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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Alayna Weaver (Raleigh Mortgage Group, Inc., NMLS #2817674), LAKSHMIPATHY JULAPALLI (Ram Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2548905), and Demetric Clark (PennyMac Loan Services, 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 | $7.7M | 19 | $407K |
| #2 | LAKSHMIPATHY JULAPALLI | 2548905 | Ram Mortgage, LLC | 2301828 | Charlotte, NC | $4.3M | 8 | $533K |
| #3 | Demetric Clark | 2705432 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $3.6M | 14 | $255K |
| #4 | Maryam Ghanbari | 2427089 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Greenville, NC | $3.5M | 8 | $440K |
| #5 | Pierce Gossow | 2727229 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.0M | 9 | $331K |
| #6 | Jaynie Humann | 2788422 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $2.4M | 13 | $187K |
| #7 | Josue Castillo Guzman | 2762686 | Global Equity Finance, Inc. | 13116 | San Diego, CA | $2.1M | 7 | $293K |
| #8 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.0M | 7 | $292K |
| #9 | John Templeton | 2777722 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Charlotte, NC | $2.0M | 7 | $280K |
| #10 | Tyler Ford | 2798678 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | $1.9M | 5 | $380K |
| #11 | Craig Helmers | 94666 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | Raleigh, NC | $1.8M | 5 | $362K |
| #12 | Matthew McCarthy | 2709142 | GRIFFIN FUNDING, INC. | 1120111 | Irvine, CA | $1.7M | 6 | $290K |
| #13 | Andrew Dorris | 2812450 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $1.7M | 6 | $279K |
| #14 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.6M | 5 | $328K |
| #15 | Shirley Marquina | 2817987 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.6M | 7 | $228K |
| #16 | Andrew Schaberg | 2776167 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.6M | 10 | $158K |
| #17 | Harrison Rose | 2790499 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.5M | 3 | $502K |
| #18 | Sandy Jacob | 2812001 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.5M | 5 | $300K |
| #19 | Stephen Buie | 2794689 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $1.4M | 2 | $709K |
| #20 | Cody Hess | 2802793 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $1.4M | 4 | $353K |
| #21 | Francis Czaniecki | 41343 | Nexus Nova LLC | 2082961 | Charlotte, NC | $1.4M | 3 | $458K |
| #22 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $1.4M | 4 | $342K |
| #23 | George Damm | 2802792 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $1.3M | 3 | $431K |
| #24 | Sebastian Wittliff | 2812013 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.3M | 8 | $160K |
| #25 | Bryce King | 2810228 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | $1.2M | 3 | $394K |
| #26 | William Tricomi | 2809258 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Durham, NC | $1.2M | 3 | $392K |
| #27 | Mirelsi Catalan Gutierrez | 2713719 | Ibanez Mortgage Group, LLC | 299131 | Fairfax, VA | $1.2M | 5 | $235K |
| #28 | Serena O'Loughlin | 2754119 | River City Mortgage LLC | 142954 | — | $1.1M | 3 | $378K |
| #29 | James Finley | 573501 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $1.1M | 4 | $276K |
| #30 | Kenneth Kivuti | 2749498 | 1st Advantage Mortgage Broker LLC | 2468711 | Charlotte, NC | $1.1M | 4 | $271K |
| #31 | James Altendorf | 2793869 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.1M | 4 | $271K |
| #32 | CHANDRA MOHAN KAKARALA | 2805846 | DREAMWORK LENDING CORPORATION | 2269129 | Cary, NC | $1.1M | 3 | $360K |
| #33 | Kimberly Le-Estrada | 2690487 | One Real Mortgage Corp. | 198414 | Ann Arbor, MI | $1.1M | 4 | $263K |
| #34 | Marquitas Bowen | 2821438 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Louisville, KY | $1.0M | 3 | $350K |
| #35 | Alan Thomas | 2796656 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Lenexa, KS | $1.0M | 3 | $344K |
| #36 | Kylie Biazevich | 2775468 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Irving, TX | $977K | 3 | $326K |
| #37 | Tyler Bryson | 2830784 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $974K | 6 | $162K |
| #38 | Alison Jensen | 2802832 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $973K | 4 | $243K |
| #39 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $964K | 4 | $241K |
| #40 | Ja'Ven Redmon | 2754770 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Charlotte, NC | $959K | 3 | $320K |
| #41 | Jacob Jones | 2453131 | Shield Home Loans Inc. | 2396589 | Irvine, CA | $944K | 3 | $315K |
| #42 | David Durmowicz | 2810222 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | $933K | 3 | $311K |
| #43 | MICHAEL KRASNER | 453395 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Charlotte, NC | $908K | 5 | $182K |
| #44 | Michael Madden | 2778624 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $892K | 4 | $223K |
| #45 | EMAD RABADI | 2795944 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Phoenix, AZ | $889K | 3 | $296K |
| #46 | Lee Cunningham | 2810051 | ZOOM HOME LENDING LLC | 2620616 | Tempe, AZ | $882K | 2 | $441K |
| #47 | Luis Rauseo | 2799566 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Chicago, IL | $878K | 2 | $439K |
| #48 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $878K | 2 | $439K |
| #49 | Lillian Hammon | 2819000 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $853K | 3 | $284K |
| #50 | Samyam Lamichhane | 2595994 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Troy, MI | $852K | 2 | $426K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-carolina/top-rookie-by-volume/2026
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