Biggest climbers in Texas in 2024, 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 Ramiro Barrientes (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2343872), Akhila Veeramalla (Baba Lending LLC, NMLS #1999401), and Atef Usman (Prime Rate Inc, NMLS #1104968).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ramiro Barrientes | 2343872 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 8910 (#9713 → #803) | $31.4M | 150 |
| #2 | Akhila Veeramalla | 1999401 | Baba Lending LLC | 2447756 | Irving, TX | ▲ 8795 (#9738 → #943) | $28.6M | 57 |
| #3 | Atef Usman | 1104968 | Prime Rate Inc | 2711156 | Southlake, TX | ▲ 8741 (#9367 → #626) | $36.1M | 13 |
| #4 | Cheryl Funk | 1622579 | HomeLight Home Loans, Inc. | 1529229 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 8691 (#9219 → #528) | $39.4M | 204 |
| #5 | PHUONG LUONG | 1699576 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Houston, TX | ▲ 8505 (#9710 → #1205) | $23.9M | 78 |
| #6 | Shannon Rovida | 2496864 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 8362 (#9152 → #790) | $31.7M | 81 |
| #7 | Matthew Phoodej | 1970301 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | ▲ 8330 (#9111 → #781) | $31.9M | 133 |
| #8 | Blake Joyner | 1926442 | Jet HomeLoans, LP | 1660135 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 8299 (#8682 → #383) | $45.8M | 114 |
| #9 | Anh Luu | 2008554 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Houston, TX | ▲ 8119 (#8368 → #249) | $55.9M | 212 |
| #10 | Ruben Lomas | 2349887 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 8032 (#9048 → #1016) | $26.8M | 86 |
| #11 | Jacob Barch | 2429033 | BEST INTEREST FINANCIAL, LLC | 2469842 | West Bloomfield, MI | ▲ 7922 (#9904 → #1982) | $16.2M | 50 |
| #12 | Sara Storey | 178285 | Highland HomeLoans, LLC | 124684 | Austin, TX | ▲ 7874 (#8503 → #629) | $36.0M | 78 |
| #13 | Joseph Crespillo | 1733876 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Carlsbad, CA | ▲ 7711 (#9571 → #1860) | $17.1M | 61 |
| #14 | Vipul Hapani | 1891192 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 7669 (#9876 → #2207) | $15.0M | 28 |
| #15 | Brian Markowicz | 1794431 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 7518 (#8895 → #1377) | $21.8M | 4 |
| #16 | Mary Covington | 621429 | TRI Pointe Connect, LLC | 1250459 | Houston, TX | ▲ 7487 (#8452 → #965) | $28.1M | 60 |
| #17 | Jason Chinchilla | 2145009 | Universal Lending Corporation | 2996 | Greenwood Village, CO | ▲ 7470 (#8411 → #941) | $28.6M | 70 |
| #18 | Mondi Gasalao | 1832328 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 7467 (#8230 → #763) | $32.3M | 11 |
| #19 | Vanessa Ochoa | 1500363 | A+ Federal Credit Union | 405608 | Austin, TX | ▲ 7326 (#9695 → #2369) | $14.1M | 137 |
| #20 | Rakesh Podupati | 2449234 | MANA HOME LOANS LLC | 2701164 | Lewisville, TX | ▲ 7269 (#7942 → #673) | $34.7M | 63 |
| #21 | Joe Moody | 273078 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 7266 (#8414 → #1148) | $24.8M | 123 |
| #22 | Jerrold Palmer | 223815 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Northbrook, IL | ▲ 7193 (#9183 → #1990) | $16.2M | 12 |
| #23 | Brenda Dawson | 512554 | Grace Home Lending, LLC | 2357263 | — | ▲ 7185 (#7782 → #597) | $36.8M | 97 |
| #24 | Marilu Hernandez | 1778211 | NHC Mortgage, LLC | 2242691 | Spring, TX | ▲ 7172 (#9092 → #1920) | $16.7M | 85 |
| #25 | Ezekiel Rodriguez | 1177207 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 7156 (#8195 → #1039) | $26.4M | 134 |
| #26 | Zachary Bland | 1977860 | Brazos National Bank | 473879 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 7135 (#8628 → #1493) | $20.6M | 51 |
| #27 | Julie Weaver Davis | 2067933 | Amplify Credit Union | 530487 | Austin, TX | ▲ 7124 (#9553 → #2429) | $13.8M | 42 |
| #28 | Dawn Kurz | 1241330 | Inspire Home Loans Inc. | 1564276 | Greenwood Village, CO | ▲ 7122 (#7876 → #754) | $32.6M | 126 |
| #29 | Murdock Richard | 104015 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 7118 (#9182 → #2064) | $15.7M | 25 |
| #30 | Amy Keutzer | 2496802 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7031 (#8443 → #1412) | $21.3M | 77 |
| #31 | Joshua Smith | 1725557 | KBHS Home Loans, LLC | 1542802 | Irving, TX | ▲ 6988 (#7396 → #408) | $44.6M | 153 |
| #32 | Jessica Cruciger | 2214155 | DMD Financial Corporation | 329429 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6967 (#9391 → #2424) | $13.8M | 31 |
| #33 | Ameer Katifi | 1671470 | Trusted Mortgage Capital Inc | 2411952 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6946 (#7723 → #777) | $32.0M | 102 |
| #34 | Hiram Naylor | 1977218 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 6803 (#8917 → #2114) | $15.4M | 45 |
| #35 | Richard Rivera | 428684 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6753 (#9779 → #3026) | $11.3M | 25 |
| #36 | Jennifer Thacker | 1225661 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Conroe, TX | ▲ 6750 (#7716 → #966) | $28.1M | 113 |
| #37 | Esteban Renteria | 1988056 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | ▲ 6680 (#9130 → #2450) | $13.7M | 47 |
| #38 | SHEHZAD ALI | 2215791 | Matador Lending LLC | 1871433 | Sugar Land, TX | ▲ 6661 (#8900 → #2239) | $14.7M | 42 |
| #39 | Troy Evans | 1089633 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Montvale, NJ | ▲ 6614 (#9736 → #3122) | $11.0M | 33 |
| #40 | venkata alla | 2083614 | DREAMHOMELENDING LLC | 2779500 | Lewisville, TX | ▲ 6607 (#8075 → #1468) | $20.9M | 40 |
| #41 | Rosa Pacheco | 822595 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6576 (#9429 → #2853) | $12.0M | 54 |
| #42 | Venkata Rajaneesh Jandhyam | 2142434 | TRI VALLEY HOME LOANS LLC | 2114972 | Fair Oaks, CA | ▲ 6514 (#6822 → #308) | $50.5M | 88 |
| #43 | Suzette Gehrich | 2000995 | Marksmen Mortgage LLC | 2769636 | Allen, TX | ▲ 6481 (#8801 → #2320) | $14.3M | 50 |
| #44 | Samantha Dailey | 1748574 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Irving, TX | ▲ 6469 (#8281 → #1812) | $17.5M | 40 |
| #45 | Dat Vo | 2363900 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Garland, TX | ▲ 6336 (#7672 → #1336) | $22.3M | 69 |
| #46 | Kaden Nguyen | 2117639 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6318 (#6943 → #625) | $36.1M | 143 |
| #47 | Haidar Houmani | 1283377 | ZOOM HOME LENDING LLC | 2620616 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 6301 (#7577 → #1276) | $23.0M | 52 |
| #48 | Zachary Paul | 2060757 | US Mortgage Corporation | 3901 | Frisco, TX | ▲ 6293 (#7442 → #1149) | $24.8M | 51 |
| #49 | Maria Marin | 595841 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6199 (#7863 → #1664) | $18.7M | 61 |
| #50 | Gene Griffin | 2234848 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Georgetown, TX | ▲ 6163 (#9362 → #3199) | $10.8M | 25 |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-climbers-by-volume/2024
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