Biggest Climbers by Volume — Ohio

Biggest climbers in Ohio in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Jacob Dittoe (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #1282163), Samuel Romeo (Planet Home Lending, LLC, NMLS #22235), and Christopher Niere (First Equity Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #186567).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Biggest Climbers by Volume — Ohio — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change YTD Volume YTD Loans
#1 Jacob Dittoe 1282163 NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. 1127 Brecksville, OH ▲ 9446 (#9618 → #172) $20.0M 60
#2 Samuel Romeo 22235 Planet Home Lending, LLC 17022 Marlton, NJ ▲ 8585 (#9808 → #1223) $6.4M 19
#3 Christopher Niere 186567 First Equity Mortgage Incorporated 21157 Ft Mitchell, KY ▲ 8228 (#8920 → #692) $10.0M 21
#4 Craig Killen 180076 PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company 13649 Plano, TX ▲ 8189 (#9818 → #1629) $4.9M 8
#5 Jonathan Norman 469904 Farm Credit Mid-America, ACA 407249 Sugarcreek, OH ▲ 8022 (#9107 → #1085) $7.1M 5
#6 Brent Fincham 713733 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 7708 (#9718 → #2010) $3.8M 17
#7 Marlon Ramos 2487658 Fifth Third Bank, National Association 403245 Columbus, OH ▲ 7583 (#9375 → #1792) $4.4M 21
#8 Dustin Elliott 198004 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 7417 (#9833 → #2416) $3.1M 14
#9 Faris Tadros 1497599 NEXT CHAPTER FINANCIAL LLC 2252211 Shelby Township, MI ▲ 7399 (#9555 → #2156) $3.5M 14
#10 Ryan Banar 1203211 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7368 (#9057 → #1689) $4.7M 21
#11 Brent Little 1186594 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7258 (#9294 → #2036) $3.8M 19
#12 Meghan Ebrat 1117255 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7218 (#9603 → #2385) $3.1M 13
#13 Blake Erickson 1444947 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Roseville, CA ▲ 7180 (#9869 → #2689) $2.7M 14
#14 CODEY KESTER 2153721 Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. 461249 Columbus, OH ▲ 7114 (#7978 → #864) $8.6M 21
#15 Andi Cobaj 2539902 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6952 (#9282 → #2330) $3.2M 22
#16 Akram Barakat 2700293 Third Federal Savings & Loan Association 449401 Mayfield Heights, OH ▲ 6933 (#9517 → #2584) $2.8M 11
#17 Austin Wehner 2716241 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Roseville, CA ▲ 6912 (#8838 → #1926) $4.0M 16
#18 Kenneth Scheer 2253513 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Earth City, MO ▲ 6820 (#9838 → #3018) $2.4M 9
#19 Joshua Hadley 1237701 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6797 (#8739 → #1942) $4.0M 16
#20 Jakob Knott 2131178 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6752 (#9398 → #2646) $2.8M 12
#21 Sammantha Aliff 2030002 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 6727 (#9612 → #2885) $2.5M 21
#22 SYLVESTER GRANGER 145106 Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association 663185 Coppell, TX ▲ 6701 (#9633 → #2932) $2.5M 3
#23 Nicholas Castro 1909400 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL ▲ 6691 (#8747 → #2056) $3.7M 16
#24 Rhonda King 679080 Third Federal Savings & Loan Association 449401 University Heights, OH ▲ 6689 (#8983 → #2294) $3.3M 13
#25 Christopher Cohen 12241 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Cincinnati, OH ▲ 6666 (#9536 → #2870) $2.5M 7
#26 Prativa Snyder 1509130 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Columbia, MD ▲ 6636 (#9105 → #2469) $3.0M 10
#27 Andrew Hujo 1930784 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6610 (#8959 → #2349) $3.2M 13
#28 Theresa Piper 772554 Ultimate Mortgage Brokers, LLC 2619461 Columbus, OH ▲ 6599 (#9418 → #2819) $2.6M 7
#29 Mario Chiappelli 1517088 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6539 (#9045 → #2506) $2.9M 13
#30 Adam Fisher 2414157 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Canton, OH ▲ 6533 (#9855 → #3322) $2.1M 9
#31 Julia Chernov 2543732 State Bank and Trust Company, The 403044 Mason, OH ▲ 6505 (#8640 → #2135) $3.5M 12
#32 Christopher O'Malley 2665520 Atlantic Avenue Mortgage, LLC 2413563 Lake Worth Beach, FL ▲ 6490 (#9857 → #3367) $2.1M 3
#33 Mark Matuszczyk 2008110 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6462 (#8030 → #1568) $5.0M 19
#34 Julian Kavukcu 1149667 Swift Home Loans, Inc. 2075228 Birmingham, MI ▲ 6457 (#7616 → #1159) $6.7M 23
#35 Brandon Elkins 2029680 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 6445 (#9958 → #3513) $2.0M 7
#36 BENJAMIN MILLER 2116441 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Columbus, OH ▲ 6444 (#9339 → #2895) $2.5M 7
#37 Garrett Bevelander 448700 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Columbus, OH ▲ 6359 (#9032 → #2673) $2.7M 3
#38 Mason Blankenship 2642869 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6351 (#9622 → #3271) $2.2M 12
#39 Daniel Mason 2031056 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Coppell, TX ▲ 6344 (#9756 → #3412) $2.1M 13
#40 Joseph Crank 1976758 Pioneer Financial Services, Inc. 268993 Canton, OH ▲ 6322 (#7937 → #1615) $4.9M 19
#41 David DeBowsky 176694 PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company 13649 Plano, TX ▲ 6292 (#7218 → #926) $8.0M 18
#42 ASHLEE MATTINGLY 1934944 FIRST STATE BANK 688853 Mount Orab, OH ▲ 6285 (#9580 → #3295) $2.2M 15
#43 JUSTIN THEILMAN 718201 Guardian Savings Bank 449474 Cincinnati, OH ▲ 6277 (#9049 → #2772) $2.6M 8
#44 Stephany Overmyer 575776 Home Mortgage Advisors, LLC 2475938 Arvada, CO ▲ 6274 (#9165 → #2891) $2.5M 8
#45 Joel Zamarripa 2502443 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 6270 (#9598 → #3328) $2.1M 14
#46 Benjamin Schwalenberg 1287859 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 6247 (#9189 → #2942) $2.4M 7
#47 Gregory Haroutunian 1006545 Go Direct Lenders, LLC 1028986 Glendale, CA ▲ 6229 (#8815 → #2586) $2.8M 4
#48 Shanon Coppola 1819911 Citizens Bank, National Association 433960 Riverside, RI ▲ 6174 (#9615 → #3441) $2.1M 9
#49 Chad Mehlon 746135 First Financial Bank 619717 Batesville, IN ▲ 6127 (#9664 → #3537) $2.0M 5
#50 Jacob Williams 1663408 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6123 (#9794 → #3671) $1.9M 15

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in Ohio in 2026 so far?
Jacob Dittoe (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #1282163) ranks #1 in Ohio in 2026 so far with $20.0M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Ohio in 2026 so far?
1. Jacob Dittoe (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc.); 2. Samuel Romeo (Planet Home Lending, LLC); 3. Christopher Niere (First Equity Mortgage Incorporated). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Volume — Ohio. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-climbers-by-volume

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