Leading Rookies by Volume — North Carolina

Leading rookies 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 October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Alayna Weaver (Raleigh Mortgage Group, Inc., NMLS #2817674), LAKSHMIPATHY JULAPALLI (Ram Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2548905), and Pierce Gossow (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2727229).

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

Leading Rookies by Volume — North Carolina — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location YTD Volume YTD Loans Avg Loan
#1 Alayna Weaver 2817674 Raleigh Mortgage Group, Inc. 69573 Raleigh, NC $12.4M 31 $399K
#2 LAKSHMIPATHY JULAPALLI 2548905 Ram Mortgage, LLC 2301828 Charlotte, NC $5.4M 11 $487K
#3 Pierce Gossow 2727229 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $4.0M 13 $309K
#4 Demetric Clark 2705432 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Plano, TX $3.6M 14 $255K
#5 Maryam Ghanbari 2427089 Alcova Mortgage LLC 40508 Greenville, NC $3.5M 8 $440K
#6 Jaynie Humann 2788422 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. 1561 Maryville, TN $3.4M 19 $178K
#7 Craig Helmers 94666 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 503941 Raleigh, NC $2.9M 8 $361K
#8 Michael Gunderson 2801442 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $2.6M 9 $289K
#9 Josue Castillo Guzman 2762686 Global Equity Finance, Inc. 13116 San Diego, CA $2.4M 8 $296K
#10 Sebastian Wittliff 2812013 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ $2.3M 11 $211K
#11 Sandy Jacob 2812001 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ $2.2M 8 $279K
#12 Andrew Schaberg 2776167 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $2.2M 13 $170K
#13 Quinton Scheuermann 2792396 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $2.1M 9 $236K
#14 Hailee Ramirez 2519695 Village Capital & Investment LLC 3317 Draper, UT $2.0M 3 $664K
#15 Shirley Marquina 2817987 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $2.0M 11 $180K
#16 John Templeton 2777722 Reliance First Capital, LLC 58775 Charlotte, NC $2.0M 7 $280K
#17 Tyler Ford 2798678 South River Mortgage, LLC 1854524 Annapolis, MD $1.9M 5 $380K
#18 Madeline Pirrello 2781978 Tomo Mortgage, LLC 2059741 New York, NY $1.9M 6 $311K
#19 Matthew McCarthy 2709142 GRIFFIN FUNDING, INC. 1120111 Irvine, CA $1.7M 6 $290K
#20 Mirelsi Catalan Gutierrez 2713719 Ibanez Mortgage Group, LLC 299131 Fairfax, VA $1.7M 7 $246K
#21 Andrew Dorris 2812450 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 — $1.7M 6 $279K
#22 William Tricomi 2809258 State Employees' Credit Union 430055 Durham, NC $1.6M 8 $206K
#23 MariaDelCarmen Villagomez 2830744 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Coppell, TX $1.6M 9 $175K
#24 Justin Illiano 2798675 South River Mortgage, LLC 1854524 Annapolis, MD $1.6M 3 $526K
#25 Francis Czaniecki 41343 Nexus Nova LLC 2082961 Charlotte, NC $1.6M 4 $393K
#26 Harrison Rose 2790499 Green Lending LLC 2598612 Independence, OH $1.5M 3 $502K
#27 Jayden Renfrew 2811901 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ $1.5M 6 $251K
#28 Kenneth Kivuti 2749498 1st Advantage Mortgage Broker LLC 2468711 Charlotte, NC $1.5M 6 $249K
#29 Marquitas Bowen 2821438 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 — $1.5M 5 $291K
#30 Om Mehta 2810881 New Day Financial, LLC 1043 Fulton, MD $1.4M 4 $362K
#31 Jonathan Henderson 2823050 State Employees' Credit Union 430055 Shelby, NC $1.4M 6 $241K
#32 Jacob Jones 2453131 Shield Home Loans Inc. 2396589 Irvine, CA $1.4M 5 $285K
#33 Stephen Buie 2794689 Village Capital & Investment LLC 3317 Draper, UT $1.4M 2 $709K
#34 Cody Hess 2802793 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Plano, TX $1.4M 4 $353K
#35 Joshua Zitting 2795731 Village Capital & Investment LLC 3317 Hildale, UT $1.4M 2 $700K
#36 David Durmowicz 2810222 South River Mortgage, LLC 1854524 Annapolis, MD $1.4M 4 $343K
#37 Michael Madden 2778624 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Sandy Springs, GA $1.4M 6 $227K
#38 James Altendorf 2793869 INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC 2524174 Scottsdale, AZ $1.3M 5 $263K
#39 Michael Manser 2804623 Shield Home Loans Inc. 2396589 Irvine, CA $1.3M 4 $328K
#40 George Damm 2802792 Village Capital & Investment LLC 3317 Draper, UT $1.3M 3 $431K
#41 EMAD RABADI 2795944 GoodLeap, LLC 30336 Phoenix, AZ $1.3M 5 $251K
#42 John Witherspoon 2782284 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Sandy Springs, GA $1.2M 2 $624K
#43 Tyler Bryson 2830784 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Coppell, TX $1.2M 8 $153K
#44 James Finley 573501 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 — $1.2M 5 $245K
#45 Arlo Topping 2798743 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO $1.2M 3 $407K
#46 Tarrance Caddell 2820073 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Vienna, VA $1.2M 4 $300K
#47 Michael Holt 90525 Integrity Home Mortgage Corporation 208516 Greenville, NC $1.2M 6 $199K
#48 Bryce King 2810228 South River Mortgage, LLC 1854524 Annapolis, MD $1.2M 3 $394K
#49 Peter Nahabedian 2727249 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ $1.1M 6 $191K
#50 Serena O'Loughlin 2754119 River City Mortgage LLC 142954 — $1.1M 3 $378K

Frequently asked

Who is the top rookie mortgage loan officer in North Carolina in 2026 so far?
Alayna Weaver (Raleigh Mortgage Group, Inc., NMLS #2817674) ranks #1 in North Carolina in 2026 so far with $12.4M 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. Alayna Weaver (Raleigh Mortgage Group, Inc.); 2. LAKSHMIPATHY JULAPALLI (Ram Mortgage, LLC); 3. Pierce Gossow (PennyMac Loan Services, 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. Leading Rookies by Volume — North Carolina. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-rookie-by-volume

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