Biggest climbers in Utah in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Thomas Gaertner (Mountain America Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1473990), Justin Shaw (Bank of Utah, NMLS #1169368), and Taegan Alvernaz (Mountain America Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1807958).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thomas Gaertner | 1473990 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 8918 (#8930 → #12) | $38.3M | 353 |
| #2 | Justin Shaw | 1169368 | Bank of Utah | 422914 | Layton, UT | ▲ 8640 (#8930 → #290) | $15.1M | 63 |
| #3 | Taegan Alvernaz | 1807958 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | American Fork, UT | ▲ 8407 (#8930 → #523) | $6.4M | 42 |
| #4 | Nicholas Thayer | 2252026 | Zions Bancorporation, National Association | 467014 | — | ▲ 7960 (#8930 → #970) | $7.5M | 25 |
| #5 | Michael Kingston | 2145398 | Homepoint Mortgage LLC | 2616258 | South Salt Lake, UT | ▲ 7827 (#8930 → #1103) | $10.9M | 22 |
| #6 | Scott Richardson | 2078805 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | — | ▲ 7700 (#8930 → #1230) | $16.1M | 19 |
| #7 | Kathleya Gracida | 1905774 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Holladay, UT | ▲ 7629 (#8930 → #1301) | $7.8M | 18 |
| #8 | Jerilyn Green | 44191 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Toquerville, UT | ▲ 7561 (#8930 → #1369) | $13.5M | 17 |
| #8 | CLARENCE LUND | 1266329 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 7561 (#8930 → #1369) | $906K | 17 |
| #10 | Jorge Uscategui | 1587586 | SecurityNational Mortgage Company | 3116 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 7489 (#8930 → #1441) | $4.3M | 16 |
| #11 | Lexi Tracy | 1581741 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 7423 (#8930 → #1507) | $1.4M | 15 |
| #11 | James Boomhower | 525997 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | ▲ 7423 (#8930 → #1507) | $6.3M | 15 |
| #13 | Bryan Blue | 2144523 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7354 (#8930 → #1576) | $4.5M | 14 |
| #14 | Kiel Kavanagh | 2039361 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Nipomo, CA | ▲ 7272 (#8930 → #1658) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #14 | Tina Gonderman-Lind | 2121815 | Quill Bank | 819159 | — | ▲ 7272 (#8930 → #1658) | $4.3M | 13 |
| #16 | MICHELLE LAKE | 1632392 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 7173 (#8930 → #1757) | $971K | 12 |
| #16 | Andrew Marx | 1643507 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | ▲ 7173 (#8930 → #1757) | $4.5M | 12 |
| #18 | Casey Wonner | 2020728 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 7021 (#8930 → #1909) | $4.0M | 11 |
| #18 | Jasson Jimenez Juarez | 1942555 | Madison Mortgage Services Inc. | 1862796 | Garden City, NY | ▲ 7021 (#8930 → #1909) | $4.5M | 11 |
| #18 | Tennison Hunter | 1762129 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | — | ▲ 7021 (#8930 → #1909) | $4.5M | 11 |
| #18 | Javad Hakkak | 328902 | silicon valley bank | 442029 | — | ▲ 7021 (#8930 → #1909) | $9.5M | 11 |
| #18 | Deborah Cerne | 162801 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | St George, UT | ▲ 7021 (#8930 → #1909) | $9.0M | 11 |
| #18 | Connor Pollock | 1695718 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7021 (#8930 → #1909) | $4.8M | 11 |
| #24 | Jennifer Key | 1717356 | EDUCATION FIRST CREDIT UNION | 753919 | — | ▲ 6894 (#8930 → #2036) | $683K | 10 |
| #24 | Togi Gasu | 1890465 | Luneta Home Loans LLC | 2027806 | — | ▲ 6894 (#8930 → #2036) | $3.8M | 10 |
| #24 | Carlos DeShazo | 2061569 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6894 (#8930 → #2036) | $2.9M | 10 |
| #24 | John Blanchard | 2181957 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6894 (#8930 → #2036) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #24 | Brady VanConant | 2170033 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6894 (#8930 → #2036) | $3.5M | 10 |
| #29 | Vernon Dobine | 2162952 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6756 (#8930 → #2174) | $3.1M | 9 |
| #29 | Elizabeth Bauer | 1458978 | Integrity First Lending LLC | 1006977 | — | ▲ 6756 (#8930 → #2174) | $3.3M | 9 |
| #29 | Logan Groves | 2190252 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 6756 (#8930 → #2174) | $489K | 9 |
| #29 | Troy McCullough | 668366 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | — | ▲ 6756 (#8930 → #2174) | $18.6M | 9 |
| #29 | Therrance Johnson | 2163069 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6756 (#8930 → #2174) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #29 | Jacob Tomsich | 2181207 | My Style Mortgage Inc. | 2622728 | Rigby, ID | ▲ 6756 (#8930 → #2174) | $2.3M | 9 |
| #35 | Carrie Mann | 2095218 | AK Mortgage LLC | 2467818 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 6598 (#8930 → #2332) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #35 | DEREK HOLT | 2090093 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 6598 (#8930 → #2332) | $556K | 8 |
| #35 | Rachel Vasquez | 2019254 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Pittsburgh, PA | ▲ 6598 (#8930 → #2332) | $2.7M | 8 |
| #35 | Brayden Chilcote | 1814121 | Summit Home Loans LLC | 1790749 | Kaysville, UT | ▲ 6598 (#8930 → #2332) | $3.6M | 8 |
| #35 | James Booher | 257242 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Fairview, UT | ▲ 6598 (#8930 → #2332) | $2.9M | 8 |
| #35 | Eryn Clarke | 2116776 | Inspiro Financial, LLC | 2114609 | — | ▲ 6598 (#8930 → #2332) | $3.3M | 8 |
| #41 | Brian Collom | 798644 | Members First Credit Union | 719257 | Brigham City, UT | ▲ 6515 (#7208 → #693) | $2.5M | 34 |
| #42 | Nicholas Palmieri | 499019 | Chartway Federal Credit Union | 423149 | Saint George, UT | ▲ 6494 (#7208 → #714) | $17.7M | 33 |
| #43 | Tyler Glazier | 2065740 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | — | ▲ 6408 (#7208 → #800) | $8.1M | 30 |
| #44 | Sean McAnulty | 2005635 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | ▲ 6391 (#8930 → #2539) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #44 | Gregory Deskin | 1883221 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6391 (#8930 → #2539) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #44 | Carl Thomas | 1192067 | Prime Rate Inc | 2711156 | Southlake, TX | ▲ 6391 (#8930 → #2539) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #44 | Diane Hawley | 2219506 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6391 (#8930 → #2539) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #44 | Christopher Dickson | 1247647 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | — | ▲ 6391 (#8930 → #2539) | $3.2M | 7 |
| #44 | ARIANA TYNAN | 1996527 | Sound Credit Union | 691150 | Tukwila, WA | ▲ 6391 (#8930 → #2539) | $642K | 7 |
| #44 | KIRA BEARD | 1836929 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 6391 (#8930 → #2539) | $368K | 7 |
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 Loan Count — Utah (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/utah/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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