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 August 27, 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 | ▲ 8272 (#9278 → #1006) | $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 | — | ▲ 8183 (#9278 → #1095) | $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 | Jeramy Williams | 257853 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7868 (#9278 → #1410) | $3.7M | 19 |
| #13 | James Ritchey | 1875172 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 7868 (#9278 → #1410) | $1.1M | 19 |
| #15 | Jeffrey Goodman | 851939 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7791 (#9278 → #1487) | $4.2M | 18 |
| #16 | Matthew Houbba | 1902001 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7698 (#9278 → #1580) | $4.2M | 17 |
| #16 | Troy Casalone | 2117266 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 7698 (#9278 → #1580) | $7.7M | 17 |
| #16 | Gabriel Mann | 350017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 7698 (#9278 → #1580) | $4.6M | 17 |
| #19 | Christina Zash Colombo | 690160 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7599 (#9278 → #1679) | $6.6M | 16 |
| #19 | Michael Fensterer | 1666142 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 7599 (#9278 → #1679) | $4.7M | 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 | ▲ 7398 (#9278 → #1880) | $8.0M | 14 |
| #23 | Price Fowler | 2301867 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Gallatin, TN | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $4.8M | 13 |
| #23 | Charles Douglas | 474120 | Citizens Tri-County Bank | 456466 | Decherd, TN | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $3.3M | 13 |
| #23 | Aryan Jafarzadeh | 1989264 | Hometown Lending Inc | 2712965 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $6.3M | 13 |
| #23 | Belal Eldirani | 2023510 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $2.9M | 13 |
| #23 | James Davis | 2302189 | Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises, Inc. | 52473 | Berea, KY | ▲ 7307 (#9278 → #1971) | $398K | 13 |
| #28 | Joseph Dalal | 1373213 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7157 (#9278 → #2121) | $3.2M | 12 |
| #28 | Mona Sabek | 1662743 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7157 (#9278 → #2121) | $4.4M | 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 | Victor Woods | 2127678 | iServe Residential Lending, LLC | 2914 | — | ▲ 7013 (#9278 → #2265) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #33 | Jacob Politte | 1516392 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7013 (#9278 → #2265) | $4.1M | 11 |
| #33 | Kevin Garcia | 382683 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7013 (#9278 → #2265) | $2.8M | 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 | — | ▲ 6819 (#9278 → #2459) | $955K | 10 |
| #37 | Evan Kaufman | 2375529 | FOCUS MORTGAGE, INC. | 2755855 | Wichita, KS | ▲ 6819 (#9278 → #2459) | $3.4M | 10 |
| #37 | Chelsea Cracraft | 2023836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6819 (#9278 → #2459) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #37 | Mason Ramsey | 1835364 | Wellworth Bank | 533554 | Livingston, TN | ▲ 6819 (#9278 → #2459) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #37 | Sydney Ferre | 2230697 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6819 (#9278 → #2459) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #37 | Mena Esho | 927798 | DRIFT FINANCIAL LLC | 2822905 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 6819 (#9278 → #2459) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #37 | Ben Mercer | 1828626 | Studio Bank | 1761767 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6819 (#9278 → #2459) | $2.6M | 10 |
| #44 | Krista Galyon | 2238697 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Austin, TX | ▲ 6623 (#7584 → #961) | $10.3M | 28 |
| #45 | Christopher Leake | 1695716 | Xpert Home Lending Inc. | 2179191 | Braselton, GA | ▲ 6595 (#9278 → #2683) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #45 | Dhan Tamang | 2321510 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | ▲ 6595 (#9278 → #2683) | $6.0M | 9 |
| #45 | Taylor West | 1403786 | Primis Mortgage Company | 1894879 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 6595 (#9278 → #2683) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #45 | Amy Huskins | 1243459 | Northeast Community Credit Union | 520867 | Elizabethton, TN | ▲ 6595 (#9278 → #2683) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #45 | Jesse Pruitt | 2387590 | First Commerce Bank | 474393 | Chapel Hill, TN | ▲ 6595 (#9278 → #2683) | $2.0M | 9 |
| #45 | Diamond Cherry | 1629245 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 6595 (#9278 → #2683) | $857K | 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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/tennessee/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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