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 May 28, 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 | ▲ 7459 (#8492 → #1033) | $7.5M | 29 |
| #2 | Brian Reid | 1702268 | Brothers Financial, LLC | 2472145 | Chattanooga, TN | ▲ 7329 (#8492 → #1163) | $7.2M | 26 |
| #3 | Benjamin Bell | 1450064 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Smyrna, GA | ▲ 7276 (#8492 → #1216) | $6.3M | 25 |
| #3 | Taylor Stewart | 2182791 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 7276 (#8492 → #1216) | $2.9M | 25 |
| #5 | Samiel Margoles | 1367727 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7227 (#8492 → #1265) | $7.9M | 24 |
| #6 | Deanna Holzinger | 1814114 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7164 (#8492 → #1328) | $7.8M | 23 |
| #6 | Ryan Gervais | 2612436 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7164 (#8492 → #1328) | $5.3M | 23 |
| #8 | Nathan Judd | 422374 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7109 (#8492 → #1383) | $4.4M | 22 |
| #9 | Krystyn Smink | 2568385 | Gershman Investment Corp. | 138063 | Clarksville, TN | ▲ 7049 (#8492 → #1443) | $3.7M | 21 |
| #10 | Candace Worobe | 2565284 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Loudon, TN | ▲ 6834 (#8492 → #1658) | $3.5M | 18 |
| #10 | Hussein Joumaa | 2584224 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6834 (#8492 → #1658) | $3.7M | 18 |
| #10 | Bridget Castor | 1368710 | ORNL Federal Credit Union | 471708 | — | ▲ 6834 (#8492 → #1658) | $2.2M | 18 |
| #13 | Berton Pinkham | 2619363 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 6734 (#8492 → #1758) | $4.6M | 17 |
| #13 | Melissa Wynne | 2397106 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6734 (#8492 → #1758) | $4.0M | 17 |
| #15 | DAngela Ricks | 904586 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6619 (#8492 → #1873) | $2.6M | 16 |
| #15 | Hanna Kim | 2580214 | Prumir LLC | 2596390 | Hendersonville, TN | ▲ 6619 (#8492 → #1873) | $7.0M | 16 |
| #15 | Carly Baetens | 2573222 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6619 (#8492 → #1873) | $2.8M | 16 |
| #15 | Dilinh Tran | 1412999 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6619 (#8492 → #1873) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #15 | Lisa Coleman | 1650132 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6619 (#8492 → #1873) | $4.9M | 16 |
| #15 | James King | 1797467 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Antioch, TN | ▲ 6619 (#8492 → #1873) | $1.3M | 16 |
| #15 | Drue Williams | 1530907 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6619 (#8492 → #1873) | $4.6M | 16 |
| #22 | John Collingsworth | 931329 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6502 (#8492 → #1990) | $5.0M | 15 |
| #22 | Porcha Sanderfield | 2583365 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6502 (#8492 → #1990) | $3.3M | 15 |
| #22 | Misty Cozart | 1437593 | Community Bank | 528423 | Lexington, TN | ▲ 6502 (#8492 → #1990) | $3.5M | 15 |
| #25 | Kayla Ward | 2609767 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6377 (#8492 → #2115) | $1.8M | 14 |
| #25 | Aryne Feldman | 2602896 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | ▲ 6377 (#8492 → #2115) | $2.8M | 14 |
| #25 | Greyson Westerfield | 2414490 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6377 (#8492 → #2115) | $4.6M | 14 |
| #25 | Robert Noonan | 2265817 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6377 (#8492 → #2115) | $3.2M | 14 |
| #25 | Keri McInnis | 638907 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6377 (#8492 → #2115) | $8.7M | 14 |
| #25 | Matthew Peles | 2259359 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6377 (#8492 → #2115) | $4.4M | 14 |
| #25 | Andrew Stephens | 2306434 | United American Mortgage Corporation | 1942 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 6377 (#8492 → #2115) | $3.9M | 14 |
| #32 | Jennifer Jones | 2300244 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6342 (#6733 → #391) | $21.8M | 59 |
| #33 | Nicholas Cushman | 1802353 | Level One Capital Management, Inc. | 1822072 | Bakersfield, CA | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $8.5M | 13 |
| #33 | Tison Sesi | 1855772 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #33 | Susan Carter | 1998808 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $3.6M | 13 |
| #33 | John Woods | 1587518 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $5.0M | 13 |
| #33 | Michael Shipp | 2563976 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $1.8M | 13 |
| #33 | Collin Brown | 2224011 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $6.0M | 13 |
| #33 | Abby Schade | 1244997 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #33 | Jeremy Wilson | 2620668 | Security Bank and Trust Company | 494802 | Union City, TN | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $1.6M | 13 |
| #33 | Colton Borke | 2244316 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $4.3M | 13 |
| #33 | Derek Odoms | 1766520 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6209 (#8492 → #2283) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #43 | Belinda Taunton | 1810641 | CB&S Bank, Inc. | 408108 | Mountain Brk, AL | ▲ 6014 (#8492 → #2478) | $3.6M | 12 |
| #43 | Jason Stuecher | 2477191 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Wayne, NJ | ▲ 6014 (#8492 → #2478) | $4.3M | 12 |
| #43 | Lindsey Heird | 434240 | Truxton Trust Company | 794297 | Nashville, TN | ▲ 6014 (#8492 → #2478) | $11.9M | 12 |
| #43 | Hussein Al-Khufaji | 2574219 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6014 (#8492 → #2478) | $3.8M | 12 |
| #43 | Sonia Chapel | 559856 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6014 (#8492 → #2478) | $4.6M | 12 |
| #43 | Benjamin Puckett | 798346 | The First Bank and Trust Company | 486426 | Bristol, TN | ▲ 6014 (#8492 → #2478) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #43 | Mark Renfrew | 31141 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6014 (#8492 → #2478) | $3.7M | 12 |
| #43 | Hayden Reymer | 2346864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6014 (#8492 → #2478) | $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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/tennessee/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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