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 October 11, 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 | ▲ 9689 (#9804 → #115) | $6.3M | 92 |
| #2 | James Tedder | 2313151 | Pathway Mortgage LLC | 113488 | Boiling Springs, SC | ▲ 9458 (#9804 → #346) | $12.1M | 49 |
| #3 | Sharon Pierson | 777303 | FIRST HERITAGE MORTGAGE, LLC | 86548 | — | ▲ 9213 (#9804 → #591) | $8.7M | 33 |
| #4 | Rania Chehadeh | 2303965 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | — | ▲ 9127 (#9804 → #677) | $3.1M | 30 |
| #5 | Marcy Benson | 1133881 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Fort Mill, SC | ▲ 9029 (#9804 → #775) | $15.0M | 26 |
| #6 | KENNETH BYRNE | 187129 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Chantilly, VA | ▲ 8946 (#9804 → #858) | $6.1M | 24 |
| #7 | Dimitri Yaldoo | 2016094 | AJY Holdings LLC | 2731572 | Troy, MI | ▲ 8909 (#9804 → #895) | $6.7M | 23 |
| #7 | Ayyah Bittar | 1644067 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8909 (#9804 → #895) | $1.5M | 23 |
| #9 | James Wampler | 157246 | Primis Mortgage Company | 1894879 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 8867 (#9804 → #937) | $7.4M | 22 |
| #10 | Austin Dearinger | 1833256 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Greenville, SC | ▲ 8682 (#9804 → #1122) | $4.0M | 18 |
| #11 | Carla Harkness | 1920599 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | — | ▲ 8630 (#9804 → #1174) | $3.6M | 17 |
| #12 | Megan Williams | 2123354 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | ▲ 8512 (#9804 → #1292) | $4.7M | 15 |
| #12 | Candice Bray | 1935359 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 8512 (#9804 → #1292) | $3.0M | 15 |
| #14 | John D'Amato | 1458962 | TRI Pointe Connect, LLC | 1250459 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8436 (#9804 → #1368) | $4.8M | 14 |
| #15 | Ali Shahin | 1889838 | Extreme Loans LLC | 2025962 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 8340 (#9804 → #1464) | $985K | 13 |
| #15 | Yasamin Saed | 2125103 | Denali Home Loans LLC | 2648724 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 8340 (#9804 → #1464) | $2.1M | 13 |
| #15 | Mark Ilderton | 255866 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Chapin, SC | ▲ 8340 (#9804 → #1464) | $5.7M | 13 |
| #18 | William Hughes | 173755 | Legend Lending Corporation | 229421 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8239 (#9804 → #1565) | $2.0M | 12 |
| #18 | Odassis Avila | 2247484 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 8239 (#9804 → #1565) | $4.8M | 12 |
| #18 | Kyle Sears | 1409360 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 8239 (#9804 → #1565) | $907K | 12 |
| #18 | KIMBERLY SULLIVAN | 768901 | Mid Carolina Credit Union | 403334 | Lugoff, SC | ▲ 8239 (#9804 → #1565) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #18 | Anthony Roque | 2006305 | Ascend Lending USA, LLC | 2506419 | — | ▲ 8239 (#9804 → #1565) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #23 | Cameron Ball | 1053560 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Spartanburg, SC | ▲ 8107 (#9804 → #1697) | $3.0M | 11 |
| #23 | NATALIE GILLESPIE | 2080442 | BLUE RIDGE BANK | 629421 | Easley, SC | ▲ 8107 (#9804 → #1697) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #23 | Brielle Hamlet | 2062764 | Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 2119 | — | ▲ 8107 (#9804 → #1697) | $2.1M | 11 |
| #26 | Ryan Magnus | 1638730 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 7962 (#9804 → #1842) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #26 | Gayle Rabon | 1711250 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Lexington, SC | ▲ 7962 (#9804 → #1842) | $1.0M | 10 |
| #26 | Wesam Dababneh | 336242 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 7962 (#9804 → #1842) | $2.1M | 10 |
| #26 | James Murphy | 2211995 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7962 (#9804 → #1842) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #26 | James Jeter | 2178892 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 7962 (#9804 → #1842) | $3.0M | 10 |
| #26 | Stephen Conde | 1558568 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | Warwick, RI | ▲ 7962 (#9804 → #1842) | $2.0M | 10 |
| #26 | Dylan Krauthofer | 2259354 | Lending Force, LLC | 2280864 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7962 (#9804 → #1842) | $2.0M | 10 |
| #33 | Vestina Davis | 1730323 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Florence, SC | ▲ 7787 (#9804 → #2017) | $845K | 9 |
| #33 | JESSICA STARKS | 2363903 | Community First Bank | 607801 | — | ▲ 7787 (#9804 → #2017) | $575K | 9 |
| #33 | Robert Nichols | 20797 | 1st Signature Lending, LLC | 27820 | Indianapolis, IN | ▲ 7787 (#9804 → #2017) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #33 | Charlton LaFitte | 2266904 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 7787 (#9804 → #2017) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #33 | Garnik Zakaryan | 852324 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Glendale, CA | ▲ 7787 (#9804 → #2017) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #33 | Deborah Smith | 505114 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Huntersville, NC | ▲ 7787 (#9804 → #2017) | $5.3M | 9 |
| #33 | Joel Olson | 1410944 | Blueprint Home Loans LLC | 2860826 | Riverview, FL | ▲ 7787 (#9804 → #2017) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #33 | Brendan Hempstead | 2323012 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7787 (#9804 → #2017) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #33 | Michael Lott | 2088373 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7787 (#9804 → #2017) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #42 | Julian Alqastoma | 1566916 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7567 (#9804 → #2237) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #42 | Nicholas Toscano | 59353 | UNMB Home Loans Inc. | 7230 | Levittown, NY | ▲ 7567 (#9804 → #2237) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #42 | Jimmy Kim | 1632265 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 7567 (#9804 → #2237) | $1.4M | 8 |
| #42 | Karl Svendsen | 1533680 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Arlington, VA | ▲ 7567 (#9804 → #2237) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #42 | Tyler Evans | 908443 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 7567 (#9804 → #2237) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #42 | Alethea Gadson | 711173 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 7567 (#9804 → #2237) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #42 | Edward Tobias | 992864 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Lewisville, TX | ▲ 7567 (#9804 → #2237) | $6.1M | 8 |
| #42 | Dylan Rzezuski | 2226467 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Marlborough, MA | ▲ 7567 (#9804 → #2237) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #42 | Kevin Spain | 1654775 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7567 (#9804 → #2237) | $2.4M | 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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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