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 July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Elizabeth Rafferty (Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., NMLS #71274), Michael Williams (Pulte Mortgage LLC, NMLS #1316641), and Jessica Murcer (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #1247420).
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 | ▲ 8617 (#8880 → #263) | $12.9M | 41 |
| #2 | Michael Williams | 1316641 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 8445 (#9748 → #1303) | $4.5M | 12 |
| #3 | Jessica Murcer | 1247420 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Brecksville, OH | ▲ 7864 (#8916 → #1052) | $5.4M | 23 |
| #4 | Jacob Dittoe | 1282163 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Brecksville, OH | ▲ 7686 (#8058 → #372) | $11.0M | 34 |
| #5 | Needra Gandy | 497325 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 7583 (#9290 → #1707) | $3.5M | 15 |
| #6 | Kyle Lynch | 1272635 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Independence, OH | ▲ 7464 (#9803 → #2339) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #7 | Mutazz Mohammad | 232234 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 7445 (#9110 → #1665) | $3.6M | 6 |
| #8 | Joshua Shcherbelis | 2006972 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7387 (#9100 → #1713) | $3.5M | 10 |
| #9 | Mark Matuszczyk | 2008110 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7359 (#8914 → #1555) | $3.8M | 14 |
| #10 | Samantha Glanz | 2056977 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7357 (#9968 → #2611) | $2.2M | 15 |
| #11 | Garrett Bevelander | 448700 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 7348 (#9511 → #2163) | $2.7M | 3 |
| #12 | Thomas Masterson | 406772 | Community First Bank, N.A. | 416596 | Forest, OH | ▲ 7346 (#9522 → #2176) | $2.7M | 14 |
| #13 | Brent Fincham | 713733 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7318 (#8971 → #1653) | $3.6M | 16 |
| #14 | Scott Wirtanen | 34151 | Honest Rate LLC | 2710620 | Gates Mills, OH | ▲ 7306 (#8898 → #1592) | $3.8M | 16 |
| #15 | Nicholas Castro | 1909400 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7250 (#9220 → #1970) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #16 | Samuel Romeo | 22235 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7226 (#8221 → #995) | $5.7M | 16 |
| #17 | Joseph Makosky | 2387132 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7215 (#9281 → #2066) | $2.9M | 19 |
| #18 | Rigoberto Zamora | 1397011 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 7196 (#9466 → #2270) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #19 | Andrew Hujo | 1930784 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7196 (#9775 → #2579) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #20 | Daniel Valentini | 198772 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Brighton, MI | ▲ 7182 (#8537 → #1355) | $4.4M | 16 |
| #21 | Blake VanMeter | 399470 | Capital V Home Lending, LLC | 2708383 | Grandview Heights, OH | ▲ 7122 (#9149 → #2027) | $2.9M | 14 |
| #22 | Sammantha Aliff | 2030002 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7093 (#9998 → #2905) | $1.9M | 15 |
| #23 | Jacob Groene | 2699464 | Kemba Credit Union, Inc. | 422067 | West Chester, OH | ▲ 7046 (#9176 → #2130) | $2.8M | 12 |
| #24 | Drew Alexander | 1407112 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6982 (#8779 → #1797) | $3.3M | 10 |
| #25 | Christopher Niere | 186567 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | Ft Mitchell, KY | ▲ 6970 (#7455 → #485) | $9.4M | 19 |
| #26 | Nicholas Lay | 1482210 | First National Bank of Pennsylvania | 766529 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 6881 (#8773 → #1892) | $3.1M | 5 |
| #27 | Sandra Frith | 564023 | ALLIANT CREDIT UNION | 197185 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6858 (#8197 → #1339) | $4.4M | 8 |
| #28 | Sarah Lawrence | 1375664 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6822 (#8356 → #1534) | $3.9M | 19 |
| #29 | Joseph VanBuskirk | 369896 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6783 (#9802 → #3019) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #30 | Andrew Matos | 2608602 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 6777 (#9175 → #2398) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #31 | Jonathan Norman | 469904 | Farm Credit Mid-America, ACA | 407249 | Sugarcreek, OH | ▲ 6769 (#7615 → #846) | $6.5M | 4 |
| #32 | Julianne Bernard | 8667 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 6757 (#9345 → #2588) | $2.2M | 5 |
| #33 | Andi Cobaj | 2539902 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6693 (#8931 → #2238) | $2.6M | 20 |
| #34 | Catherine Lepley | 1618142 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6674 (#7370 → #696) | $7.6M | 23 |
| #35 | Akram Barakat | 2700293 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6645 (#9672 → #3027) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #36 | Michael Frishman | 22558 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6627 (#9935 → #3308) | $1.7M | 3 |
| #37 | Michael Smith | 1971757 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6617 (#9156 → #2539) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #38 | Gabriel Davila | 2049959 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6532 (#9919 → #3387) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #39 | Joshua Eichner | 1081607 | First Commonwealth Bank | 479240 | Canton, OH | ▲ 6480 (#9687 → #3207) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #40 | Geoffrey Grimes | 803764 | Atomic Employees Credit Union, Inc. | 412622 | Piketon, OH | ▲ 6478 (#9294 → #2816) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #41 | Brian Fanelli | 32183 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6471 (#9276 → #2805) | $2.0M | 9 |
| #42 | Teresa Norris | 2541654 | DOY Federal Credit Union | 509597 | Youngstown, OH | ▲ 6461 (#7965 → #1504) | $3.9M | 5 |
| #43 | Amani Berry | 2141856 | Liberty 1 Lending Inc. | 2551187 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 6450 (#9020 → #2570) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #44 | Dylan Edgell | 1845384 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6435 (#9343 → #2908) | $1.9M | 15 |
| #45 | Brock Miracle | 938584 | Advantage Lending, LLC | 2592312 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6433 (#7613 → #1180) | $4.9M | 13 |
| #46 | Avis Zoma | 1438344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6424 (#8985 → #2561) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #47 | David Frescoln | 2302676 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6418 (#8483 → #2065) | $2.9M | 11 |
| #48 | Nathan Cohen | 2023847 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Broadview Heights, OH | ▲ 6411 (#8622 → #2211) | $2.7M | 11 |
| #49 | John Taft | 1408945 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6379 (#8559 → #2180) | $2.7M | 10 |
| #50 | Blair Broady | 2622577 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6371 (#9234 → #2863) | $2.0M | 12 |
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 Volume — Ohio. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-climbers-by-volume
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