #2889) | $4.2M | 18 |
| #28 | Britten Miller | 33213 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 7090 (#9979 → #2889) | $3.3M | 18 |
| #30 | Robert Marshall Baffico | 2125483 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6937 (#9979 → #3042) | $6.1M | 17 |
| #30 | Michelle Franco | 2146885 | Peoples Bank | 403493 | Huntersville, NC | ▲ 6937 (#9979 → #3042) | $2.5M | 17 |
| #32 | Phillip Sizemore | 860314 | First Bank | 474504 | Greensboro, NC | ▲ 6933 (#8473 → #1540) | $19.0M | 33 |
| #33 | Michael Derby | 67319 | Millerbros. Lending LLC | 2502146 | Cary, NC | ▲ 6908 (#7365 → #457) | $21.2M | 73 |
| #34 | Magdalena Gibson | 545912 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Huntersville, NC | ▲ 6770 (#9979 → #3209) | $2.5M | 16 |
| #34 | Shatima Sharpe | 2509655 | Nexus Nova LLC | 2082961 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6770 (#9979 → #3209) | $3.4M | 16 |
| #34 | Quentin Johnson | 161685 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Rock Hill, SC | ▲ 6770 (#9979 → #3209) | $4.4M | 16 |
| #34 | Joshua Greenwald | 1011423 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6770 (#9979 → #3209) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #34 | Shima Abdelwahed | 2629630 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Murfreesboro, TN | ▲ 6770 (#9979 → #3209) | $5.5M | 16 |
| #34 | Steven Hochrein | 133559 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6770 (#9979 → #3209) | $3.4M | 16 |
| #40 | Bryan Martin | 2637532 | Founders Federal Credit Union | 410646 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6680 (#7365 → #685) | $12.8M | 59 |
| #41 | Kimberly Lofton | 1130768 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6582 (#9979 → #3397) | $4.2M | 15 |
| #41 | Todd Pezzi | 209806 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | East Greenwich, RI | ▲ 6582 (#9979 → #3397) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #41 | Francisco Duran | 2259432 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6582 (#9979 → #3397) | $4.7M | 15 |
| #41 | Christopher Nellis | 1408836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6582 (#9979 → #3397) | $4.6M | 15 |
| #41 | Alexander Rodriguez | 2036334 | Baxter Credit Union | 476905 | Vernon Hills, IL | ▲ 6582 (#9979 → #3397) | $2.4M | 15 |
| #46 | Eva Gomez | 774639 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6372 (#9979 → #3607) | $1.2M | 14 |
| #46 | SUSAN HALO | 769808 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | High Point, NC | ▲ 6372 (#9979 → #3607) | $1.7M | 14 |
| #46 | Cory Nelson | 2521701 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6372 (#9979 → #3607) | $4.8M | 14 |
| #46 | Scott Finklang | 2357948 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6372 (#9979 → #3607) | $4.6M | 14 |
| #50 | Nicholas Alonso | 2580795 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6325 (#7365 → #1040) | $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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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