Biggest climbers in South Carolina in 2026, 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 Juan Gonzalez (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2014886), Charla Salathe (Founders Federal Credit Union, NMLS #585469), and Heidi Newton (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #2724598).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Juan Gonzalez | 2014886 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Charleston, SC | ▲ 7688 (#8038 → #350) | $15.5M | 45 |
| #2 | Charla Salathe | 585469 | Founders Federal Credit Union | 410646 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 7664 (#8038 → #374) | $15.0M | 43 |
| #3 | Heidi Newton | 2724598 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7490 (#8038 → #548) | $11.0M | 32 |
| #4 | Brian Lin | 1328669 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 7338 (#8038 → #700) | $7.0M | 26 |
| #5 | Ronald Takac | 505438 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7222 (#8038 → #816) | $10.8M | 23 |
| #6 | Travis Vorbeck | 1776649 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 7141 (#8038 → #897) | $5.2M | 21 |
| #7 | James Northrup | 2357709 | Carolina One Mortgage, LLC | 1084059 | North Charleston, SC | ▲ 7093 (#8038 → #945) | $7.8M | 20 |
| #7 | Adam Peterson | 999498 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 7093 (#8038 → #945) | $14.1M | 20 |
| #9 | Matthew Houbba | 1902001 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7037 (#8038 → #1001) | $5.1M | 19 |
| #10 | Aaron Tedrow | 13114 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 6956 (#8038 → #1082) | $4.7M | 18 |
| #11 | Amanda Harkey | 1146867 | AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA | 619788 | Salisbury, NC | ▲ 6823 (#8038 → #1215) | $7.3M | 16 |
| #11 | Jake Ridall | 2686289 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 6823 (#8038 → #1215) | $5.6M | 16 |
| #13 | Eric Henderson | 2686283 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 6745 (#8038 → #1293) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #13 | Christopher Garceau | 1900090 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6745 (#8038 → #1293) | $5.0M | 15 |
| #13 | Morgan Gecy | 2727886 | BEAUFORT LENDING, LLC | 1703543 | Port Royal, SC | ▲ 6745 (#8038 → #1293) | $6.1M | 15 |
| #16 | Sean Konopka | 2727077 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6642 (#8038 → #1396) | $2.2M | 14 |
| #16 | Ryan Chissell | 1490219 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6642 (#8038 → #1396) | $3.4M | 14 |
| #16 | Ashley Wisecarver | 2739952 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | ▲ 6642 (#8038 → #1396) | $2.0M | 14 |
| #19 | Ryan Long | 2717421 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6524 (#8038 → #1514) | $1.8M | 13 |
| #19 | Timothy McMahon | 2708308 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6524 (#8038 → #1514) | $4.5M | 13 |
| #19 | Tina Harrison | 861103 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 6524 (#8038 → #1514) | $3.6M | 13 |
| #22 | Adam Cole | 2729341 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6406 (#8038 → #1632) | $1.9M | 12 |
| #22 | Vincent Guarino | 2193155 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Staten Island, NY | ▲ 6406 (#8038 → #1632) | $4.6M | 12 |
| #22 | Jameela Thomas | 2717399 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6406 (#8038 → #1632) | $2.2M | 12 |
| #22 | Nicholas McGhee | 2717417 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6406 (#8038 → #1632) | $2.0M | 12 |
| #22 | James Thamann | 114716 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6406 (#8038 → #1632) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #22 | Mohammad Rizk | 2343252 | ZOOM HOME LENDING LLC | 2620616 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 6406 (#8038 → #1632) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #22 | Ali Atwi | 2717366 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6406 (#8038 → #1632) | $2.1M | 12 |
| #22 | Robert Jayne | 3378 | Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 819382 | Melville, NY | ▲ 6406 (#8038 → #1632) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #22 | Sara Russo | 2681446 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6406 (#8038 → #1632) | $2.1M | 12 |
| #31 | Abby Schade | 1244997 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6238 (#8038 → #1800) | $3.8M | 11 |
| #31 | Nhu Mai | 2730293 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6238 (#8038 → #1800) | $3.3M | 11 |
| #31 | George McLaughlin | 2735598 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6238 (#8038 → #1800) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #31 | Jennifer Blau | 2568819 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Murrieta, CA | ▲ 6238 (#8038 → #1800) | $3.4M | 11 |
| #31 | Scott Wirtanen | 34151 | Honest Rate LLC | 2710620 | Solon, OH | ▲ 6238 (#8038 → #1800) | $4.8M | 11 |
| #31 | Amy Peters | 2028991 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6238 (#8038 → #1800) | $3.3M | 11 |
| #31 | Joshua Isso | 1915478 | Turbo Mortgage Funding LLC | 1911058 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 6238 (#8038 → #1800) | $3.6M | 11 |
| #38 | Megan Wells | 6423 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | New Bern, NC | ▲ 6068 (#8038 → #1970) | $3.7M | 10 |
| #38 | Monique DeGrassa | 1251345 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6068 (#8038 → #1970) | $2.0M | 10 |
| #38 | Isaac Mezo | 2088974 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6068 (#8038 → #1970) | $5.1M | 10 |
| #38 | Tony Dillabough | 2717620 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6068 (#8038 → #1970) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #38 | Pedro Henriques | 1495963 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 6068 (#8038 → #1970) | $4.2M | 10 |
| #38 | Emory Culver | 1798022 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 6068 (#8038 → #1970) | $2.5M | 10 |
| #38 | Elizabeth Quintero | 1359761 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Morrisville, NC | ▲ 6068 (#8038 → #1970) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #45 | Robert Santos | 1395940 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Bluffton, SC | ▲ 5957 (#6356 → #399) | $12.7M | 41 |
| #46 | Kameron Mio | 2063831 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 5865 (#8038 → #2173) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #46 | Ali Al-Ammar | 368700 | Vesta Financial Group, LLC | 1748450 | Dearborn, MI | ▲ 5865 (#8038 → #2173) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #46 | Jordan Komm | 2151884 | Evolution Mortgage LLC | 2432729 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 5865 (#8038 → #2173) | $3.0M | 9 |
| #46 | Sapana Shah | 1390774 | i3 Lending Inc. | 1020884 | Miami, FL | ▲ 5865 (#8038 → #2173) | $3.2M | 9 |
| #46 | Timothy Alvis | 373984 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 5865 (#8038 → #2173) | $3.1M | 9 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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