Biggest Climbers by Volume — North Carolina

Biggest climbers in North Carolina in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include LaFonda Ford (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2283620), Jesse DuBay (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1399769), and Christian Orellana (BRP Home Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1419854).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Biggest Climbers by Volume — North Carolina — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change YTD Volume YTD Loans
#1 LaFonda Ford 2283620 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 9285 (#9765 → #480) $15.5M 48
#2 Jesse DuBay 1399769 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 8315 (#9560 → #1245) $8.0M 5
#3 Christian Orellana 1419854 BRP Home Mortgage, LLC 2044252 Costa Mesa, CA ▲ 8060 (#9764 → #1704) $6.1M 17
#4 Irma Econom 1103181 American Internet Mortgage, Inc. 2890 San Diego, CA ▲ 8051 (#9604 → #1553) $6.7M 17
#5 Brian Casper 2679245 Envoy Mortgage Ltd 6666 Myrtle Beach, SC ▲ 7914 (#9837 → #1923) $5.4M 11
#6 Jesse Miralrio Toledo 2390890 NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. 1127 Virginia Beach, VA ▲ 7750 (#8672 → #922) $10.1M 28
#7 Ryan Fielder 2239183 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7686 (#9269 → #1583) $6.5M 21
#8 Stephen Hewitt 1285564 Corning Federal Credit Union 418440 Corning, NY ▲ 7666 (#8752 → #1086) $9.0M 26
#9 Neil Surgenor 372700 Truist Bank 399803 Mount Laurel, NJ ▲ 7487 (#9025 → #1538) $6.7M 9
#10 Leah Green 92956 Homeplus Corporation 78669 San Diego, CA ▲ 7434 (#9839 → #2405) $4.4M 8
#11 Abayomi Akinyemi 840111 United Nations Federal Credit Union 456916 McLean, VA ▲ 7423 (#8216 → #793) $11.2M 12
#12 Neil Sweren 139177 Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC 643114 Fairfax, VA ▲ 7319 (#9137 → #1818) $5.7M 3
#13 Liam Malave 1869616 Lennar Mortgage, LLC 1058 Myrtle Beach, SC ▲ 7292 (#8396 → #1104) $8.9M 35
#14 Jonathon Sweeney 1487723 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Myrtle Beach, SC ▲ 7275 (#9210 → #1935) $5.4M 14
#15 Jarod Wright 2522346 Heritage Mortgage, LLC 1773914 Madison, AL ▲ 7180 (#7456 → #276) $20.3M 57
#16 Michael Loconsole 1212039 Swift Home Loans, Inc. 2075228 Birmingham, MI ▲ 7108 (#9252 → #2144) $4.9M 15
#17 Brian Lou 2027273 KBHS Home Loans, LLC 1542802 Corona, CA ▲ 7019 (#8302 → #1283) $7.8M 27
#18 Michael Danzie 2513000 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6973 (#8755 → #1782) $5.8M 23
#19 Elizabeth Valentini 201690 Green River Capital Corp. 886337 Plainview, NY ▲ 6953 (#9140 → #2187) $4.8M 9
#20 Camille Farnie 2034818 Motivation Financial LLC 2228345 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6846 (#8358 → #1512) $6.8M 19
#21 Douglas Valle 2664552 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 6796 (#7712 → #916) $10.2M 30
#22 Bradley Hedin 400856 Raymond James Bank 405712 Edina, MN ▲ 6741 (#7577 → #836) $10.7M 10
#23 Joshua Isso 1915478 Turbo Mortgage Funding LLC 1911058 Bingham Farms, MI ▲ 6709 (#8125 → #1416) $7.2M 23
#24 Erin Schlachter 645889 The Fidelity Bank 402136 Greensboro, NC ▲ 6678 (#8242 → #1564) $6.6M 15
#25 JaChin York 2020879 CMG Mortgage, Inc. 1820 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6642 (#9636 → #2994) $3.5M 15
#26 Daniel Saadi 455610 TD Bank NA 399800 Lexington, SC ▲ 6521 (#9335 → #2814) $3.8M 5
#27 Kraig Thornton 627760 Anderson Brothers Bank 410840 North Myrtle Beach, SC ▲ 6520 (#8004 → #1484) $6.9M 15
#28 Jonathan Cobey 2140673 Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions LLC 1160240 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6495 (#8913 → #2418) $4.4M 8
#29 Jared Robb 1520916 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 West Des Moines, IA ▲ 6480 (#9810 → #3330) $3.1M 9
#30 Christopher Chang 1461069 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6477 (#8284 → #1807) $5.8M 13
#31 Eric Perry 1901918 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6475 (#9807 → #3332) $3.1M 12
#32 Troy Scott 1869672 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 ▲ 6474 (#9414 → #2940) $3.6M 13
#33 Robert Sadoff 87238 Movement Mortgage, LLC 39179 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6462 (#9024 → #2562) $4.1M 7
#34 Ryan Hendrickson 2095308 American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC 338923 Virginia Beach, VA ▲ 6447 (#9579 → #3132) $3.4M 8
#35 Nathan Jeffries 2654616 Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 75164 Scottsdale, AZ ▲ 6357 (#7205 → #848) $10.6M 24
#36 Justin Darr 526292 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 6354 (#9260 → #2906) $3.6M 11
#37 RONALD BARNES 113828 State Employees' Credit Union 430055 Ocean Isle Beach, NC ▲ 6348 (#8258 → #1910) $5.5M 28
#38 Kurtis Seiders 1773223 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 6334 (#9169 → #2835) $3.7M 14
#39 Wendy Salgado Romero 2615626 Latino Community Credit Union 716576 Greensboro, NC ▲ 6273 (#9779 → #3506) $3.0M 17
#40 Bilal-Malik Chaaban 2278112 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6214 (#8995 → #2781) $3.8M 13
#41 Chadwick Pennywell 1593383 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Plano, TX ▲ 6196 (#7908 → #1712) $6.1M 12
#42 John Bosio 1771122 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6185 (#8948 → #2763) $3.8M 14
#43 Jonathan Laukhuf 2642921 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6167 (#8473 → #2306) $4.6M 15
#44 Austin Eskandari 390055 UBS Bank USA, National Association 947868 Jacksonville, FL ▲ 6159 (#8517 → #2358) $4.5M 2
#45 Nicholas Salemo 1201538 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 6117 (#9671 → #3554) $3.0M 8
#46 Robert Floyd 1436270 Beeline Loans, Inc. 1799947 Providence, RI ▲ 6114 (#9742 → #3628) $2.9M 6
#47 Kyle Englehart 2084702 RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing LLC 18188 Fort Mill, SC ▲ 6113 (#7129 → #1016) $9.5M 13
#48 Donovan Zebari 2035818 Lendify Home Loans LLC 2602334 Troy, MI ▲ 6107 (#8138 → #2031) $5.2M 18
#49 Harrison George 1502081 CMG Mortgage, Inc. 1820 Meridian, ID ▲ 6105 (#7728 → #1623) $6.4M 7
#50 Kyle Glenn 87589 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6079 (#8703 → #2624) $4.1M 12

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in North Carolina in 2026 so far?
LaFonda Ford (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2283620) ranks #1 in North Carolina in 2026 so far with $15.5M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in North Carolina in 2026 so far?
1. LaFonda Ford (Navy Federal Credit Union); 2. Jesse DuBay (Rocket Mortgage, LLC); 3. Christian Orellana (BRP Home Mortgage, LLC). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Volume — North Carolina. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-climbers-by-volume

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