Biggest climbers in South Carolina in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Terrence Frazier (University Bank, NMLS #1578125), Geoffrey Thoren (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #559726), 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 | Terrence Frazier | 1578125 | University Bank | 715685 | Hendersonville, TN | ▲ 8452 (#9841 → #1389) | $5.0M | 6 |
| #2 | Geoffrey Thoren | 559726 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 8413 (#9827 → #1414) | $4.8M | 5 |
| #3 | Heidi Newton | 2724598 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 8237 (#8781 → #544) | $11.0M | 32 |
| #4 | Kelly Luhmann | 1375496 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Cornelius, NC | ▲ 7817 (#9751 → #1934) | $3.5M | 4 |
| #5 | Erica Chan | 444317 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7751 (#9406 → #1655) | $4.1M | 2 |
| #6 | Perry Bewley | 2547709 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7747 (#9606 → #1859) | $3.6M | 16 |
| #7 | Christopher Garceau | 1900090 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 7735 (#9096 → #1361) | $5.0M | 15 |
| #8 | Vincent Guarino | 2193155 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Staten Island, NY | ▲ 7669 (#9143 → #1474) | $4.6M | 12 |
| #9 | William McGuirt | 589203 | United Bank | 522399 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7626 (#9715 → #2089) | $3.2M | 7 |
| #10 | Benjamin Decker | 853401 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7571 (#7812 → #241) | $18.5M | 69 |
| #11 | Bradley Hedin | 400856 | Raymond James Bank | 405712 | Edina, MN | ▲ 7557 (#8110 → #553) | $10.8M | 11 |
| #12 | Erick Shahnazari | 1993754 | Sher The Wealth Inc | 2443884 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 7540 (#9791 → #2251) | $3.0M | 8 |
| #13 | Ronald Takac | 505438 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7516 (#8074 → #558) | $10.8M | 23 |
| #14 | Linda Tran | 2037086 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7516 (#9789 → #2273) | $2.9M | 3 |
| #15 | Andrea Madera- Sanchez | 1543155 | SAFE Federal Credit Union | 419530 | Lexington, SC | ▲ 7514 (#9234 → #1720) | $3.9M | 32 |
| #16 | COLIE DYSON | 414517 | Southern First Bank | 754127 | Cayce, SC | ▲ 7462 (#9554 → #2092) | $3.2M | 11 |
| #17 | Justin Mercer | 2662230 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7455 (#9486 → #2031) | $3.3M | 17 |
| #18 | John Bosio | 1771122 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7444 (#9864 → #2420) | $2.7M | 12 |
| #19 | Robert Santos | 1395940 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Bluffton, SC | ▲ 7333 (#7772 → #439) | $12.7M | 41 |
| #20 | Dinh Tran | 1290054 | AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC | 135776 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7329 (#9851 → #2522) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #21 | Elizabeth Long | 658952 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 7273 (#9639 → #2366) | $2.8M | 1 |
| #22 | David Hager | 2015504 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 7260 (#8598 → #1338) | $5.1M | 8 |
| #23 | Aaron Tedrow | 13114 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 7211 (#8666 → #1455) | $4.7M | 18 |
| #24 | Scott Wirtanen | 34151 | Honest Rate LLC | 2710620 | Solon, OH | ▲ 7208 (#8625 → #1417) | $4.8M | 11 |
| #25 | Christopher Mata | 1831907 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Orange, CA | ▲ 7197 (#9254 → #2057) | $3.2M | 3 |
| #26 | Nhu Mai | 2730293 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7189 (#9215 → #2026) | $3.3M | 11 |
| #27 | James Johnson III | 1210987 | State Employees' Credit Union | 430055 | Supply, NC | ▲ 7113 (#9971 → #2858) | $2.3M | 5 |
| #28 | Laura Arroyave | 2722703 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7078 (#8700 → #1622) | $4.2M | 14 |
| #29 | Mohammad Rizk | 2343252 | ZOOM HOME LENDING LLC | 2620616 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 7068 (#8791 → #1723) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #30 | Daniel Beyer | 896253 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Lombard, IL | ▲ 7028 (#9515 → #2487) | $2.7M | 4 |
| #31 | Juan Gonzalez | 2014886 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Charleston, SC | ▲ 7024 (#7345 → #321) | $15.5M | 45 |
| #32 | Charla Salathe | 585469 | Founders Federal Credit Union | 410646 | Columbia, SC | ▲ 6996 (#7335 → #339) | $15.0M | 43 |
| #33 | Tyler Hickey | 1663822 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6976 (#8978 → #2002) | $3.3M | 7 |
| #34 | Denise Donoghue | 513250 | NRD Lending LLC | 2829543 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6913 (#9436 → #2523) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #35 | Zachary Zerbst | 1431624 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Summerville, SC | ▲ 6912 (#8086 → #1174) | $5.8M | 11 |
| #36 | Richard Rivera | 428684 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6888 (#9220 → #2332) | $2.9M | 6 |
| #37 | Brian Robinson | 1993643 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 6865 (#9467 → #2602) | $2.5M | 5 |
| #38 | Merribeth Quigley | 23332 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6844 (#9796 → #2952) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #39 | Taylor Cole | 1983471 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6810 (#9403 → #2593) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #40 | Albert Yakubov | 1021579 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Richmond, VA | ▲ 6802 (#9694 → #2892) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #41 | Melissia Wilson | 892487 | The Conway National Bank | 445109 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 6798 (#9015 → #2217) | $3.0M | 5 |
| #42 | Jason Yang | 1995517 | American Security Mortgage Corp | 40561 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6792 (#9535 → #2743) | $2.4M | 6 |
| #43 | Elizabeth Quintero | 1359761 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Morrisville, NC | ▲ 6781 (#9727 → #2946) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #44 | BRENDA POPE | 432848 | JJFM LLC | 2356464 | Southport, NC | ▲ 6750 (#8474 → #1724) | $3.9M | 13 |
| #45 | Michael Sartore | 177095 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 6682 (#8461 → #1779) | $3.8M | 11 |
| #46 | Aaron Kuchinka | 988790 | UBS Bank USA, National Association | 947868 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 6639 (#7367 → #728) | $9.0M | 7 |
| #47 | Edward Bryant | 2728525 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6631 (#9487 → #2856) | $2.3M | 11 |
| #48 | Jameela Thomas | 2717399 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6623 (#9582 → #2959) | $2.2M | 12 |
| #49 | Loren Disque | 615562 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Myrtle Beach, SC | ▲ 6618 (#8186 → #1568) | $4.3M | 19 |
| #50 | Lisa Gray | 2539635 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6585 (#8283 → #1698) | $4.0M | 15 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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