Biggest climbers in Tennessee in 2025, 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 Paul Shango (Rapid Home Lending Inc., NMLS #2117086), Brian Reid (Brothers Financial, LLC, NMLS #1702268), and Benjamin Bell (UMortgage LLC, NMLS #1450064).
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 | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paul Shango | 2117086 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 7490 (#8521 → #1031) | $7.5M | 29 |
| #2 | Brian Reid | 1702268 | Brothers Financial, LLC | 2472145 | Chattanooga, TN | ▲ 7354 (#8521 → #1167) | $7.2M | 26 |
| #3 | Benjamin Bell | 1450064 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Smyrna, GA | ▲ 7304 (#8521 → #1217) | $6.3M | 25 |
| #3 | Taylor Stewart | 2182791 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 7304 (#8521 → #1217) | $2.9M | 25 |
| #5 | Samiel Margoles | 1367727 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7254 (#8521 → #1267) | $7.9M | 24 |
| #6 | Ryan Gervais | 2612436 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7189 (#8521 → #1332) | $5.3M | 23 |
| #6 | Deanna Holzinger | 1814114 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7189 (#8521 → #1332) | $7.8M | 23 |
| #8 | Nathan Judd | 422374 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7132 (#8521 → #1389) | $4.4M | 22 |
| #9 | Krystyn Smink | 2568385 | Gershman Investment Corp. | 138063 | Clarksville, TN | ▲ 7071 (#8521 → #1450) | $3.7M | 21 |
| #10 | Bridget Castor | 1368710 | ORNL Federal Credit Union | 471708 | — | ▲ 6863 (#8521 → #1658) | $2.2M | 18 |
| #10 | Candace Worobe | 2565284 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Loudon, TN | ▲ 6863 (#8521 → #1658) | $3.5M | 18 |
| #10 | Hussein Joumaa | 2584224 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6863 (#8521 → #1658) | $3.7M | 18 |
| #13 | Lisa Coleman | 1650132 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6759 (#8521 → #1762) | $5.0M | 17 |
| #13 | Berton Pinkham | 2619363 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 6759 (#8521 → #1762) | $4.6M | 17 |
| #15 | DAngela Ricks | 904586 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6636 (#8521 → #1885) | $2.6M | 16 |
| #15 | Drue Williams | 1530907 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6636 (#8521 → #1885) | $4.6M | 16 |
| #15 | James King | 1797467 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Antioch, TN | ▲ 6636 (#8521 → #1885) | $1.3M | 16 |
| #15 | Dilinh Tran | 1412999 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6636 (#8521 → #1885) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #15 | Carly Baetens | 2573222 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6636 (#8521 → #1885) | $2.8M | 16 |
| #15 | Hanna Kim | 2580214 | Prumir LLC | 2596390 | Hendersonville, TN | ▲ 6636 (#8521 → #1885) | $7.0M | 16 |
| #21 | John Collingsworth | 931329 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6525 (#8521 → #1996) | $5.0M | 15 |
| #21 | Porcha Sanderfield | 2583365 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6525 (#8521 → #1996) | $3.3M | 15 |
| #21 | Misty Cozart | 1437593 | Community Bank | 528423 | Lexington, TN | ▲ 6525 (#8521 → #1996) | $3.5M | 15 |
| #24 | Greyson Westerfield | 2414490 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6395 (#8521 → #2126) | $4.6M | 14 |
| #24 | Keri McInnis | 638907 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6395 (#8521 → #2126) | $8.7M | 14 |
| #24 | Robert Noonan | 2265817 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6395 (#8521 → #2126) | $3.2M | 14 |
| #24 | John Woods | 1587518 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6395 (#8521 → #2126) | $5.2M | 14 |
| #24 | Andrew Stephens | 2306434 | United American Mortgage Corporation | 1942 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 6395 (#8521 → #2126) | $3.9M | 14 |
| #24 | Kayla Ward | 2609767 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6395 (#8521 → #2126) | $1.8M | 14 |
| #24 | Matthew Peles | 2259359 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6395 (#8521 → #2126) | $4.4M | 14 |
| #24 | Aryne Feldman | 2602896 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | ▲ 6395 (#8521 → #2126) | $2.8M | 14 |
| #32 | Jennifer Jones | 2300244 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6361 (#6754 → #393) | $21.8M | 59 |
| #33 | Michael Shipp | 2563976 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6230 (#8521 → #2291) | $1.8M | 13 |
| #33 | Susan Carter | 1998808 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 6230 (#8521 → #2291) | $3.6M | 13 |
| #33 | Nicholas Cushman | 1802353 | Level One Capital Management, Inc. | 1822072 | Bakersfield, CA | ▲ 6230 (#8521 → #2291) | $8.5M | 13 |
| #33 | Tison Sesi | 1855772 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6230 (#8521 → #2291) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #33 | Colton Borke | 2244316 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6230 (#8521 → #2291) | $4.3M | 13 |
| #33 | Abby Schade | 1244997 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6230 (#8521 → #2291) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #33 | Collin Brown | 2224011 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 6230 (#8521 → #2291) | $6.0M | 13 |
| #33 | Jeremy Wilson | 2620668 | Security Bank and Trust Company | 494802 | Union City, TN | ▲ 6230 (#8521 → #2291) | $1.6M | 13 |
| #41 | William Belcher | 2298133 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $3.1M | 12 |
| #41 | Benjamin Puckett | 798346 | The First Bank and Trust Company | 486426 | Bristol, TN | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #41 | Hussein Al-Khufaji | 2574219 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $3.8M | 12 |
| #41 | Belinda Taunton | 1810641 | CB&S Bank, Inc. | 408108 | Mountain Brk, AL | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $3.6M | 12 |
| #41 | Jason Stuecher | 2477191 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Wayne, NJ | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $4.3M | 12 |
| #41 | Mark Renfrew | 31141 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $3.7M | 12 |
| #41 | Dominic Hermoz | 2349020 | LENDING PROS, LLC | 2373501 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $3.1M | 12 |
| #41 | Derek Odoms | 1766520 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #41 | Lindsey Heird | 434240 | Truxton Trust Company | 794297 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $11.9M | 12 |
| #41 | Hayden Reymer | 2346864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6046 (#8521 → #2475) | $3.1M | 12 |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/tennessee/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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