Biggest climbers in North Carolina in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Andrew Beck (Tomo Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1970720), Regina Lee (Shea Mortgage Inc., NMLS #337578), and Deborah Young (State Employees' Credit Union, NMLS #1390026).
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 | Andrew Beck | 1970720 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 8392 (#9954 → #1562) | $4.0M | 10 |
| #2 | Regina Lee | 337578 | Shea Mortgage Inc. | 40397 | Lone Tree, CO | ▲ 8192 (#9151 → #959) | $5.8M | 9 |
| #3 | Deborah Young | 1390026 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Raleigh, NC | ▲ 8157 (#9349 → #1192) | $5.0M | 39 |
| #4 | Bryan Kornemann | 1629244 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Holly Springs, NC | ▲ 8111 (#9153 → #1042) | $5.5M | 15 |
| #5 | David Kassab | 1399107 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7939 (#9637 → #1698) | $3.8M | 5 |
| #6 | Sidney Mathues | 2645390 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 7834 (#9422 → #1588) | $3.9M | 13 |
| #7 | Chadwick Pennywell | 1593383 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7639 (#8549 → #910) | $6.1M | 12 |
| #8 | Ty Swarts | 1606605 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 7626 (#9980 → #2354) | $2.8M | 7 |
| #9 | Kimberly Whitehead | 2140276 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 7472 (#9847 → #2375) | $2.8M | 6 |
| #10 | Brian Biggs | 435894 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Naperville, IL | ▲ 7471 (#9759 → #2288) | $2.9M | 2 |
| #11 | Joseph Trout | 2622454 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7469 (#9227 → #1758) | $3.6M | 11 |
| #12 | Brandon Elkins | 2029680 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 7429 (#9257 → #1828) | $3.5M | 9 |
| #13 | Lawrence Tucker | 110247 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7377 (#9552 → #2175) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #14 | Ryan McManus | 505997 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 7362 (#9994 → #2632) | $2.5M | 6 |
| #15 | Natalie Lang | 1409499 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7228 (#7931 → #703) | $7.2M | 5 |
| #16 | Patrick McCloud | 581140 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | — | ▲ 7126 (#9754 → #2628) | $2.5M | 1 |
| #17 | Tyler Tewell | 2672561 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7063 (#9916 → #2853) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #18 | Eduardo Gomez | 1102669 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7038 (#9182 → #2144) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #19 | Heidi Newton | 2724598 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7031 (#9110 → #2079) | $3.2M | 10 |
| #20 | Mena Shehata | 1611853 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 7028 (#8414 → #1386) | $4.4M | 12 |
| #21 | W Bergh | 1409251 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Moorpark, CA | ▲ 6998 (#8022 → #1024) | $5.6M | 18 |
| #22 | James Lark | 2622500 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6938 (#8804 → #1866) | $3.5M | 16 |
| #23 | Nathan Dubber | 2512886 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6930 (#9277 → #2347) | $2.8M | 16 |
| #24 | Kaden Menke | 2622784 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6929 (#8512 → #1583) | $4.0M | 17 |
| #25 | Jake Ridall | 2686289 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 6895 (#8288 → #1393) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #26 | Muhammad Hammoud | 2387148 | ZOOM HOME LENDING LLC | 2620616 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 6857 (#8875 → #2018) | $3.2M | 11 |
| #27 | Bailey Land | 2696189 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6812 (#9107 → #2295) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #28 | Matthew Consoli | 2514330 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | ▲ 6809 (#8765 → #1956) | $3.3M | 4 |
| #29 | DENNIS COWARDIN | 430557 | Peoples Bank | 403493 | Mooresville, NC | ▲ 6773 (#9748 → #2975) | $2.2M | 4 |
| #30 | Joseph Levin | 117605 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6766 (#9450 → #2684) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #31 | Christopher Laroche | 2493208 | Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union | 452412 | Fort Bragg, NC | ▲ 6756 (#9633 → #2877) | $2.3M | 23 |
| #32 | Aaron Bader | 1925945 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6735 (#8741 → #2006) | $3.3M | 7 |
| #33 | Misty Salgado | 2732190 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6684 (#9524 → #2840) | $2.3M | 6 |
| #34 | Jesse Kangas | 1494266 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 6633 (#7918 → #1285) | $4.7M | 8 |
| #35 | Joseph Barno | 2594731 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6577 (#9971 → #3394) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #36 | Kristopher Hermann | 1247814 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6559 (#9506 → #2947) | $2.2M | 5 |
| #37 | Michelle Abro | 1787682 | Prime Home Lending, LLC | 2622490 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6544 (#8860 → #2316) | $2.8M | 6 |
| #38 | Ryan Peck | 2686376 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6528 (#9229 → #2701) | $2.4M | 6 |
| #39 | Thomas Velten | 1626819 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6527 (#9556 → #3029) | $2.2M | 12 |
| #40 | Murray Wall | 455605 | Southern First Bank | 754127 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6436 (#8606 → #2170) | $3.0M | 5 |
| #41 | Shermia Lindsey | 1423760 | Gershman Investment Corp. | 138063 | Clarksville, TN | ▲ 6426 (#9646 → #3220) | $2.1M | 5 |
| #42 | Sandra Gantt | 442561 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 6425 (#9122 → #2697) | $2.4M | 2 |
| #43 | Francisco Kromer | 2234563 | Lend-A-Loan LLC | 2101891 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6409 (#8720 → #2311) | $2.8M | 8 |
| #44 | Melissa Rush | 536202 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6405 (#7191 → #786) | $6.7M | 20 |
| #45 | Amy Speak | 683932 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Vero Beach, FL | ▲ 6365 (#9870 → #3505) | $1.9M | 1 |
| #46 | Isaac Mezo | 2088974 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6364 (#7754 → #1390) | $4.4M | 14 |
| #47 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6349 (#8574 → #2225) | $2.9M | 13 |
| #48 | Samantha Giesler | 1308650 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6306 (#9121 → #2815) | $2.3M | 6 |
| #49 | Gregory Brody | 1730405 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6294 (#9655 → #3361) | $2.0M | 3 |
| #50 | Rannie Bawab | 20441 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6288 (#8145 → #1857) | $3.5M | 12 |
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 Volume — 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-volume/2026
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