Biggest Climbers by Volume — South Carolina

Biggest climbers in South Carolina this year, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of May 20, 2026, the top 3 include James Geary (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2660857), David Jopling (First State Bank, NMLS #1173563), and TERESA CARTER (HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, NMLS #2222221).

Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.

Biggest Climbers by Volume — South Carolina — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change YTD Volume YTD Loans Avg Loan
#1 James Geary 2660857 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 8872 (#9513 → #641) $4.4M 16 $274K
#2 David Jopling 1173563 First State Bank 517392 Wrens, GA ▲ 8813 (#9782 → #969) $3.2M 2 $1.6M
#3 TERESA CARTER 2222221 HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION 922684 Bamberg, SC ▲ 8499 (#9954 → #1455) $2.2M 9 $248K
#4 Kenneth Fuqua 1724970 Holy City Mortgage, LLC 2540616 Summerville, SC ▲ 8490 (#9889 → #1399) $2.3M 6 $384K
#5 Feng Liu 615053 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Weston, FL ▲ 8438 (#9924 → #1486) $2.2M 1 $2.2M
#6 Nickolas Stefanias 2076975 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Columbia, MD ▲ 8396 (#8888 → #492) $5.2M 13 $402K
#7 Ryan Karrer 1928648 New Story Lending LLC 2440499 Seneca, SC ▲ 8215 (#9371 → #1156) $2.7M 11 $247K
#8 Tyler Wudzinski 2239500 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 8141 (#9874 → #1733) $1.9M 6 $316K
#9 Joseph Valente 1866489 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 8139 (#9655 → #1516) $2.2M 4 $538K
#10 Thomas Mahaffey 2102123 FIRST HERITAGE MORTGAGE, LLC 86548 Fairfax, VA ▲ 8095 (#8807 → #712) $4.1M 15 $272K
#11 Lucas Staus 2330795 TruHome Solutions, LLC 284608 Overland Park, KS ▲ 7996 (#9978 → #1982) $1.6M 4 $408K
#12 Ricardo Garibay 726200 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 503941 Pasadena, CA ▲ 7898 (#9477 → #1579) $2.1M 4 $518K
#13 William Blankenbaker 2037676 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Louisville, KY ▲ 7822 (#9648 → #1826) $1.8M 10 $178K
#14 Christopher Keelin 63764 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Denville, NJ ▲ 7806 (#8608 → #802) $3.7M 4 $932K
#15 Christopher Price 2022683 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7802 (#9728 → #1926) $1.7M 6 $280K
#16 Thomas Feldner 1760740 AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. 1209177 Lake Forest, CA ▲ 7799 (#9109 → #1310) $2.5M 9 $273K
#17 Jake Bedell 2560298 NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. 1127 Pooler, GA ▲ 7794 (#8905 → #1111) $2.8M 11 $257K
#18 Robert Jarvis 1095239 City National Bank 536994 Los Angeles, CA ▲ 7786 (#9149 → #1363) $2.4M 2 $1.2M
#19 Nelson Haws 293163 Loanhouse Mortgage Capital, Inc. 1946451 Fort Lauderdale, FL ▲ 7689 (#8255 → #566) $4.7M 16 $297K
#20 William Leck 1062786 Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. 819382 Mount Pleasant, SC ▲ 7667 (#9149 → #1482) $2.2M 8 $274K
#21 Zane Radloff 1901907 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7618 (#8959 → #1341) $2.4M 10 $240K
#22 Jason Currie 486626 Spero Financial Federal Credit Union 421377 Greenville, SC ▲ 7549 (#8821 → #1272) $2.5M 11 $229K
#23 Andrew Zynda 2115772 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 7521 (#9582 → #2061) $1.6M 5 $312K
#24 Nathan Goldstein 79336 Bank of America, N.A. 399802 Hingham, MA ▲ 7504 (#9662 → #2158) $1.5M 1 $1.5M
#25 Josiah Walters 1966834 Zillow Home Loans, LLC 10287 Overland Park, KS ▲ 7437 (#7752 → #315) $6.8M 19 $360K
#26 Vincent Hild 2377854 MortgagePros, LLC 1925352 Troy, MI ▲ 7382 (#9008 → #1626) $2.0M 8 $253K
#27 Jordan Barton 1416305 Lennar Mortgage, LLC 1058 Charleston, SC ▲ 7372 (#7413 → #41) $17.5M 53 $330K
#28 Heather Shelton 2025661 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 7286 (#7959 → #673) $4.3M 10 $427K
#29 Sapana Shah 1390774 i3 Lending Inc. 1020884 Miami, FL ▲ 7254 (#8862 → #1608) $2.0M 5 $409K
#30 Brittany Hoots-Whittemore 1777635 SouthState Bank, N.A. 403455 Surfside Beach, SC ▲ 7252 (#9513 → #2261) $1.4M 4 $360K
#31 Taylor Moise 1606005 Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. 72043 Charlotte, NC ▲ 7244 (#9022 → #1778) $1.8M 5 $369K
#32 Charles Hoyer 211755 Velocio Mortgage L.L.C. 1529234 Conway, SC ▲ 7243 (#8073 → #830) $3.6M 15 $241K
#33 Jan Wagner 152431 BankSouth Mortgage Company, LLC 690971 Milton, GA ▲ 7216 (#9001 → #1785) $1.8M 5 $367K
#34 Holly Sinclair Sherrill 931312 SouthState Bank, N.A. 403455 Greenville, SC ▲ 7192 (#9699 → #2507) $1.3M 7 $185K
#35 Karen Dulmage 485100 NFM Lending, LLC 2893 Pinehurst, NC ▲ 7114 (#9095 → #1981) $1.6M 2 $817K
#36 Fadi Faraj 248394 Premier Lending, Inc. 238143 Charlotte, NC ▲ 7090 (#7767 → #677) $4.2M 16 $265K
#37 Greg O'Connor 926480 Go Mortgage, LLC 1018 Florence, SC ▲ 7090 (#8841 → #1751) $1.9M 6 $313K
#38 Raymond Ernst 189861 NORTH AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP 180736 Henderson, NV ▲ 7072 (#8975 → #1903) $1.7M 2 $850K
#39 Manuel Morales 647617 Pentagon Federal Credit Union 401822 San Antonio, TX ▲ 7054 (#9823 → #2769) $1.2M 2 $578K
#40 Tameisha Hill 1772063 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7036 (#9283 → #2247) $1.4M 4 $362K
#41 Monica Elizondo 2042748 Longbridge Financial, LLC 957935 Charlotte, NC ▲ 7028 (#7422 → #394) $6.0M 7 $857K
#42 Filipe Dusi 2492338 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL ▲ 7023 (#9696 → #2673) $1.2M 6 $200K
#43 Rodrick Hyde 1266696 Planet Home Lending, LLC 17022 Tampa, FL ▲ 6991 (#9262 → #2271) $1.4M 4 $359K
#44 Rick Melville 107798 CMG Mortgage, Inc. 1820 Charlotte, NC ▲ 6989 (#9714 → #2725) $1.2M 5 $236K
#45 Juan Rosas 761257 Truist Bank 399803 Richmond, VA ▲ 6983 (#9513 → #2530) $1.3M 5 $256K
#46 Christopher Essak 1461156 Clear2Mortgage Inc. 1911663 Royal Oak, MI ▲ 6965 (#7840 → #875) $3.5M 10 $347K
#47 Deshalle Thompson 2150647 Sage Home Loans Corporation 3304 Fort Mill, SC ▲ 6947 (#9914 → #2967) $1.1M 2 $535K
#48 Benjamin Willard 2039059 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Marlton, NJ ▲ 6942 (#9335 → #2393) $1.4M 5 $271K
#49 Francis Mezy 1523862 LoanVille LLC 2557256 Troy, MI ▲ 6939 (#9492 → #2553) $1.3M 6 $212K
#50 Michael Sanders 1359950 Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. 449042 Salt Lake City, UT ▲ 6900 (#9853 → #2953) $1.1M 4 $269K

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