Leading rookies 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 October 11, 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.
| 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 | 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 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | 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 | Sebastian Wittliff | 2812013 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $2.5M | 12 | $206K |
| #10 | Josue Castillo Guzman | 2762686 | Global Equity Finance, Inc. | 13116 | San Diego, CA | $2.4M | 8 | $296K |
| #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 | Kenneth Kivuti | 2749498 | 1st Advantage Mortgage Broker LLC | 2468711 | Charlotte, NC | $1.7M | 7 | $239K |
| #23 | William Tricomi | 2809258 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Durham, NC | $1.6M | 8 | $206K |
| #24 | MariaDelCarmen Villagomez | 2830744 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.6M | 9 | $175K |
| #25 | Justin Illiano | 2798675 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | $1.6M | 3 | $526K |
| #26 | Francis Czaniecki | 41343 | Nexus Nova LLC | 2082961 | Charlotte, NC | $1.6M | 4 | $393K |
| #27 | Harrison Rose | 2790499 | Green Lending LLC | 2598612 | Independence, OH | $1.5M | 3 | $502K |
| #28 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.5M | 6 | $251K |
| #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 | Abdur-Raufibn Abdullah | 2811840 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $1.4M | 6 | $229K |
| #38 | Michael Madden | 2778624 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.4M | 6 | $227K |
| #39 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $1.3M | 4 | $336K |
| #40 | James Altendorf | 2793869 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.3M | 5 | $263K |
| #41 | Michael Manser | 2804623 | Shield Home Loans Inc. | 2396589 | Irvine, CA | $1.3M | 4 | $328K |
| #42 | Michael Kurimsky | 2804418 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Miami, FL | $1.3M | 4 | $328K |
| #43 | George Damm | 2802792 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $1.3M | 3 | $431K |
| #44 | EMAD RABADI | 2795944 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.3M | 5 | $251K |
| #45 | John Witherspoon | 2782284 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.2M | 2 | $624K |
| #46 | Tyler Bryson | 2830784 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.2M | 8 | $153K |
| #47 | James Finley | 573501 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.2M | 5 | $245K |
| #48 | Arlo Topping | 2798743 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $1.2M | 3 | $407K |
| #49 | Tarrance Caddell | 2820073 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | $1.2M | 4 | $300K |
| #50 | Michael Holt | 90525 | Integrity Home Mortgage Corporation | 208516 | Greenville, NC | $1.2M | 6 | $199K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-rookie-by-volume/2026
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