Leading Rookies by Loan Count — South Carolina (2024)

Leading rookies in South Carolina in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Caleb Higginbotham (First Reliance Bank, NMLS #2408248), Corbin Cleaves (Guild Mortgage Company LLC, NMLS #2401874), and Albree Halstead (Pulte Mortgage LLC, NMLS #2580148).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Leading Rookies by Loan Count — South Carolina (2024) — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location 2024 Volume 2024 Loans Avg Loan
#1 Caleb Higginbotham 2408248 First Reliance Bank 411728 Greenville, SC $6.2M 27 $229K
#2 Corbin Cleaves 2401874 Guild Mortgage Company LLC 3274 $6.2M 23 $270K
#3 Albree Halstead 2580148 Pulte Mortgage LLC 1791 $6.8M 20 $340K
#4 Benjamin Johnson 2547937 United Financial Inc. 2286700 Irvine, CA $2.8M 15 $186K
#5 Katherine Hernandez 2578245 DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 14622 $4.0M 14 $288K
#5 Lynasia Cofield 2534369 Better Mortgage Corporation 330511 $879K 14 $63K
#7 Ty Kornhauser 2485886 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Charlotte, NC $3.6M 12 $298K
#7 Clare Pezzullo 2571173 NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. 1127 Charlotte, NC $3.0M 12 $250K
#7 Erynn Chase 2553823 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Sandy Springs, GA $2.4M 12 $203K
#7 Korbyn Kline 2553865 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Sandy Springs, GA $1.3M 12 $107K
#11 Manuel Medina 2555955 Better Mortgage Corporation 330511 Troy, MI $763K 11 $69K
#12 Chyvonne Griffin 2249422 FIRST PALMETTO BANK 409030 Columbia, SC $2.4M 10 $240K
#12 Madyson Richardson 2563002 Mortgage Simplified, LLC 1885513 Aiken, SC $2.1M 10 $210K
#14 Jace Matkin 2543748 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI $2.4M 9 $267K
#14 Klogen Gurabardhi 2564241 Liberty 1 Lending Inc. 2551187 Livonia, MI $1.7M 9 $193K
#16 Colin Schotter 2566797 New Day Financial, LLC 1043 West Palm Beach, FL $4.7M 8 $586K
#17 Hamad Ali 2548669 MortgagePros, LLC 1925352 Troy, MI $1.7M 7 $243K
#17 Nael Odetallah 2557762 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Cleveland, OH $1.7M 7 $249K
#17 Maurice Coleman Grier 2599275 New American Funding, LLC 6606 Charlotte, NC $1.8M 7 $258K
#17 Isabelle Clark 2566798 New Day Financial, LLC 1043 $1.7M 7 $236K
#17 Geena Hammond 2614799 Movement Mortgage, LLC 39179 Greer, SC $4.7M 7 $671K
#22 Miguel Maxberry 2556486 Royal United Mortgage LLC 13390 Indianapolis, IN $1.2M 6 $198K
#22 Sebastian Iavasile 2564100 Imperium Lending, LLC 2237880 Troy, MI $433K 6 $72K
#22 Lakayia Bryant 2374739 NewRez LLC 3013 Fort Washington, PA $2.2M 6 $372K
#22 Jonathan Adler 2603319 First Dignity Mortgage Corp 2715443 $1.4M 6 $239K
#22 Jacob Reed 2545851 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Chandler, AZ $1.1M 6 $175K
#22 Acie Leslie 2593993 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Lexington, SC $1.4M 6 $233K
#22 Andre Kizy 2399537 Mortgage One Funding LLC 2261660 Clawson, MI $1.7M 6 $277K
#22 Emily Parshall 2561131 Agave Home Loans, LLC 1951574 $3.9M 6 $645K
#22 Molly Fey 2602816 CalCon Mutual Mortgage LLC 46375 Charleston, SC $1.6M 6 $269K
#22 Shiva Tuli 2564109 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI $640K 6 $107K
#32 Ivan Rivera 2598754 AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. 1209177 Lake Forest, CA $4.9M 5 $984K
#32 Rita Ajo 2621145 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI $306K 5 $61K
#32 Kevin Rose 664162 Premier Lending, Inc. 238143 Columbia, SC $1.5M 5 $305K
#32 Nicholas Alonso 2580795 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL $1.6M 5 $328K
#32 Jasmine Edmison 2573119 Capital One, National Association 453156 $435K 5 $87K
#32 Jessica Jordan 2609882 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Louisville, KY $537K 5 $107K
#32 Matthew Hina 2602203 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Greenville, SC $1.7M 5 $346K
#32 Lacie Jones 2574568 MY COMMUNITY MORTGAGE LLC 2408499 New Orleans, LA $1.3M 5 $263K
#32 DaVita Talbert 2573706 Fulton Bank, National Association 485401 Kennett Square, PA $330K 5 $66K
#32 Heather Jones 2623159 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Charleston, SC $1.4M 5 $276K
#32 Marcela Galatis 2603318 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL $1.4M 5 $275K
#32 Neela Chintalapudi 2573121 Capital One, National Association 453156 $475K 5 $95K
#32 Dario Alejandro-Gafford 2564015 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI $647K 5 $129K
#32 Kathryn Kuhn 2602776 CalCon Mutual Mortgage LLC 46375 Charleston, SC $2.4M 5 $482K
#32 Eric Hollis 2591713 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Franklin, TN $1.0M 5 $210K
#32 Zachary Hunter 2543948 Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. 70876 Aiken, SC $1.6M 5 $327K
#32 Jhony Freitas Salvador 2603317 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 $1.4M 5 $282K
#49 Taha Zgheib 2565133 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI $762K 4 $190K
#49 Riley Lake 2472343 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Irvine, CA $500K 4 $125K

Frequently asked

Who is the top rookie mortgage loan officer in South Carolina in 2024?
Caleb Higginbotham (First Reliance Bank, NMLS #2408248) ranks #1 in South Carolina in 2024 with 27 closed loans based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in South Carolina in 2024?
1. Caleb Higginbotham (First Reliance Bank); 2. Corbin Cleaves (Guild Mortgage Company LLC); 3. Albree Halstead (Pulte Mortgage LLC). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — South Carolina (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-rookie-by-units/2024

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