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 August 27, 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 | Megan Williams | 2123354 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | ▲ 8512 (#9803 → #1291) | $4.7M | 15 |
| #12 | Candice Bray | 1935359 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 8512 (#9803 → #1291) | $3.0M | 15 |
| #14 | John D'Amato | 1458962 | TRI Pointe Connect, LLC | 1250459 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8436 (#9803 → #1367) | $4.8M | 14 |
| #15 | Mark Ilderton | 255866 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Chapin, SC | ▲ 8339 (#9803 → #1464) | $5.7M | 13 |
| #15 | Ali Shahin | 1889838 | OPUS HOME LOANS INC | 2687614 | — | ▲ 8339 (#9803 → #1464) | $985K | 13 |
| #15 | Yasamin Saed | 2125103 | Denali Home Loans LLC | 2648724 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 8339 (#9803 → #1464) | $2.1M | 13 |
| #18 | KIMBERLY SULLIVAN | 768901 | Mid Carolina Credit Union | 403334 | Lugoff, SC | ▲ 8238 (#9803 → #1565) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #18 | Odassis Avila | 2247484 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 8238 (#9803 → #1565) | $4.8M | 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 |
| #18 | Anthony Roque | 2006305 | Ascend Lending USA, LLC | 2506419 | — | ▲ 8238 (#9803 → #1565) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #23 | Cameron Ball | 1053560 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Spartanburg, SC | ▲ 8106 (#9803 → #1697) | $3.0M | 11 |
| #23 | NATALIE GILLESPIE | 2080442 | BLUE RIDGE BANK | 629421 | Easley, SC | ▲ 8106 (#9803 → #1697) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #23 | Brielle Hamlet | 2062764 | Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 2119 | — | ▲ 8106 (#9803 → #1697) | $2.1M | 11 |
| #26 | Gayle Rabon | 1711250 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Lexington, SC | ▲ 7961 (#9803 → #1842) | $1.0M | 10 |
| #26 | Stephen Conde | 1558568 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Warwick, RI | ▲ 7961 (#9803 → #1842) | $2.0M | 10 |
| #26 | Dylan Krauthofer | 2259354 | Lending Force, LLC | 2280864 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7961 (#9803 → #1842) | $2.0M | 10 |
| #26 | James Murphy | 2211995 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7961 (#9803 → #1842) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #26 | Ryan Magnus | 1638730 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 7961 (#9803 → #1842) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #26 | James Jeter | 2178892 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 7961 (#9803 → #1842) | $3.0M | 10 |
| #26 | Wesam Dababneh | 336242 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 7961 (#9803 → #1842) | $2.1M | 10 |
| #33 | JESSICA STARKS | 2363903 | Community First Bank | 607801 | — | ▲ 7786 (#9803 → #2017) | $575K | 9 |
| #33 | Vestina Davis | 1730323 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Florence, SC | ▲ 7786 (#9803 → #2017) | $845K | 9 |
| #33 | Charlton LaFitte | 2266904 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 7786 (#9803 → #2017) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #33 | Robert Nichols | 20797 | 1st Signature Lending, LLC | 27820 | Indianapolis, IN | ▲ 7786 (#9803 → #2017) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #33 | Michael Lott | 2088373 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7786 (#9803 → #2017) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #33 | Deborah Smith | 505114 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Huntersville, NC | ▲ 7786 (#9803 → #2017) | $5.3M | 9 |
| #33 | Garnik Zakaryan | 852324 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Glendale, CA | ▲ 7786 (#9803 → #2017) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #33 | Brendan Hempstead | 2323012 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7786 (#9803 → #2017) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #33 | Joel Olson | 1410944 | Blueprint Home Loans LLC | 2860826 | Riverview, FL | ▲ 7786 (#9803 → #2017) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #42 | Julian Alqastoma | 1566916 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #42 | Julie McCary | 723241 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Ninety Six, SC | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #42 | Tyler Evans | 908443 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #42 | Melissa Williams | 1433454 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Beaufort, SC | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.5M | 8 |
| #42 | Karl Svendsen | 1533680 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Arlington, VA | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #42 | Edward Tobias | 992864 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Lewisville, TX | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $6.1M | 8 |
| #42 | Jimmy Kim | 1632265 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $1.4M | 8 |
| #42 | Kevin Spain | 1654775 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #42 | Nicholas Toscano | 59353 | UNMB Home Loans Inc. | 7230 | Levittown, NY | ▲ 7567 (#9803 → #2236) | $2.3M | 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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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