Biggest climbers in Ohio in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Joel Schneider (Home Savings Bank of Wapakoneta, NMLS #1286772), Nicholas Howard (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #1247830), and Taylor Crume (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #1980069).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Joel Schneider | 1286772 | Home Savings Bank of Wapakoneta | 737348 | Wapakoneta, OH | ▲ 7920 (#8756 → #836) | $10.7M | 47 |
| #2 | Nicholas Howard | 1247830 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7368 (#8756 → #1388) | $5.7M | 32 |
| #3 | Taylor Crume | 1980069 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7266 (#8756 → #1490) | $7.9M | 30 |
| #4 | Alexandra Hager | 573847 | Telhio Credit Union, Inc | 251831 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 7206 (#8756 → #1550) | $8.3M | 29 |
| #5 | Kyle Jahr | 2062973 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 6962 (#8756 → #1794) | $5.7M | 25 |
| #6 | Brian Embry | 1115482 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6892 (#8756 → #1864) | $5.7M | 24 |
| #6 | Robert Divis | 920036 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6892 (#8756 → #1864) | $5.1M | 24 |
| #8 | Alexander Forconi | 2241476 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6808 (#8756 → #1948) | $5.2M | 23 |
| #8 | Bradley Binder | 213797 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6808 (#8756 → #1948) | $7.3M | 23 |
| #10 | Ana Rosas | 1476301 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6734 (#7422 → #688) | $13.1M | 54 |
| #11 | Michele Keating | 2278534 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6717 (#8756 → #2039) | $3.4M | 22 |
| #12 | Gabriela Lopez | 2476069 | PSE CREDIT UNION, INC | 410031 | Parma, OH | ▲ 6698 (#7422 → #724) | $2.5M | 52 |
| #13 | Andrea Hooks | 2520391 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6636 (#8756 → #2120) | $1.8M | 21 |
| #13 | Rosibel Santamaria | 2039362 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Middleburg Heights, OH | ▲ 6636 (#8756 → #2120) | $6.3M | 21 |
| #13 | Maria Espana | 1975588 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6636 (#8756 → #2120) | $3.8M | 21 |
| #13 | Harold Yang | 248857 | AAA CAPITAL INVESTMENT, INC. | 295075 | Richmond, TX | ▲ 6636 (#8756 → #2120) | $4.8M | 21 |
| #13 | James Vaughan | 2168279 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 6636 (#8756 → #2120) | $3.7M | 21 |
| #13 | David Appiott | 1451084 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 6636 (#8756 → #2120) | $4.3M | 21 |
| #19 | Adam Recene | 2332631 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6544 (#8756 → #2212) | $3.6M | 20 |
| #19 | Kaleb Sharer | 2238391 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6544 (#8756 → #2212) | $3.7M | 20 |
| #19 | Heather Walker | 1663141 | Commodore Perry Federal Credit Union | 740926 | Oak Harbor, OH | ▲ 6544 (#8756 → #2212) | $1.6M | 20 |
| #19 | Samiel Margoles | 1367727 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6544 (#8756 → #2212) | $4.9M | 20 |
| #19 | MERINDA DEATON | 2183598 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Blue Ash, OH | ▲ 6544 (#8756 → #2212) | $2.0M | 20 |
| #24 | Jonathon Kollman | 2126377 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6424 (#8756 → #2332) | $2.0M | 19 |
| #24 | Melissa Walker | 2128945 | Primis Mortgage Company | 1894879 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 6424 (#8756 → #2332) | $4.1M | 19 |
| #24 | Robin Jozwiak | 2322407 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6424 (#8756 → #2332) | $3.8M | 19 |
| #24 | Ganga Koirala | 1717334 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6424 (#8756 → #2332) | $5.0M | 19 |
| #28 | Edie Volz | 673255 | TREADWELL CREDIT UNION, INC. | 412460 | Dayton, OH | ▲ 6310 (#8756 → #2446) | $1.3M | 18 |
| #28 | Kyler Humphries | 279656 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | — | ▲ 6310 (#8756 → #2446) | $4.2M | 18 |
| #30 | Lisa Marks | 446146 | First National Bank of Pennsylvania | 766529 | Independence, OH | ▲ 6175 (#8756 → #2581) | $4.7M | 17 |
| #30 | Andi Numan | 1011848 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 6175 (#8756 → #2581) | $4.6M | 17 |
| #30 | Christopher Stanley | 26850 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6175 (#8756 → #2581) | $3.1M | 17 |
| #33 | Kenneth Majka | 288186 | Polaris Home Funding Corp. | 38072 | — | ▲ 5986 (#6444 → #458) | $15.5M | 68 |
| #34 | Derek Roten | 1676799 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Middletown, OH | ▲ 5879 (#8756 → #2877) | $1.2M | 15 |
| #34 | Ali Darwiche | 2056559 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5879 (#8756 → #2877) | $3.1M | 15 |
| #34 | Luis Matos | 1835514 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5879 (#8756 → #2877) | $2.0M | 15 |
| #34 | Sylvia Parish | 329896 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Corona, CA | ▲ 5879 (#8756 → #2877) | $2.9M | 15 |
| #38 | Kiyah Powell | 2023378 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5872 (#7422 → #1550) | $5.5M | 29 |
| #39 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5812 (#7422 → #1610) | $6.7M | 28 |
| #40 | Matt Kroger | 2150108 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | West Chester, OH | ▲ 5753 (#7422 → #1669) | $2.8M | 27 |
| #40 | Nikko Grant | 114930 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Carmel, IN | ▲ 5753 (#7422 → #1669) | $6.9M | 27 |
| #42 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5725 (#8756 → #3031) | $856K | 14 |
| #42 | Joseph Makosky | 2387132 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5725 (#8756 → #3031) | $1.9M | 14 |
| #42 | James Sadleir | 577504 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | — | ▲ 5725 (#8756 → #3031) | $2.7M | 14 |
| #42 | Jordan Urias | 2026103 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5725 (#8756 → #3031) | $1.0M | 14 |
| #42 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5725 (#8756 → #3031) | $3.2M | 14 |
| #42 | Carolyn Slaven | 813360 | The Farmers National Bank of Canfield | 645623 | — | ▲ 5725 (#8756 → #3031) | $1.8M | 14 |
| #48 | Adam Connell | 774887 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5708 (#7422 → #1714) | $8.5M | 26 |
| #49 | Lichun Wang | 1746146 | First Home Loan, LLC | 2019440 | Mason, OH | ▲ 5628 (#7422 → #1794) | $7.4M | 25 |
| #50 | Kevin Ferris | 1905781 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5543 (#8756 → #3213) | $2.5M | 13 |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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