Biggest climbers in North Carolina in 2026, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Chad Standish (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #843765), Ruben Sanchez (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #1707450), and W Bergh (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #1409251).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chad Standish | 843765 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | ▲ 9331 (#9564 → #233) | $12.4M | 35 |
| #2 | Ruben Sanchez | 1707450 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 9131 (#9564 → #433) | $8.3M | 26 |
| #3 | W Bergh | 1409251 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Moorpark, CA | ▲ 8708 (#9564 → #856) | $5.6M | 18 |
| #3 | Mary Carswell | 1436065 | Mountain Credit Union | 402467 | Waynesville, NC | ▲ 8708 (#9564 → #856) | $4.9M | 18 |
| #5 | AMANDA GRIMSTEAD | 431117 | Piedmont Federal Savings Bank | 665262 | Clemmons, NC | ▲ 8428 (#9564 → #1136) | $8.0M | 15 |
| #5 | Bryan Kornemann | 1629244 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Holly Springs, NC | ▲ 8428 (#9564 → #1136) | $5.5M | 15 |
| #7 | Sidney Mathues | 2645390 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 8176 (#9564 → #1388) | $3.9M | 13 |
| #7 | Lawrence Tucker | 110247 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8176 (#9564 → #1388) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #9 | Robert Miller | 729665 | Farmers and Merchants Bank | 712307 | Granite Quarry, NC | ▲ 8030 (#9564 → #1534) | $2.3M | 12 |
| #9 | Arik Purpura | 99107 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8030 (#9564 → #1534) | $6.1M | 12 |
| #11 | Adam Herendeen | 1073204 | Mortgage Investors Group | 34391 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 7661 (#9564 → #1903) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #11 | Jonathon Sweeney | 1487723 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Surfside Beach, SC | ▲ 7661 (#9564 → #1903) | $4.0M | 10 |
| #13 | Brandon Elkins | 2029680 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 7409 (#9564 → #2155) | $3.5M | 9 |
| #13 | Irena Liu | 1877545 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 7409 (#9564 → #2155) | $3.2M | 9 |
| #13 | Nishli Hartman | 1652747 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 7409 (#9564 → #2155) | $6.0M | 9 |
| #13 | Robert Schneider | 2631147 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7409 (#9564 → #2155) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #17 | Amanda Yannucci | 1653439 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $3.4M | 8 |
| #17 | Bridget Jefferson | 1073147 | First Bank | 474504 | Belhaven, NC | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $525K | 8 |
| #17 | Alexandria Downing | 2699350 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $1.3M | 8 |
| #17 | Donovan Ckepyar | 2316909 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $1.4M | 8 |
| #17 | Maura Bier | 2616142 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #17 | Jesse Kangas | 1494266 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $4.7M | 8 |
| #17 | Michael Mele | 1879043 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $2.9M | 8 |
| #17 | Sabrina Guerra | 661626 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #17 | Phillip Aldrete | 438072 | Peoples Bank | 403493 | Mooresville, NC | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $3.4M | 8 |
| #17 | Juan Castaneda | 2224350 | Howard Hanna Financial Services, Inc. | 101561 | Greensboro, NC | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $1.4M | 8 |
| #17 | Ryan LaPree | 1126722 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7134 (#9564 → #2430) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #28 | James Foster | 1266671 | More Life Mortgage, LLC | 2748762 | Fort Mill, SC | ▲ 7108 (#8244 → #1136) | $5.5M | 15 |
| #28 | Jake Ridall | 2686289 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 7108 (#8244 → #1136) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #30 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6856 (#8244 → #1388) | $2.9M | 13 |
| #31 | Kurtis Seiders | 1773223 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #31 | Richard Maggio | 426134 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #31 | Shane Dials | 2238629 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #31 | Ty Swarts | 1606605 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $2.8M | 7 |
| #31 | Blake Sadik | 2081737 | Extreme Loans LLC | 2025962 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #31 | Jimmie Draper | 1790144 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #31 | Kiana Dukes | 2653854 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #31 | Tyler Graham | 2717624 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $1.0M | 7 |
| #31 | Showki Kobty | 966679 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #31 | James Boatner | 2690670 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6748 (#9564 → #2816) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #41 | Chadwick Pennywell | 1593383 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6710 (#8244 → #1534) | $6.1M | 12 |
| #41 | Rannie Bawab | 20441 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6710 (#8244 → #1534) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #41 | Bailey Land | 2696189 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6710 (#8244 → #1534) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #41 | Diana Esparza | 2613780 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 6710 (#8244 → #1534) | $2.8M | 12 |
| #45 | Eduardo Gomez | 1102669 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6539 (#8244 → #1705) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #45 | Muhammad Hammoud | 2387148 | ZOOM HOME LENDING LLC | 2620616 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 6539 (#8244 → #1705) | $3.2M | 11 |
| #47 | Melissa Rush | 536202 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6490 (#7192 → #702) | $6.7M | 20 |
| #48 | Randi Carter | 2409677 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6341 (#8244 → #1903) | $3.0M | 10 |
| #48 | Tremayne Butler | 917036 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6341 (#8244 → #1903) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #50 | Stephanie Gierada | 30416 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6315 (#9564 → #3249) | $2.0M | 6 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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