Biggest climbers in Tennessee in 2023, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Lauren Munsey (Zillow Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #1834084), Eric Staggs (Atlas Lending LLC, NMLS #1366492), and Stephanie Nash (Regions Bank, NMLS #1811341).
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 | Lauren Munsey | 1834084 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 9012 (#9278 → #266) | $15.0M | 69 |
| #2 | Eric Staggs | 1366492 | Atlas Lending LLC | 2762531 | Jacksboro, TN | ▲ 8914 (#9278 → #364) | $17.8M | 57 |
| #3 | Stephanie Nash | 1811341 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 8675 (#9278 → #603) | $2.3M | 42 |
| #4 | Jeremy Bledsoe | 2428741 | ASCEND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 451452 | — | ▲ 8594 (#9278 → #684) | $7.0M | 38 |
| #5 | Michelle Willis | 1923720 | Wilson Bank & Trust | 188431 | Hermitage, TN | ▲ 8523 (#9278 → #755) | $11.4M | 35 |
| #6 | Laura Dorsey | 7617 | Embrace Home Loans, Inc. | 2184 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 8416 (#9278 → #862) | $8.2M | 31 |
| #7 | Gregory Matricciano | 1729260 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Naples, FL | ▲ 8273 (#9278 → #1005) | $1.1M | 27 |
| #8 | Russell Cooper | 2316234 | Rocky Top Lending LLC | 1998489 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 8230 (#9278 → #1048) | $9.0M | 26 |
| #9 | Zachary Ovington | 2412293 | TNBANK | 402935 | — | ▲ 8182 (#9278 → #1096) | $6.1M | 25 |
| #10 | Lisa Buchanan | 2221618 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 8037 (#9278 → #1241) | $1.1M | 22 |
| #10 | Beverly Phillips | 2165998 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Hattiesburg, MS | ▲ 8037 (#9278 → #1241) | $1.4M | 22 |
| #10 | Austin Berg | 2358198 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 8037 (#9278 → #1241) | $4.3M | 22 |
| #13 | James Ritchey | 1875172 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 7868 (#9278 → #1410) | $1.1M | 19 |
| #13 | Jeramy Williams | 257853 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7868 (#9278 → #1410) | $3.7M | 19 |
| #15 | Jeffrey Goodman | 851939 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7791 (#9278 → #1487) | $4.2M | 18 |
| #16 | Gabriel Mann | 350017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 7698 (#9278 → #1580) | $4.6M | 17 |
| #16 | Troy Casalone | 2117266 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 7698 (#9278 → #1580) | $7.7M | 17 |
| #16 | Matthew Houbba | 1902001 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7698 (#9278 → #1580) | $4.2M | 17 |
| #19 | Michael Fensterer | 1666142 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 7599 (#9278 → #1679) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #19 | Christina Zash Colombo | 690160 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7599 (#9278 → #1679) | $6.6M | 16 |
| #21 | Murad Ilayan | 984873 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 7499 (#9278 → #1779) | $1.1M | 15 |
| #22 | Jon Hinkle | 2039162 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Prosper, TX | ▲ 7399 (#9278 → #1879) | $8.0M | 14 |
| #23 | Price Fowler | 2301867 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Gallatin, TN | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $4.8M | 13 |
| #23 | James Davis | 2302189 | Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises, Inc. | 52473 | Berea, KY | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $398K | 13 |
| #23 | Aryan Jafarzadeh | 1989264 | Hometown Lending Inc | 2712965 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $6.3M | 13 |
| #23 | Charles Douglas | 474120 | Citizens Tri-County Bank | 456466 | Decherd, TN | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $3.3M | 13 |
| #23 | Belal Eldirani | 2023510 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $2.9M | 13 |
| #28 | Mona Sabek | 1662743 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7157 (#9278 → #2121) | $4.4M | 12 |
| #28 | Joseph Dalal | 1373213 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7157 (#9278 → #2121) | $3.2M | 12 |
| #28 | Corey Knisley | 1488733 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 7157 (#9278 → #2121) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #31 | Rachel Campbell | 2295093 | Orion Federal Credit Union | 561224 | Memphis, TN | ▲ 7126 (#7584 → #458) | $11.9M | 50 |
| #32 | Joshua Carter | 1731574 | ASCEND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 451452 | Tullahoma, TN | ▲ 7036 (#7584 → #548) | $8.1M | 45 |
| #33 | Kevin Garcia | 382683 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7013 (#9278 → #2265) | $2.8M | 11 |
| #33 | Jacob Politte | 1516392 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7013 (#9278 → #2265) | $4.1M | 11 |
| #33 | Victor Woods | 2127678 | iServe Residential Lending, LLC | 2914 | — | ▲ 7013 (#9278 → #2265) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #36 | Robert LaLance | 2112385 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | ▲ 6829 (#7584 → #755) | $10.2M | 35 |
| #37 | Danielle Traute | 2351290 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6821 (#9278 → #2457) | $955K | 10 |
| #37 | Evan Kaufman | 2375529 | FOCUS MORTGAGE, INC. | 2755855 | Wichita, KS | ▲ 6821 (#9278 → #2457) | $3.4M | 10 |
| #37 | Sydney Ferre | 2230697 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6821 (#9278 → #2457) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #37 | Mena Esho | 927798 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6821 (#9278 → #2457) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #37 | Chelsea Cracraft | 2023836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6821 (#9278 → #2457) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #37 | Ben Mercer | 1828626 | Studio Bank | 1761767 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6821 (#9278 → #2457) | $2.6M | 10 |
| #37 | Mason Ramsey | 1835364 | Wellworth Bank | 533554 | Livingston, TN | ▲ 6821 (#9278 → #2457) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #44 | Krista Galyon | 2238697 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | ▲ 6623 (#7584 → #961) | $10.3M | 28 |
| #45 | Christopher Leake | 1695716 | Xpert Home Lending Inc. | 2179191 | Braselton, GA | ▲ 6596 (#9278 → #2682) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #45 | Dustin Rosenberg | 1241871 | Convoy Home Loans, Inc. | 2130517 | El Segundo, CA | ▲ 6596 (#9278 → #2682) | $3.3M | 9 |
| #45 | Amy Huskins | 1243459 | Northeast Community Credit Union | 520867 | Elizabethton, TN | ▲ 6596 (#9278 → #2682) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #45 | Kyle Moore | 2071555 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 6596 (#9278 → #2682) | $3.0M | 9 |
| #45 | Dhan Tamang | 2321510 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | ▲ 6596 (#9278 → #2682) | $6.0M | 9 |
| #45 | Taylor West | 1403786 | Primis Mortgage Company | 1894879 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 6596 (#9278 → #2682) | $2.8M | 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 — Tennessee (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/tennessee/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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