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 October 11, 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 | ▲ 9007 (#9280 → #273) | $14.5M | 68 |
| #2 | Eric Staggs | 1366492 | Atlas Lending LLC | 2762531 | Jacksboro, TN | ▲ 8916 (#9280 → #364) | $17.8M | 57 |
| #3 | Stephanie Nash | 1811341 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 8677 (#9280 → #603) | $2.3M | 42 |
| #4 | Jeremy Bledsoe | 2428741 | ASCEND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 451452 | — | ▲ 8597 (#9280 → #683) | $7.0M | 38 |
| #5 | Michelle Willis | 1923720 | Wilson Bank & Trust | 188431 | Hermitage, TN | ▲ 8524 (#9280 → #756) | $11.4M | 35 |
| #6 | Laura Dorsey | 7617 | Embrace Home Loans, Inc. | 2184 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 8418 (#9280 → #862) | $8.2M | 31 |
| #7 | Gregory Matricciano | 1729260 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Naples, FL | ▲ 8274 (#9280 → #1006) | $1.1M | 27 |
| #8 | Russell Cooper | 2316234 | Rocky Top Lending LLC | 1998489 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 8232 (#9280 → #1048) | $9.0M | 26 |
| #9 | Zachary Ovington | 2412293 | TNBANK | 402935 | — | ▲ 8185 (#9280 → #1095) | $6.1M | 25 |
| #10 | Lisa Buchanan | 2221618 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 8039 (#9280 → #1241) | $1.1M | 22 |
| #10 | Beverly Phillips | 2165998 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Hattiesburg, MS | ▲ 8039 (#9280 → #1241) | $1.4M | 22 |
| #10 | Austin Berg | 2358198 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 8039 (#9280 → #1241) | $4.3M | 22 |
| #13 | James Ritchey | 1875172 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 7934 (#9280 → #1346) | $1.1M | 20 |
| #14 | Jeramy Williams | 257853 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7868 (#9280 → #1412) | $3.7M | 19 |
| #15 | Jeffrey Goodman | 851939 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7793 (#9280 → #1487) | $4.2M | 18 |
| #16 | Matthew Houbba | 1902001 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7698 (#9280 → #1582) | $4.2M | 17 |
| #16 | Gabriel Mann | 350017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 7698 (#9280 → #1582) | $4.6M | 17 |
| #16 | Troy Casalone | 2117266 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 7698 (#9280 → #1582) | $7.7M | 17 |
| #19 | Michael Fensterer | 1666142 | DREAM HOME DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | 2525913 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 7600 (#9280 → #1680) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #19 | Christina Zash Colombo | 690160 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7600 (#9280 → #1680) | $6.6M | 16 |
| #21 | Murad Ilayan | 984873 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7500 (#9280 → #1780) | $1.1M | 15 |
| #22 | Jon Hinkle | 2039162 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Prosper, TX | ▲ 7400 (#9280 → #1880) | $8.0M | 14 |
| #23 | James Davis | 2302189 | Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises, Inc. | 52473 | Berea, KY | ▲ 7310 (#9280 → #1970) | $398K | 13 |
| #23 | Price Fowler | 2301867 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Gallatin, TN | ▲ 7310 (#9280 → #1970) | $4.8M | 13 |
| #23 | Charles Douglas | 474120 | Citizens Tri-County Bank | 456466 | Decherd, TN | ▲ 7310 (#9280 → #1970) | $3.3M | 13 |
| #23 | Belal Eldirani | 2023510 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7310 (#9280 → #1970) | $2.9M | 13 |
| #23 | Aryan Jafarzadeh | 1989264 | Hometown Lending Inc | 2712965 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 7310 (#9280 → #1970) | $6.3M | 13 |
| #28 | Joseph Dalal | 1373213 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7159 (#9280 → #2121) | $3.2M | 12 |
| #28 | Mona Sabek | 1662743 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7159 (#9280 → #2121) | $4.4M | 12 |
| #28 | Corey Knisley | 1488733 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 7159 (#9280 → #2121) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #31 | Rachel Campbell | 2295093 | Orion Federal Credit Union | 561224 | Memphis, TN | ▲ 7131 (#7589 → #458) | $11.9M | 50 |
| #32 | Joshua Carter | 1731574 | ASCEND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 451452 | Tullahoma, TN | ▲ 7041 (#7589 → #548) | $8.1M | 45 |
| #33 | Victor Woods | 2127678 | iServe Residential Lending, LLC | 2914 | — | ▲ 7015 (#9280 → #2265) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #33 | Jacob Politte | 1516392 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7015 (#9280 → #2265) | $4.1M | 11 |
| #33 | Kevin Garcia | 382683 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7015 (#9280 → #2265) | $2.8M | 11 |
| #36 | Robert LaLance | 2112385 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | ▲ 6833 (#7589 → #756) | $10.2M | 35 |
| #37 | Chelsea Cracraft | 2023836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6821 (#9280 → #2459) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #37 | Mena Esho | 927798 | DRIFT FINANCIAL LLC | 2822905 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 6821 (#9280 → #2459) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #37 | Mason Ramsey | 1835364 | Wellworth Bank | 533554 | Livingston, TN | ▲ 6821 (#9280 → #2459) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #37 | Danielle Traute | 2351290 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6821 (#9280 → #2459) | $955K | 10 |
| #37 | Ben Mercer | 1828626 | Studio Bank | 1761767 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6821 (#9280 → #2459) | $2.6M | 10 |
| #37 | Sydney Ferre | 2230697 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6821 (#9280 → #2459) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #37 | Evan Kaufman | 2375529 | FOCUS MORTGAGE, INC. | 2755855 | Wichita, KS | ▲ 6821 (#9280 → #2459) | $3.4M | 10 |
| #44 | Krista Galyon | 2238697 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Austin, TX | ▲ 6628 (#7589 → #961) | $10.3M | 28 |
| #45 | Taylor West | 1403786 | Primis Mortgage Company | 1894879 | — | ▲ 6599 (#9280 → #2681) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #45 | Kyle Moore | 2071555 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 6599 (#9280 → #2681) | $3.0M | 9 |
| #45 | Dhan Tamang | 2321510 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | ▲ 6599 (#9280 → #2681) | $6.0M | 9 |
| #45 | Jesse Pruitt | 2387590 | First Commerce Bank | 474393 | Chapel Hill, TN | ▲ 6599 (#9280 → #2681) | $2.0M | 9 |
| #45 | Diamond Cherry | 1629245 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 6599 (#9280 → #2681) | $857K | 9 |
| #45 | Amy Huskins | 1243459 | Northeast Community Credit Union | 520867 | Elizabethton, TN | ▲ 6599 (#9280 → #2681) | $1.2M | 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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/tennessee/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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