Leading rookies in Tennessee in 2024, 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 Madison Smith (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #2562645), Emily Schultz (UT Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2594010), and Scott Price (Stockton Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #36741).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Madison Smith | 2562645 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Franklin, TN | $26.7M | 94 | $284K |
| #2 | Emily Schultz | 2594010 | UT Federal Credit Union | 408460 | — | $3.0M | 25 | $121K |
| #3 | Scott Price | 36741 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Knoxville, TN | $6.3M | 21 | $299K |
| #4 | Ashley Adams | 2564189 | The First Bank and Trust Company | 486426 | Morristown, TN | $5.3M | 16 | $333K |
| #5 | Heath Ratliff | 2574631 | GVC Mortgage, Inc. | 2334 | Jonesborough, TN | $4.7M | 14 | $336K |
| #6 | Sebastian Iavasile | 2564100 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | $1.4M | 13 | $106K |
| #7 | Russell Campbell | 847096 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $6.3M | 10 | $631K |
| #7 | Benjamin Lang | 2592030 | First Choice Lending Services, LLC | 473797 | Knoxville, TN | $3.7M | 10 | $371K |
| #7 | Kim Warren | 1534508 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $3.6M | 10 | $360K |
| #10 | Steven Woods | 2519762 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $3.3M | 9 | $363K |
| #10 | Chase Timko | 2561064 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $2.7M | 9 | $296K |
| #10 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $3.6M | 9 | $404K |
| #10 | Chad Appleton | 2574171 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $3.9M | 9 | $436K |
| #10 | Lynasia Cofield | 2534369 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | $713K | 9 | $79K |
| #10 | Angela Kidd | 869060 | Primis Mortgage Company | 1894879 | Wilmington, NC | $2.8M | 9 | $312K |
| #16 | Jasmine Edmison | 2573119 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $803K | 8 | $100K |
| #16 | Madison Gravatt | 2522290 | Simple Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1983670 | Knoxville, TN | $3.4M | 8 | $422K |
| #18 | Marcus Ortiz | 2607865 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $724K | 7 | $103K |
| #18 | Colin Schotter | 2566797 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | $1.9M | 7 | $271K |
| #18 | Grace Acheampong | 2556130 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.8M | 7 | $254K |
| #18 | Chauncey Denton | 2609849 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $1.4M | 7 | $197K |
| #18 | Sarha Williams | 2581668 | Advance Mortgage & Investment Company, LLC | 38958 | Spanish Fort, AL | $1.6M | 7 | $226K |
| #18 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $2.7M | 7 | $384K |
| #18 | Jace Matkin | 2543748 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.6M | 7 | $233K |
| #18 | Craig Smith | 2391114 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $2.4M | 7 | $341K |
| #18 | Joshua McGill | 2572258 | ORNL Federal Credit Union | 471708 | Oak Ridge, TN | $1.4M | 7 | $200K |
| #27 | Jamie Laufenberg | 2584128 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.1M | 6 | $177K |
| #27 | Lakayia Bryant | 2374739 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $2.0M | 6 | $340K |
| #27 | Joseph Hamama | 2354589 | NATIONS MORTGAGE, LLC | 2275128 | Troy, MI | $1.5M | 6 | $247K |
| #27 | Tyler Barber | 2537476 | Encore Lending Group LLC | 1249911 | Johnson City, TN | $1.2M | 6 | $197K |
| #27 | Michael Stahl | 2556162 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $746K | 6 | $124K |
| #27 | Nader Saleh | 2560240 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $2.0M | 6 | $332K |
| #27 | Dakota Shaver | 2567847 | First Choice Lending Services, LLC | 473797 | Knoxville, TN | $1.4M | 6 | $227K |
| #27 | Nino Puckett | 2555679 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.6M | 6 | $259K |
| #27 | Maurice Coleman Grier | 2599275 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $1.8M | 6 | $295K |
| #27 | Caresha Caruth | 2332034 | Bergman, April Suzanne | 1171984 | Fayetteville, TN | $1.2M | 6 | $194K |
| #27 | Stephanie Garcia | 2573122 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $670K | 6 | $112K |
| #27 | Alejandro Manzanares Jimenez | 2374035 | Manzimo Mortgage LLC | 2834198 | Sarasota, FL | $1.7M | 6 | $289K |
| #39 | Manuel Medina | 2555955 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Troy, MI | $274K | 5 | $55K |
| #39 | Ryan Hayward | 2570935 | Federal First Lending LLC | 2381991 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.1M | 5 | $216K |
| #39 | Philip Moss | 2590067 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $1.4M | 5 | $290K |
| #39 | Neela Chintalapudi | 2573121 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $440K | 5 | $88K |
| #39 | Jordan Kinsley | 2527397 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Arlington, TN | $1.1M | 5 | $219K |
| #39 | Briana Price | 2568346 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $697K | 5 | $139K |
| #39 | Eric Hollis | 2591713 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $1.5M | 5 | $301K |
| #39 | Amanda May | 2607903 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $745K | 5 | $149K |
| #39 | Mason McKay | 2619834 | Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 2119 | — | $399K | 5 | $80K |
| #39 | Steven Henriquez | 2603321 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $1.1M | 5 | $225K |
| #39 | Moises Lopez | 2564739 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | — | $1.1M | 5 | $218K |
| #39 | Alyssa Dudley | 2573704 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $358K | 5 | $72K |
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. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — Tennessee (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/tennessee/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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