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 May 28, 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 | ▲ 7916 (#8741 → #825) | $10.7M | 47 |
| #2 | Nicholas Howard | 1247830 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7366 (#8741 → #1375) | $5.7M | 32 |
| #3 | Taylor Crume | 1980069 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7261 (#8741 → #1480) | $7.9M | 30 |
| #4 | Matt Kroger | 2150108 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | West Chester, OH | ▲ 7084 (#8741 → #1657) | $2.8M | 27 |
| #5 | Kyle Jahr | 2062973 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 6895 (#8741 → #1846) | $5.4M | 24 |
| #5 | Robert Divis | 920036 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6895 (#8741 → #1846) | $5.1M | 24 |
| #5 | Brian Embry | 1115482 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6895 (#8741 → #1846) | $5.7M | 24 |
| #8 | Alexander Forconi | 2241476 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6812 (#8741 → #1929) | $5.2M | 23 |
| #8 | Bradley Binder | 213797 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6812 (#8741 → #1929) | $7.3M | 23 |
| #10 | Michele Keating | 2278534 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6723 (#8741 → #2018) | $3.4M | 22 |
| #11 | Ana Rosas | 1476301 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6717 (#7413 → #696) | $12.7M | 53 |
| #12 | Gabriela Lopez | 2476069 | PSE CREDIT UNION, INC | 410031 | Parma, OH | ▲ 6698 (#7413 → #715) | $2.5M | 52 |
| #13 | Harold Yang | 248857 | AAA CAPITAL INVESTMENT, INC. | 295075 | Richmond, TX | ▲ 6637 (#8741 → #2104) | $4.8M | 21 |
| #13 | James Vaughan | 2168279 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6637 (#8741 → #2104) | $3.7M | 21 |
| #13 | David Appiott | 1451084 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 6637 (#8741 → #2104) | $4.3M | 21 |
| #13 | Andrea Hooks | 2520391 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6637 (#8741 → #2104) | $1.8M | 21 |
| #13 | Maria Espana | 1975588 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Moorpark, CA | ▲ 6637 (#8741 → #2104) | $3.8M | 21 |
| #18 | Rosibel Santamaria | 2039362 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Middleburg Heights, OH | ▲ 6540 (#8741 → #2201) | $6.1M | 20 |
| #18 | Adam Recene | 2332631 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6540 (#8741 → #2201) | $3.6M | 20 |
| #18 | Heather Walker | 1663141 | Commodore Perry Federal Credit Union | 740926 | Oak Harbor, OH | ▲ 6540 (#8741 → #2201) | $1.6M | 20 |
| #18 | Kaleb Sharer | 2238391 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6540 (#8741 → #2201) | $3.7M | 20 |
| #18 | Samiel Margoles | 1367727 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6540 (#8741 → #2201) | $4.9M | 20 |
| #18 | MERINDA DEATON | 2183598 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Blue Ash, OH | ▲ 6540 (#8741 → #2201) | $2.0M | 20 |
| #24 | Melissa Walker | 2128945 | Primis Mortgage Company | 1894879 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 6424 (#8741 → #2317) | $4.1M | 19 |
| #24 | Ganga Koirala | 1717334 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6424 (#8741 → #2317) | $5.0M | 19 |
| #24 | Robin Jozwiak | 2322407 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6424 (#8741 → #2317) | $3.8M | 19 |
| #24 | Jonathon Kollman | 2126377 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6424 (#8741 → #2317) | $2.0M | 19 |
| #28 | Kyler Humphries | 279656 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | — | ▲ 6309 (#8741 → #2432) | $4.2M | 18 |
| #28 | Edie Volz | 673255 | TREADWELL CREDIT UNION, INC. | 412460 | Dayton, OH | ▲ 6309 (#8741 → #2432) | $1.3M | 18 |
| #30 | Andi Numan | 1011848 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 6174 (#8741 → #2567) | $4.6M | 17 |
| #30 | Christopher Stanley | 26850 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6174 (#8741 → #2567) | $3.1M | 17 |
| #30 | Lisa Marks | 446146 | First National Bank of Pennsylvania | 766529 | Independence, OH | ▲ 6174 (#8741 → #2567) | $4.7M | 17 |
| #33 | Kenneth Majka | 288186 | Polaris Home Funding Corp. | 38072 | — | ▲ 5983 (#6432 → #449) | $15.5M | 68 |
| #34 | Luis Matos | 1835514 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5879 (#8741 → #2862) | $2.0M | 15 |
| #34 | Ali Darwiche | 2056559 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5879 (#8741 → #2862) | $3.1M | 15 |
| #34 | Derek Roten | 1676799 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Middletown, OH | ▲ 5879 (#8741 → #2862) | $1.2M | 15 |
| #37 | Kiyah Powell | 2023378 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5876 (#7413 → #1537) | $5.5M | 29 |
| #38 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5817 (#7413 → #1596) | $6.7M | 28 |
| #39 | James Sadleir | 577504 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | — | ▲ 5729 (#8741 → #3012) | $2.7M | 14 |
| #39 | Carolyn Slaven | 813360 | The Farmers National Bank of Canfield | 645623 | — | ▲ 5729 (#8741 → #3012) | $1.8M | 14 |
| #39 | Sylvia Parish | 329896 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Corona, CA | ▲ 5729 (#8741 → #3012) | $2.7M | 14 |
| #39 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5729 (#8741 → #3012) | $3.2M | 14 |
| #39 | Joseph Makosky | 2387132 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5729 (#8741 → #3012) | $1.9M | 14 |
| #39 | Jordan Urias | 2026103 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5729 (#8741 → #3012) | $1.0M | 14 |
| #39 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5729 (#8741 → #3012) | $856K | 14 |
| #46 | Adam Connell | 774887 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5706 (#7413 → #1707) | $8.5M | 26 |
| #46 | Nikko Grant | 114930 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Carmel, IN | ▲ 5706 (#7413 → #1707) | $6.2M | 26 |
| #48 | Lichun Wang | 1746146 | First Home Loan, LLC | 2019440 | Mason, OH | ▲ 5567 (#7413 → #1846) | $7.2M | 24 |
| #49 | Marne May Caslatan | 1892586 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Henderson, NV | ▲ 5545 (#8741 → #3196) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #49 | James Brown | 436483 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5545 (#8741 → #3196) | $2.6M | 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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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