Leading rookies 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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Alayna Weaver (Raleigh Mortgage Group, Inc., NMLS #2817674), Jaynie Humann (Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., NMLS #2788422), and Demetric Clark (loanDepot.com, LLC, NMLS #2705432).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alayna Weaver | 2817674 | Raleigh Mortgage Group, Inc. | 69573 | Raleigh, NC | $12.4M | 31 | $399K |
| #2 | Jaynie Humann | 2788422 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $3.4M | 19 | $178K |
| #3 | Demetric Clark | 2705432 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Plano, TX | $3.6M | 14 | $255K |
| #4 | Andrew Schaberg | 2776167 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.2M | 13 | $170K |
| #4 | Pierce Gossow | 2727229 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $4.0M | 13 | $309K |
| #6 | Sebastian Wittliff | 2812013 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $2.5M | 12 | $206K |
| #7 | Shirley Marquina | 2817987 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.0M | 11 | $180K |
| #7 | LAKSHMIPATHY JULAPALLI | 2548905 | Ram Mortgage, LLC | 2301828 | Charlotte, NC | $5.4M | 11 | $487K |
| #7 | Michael Merriman | 2776205 | Unlock Home Equity Solutions, Inc. | 2657081 | Tempe, AZ | $648K | 11 | $59K |
| #10 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.6M | 9 | $289K |
| #10 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.1M | 9 | $236K |
| #10 | MariaDelCarmen Villagomez | 2830744 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.6M | 9 | $175K |
| #13 | Maryam Ghanbari | 2427089 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Greenville, NC | $3.5M | 8 | $440K |
| #13 | Eric Meyers | 391013 | Unlock Home Equity Solutions, Inc. | 2657081 | Tempe, AZ | $588K | 8 | $74K |
| #13 | Stephen Miley | 2783329 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $786K | 8 | $98K |
| #13 | Craig Helmers | 94666 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | Raleigh, NC | $2.9M | 8 | $361K |
| #13 | Jose Fuentes | 2811992 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 8 | $126K |
| #13 | Tyler Bryson | 2830784 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.2M | 8 | $153K |
| #13 | Josue Castillo Guzman | 2762686 | Global Equity Finance, Inc. | 13116 | San Diego, CA | $2.4M | 8 | $296K |
| #13 | William Tricomi | 2809258 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Durham, NC | $1.6M | 8 | $206K |
| #13 | Sandy Jacob | 2812001 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $2.2M | 8 | $279K |
| #22 | Taylor Bills | 2785218 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.1M | 7 | $154K |
| #22 | John Templeton | 2777722 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Charlotte, NC | $2.0M | 7 | $280K |
| #22 | Kenneth Kivuti | 2749498 | 1st Advantage Mortgage Broker LLC | 2468711 | Charlotte, NC | $1.7M | 7 | $239K |
| #22 | Nicolas Buehrle | 2820972 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $914K | 7 | $131K |
| #22 | Mirelsi Catalan Gutierrez | 2713719 | Ibanez Mortgage Group, LLC | 299131 | Fairfax, VA | $1.7M | 7 | $246K |
| #27 | Michael Holt | 90525 | Integrity Home Mortgage Corporation | 208516 | Greenville, NC | $1.2M | 6 | $199K |
| #27 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $1.9M | 6 | $311K |
| #27 | Jonathan Henderson | 2823050 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Shelby, NC | $1.4M | 6 | $241K |
| #27 | Matthew Metler | 2840188 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $940K | 6 | $157K |
| #27 | Andrew Dorris | 2812450 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $1.7M | 6 | $279K |
| #27 | Matthew McCarthy | 2709142 | GRIFFIN FUNDING, INC. | 1120111 | Irvine, CA | $1.7M | 6 | $290K |
| #27 | Peter Nahabedian | 2727249 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.1M | 6 | $191K |
| #27 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.5M | 6 | $251K |
| #27 | Michael Madden | 2778624 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.4M | 6 | $227K |
| #27 | Abdur-Raufibn Abdullah | 2811840 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $1.4M | 6 | $229K |
| #37 | James Finley | 573501 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.2M | 5 | $245K |
| #37 | Kenneth Barber | 2811999 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $810K | 5 | $162K |
| #37 | EMAD RABADI | 2795944 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.3M | 5 | $251K |
| #37 | Joseph Wiggins | 2811943 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Charlotte, NC | $1.1M | 5 | $216K |
| #37 | Fabian Torres | 847914 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $695K | 5 | $139K |
| #37 | Jake Geladin | 2788165 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $606K | 5 | $121K |
| #37 | Shawn Gavin | 2781239 | The Ciucevich Group LLC | 2481808 | Sanford, NC | $639K | 5 | $128K |
| #37 | Matthew Hinojosa | 2833639 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $837K | 5 | $167K |
| #37 | Jacob Jones | 2453131 | Shield Home Loans Inc. | 2396589 | Irvine, CA | $1.4M | 5 | $285K |
| #37 | Marquitas Bowen | 2821438 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | $1.5M | 5 | $291K |
| #37 | James Altendorf | 2793869 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.3M | 5 | $263K |
| #37 | MICHAEL KRASNER | 453395 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Charlotte, NC | $908K | 5 | $182K |
| #37 | Wade Barnhill | 2760079 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $804K | 5 | $161K |
| #37 | Tyler Ford | 2798678 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | $1.9M | 5 | $380K |
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. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — North Carolina (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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