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 May 28, 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 | ▲ 8976 (#9238 → #262) | $15.0M | 69 |
| #2 | Eric Staggs | 1366492 | Atlas Lending LLC | 2762531 | Jacksboro, TN | ▲ 8866 (#9238 → #372) | $17.1M | 56 |
| #3 | Stephanie Nash | 1811341 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Birmingham, AL | ▲ 8637 (#9238 → #601) | $2.3M | 42 |
| #4 | Jeremy Bledsoe | 2428741 | ASCEND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 451452 | — | ▲ 8557 (#9238 → #681) | $7.0M | 38 |
| #5 | Michelle Willis | 1923720 | Wilson Bank & Trust | 188431 | Hermitage, TN | ▲ 8488 (#9238 → #750) | $11.4M | 35 |
| #6 | Laura Dorsey | 7617 | Embrace Home Loans, Inc. | 2184 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 8378 (#9238 → #860) | $8.2M | 31 |
| #7 | Gregory Matricciano | 1729260 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Naples, FL | ▲ 8236 (#9238 → #1002) | $1.1M | 27 |
| #8 | Russell Cooper | 2316234 | Rocky Top Lending LLC | 1998489 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 8192 (#9238 → #1046) | $9.0M | 26 |
| #9 | Zachary Ovington | 2412293 | TNBANK | 402935 | — | ▲ 8148 (#9238 → #1090) | $6.1M | 25 |
| #10 | Austin Berg | 2358198 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7998 (#9238 → #1240) | $4.3M | 22 |
| #10 | Lisa Buchanan | 2221618 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 7998 (#9238 → #1240) | $1.1M | 22 |
| #10 | Beverly Phillips | 2165998 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Hattiesburg, MS | ▲ 7998 (#9238 → #1240) | $1.4M | 22 |
| #13 | Stephanie Fields | 1984159 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hendersonville, TN | ▲ 7945 (#9238 → #1293) | $3.7M | 21 |
| #14 | Jeramy Williams | 257853 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7830 (#9238 → #1408) | $3.7M | 19 |
| #14 | James Ritchey | 1875172 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 7830 (#9238 → #1408) | $1.1M | 19 |
| #16 | Jeffrey Goodman | 851939 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7757 (#9238 → #1481) | $4.2M | 18 |
| #17 | Matthew Houbba | 1902001 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7662 (#9238 → #1576) | $4.2M | 17 |
| #17 | Troy Casalone | 2117266 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 7662 (#9238 → #1576) | $7.7M | 17 |
| #17 | Gabriel Mann | 350017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 7662 (#9238 → #1576) | $4.6M | 17 |
| #20 | Christina Zash Colombo | 690160 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7567 (#9238 → #1671) | $6.6M | 16 |
| #20 | Michael Fensterer | 1666142 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 7567 (#9238 → #1671) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #22 | Murad Ilayan | 984873 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 7468 (#9238 → #1770) | $1.1M | 15 |
| #23 | Charles Burress | 1257732 | Financial Federal Bank | 543647 | Memphis, TN | ▲ 7365 (#9238 → #1873) | $3.9M | 14 |
| #23 | Jon Hinkle | 2039162 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Prosper, TX | ▲ 7365 (#9238 → #1873) | $8.0M | 14 |
| #25 | James Davis | 2302189 | Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises, Inc. | 52473 | Berea, KY | ▲ 7268 (#9238 → #1970) | $398K | 13 |
| #25 | Aryan Jafarzadeh | 1989264 | Hometown Lending Inc | 2712965 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 7268 (#9238 → #1970) | $6.3M | 13 |
| #25 | Price Fowler | 2301867 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Gallatin, TN | ▲ 7268 (#9238 → #1970) | $4.8M | 13 |
| #25 | Belal Eldirani | 2023510 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7268 (#9238 → #1970) | $2.9M | 13 |
| #25 | Charles Douglas | 474120 | Citizens Tri-County Bank | 456466 | Decherd, TN | ▲ 7268 (#9238 → #1970) | $3.3M | 13 |
| #30 | Mona Sabek | 1662743 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7127 (#9238 → #2111) | $4.4M | 12 |
| #30 | Corey Knisley | 1488733 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 7127 (#9238 → #2111) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #30 | Joseph Dalal | 1373213 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7127 (#9238 → #2111) | $3.2M | 12 |
| #33 | Rachel Campbell | 2295093 | Orion Federal Credit Union | 561224 | Memphis, TN | ▲ 7100 (#7556 → #456) | $11.9M | 50 |
| #34 | Joshua Carter | 1731574 | ASCEND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 451452 | Tullahoma, TN | ▲ 7009 (#7556 → #547) | $8.1M | 45 |
| #35 | Victor Woods | 2127678 | iServe Residential Lending, LLC | 2914 | — | ▲ 6975 (#9238 → #2263) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #35 | Jacob Politte | 1516392 | First Farmers and Merchants Bank | 662570 | — | ▲ 6975 (#9238 → #2263) | $4.1M | 11 |
| #35 | Kevin Garcia | 382683 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6975 (#9238 → #2263) | $2.8M | 11 |
| #38 | Robert LaLance | 2112385 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | ▲ 6806 (#7556 → #750) | $10.2M | 35 |
| #39 | Danielle Traute | 2351290 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6785 (#9238 → #2453) | $955K | 10 |
| #39 | Mason Ramsey | 1835364 | Citizens Bank | 533554 | Livingston, TN | ▲ 6785 (#9238 → #2453) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #39 | Chelsea Cracraft | 2023836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6785 (#9238 → #2453) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #39 | Mena Esho | 927798 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6785 (#9238 → #2453) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #39 | Ben Mercer | 1828626 | Studio Bank | 1761767 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6785 (#9238 → #2453) | $2.6M | 10 |
| #39 | Sydney Ferre | 2230697 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6785 (#9238 → #2453) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #39 | Evan Kaufman | 2375529 | FOCUS MORTGAGE, INC. | 2755855 | Wichita, KS | ▲ 6785 (#9238 → #2453) | $3.4M | 10 |
| #46 | Krista Galyon | 2238697 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | ▲ 6598 (#7556 → #958) | $10.3M | 28 |
| #47 | Kyle Moore | 2071555 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 6568 (#9238 → #2670) | $3.0M | 9 |
| #47 | Diamond Cherry | 1629245 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 6568 (#9238 → #2670) | $857K | 9 |
| #47 | Amy Huskins | 1243459 | Northeast Community Credit Union | 520867 | Elizabethton, TN | ▲ 6568 (#9238 → #2670) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #47 | Jesse Pruitt | 2387590 | First Commerce Bank | 474393 | Chapel Hill, TN | ▲ 6568 (#9238 → #2670) | $2.0M | 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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/tennessee/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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