Biggest climbers in South Carolina in 2023, 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 Laurie Ludwig (Family Trust Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1210110), James Tedder (Pathway Mortgage LLC, NMLS #2313151), and Sharon Pierson (FIRST HERITAGE MORTGAGE, LLC, NMLS #777303).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Laurie Ludwig | 1210110 | Family Trust Federal Credit Union | 493819 | Rock Hill, SC | ▲ 9688 (#9803 → #115) | $6.3M | 92 |
| #2 | James Tedder | 2313151 | Pathway Mortgage LLC | 113488 | Boiling Springs, SC | ▲ 9457 (#9803 → #346) | $12.1M | 49 |
| #3 | Sharon Pierson | 777303 | FIRST HERITAGE MORTGAGE, LLC | 86548 | — | ▲ 9212 (#9803 → #591) | $8.7M | 33 |
| #4 | Rania Chehadeh | 2303965 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | — | ▲ 9127 (#9803 → #676) | $3.1M | 30 |
| #5 | Marcy Benson | 1133881 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Fort Mill, SC | ▲ 9028 (#9803 → #775) | $15.0M | 26 |
| #6 | KENNETH BYRNE | 187129 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Chantilly, VA | ▲ 8946 (#9803 → #857) | $6.1M | 24 |
| #7 | Dimitri Yaldoo | 2016094 | AJY Holdings LLC | 2731572 | Troy, MI | ▲ 8908 (#9803 → #895) | $6.7M | 23 |
| #7 | Ayyah Bittar | 1644067 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8908 (#9803 → #895) | $1.5M | 23 |
| #9 | James Wampler | 157246 | Primis Mortgage Company | 1894879 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 8866 (#9803 → #937) | $7.4M | 22 |
| #10 | Austin Dearinger | 1833256 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Greenville, SC | ▲ 8681 (#9803 → #1122) | $4.0M | 18 |
| #11 | Carla Harkness | 1920599 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | — | ▲ 8629 (#9803 → #1174) | $3.6M | 17 |
| #12 | Candice Bray | 1935359 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 8512 (#9803 → #1291) | $3.0M | 15 |
| #12 | Megan Williams | 2123354 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | ▲ 8512 (#9803 → #1291) | $4.7M | 15 |
| #14 | John D'Amato | 1458962 | TRI Pointe Connect, LLC | 1250459 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8437 (#9803 → #1366) | $4.8M | 14 |
| #15 | Ali Shahin | 1889838 | OPUS HOME LOANS INC | 2687614 | — | ▲ 8339 (#9803 → #1464) | $985K | 13 |
| #15 | Mark Ilderton | 255866 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Chapin, SC | ▲ 8339 (#9803 → #1464) | $5.7M | 13 |
| #15 | Yasamin Saed | 2125103 | Denali Home Loans LLC | 2648724 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 8339 (#9803 → #1464) | $2.1M | 13 |
| #18 | Anthony Roque | 2006305 | Ascend Lending USA, LLC | 2506419 | — | ▲ 8238 (#9803 → #1565) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #18 | Odassis Avila | 2247484 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 8238 (#9803 → #1565) | $4.8M | 12 |
| #18 | KIMBERLY SULLIVAN | 768901 | Mid Carolina Credit Union | 403334 | Lugoff, SC | ▲ 8238 (#9803 → #1565) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #18 | William Hughes | 173755 | Legend Lending Corporation | 229421 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8238 (#9803 → #1565) | $2.0M | 12 |
| #18 | Kyle Sears | 1409360 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 8238 (#9803 → #1565) | $907K | 12 |
| #23 | Cameron Ball | 1053560 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Spartanburg, SC | ▲ 8105 (#9803 → #1698) | $3.0M | 11 |
| #23 | Brielle Hamlet | 2062764 | Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 2119 | — | ▲ 8105 (#9803 → #1698) | $2.1M | 11 |
| #23 | NATALIE GILLESPIE | 2080442 | BLUE RIDGE BANK | 629421 | Easley, SC | ▲ 8105 (#9803 → #1698) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #26 | Stephen Conde | 1558568 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Warwick, RI | ▲ 7960 (#9803 → #1843) | $2.0M | 10 |
| #26 | James Jeter | 2178892 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 7960 (#9803 → #1843) | $3.0M | 10 |
| #26 | Gayle Rabon | 1711250 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Lexington, SC | ▲ 7960 (#9803 → #1843) | $1.0M | 10 |
| #26 | Dylan Krauthofer | 2259354 | Lending Force, LLC | 2280864 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7960 (#9803 → #1843) | $2.0M | 10 |
| #26 | Wesam Dababneh | 336242 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 7960 (#9803 → #1843) | $2.1M | 10 |
| #26 | Ryan Magnus | 1638730 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 7960 (#9803 → #1843) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #26 | James Murphy | 2211995 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7960 (#9803 → #1843) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #33 | Michael Lott | 2088373 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7785 (#9803 → #2018) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #33 | JESSICA STARKS | 2363903 | Community First Bank | 607801 | — | ▲ 7785 (#9803 → #2018) | $575K | 9 |
| #33 | Vestina Davis | 1730323 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Florence, SC | ▲ 7785 (#9803 → #2018) | $845K | 9 |
| #33 | Deborah Smith | 505114 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Huntersville, NC | ▲ 7785 (#9803 → #2018) | $5.3M | 9 |
| #33 | Brendan Hempstead | 2323012 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7785 (#9803 → #2018) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #33 | Joel Olson | 1410944 | TD Bank NA | 399800 | — | ▲ 7785 (#9803 → #2018) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #33 | Robert Nichols | 20797 | 1st Signature Lending, LLC | 27820 | Indianapolis, IN | ▲ 7785 (#9803 → #2018) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #33 | Garnik Zakaryan | 852324 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Glendale, CA | ▲ 7785 (#9803 → #2018) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #33 | Charlton LaFitte | 2266904 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 7785 (#9803 → #2018) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #42 | Brooke Brassfield | 1840100 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #42 | Alethea Gadson | 711173 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #42 | Tyler Evans | 908443 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #42 | Karl Svendsen | 1533680 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Arlington, VA | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #42 | Julian Alqastoma | 1566916 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #42 | Kevin Spain | 1654775 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #42 | Dylan Rzezuski | 2226467 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Marlborough, MA | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #42 | Julie McCary | 723241 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Ninety Six, SC | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #42 | Melissa Williams | 1433454 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Beaufort, SC | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.5M | 8 |
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 — South Carolina (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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