Biggest climbers in Ohio in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Elizabeth Rafferty (Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., NMLS #71274), Jacob Dittoe (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #1282163), and Loren Wurster (Third Federal Savings & Loan Association, NMLS #563499).
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 | Rank Change | YTD Volume | YTD Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Elizabeth Rafferty | 71274 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | West Chester, OH | ▲ 7369 (#7733 → #364) | $12.9M | 41 |
| #2 | Jacob Dittoe | 1282163 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Brecksville, OH | ▲ 7216 (#7733 → #517) | $11.0M | 34 |
| #3 | Loren Wurster | 563499 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Powell, OH | ▲ 7185 (#7733 → #548) | $8.3M | 33 |
| #4 | Jennifer Gomez | 2450523 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 7113 (#7733 → #620) | $3.1M | 31 |
| #5 | Rajai Aldaoud | 2182788 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 6955 (#7733 → #778) | $2.4M | 27 |
| #6 | Jessica Murcer | 1247420 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Brecksville, OH | ▲ 6770 (#7733 → #963) | $5.4M | 23 |
| #7 | Sarah Lawrence | 1375664 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6512 (#7733 → #1221) | $3.9M | 19 |
| #7 | Sean Carroll | 265805 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6512 (#7733 → #1221) | $3.7M | 19 |
| #7 | Dario D'addezio | 2039394 | Liberty 1 Lending Inc. | 2551187 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 6512 (#7733 → #1221) | $3.3M | 19 |
| #7 | Christopher Niere | 186567 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | Ft Mitchell, KY | ▲ 6512 (#7733 → #1221) | $9.4M | 19 |
| #11 | Charles Montgomery | 385335 | KeyBank National Association | 399797 | Dublin, OH | ▲ 6424 (#7733 → #1309) | $4.6M | 18 |
| #12 | Randall Keller | 655482 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 6326 (#7733 → #1407) | $3.6M | 17 |
| #12 | Jonathan Bonacci | 2087717 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6326 (#7733 → #1407) | $2.2M | 17 |
| #12 | Cruci Cornejo-Lopez | 443953 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | North Olmsted, OH | ▲ 6326 (#7733 → #1407) | $4.1M | 17 |
| #12 | Louis Ilia | 563487 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Oregon, OH | ▲ 6326 (#7733 → #1407) | $3.1M | 17 |
| #12 | Neal Huffman | 1376740 | The Park National Bank | 539527 | Newark, OH | ▲ 6326 (#7733 → #1407) | $2.4M | 17 |
| #17 | Sharde Albers | 1316629 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6209 (#7733 → #1524) | $6.8M | 16 |
| #17 | Scott Wirtanen | 34151 | Honest Rate LLC | 2710620 | Gates Mills, OH | ▲ 6209 (#7733 → #1524) | $3.8M | 16 |
| #17 | Samuel Romeo | 22235 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6209 (#7733 → #1524) | $5.7M | 16 |
| #20 | Needra Gandy | 497325 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 6100 (#7733 → #1633) | $3.5M | 15 |
| #20 | Sammantha Aliff | 2030002 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6100 (#7733 → #1633) | $1.9M | 15 |
| #20 | Brent Little | 1186594 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6100 (#7733 → #1633) | $3.0M | 15 |
| #20 | Rita Connolly | 314898 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6100 (#7733 → #1633) | $3.1M | 15 |
| #20 | Dylan Edgell | 1845384 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6100 (#7733 → #1633) | $1.9M | 15 |
| #25 | Blake VanMeter | 399470 | Capital V Home Lending, LLC | 2708383 | Grandview Heights, OH | ▲ 5968 (#7733 → #1765) | $2.9M | 14 |
| #25 | Marlon Ramos | 2487658 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 5968 (#7733 → #1765) | $3.0M | 14 |
| #27 | Joshua Hadley | 1237701 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5842 (#7733 → #1891) | $2.8M | 13 |
| #27 | Ross Rineer | 2127217 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5842 (#7733 → #1891) | $2.5M | 13 |
| #27 | Ronald Liguzinski | 171307 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | North Olmsted, OH | ▲ 5842 (#7733 → #1891) | $2.7M | 13 |
| #27 | Anza Merems | 2662158 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5842 (#7733 → #1891) | $1.6M | 13 |
| #27 | Melissa Malone | 2253451 | Peoples Bank | 617258 | Nelsonville, OH | ▲ 5842 (#7733 → #1891) | $819K | 13 |
| #27 | Aaron Rinard | 2622271 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5842 (#7733 → #1891) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #27 | Fiona Pendell | 507537 | FIRST STATE BANK | 688853 | Hillsboro, OH | ▲ 5842 (#7733 → #1891) | $1.6M | 13 |
| #34 | Aliza Falk | 2145472 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $2.2M | 12 |
| #34 | Alyssa Gonzales | 2311859 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $4.7M | 12 |
| #34 | Devin Dixon | 1783310 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $3.7M | 12 |
| #34 | Brian Hejka | 713755 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $1.4M | 12 |
| #34 | Ahmed Dannaoui | 2530006 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $2.0M | 12 |
| #34 | Jacob Groene | 2699464 | Kemba Credit Union, Inc. | 422067 | West Chester, OH | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $2.8M | 12 |
| #34 | Michael Hehn | 2293495 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $1.2M | 12 |
| #34 | Justin Garrison | 2665966 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $1.7M | 12 |
| #34 | John Backhaus | 2167187 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $1.2M | 12 |
| #34 | Darr Grodi | 1762920 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $2.4M | 12 |
| #34 | Jacob Williams | 1663408 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5679 (#7733 → #2054) | $1.4M | 12 |
| #45 | Patrick McDonald | 495171 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 5482 (#7733 → #2251) | $1.8M | 11 |
| #45 | Jo Speaks | 2380714 | ASHLAND CREDIT UNION | 420246 | Ashland, KY | ▲ 5482 (#7733 → #2251) | $1.4M | 11 |
| #45 | Joshua Smith | 1283470 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5482 (#7733 → #2251) | $2.3M | 11 |
| #45 | Thomas Gibbs | 2436193 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Hudson, OH | ▲ 5482 (#7733 → #2251) | $1.8M | 11 |
| #45 | TRACY LEWIS | 434076 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | New Albany, OH | ▲ 5482 (#7733 → #2251) | $1.7M | 11 |
| #45 | Daniel Mason | 2031056 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5482 (#7733 → #2251) | $1.9M | 11 |
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. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Ohio. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-climbers-by-units
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