Biggest climbers in South Carolina in 2023, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Aaron Simmons (FIRST HERITAGE MORTGAGE, LLC, NMLS #239638), Matthew Yates (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #709012), and Kevin Cooper (Evolve Bank & Trust, NMLS #2104771).
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 | Aaron Simmons | 239638 | FIRST HERITAGE MORTGAGE, LLC | 86548 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 8654 (#9021 → #367) | $14.1M | 51 |
| #2 | Matthew Yates | 709012 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Charleston, SC | ▲ 8640 (#8749 → #109) | $28.4M | 84 |
| #3 | Kevin Cooper | 2104771 | Evolve Bank & Trust | 509256 | — | ▲ 8511 (#9602 → #1091) | $5.4M | 6 |
| #4 | Connor Beckman | 2344987 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 8481 (#9524 → #1043) | $5.7M | 26 |
| #5 | Tumeka Alexander | 2018536 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Greenville, SC | ▲ 8346 (#9219 → #873) | $6.8M | 24 |
| #6 | Jeremy Gould | 2379609 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | ▲ 8194 (#9277 → #1083) | $5.5M | 21 |
| #7 | Jason Campbell | 130931 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hinsdale, IL | ▲ 8095 (#9471 → #1376) | $4.3M | 2 |
| #8 | James Jeter | 2178892 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Asheville, NC | ▲ 8010 (#9852 → #1842) | $3.0M | 10 |
| #9 | SANDRA BLANTON | 412783 | ARTHUR STATE BANK | 401264 | Chesnee, SC | ▲ 7994 (#9992 → #1998) | $2.8M | 7 |
| #10 | Patsy Chavis | 627813 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Seneca, SC | ▲ 7985 (#9406 → #1421) | $4.1M | 20 |
| #11 | Robert Sargent | 384798 | Impact Mortgage LLC | 2606491 | Clemson, SC | ▲ 7949 (#8136 → #187) | $21.7M | 82 |
| #12 | Raymond Robinson | 50229 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7814 (#9813 → #1999) | $2.8M | 7 |
| #13 | Molly Buckles | 983776 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Charleston, SC | ▲ 7702 (#9526 → #1824) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #14 | Jordan Brown Lute | 2109484 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7684 (#9827 → #2143) | $2.5M | 4 |
| #15 | Hani Bittar | 2278897 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7577 (#9966 → #2389) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #16 | Nicola Valerio | 1889040 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7575 (#9903 → #2328) | $2.3M | 1 |
| #17 | Kimberly Caggiano | 244855 | Resource Financial Services, Inc. | 1339801 | Spartanburg, SC | ▲ 7567 (#9444 → #1877) | $3.0M | 14 |
| #18 | Edris Alrubeydi | 483885 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Chantilly, VA | ▲ 7513 (#9515 → #2002) | $2.7M | 2 |
| #19 | Casey Jackson | 769219 | F&M Bank | 646260 | Washington, GA | ▲ 7506 (#9763 → #2257) | $2.4M | 5 |
| #20 | Anthony Russo | 1538011 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7467 (#9366 → #1899) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #21 | Kristin Roy | 118498 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 7458 (#8464 → #1006) | $5.9M | 20 |
| #22 | Michael Hass | 1503825 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7391 (#9942 → #2551) | $2.1M | 4 |
| #23 | Allan Pelikow | 1768331 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 7380 (#8138 → #758) | $7.9M | 1 |
| #24 | Brendan Hempstead | 2323012 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7328 (#9464 → #2136) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #25 | Lorenval Evans | 2042315 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Orangeburg, SC | ▲ 7293 (#9776 → #2483) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #26 | Michael Richmond | 1608235 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7255 (#9755 → #2500) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #27 | Margaret Buchanan | 738793 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Greenville, SC | ▲ 7162 (#8731 → #1569) | $3.7M | 16 |
| #28 | Matthew VanFossen | 138213 | Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation | 176743 | Fairfield, NJ | ▲ 7155 (#8905 → #1750) | $3.2M | 7 |
| #29 | Ali Al-ziyadi | 1916312 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7118 (#9970 → #2852) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #30 | Collin Strachan | 1461407 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7089 (#9673 → #2584) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #31 | Damien King | 899402 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | ▲ 7053 (#9825 → #2772) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #32 | Cameron Ball | 1053560 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Spartanburg, SC | ▲ 7015 (#8849 → #1834) | $3.0M | 11 |
| #33 | Lindsay Benton | 2277912 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 6909 (#7911 → #1002) | $6.0M | 26 |
| #34 | James Murphy | 2211995 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 6874 (#9072 → #2198) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #35 | Carol Duncan | 808032 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | — | ▲ 6873 (#8032 → #1159) | $5.1M | 6 |
| #36 | Bradley Tate | 1394138 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6840 (#7892 → #1052) | $5.7M | 10 |
| #37 | Kristina Pinchuk | 2263459 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | — | ▲ 6825 (#9334 → #2509) | $2.1M | 11 |
| #38 | Donna Shlaimon | 1731179 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6815 (#9508 → #2693) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #39 | James Cunningham | 133525 | Assured Capital Funding Inc. | 127620 | Shelby Township, MI | ▲ 6779 (#9958 → #3179) | $1.6M | 4 |
| #40 | David Burkot | 739159 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 6766 (#9371 → #2605) | $2.0M | 4 |
| #41 | Xavier Flores | 2131201 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | Tysons, VA | ▲ 6765 (#8959 → #2194) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #42 | Weston Peters | 1376472 | First Reliance Bank | 411728 | Mount Pleasant, SC | ▲ 6753 (#9146 → #2393) | $2.2M | 6 |
| #43 | Lisa Ryan | 1209113 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 6747 (#9947 → #3200) | $1.6M | 11 |
| #44 | Alvin Jendo | 1627203 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6734 (#9651 → #2917) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #45 | Kaylee Hagan | 1818909 | TruHome Solutions, LLC | 284608 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 6730 (#9879 → #3149) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #46 | Matthew Elston | 69609 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Rock Hill, SC | ▲ 6725 (#9560 → #2835) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #47 | Daniel Lado | 410079 | HSBC Bank USA National Association | 399799 | New York, NY | ▲ 6711 (#7475 → #764) | $7.8M | 2 |
| #48 | John Rovie | 2007984 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6698 (#9780 → #3082) | $1.7M | 5 |
| #49 | Charles Anway | 1141805 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | ▲ 6672 (#8123 → #1451) | $4.0M | 2 |
| #50 | Joseph Shalaby | 393535 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6654 (#9821 → #3167) | $1.6M | 6 |
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 Volume — 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-volume/2023
Powered by ChatMMI