Biggest climbers in Texas in 2023, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Bryan Duque (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2317470), Omar Said (New Era Lending LLC, NMLS #1957254), and Austin Horton (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #1532031).
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 | Bryan Duque | 2317470 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | ▲ 9109 (#9548 → #439) | $41.0M | 179 |
| #2 | Omar Said | 1957254 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 8746 (#9841 → #1095) | $23.9M | 64 |
| #3 | Austin Horton | 1532031 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Fort Worth, TX | ▲ 8628 (#9657 → #1029) | $24.9M | 79 |
| #4 | Avdiel Huerta | 2065453 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 8556 (#9793 → #1237) | $22.2M | 28 |
| #5 | Kaylyn Johnston | 2048782 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Houston, TX | ▲ 8555 (#9903 → #1348) | $20.7M | 67 |
| #6 | Kaci Johnson | 1966507 | Texas Farm Credit Services | 962054 | Robstown, TX | ▲ 8489 (#9775 → #1286) | $21.5M | 98 |
| #7 | Mary Hutchinson | 1455894 | Twin Tree Mortgage, LLC | 2569526 | Waxahachie, TX | ▲ 8269 (#9784 → #1515) | $19.0M | 26 |
| #8 | Amy Bott | 211494 | Priority Home Mortgage, L.P. | 311939 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 8180 (#8527 → #347) | $45.9M | 124 |
| #9 | Anna Salazar | 1099836 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Lenexa, KS | ▲ 7662 (#8668 → #1006) | $25.3M | 68 |
| #10 | Trever Sears | 983003 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | — | ▲ 7611 (#9495 → #1884) | $15.9M | 81 |
| #11 | Laura Strachan | 2244019 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 7556 (#8400 → #844) | $28.1M | 83 |
| #12 | Kristi Steinagel | 2333803 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | — | ▲ 7548 (#8003 → #455) | $39.9M | 119 |
| #13 | Anuj Shah | 1556584 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7447 (#8454 → #1007) | $25.3M | 58 |
| #14 | Braden Hinkle | 2162288 | Kindred HomeLoans, LLC | 2381162 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 7382 (#9107 → #1725) | $17.0M | 36 |
| #15 | Sapna Patel | 1314728 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Houston, TX | ▲ 7373 (#8320 → #947) | $26.2M | 92 |
| #16 | Shawn Ware | 620959 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7274 (#8177 → #903) | $27.0M | 52 |
| #17 | Linzi Bailey | 1591005 | City Bank | 439822 | Lubbock, TX | ▲ 7140 (#8014 → #874) | $27.6M | 73 |
| #18 | Richard Morgan | 1461941 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Irving, TX | ▲ 7120 (#8423 → #1303) | $21.4M | 75 |
| #19 | Ignacio Duran-Patino | 2059806 | Prosperity Bank | 466414 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7016 (#9515 → #2499) | $12.4M | 86 |
| #20 | CHRISTOPHER PECK | 213914 | GUARANTY FEDERAL MORTGAGE LLC | 213947 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 6821 (#9157 → #2336) | $13.1M | 36 |
| #21 | Ryan Dang | 1508720 | Wealthfront Home Lending, LLC | 2358115 | San Francisco, CA | ▲ 6796 (#8963 → #2167) | $14.1M | 38 |
| #22 | Rodney Doudt | 381707 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6787 (#8216 → #1429) | $19.9M | 14 |
| #23 | James Klingman | 1463274 | Encore Bank | 758596 | Austin, TX | ▲ 6704 (#9518 → #2814) | $11.2M | 2 |
| #24 | LONNIE JENKINS | 657574 | BRP Home Mortgage, LLC | 2044252 | Austin, TX | ▲ 6696 (#7488 → #792) | $29.2M | 75 |
| #25 | Brooke Bevill | 2009538 | Texas Farm Credit Services | 962054 | Brenham, TX | ▲ 6673 (#8036 → #1363) | $20.6M | 99 |
| #26 | Michael Dunham | 1576009 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | — | ▲ 6671 (#9870 → #3199) | $10.0M | 4 |
| #27 | Raghavendra Ghanagam | 2059992 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 6618 (#9368 → #2750) | $11.4M | 20 |
| #28 | Caroline Paulin | 1855143 | Houston Police Federal Credit Union | 452646 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6611 (#9768 → #3157) | $10.2M | 93 |
| #29 | Susan Pierce | 790036 | BANK OF THE WEST | 411772 | Marble Falls, TX | ▲ 6575 (#8455 → #1880) | $15.9M | 15 |
| #30 | Jennifer Miranda-Partida | 2176739 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | North Richland Hills, TX | ▲ 6512 (#8045 → #1533) | $18.8M | 45 |
| #31 | David Jaklitsch | 2179926 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 6497 (#7393 → #896) | $27.1M | 94 |
| #32 | Diego Hernandez | 2115423 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Brownsville, TX | ▲ 6380 (#9255 → #2875) | $11.0M | 50 |
| #33 | Katherine Porter | 32610 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6376 (#8157 → #1781) | $16.7M | 45 |
| #34 | Joseph Braden | 1283114 | J. Charles Lending LLC | 2409480 | Austin, TX | ▲ 6358 (#8741 → #2383) | $12.9M | 33 |
| #35 | Patricia Rodriguez | 1411042 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | North Richland Hills, TX | ▲ 6291 (#7287 → #996) | $25.5M | 57 |
| #36 | Dawn Hayhurst | 1142879 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Killeen, TX | ▲ 6289 (#6971 → #682) | $31.9M | 95 |
| #37 | Jaquline Borrego | 2333608 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6287 (#6482 → #195) | $58.7M | 172 |
| #38 | Melisa Jamison-Parris | 514510 | LGI Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 2152984 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6223 (#8718 → #2495) | $12.4M | 48 |
| #39 | Donald Christofferson | 377624 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6206 (#8632 → #2426) | $12.7M | 42 |
| #40 | Alyssa De La Rosa | 1755153 | Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC | 376205 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6189 (#8787 → #2598) | $12.0M | 55 |
| #41 | Lashunda Grady | 1753850 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 6188 (#7262 → #1074) | $24.3M | 68 |
| #42 | Marisol Ramos | 2082166 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Irving, TX | ▲ 6149 (#9827 → #3678) | $8.8M | 37 |
| #43 | Darin Van Dusen | 1621063 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6144 (#9052 → #2908) | $10.9M | 51 |
| #44 | William Abney | 202563 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6128 (#7100 → #972) | $25.8M | 20 |
| #45 | Vincent Ortega | 1785660 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6059 (#9144 → #3085) | $10.4M | 5 |
| #46 | Daniel Langham | 2179122 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6051 (#7304 → #1253) | $22.0M | 67 |
| #47 | Joshua Blake | 2181206 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6047 (#6395 → #348) | $45.8M | 169 |
| #48 | Matthew Royal | 430390 | SFMC, LP | 166487 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6045 (#7890 → #1845) | $16.2M | 42 |
| #49 | Richard Shelhorse | 324870 | 132Mortgage LLC | 2495875 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 6033 (#7592 → #1559) | $18.6M | 58 |
| #50 | David Clark | 357406 | DAVID CLARK FINANCIAL, LLC | 2379832 | Kingwood, TX | ▲ 6025 (#9836 → #3811) | $8.5M | 23 |
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 Volume — Texas (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-climbers-by-volume/2023
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