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 October 11, 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 | — | ▲ 9117 (#9556 → #439) | $41.0M | 179 |
| #2 | Omar Said | 1957254 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 8754 (#9855 → #1101) | $23.9M | 64 |
| #3 | Austin Horton | 1532031 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Fort Worth, TX | ▲ 8632 (#9666 → #1034) | $24.9M | 79 |
| #4 | Kaylyn Johnston | 2048782 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Houston, TX | ▲ 8570 (#9919 → #1349) | $20.7M | 67 |
| #5 | Avdiel Huerta | 2065453 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Houston, TX | ▲ 8568 (#9804 → #1236) | $22.2M | 28 |
| #6 | Kaci Johnson | 1966507 | Texas Farm Credit Services | 962054 | Robstown, TX | ▲ 8500 (#9787 → #1287) | $21.5M | 98 |
| #7 | Mary Hutchinson | 1455894 | Twin Tree Mortgage, LLC | 2569526 | Waxahachie, TX | ▲ 8276 (#9795 → #1519) | $19.0M | 26 |
| #8 | Amy Bott | 211494 | Priority Home Mortgage, L.P. | 311939 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 8187 (#8535 → #348) | $45.9M | 124 |
| #9 | Anna Salazar | 1099836 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Lenexa, KS | ▲ 7670 (#8677 → #1007) | $25.3M | 68 |
| #10 | Trever Sears | 983003 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Saratoga Springs, UT | ▲ 7615 (#9504 → #1889) | $15.9M | 81 |
| #11 | Laura Strachan | 2244019 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 7562 (#8408 → #846) | $28.1M | 83 |
| #12 | Kristi Steinagel | 2333803 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | — | ▲ 7555 (#8011 → #456) | $39.9M | 119 |
| #13 | Anuj Shah | 1556584 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7455 (#8463 → #1008) | $25.3M | 58 |
| #14 | Braden Hinkle | 2162288 | Kindred HomeLoans, LLC | 2381162 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 7385 (#9114 → #1729) | $17.0M | 36 |
| #15 | Sapna Patel | 1314728 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Houston, TX | ▲ 7377 (#8327 → #950) | $26.2M | 92 |
| #16 | Shawn Ware | 620959 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | — | ▲ 7281 (#8184 → #903) | $27.0M | 52 |
| #17 | Linzi Bailey | 1591005 | City Bank | 439822 | Lubbock, TX | ▲ 7144 (#8022 → #878) | $27.6M | 73 |
| #18 | Richard Morgan | 1461941 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Irving, TX | ▲ 7128 (#8431 → #1303) | $21.4M | 75 |
| #19 | Ignacio Duran-Patino | 2059806 | Prosperity Bank | 466414 | Plano, TX | ▲ 7026 (#9525 → #2499) | $12.4M | 86 |
| #20 | CHRISTOPHER PECK | 213914 | GUARANTY FEDERAL MORTGAGE LLC | 213947 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 6825 (#9164 → #2339) | $13.1M | 36 |
| #21 | Ryan Dang | 1508720 | Wealthfront Home Lending, LLC | 2358115 | San Francisco, CA | ▲ 6803 (#8972 → #2169) | $14.1M | 38 |
| #22 | Rodney Doudt | 381707 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6798 (#8226 → #1428) | $19.9M | 14 |
| #23 | James Klingman | 1463274 | Encore Bank | 758596 | Austin, TX | ▲ 6711 (#9528 → #2817) | $11.2M | 2 |
| #24 | LONNIE JENKINS | 657574 | BRP Home Mortgage, LLC | 2044252 | Austin, TX | ▲ 6694 (#7491 → #797) | $29.2M | 75 |
| #25 | Raghavendra Ghanagam | 2059992 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 6620 (#9377 → #2757) | $11.4M | 20 |
| #26 | Caroline Paulin | 1855143 | Houston Police Federal Credit Union | 452646 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6619 (#9780 → #3161) | $10.2M | 93 |
| #27 | Susan Pierce | 790036 | BANK OF THE WEST | 411772 | Marble Falls, TX | ▲ 6580 (#8464 → #1884) | $15.9M | 15 |
| #28 | Jennifer Miranda-Partida | 2176739 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | North Richland Hills, TX | ▲ 6516 (#8052 → #1536) | $18.8M | 45 |
| #29 | David Jaklitsch | 2179926 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 6500 (#7396 → #896) | $27.1M | 94 |
| #30 | Diego Hernandez | 2115423 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Brownsville, TX | ▲ 6384 (#9264 → #2880) | $11.0M | 50 |
| #31 | Katherine Porter | 32610 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6382 (#8165 → #1783) | $16.7M | 45 |
| #32 | Joseph Braden | 1283114 | J. Charles Lending LLC | 2409480 | Austin, TX | ▲ 6365 (#8751 → #2386) | $12.9M | 33 |
| #33 | Jaquline Borrego | 2333608 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6299 (#6494 → #195) | $58.7M | 172 |
| #34 | Dawn Hayhurst | 1142879 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Killeen, TX | ▲ 6297 (#6982 → #685) | $31.9M | 95 |
| #35 | Patricia Rodriguez | 1411042 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | North Richland Hills, TX | ▲ 6295 (#7294 → #999) | $25.5M | 57 |
| #36 | Melisa Jamison-Parris | 514510 | LGI Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 2152984 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6232 (#8727 → #2495) | $12.4M | 48 |
| #37 | Donald Christofferson | 377624 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6213 (#8641 → #2428) | $12.7M | 42 |
| #38 | Alyssa De La Rosa | 1755153 | Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC | 376205 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6200 (#8799 → #2599) | $12.0M | 55 |
| #39 | Marisol Ramos | 2082166 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Irving, TX | ▲ 6160 (#9839 → #3679) | $8.8M | 37 |
| #40 | Darin Van Dusen | 1621063 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6150 (#9060 → #2910) | $10.9M | 51 |
| #41 | Brooke Bevill | 2009538 | Texas Farm Credit Services | 962054 | Brenham, TX | ▲ 6076 (#7445 → #1369) | $20.6M | 99 |
| #42 | Vincent Ortega | 1785660 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6066 (#9151 → #3085) | $10.4M | 5 |
| #43 | Daniel Langham | 2179122 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6060 (#7311 → #1251) | $22.0M | 67 |
| #44 | Joshua Blake | 2181206 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6057 (#6406 → #349) | $45.8M | 169 |
| #45 | Matthew Royal | 430390 | SFMC, LP | 166487 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6047 (#7894 → #1847) | $16.2M | 42 |
| #46 | Richard Shelhorse | 324870 | 132Mortgage LLC | 2495875 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 6035 (#7598 → #1563) | $18.6M | 58 |
| #47 | David Clark | 357406 | DAVID CLARK FINANCIAL, LLC | 2379832 | Kingwood, TX | ▲ 6035 (#9850 → #3815) | $8.5M | 23 |
| #48 | Sanya Maini | 2245384 | Optima Financial Services LLC | 2316685 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 6020 (#9939 → #3919) | $8.3M | 17 |
| #49 | Sallye Long | 514543 | FIRST STATE BANK OF BURNET | 485756 | Burnet, TX | ▲ 6013 (#8626 → #2613) | $11.9M | 15 |
| #50 | John Young | 2036246 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Marietta, GA | ▲ 5987 (#9937 → #3950) | $8.2M | 14 |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-climbers-by-volume/2023
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