Top loan officers in Texas in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Joel Mathew (Champions Processing Solutions LLC, NMLS #1542142), Biju paul (Prime Choice Lending Inc., NMLS #337511), and Kelly Malatesta (The Huntington National Bank, NMLS #614071).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Joel Mathew | 1542142 | Champions Processing Solutions LLC | 2622219 | Houston, TX | $211.7M | 496 | $427K |
| #2 | Biju paul | 337511 | Prime Choice Lending Inc. | 1441287 | Plano, TX | $171.9M | 372 | $462K |
| #3 | Kelly Malatesta | 614071 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | The Woodlands, TX | $156.7M | 177 | $885K |
| #4 | Shannon Handcox | 979447 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Houston, TX | $135.7M | 59 | $2.3M |
| #5 | Christopher minjarez | 273165 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Austin, TX | $116.0M | 342 | $339K |
| #6 | Kristin Dail | 488313 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Dallas, TX | $107.5M | 110 | $977K |
| #7 | Walid Elibiary | 452849 | Aspire Mortgage Advisors LLC | 2617555 | Plano, TX | $96.8M | 232 | $417K |
| #8 | Renju Raj | 1536747 | Texas First Mortgage LLC | 2419924 | Richmond, TX | $90.7M | 205 | $443K |
| #9 | Brian McCauley | 208803 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Dallas, TX | $88.1M | 131 | $672K |
| #10 | David Morriss | 754271 | Grand Lending, L.L.C. | 2456432 | Dallas, TX | $85.0M | 121 | $703K |
| #11 | Rachel Newsom | 1223453 | SFMC, LP | 166487 | Fort Worth, TX | $81.3M | 183 | $444K |
| #12 | Joan Ferris | 227287 | Jet HomeLoans, LP | 1660135 | Austin, TX | $81.0M | 170 | $477K |
| #13 | spiro petritsis | 409892 | Prosperity Bank | 466414 | Houston, TX | $77.2M | 87 | $887K |
| #14 | John Johnson | 530137 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Houston, TX | $76.3M | 22 | $3.5M |
| #15 | Tony Nguyen | 621869 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Plano, TX | $76.1M | 142 | $536K |
| #16 | Max Leaman | 151263 | LoanPeople, LLC | 1886352 | Austin, TX | $75.6M | 137 | $552K |
| #17 | Yojana Sangu | 950536 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | $74.1M | 144 | $514K |
| #18 | Ellen Schuler | 409880 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | San Antonio, TX | $74.0M | 119 | $622K |
| #19 | Wesley Ket | 824984 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Temple, TX | $73.7M | 254 | $290K |
| #20 | Stephanie Johnston | 621637 | SFMC, LP | 166487 | Plano, TX | $73.5M | 181 | $406K |
| #21 | Andrew Butler | 803225 | First Bank | 583439 | Aledo, TX | $72.7M | 101 | $720K |
| #22 | Jessica Eaves | 225161 | Grace Home Lending, LLC | 2357263 | Katy, TX | $72.7M | 188 | $387K |
| #23 | Kristy Cormier | 316461 | Cornerstone Mortgage Providers, LLC | 1970163 | Houston, TX | $72.0M | 146 | $493K |
| #24 | Angela Brad | 427581 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Frisco, TX | $71.8M | 97 | $741K |
| #25 | Justin Belle-Isle | 48853 | GRBK Mortgage, LLC | 2618876 | Plano, TX | $70.2M | 144 | $488K |
| #26 | Mark Goodwin | 543312 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Southlake, TX | $70.1M | 61 | $1.1M |
| #27 | Jason Dickson | 190052 | Nuwave Lending LLC | 1722624 | Grapevine, TX | $69.6M | 155 | $449K |
| #28 | Jackson Thomas | 1190420 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Dallas, TX | $68.6M | 138 | $497K |
| #29 | Erin Lefler | 1735068 | Velocio Mortgage L.L.C. | 1529234 | San Antonio, TX | $68.6M | 198 | $346K |
| #30 | MEGAN CLOUD | 774331 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | San Antonio, TX | $66.8M | 223 | $300K |
| #31 | Eric Bernstein | 1486987 | LendFriend Mortgage LLC | 2508873 | Austin, TX | $65.8M | 112 | $588K |
| #32 | Ami Padhiar | 1023994 | Jatayu Loans LLC | 2055341 | Irving, TX | $65.5M | 138 | $475K |
| #33 | John Hager | 1416273 | Standard Mortgage Corporation | 44912 | Dallas, TX | $64.4M | 96 | $671K |
| #34 | Chadan Salem | 142430 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Plano, TX | $63.4M | 100 | $634K |
| #35 | Timothy Herman | 1833596 | UpEquity SPV2 LLC | 2101265 | Austin, TX | $62.4M | 174 | $359K |
| #36 | Chad Standish | 843765 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | $62.0M | 205 | $303K |
| #37 | Ryan Lentz | 621038 | GRBK Mortgage, LLC | 2618876 | Plano, TX | $61.6M | 170 | $362K |
| #38 | Joseph Colarusso | 1664386 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Houston, TX | $61.3M | 33 | $1.9M |
| #39 | Victoria Guedez | 1999150 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Richmond, TX | $61.2M | 207 | $296K |
| #40 | Delta Culpepper | 210596 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Rowlett, TX | $61.1M | 211 | $289K |
| #41 | Blake Joyner | 1926442 | Jet HomeLoans, LP | 1660135 | Jacksonville, FL | $60.8M | 148 | $411K |
| #42 | Michael Wolfe | 135261 | Shaddock Homes Mortgage, LLC | 2571600 | Plano, TX | $60.2M | 88 | $684K |
| #43 | Natasha Wall | 277800 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | $59.7M | 287 | $208K |
| #44 | Joella Benson | 178203 | American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation | 175656 | Dallas, TX | $59.6M | 223 | $267K |
| #45 | Alexander Varela | 184823 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Southlake, TX | $59.5M | 123 | $484K |
| #46 | Hernan Garcia | 1163532 | Oakdale Mortgage LLC | 1625250 | Katy, TX | $59.5M | 237 | $251K |
| #47 | Thien Grimes | 289933 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Austin, TX | $58.9M | 89 | $662K |
| #48 | Jason Waller | 1469032 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | San Antonio, TX | $58.5M | 257 | $228K |
| #49 | Norma Cowes | 211327 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Austin, TX | $58.4M | 203 | $288K |
| #50 | Elizabeth Neighbor | 190129 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Houston, TX | $58.2M | 76 | $765K |
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. Top Mortgage Loan Officers by Volume — Texas (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-overall-by-volume/2026
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