Leading rookies in North Carolina in 2024, 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 Amanda Hudson (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2566984), Clare Pezzullo (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #2571173), and Venkata Mekala (VEMA MORTGAGE LLC, NMLS #2554819).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Amanda Hudson | 2566984 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Havelock, NC | $16.0M | 48 | $333K |
| #2 | Clare Pezzullo | 2571173 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Charlotte, NC | $9.5M | 33 | $288K |
| #3 | Venkata Mekala | 2554819 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Charlotte, NC | $8.1M | 13 | $626K |
| #4 | Ty Kornhauser | 2485886 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Charlotte, NC | $7.2M | 20 | $362K |
| #5 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $6.8M | 19 | $358K |
| #6 | Sreelatha Bijjam | 1960059 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Troy, MI | $6.5M | 14 | $463K |
| #7 | Trevor Williams | 2476984 | The Ciucevich Group LLC | 2481808 | Sanford, NC | $6.1M | 22 | $279K |
| #8 | vivek agarwal | 2564210 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $5.9M | 15 | $393K |
| #9 | TRENT CARPENTER | 2531849 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Morrisville, NC | $4.9M | 13 | $374K |
| #10 | Craig Smith | 2391114 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.9M | 13 | $374K |
| #11 | Sean White | 2511341 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Greensboro, NC | $4.6M | 29 | $158K |
| #12 | Madhu Narla | 2571863 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Charlotte, NC | $4.0M | 10 | $404K |
| #13 | Steven Henriquez | 2603321 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $4.0M | 12 | $335K |
| #14 | Bhumikaben Patel | 2527661 | C 4 D Mortgage Company LLC | 151261 | Cary, NC | $3.8M | 9 | $424K |
| #15 | Joel Saunders | 2595866 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $3.8M | 12 | $314K |
| #16 | Katherine Hernandez | 2578245 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | — | $3.7M | 12 | $304K |
| #17 | Susan Thom | 2547874 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Chesterfield, MO | $3.4M | 6 | $568K |
| #18 | Andre Kizy | 2399537 | Mortgage One Funding LLC | 2261660 | Clawson, MI | $3.3M | 10 | $330K |
| #19 | Alex Chase | 2567950 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $3.1M | 14 | $220K |
| #20 | Brandon Martin | 2593392 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | $3.0M | 12 | $254K |
| #21 | Maurice Coleman Grier | 2599275 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $2.9M | 9 | $319K |
| #22 | Stacey Smith | 2542870 | MY COMMUNITY MORTGAGE LLC | 2408499 | New Orleans, LA | $2.8M | 11 | $253K |
| #23 | Teresa Smith | 2615371 | Benchmark Community Bank | 402611 | — | $2.8M | 6 | $461K |
| #24 | Sean Lee | 2590114 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $2.8M | 7 | $393K |
| #25 | Lakayia Bryant | 2374739 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $2.7M | 8 | $338K |
| #26 | Naga Siva Ashrith Desu | 2610612 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Troy, MI | $2.7M | 5 | $533K |
| #27 | Ivan Rivera | 2598754 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $2.6M | 10 | $263K |
| #28 | Ryan Brown | 2111278 | Shield Home Loans Inc. | 2396589 | Irvine, CA | $2.6M | 7 | $372K |
| #29 | Tyree Champion | 2516958 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $2.6M | 11 | $236K |
| #30 | Eric Hollis | 2591713 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $2.6M | 8 | $324K |
| #31 | Prashanti Paruchuri | 2563877 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Charlotte, NC | $2.5M | 6 | $422K |
| #32 | Mitul Shah | 2565071 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Charlotte, NC | $2.5M | 5 | $503K |
| #33 | Misty Carroll | 2572436 | Carolina Home Mortgage, Inc. | 39862 | Fayetteville, NC | $2.4M | 7 | $344K |
| #34 | Ratna Sirisha Tummalapalli | 2559685 | Ram Mortgage, LLC | 2301828 | Charlotte, NC | $2.4M | 6 | $397K |
| #35 | Joseph Gross | 2564346 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Annapolis, MD | $2.3M | 5 | $470K |
| #36 | Roberto Flores | 2555784 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.3M | 10 | $230K |
| #37 | Jordan Mckenzie | 2504025 | emm loans llc | 2926 | Wilmington, NC | $2.2M | 9 | $247K |
| #38 | Kalyan Boppudi | 2212263 | Rhythm Mortgage LLC | 2569987 | Morrisville, NC | $2.2M | 6 | $364K |
| #39 | Kalim Rezaei Dashti | 2556142 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $2.2M | 9 | $243K |
| #40 | Michael Colburn | 333769 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Belton, TX | $2.2M | 3 | $721K |
| #41 | Philip Moss | 2590067 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $2.1M | 7 | $306K |
| #42 | Mark Hoffman | 2590069 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $2.1M | 7 | $306K |
| #43 | Andrew Cheshire | 89289 | Capital South Funding, LLC | 102264 | Clover, SC | $2.1M | 3 | $685K |
| #44 | Jana Kiemm | 2569970 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | $2.0M | 9 | $221K |
| #45 | Marcela Galatis | 2603318 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $2.0M | 7 | $284K |
| #46 | Sabrina Spellman | 2553885 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.9M | 11 | $176K |
| #47 | Hamad Ali | 2548669 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | Troy, MI | $1.9M | 7 | $276K |
| #48 | Jonathan Adler | 2603319 | First Dignity Mortgage Corp | 2715443 | — | $1.9M | 8 | $238K |
| #49 | Belinda DeWitt | 2555107 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Franklin, TN | $1.9M | 10 | $188K |
| #50 | Cindy Bengtson | 2573118 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.8M | 13 | $142K |
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 Volume — North Carolina (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-rookie-by-volume/2024
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