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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Thomas Gaertner (Mountain America Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1473990), Justin Shaw (Bank of Utah, NMLS #1169368), and Nicholas Thayer (Zions Bancorporation, National Association, NMLS #2252026).
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 | ▲ 8940 (#8952 → #12) | $38.3M | 354 |
| #2 | Justin Shaw | 1169368 | Bank of Utah | 422914 | Layton, UT | ▲ 8674 (#8952 → #278) | $15.6M | 64 |
| #3 | Nicholas Thayer | 2252026 | Zions Bancorporation, National Association | 467014 | — | ▲ 7983 (#8952 → #969) | $7.5M | 25 |
| #4 | Michael Kingston | 2145398 | Homepoint Mortgage LLC | 2616258 | South Salt Lake, UT | ▲ 7851 (#8952 → #1101) | $10.9M | 22 |
| #5 | Scott Richardson | 2078805 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | — | ▲ 7722 (#8952 → #1230) | $16.1M | 19 |
| #6 | Kathleya Gracida | 1905774 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Midvale, UT | ▲ 7655 (#8952 → #1297) | $7.8M | 18 |
| #7 | CLARENCE LUND | 1266329 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 7586 (#8952 → #1366) | $906K | 17 |
| #7 | Jerilyn Green | 44191 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Toquerville, UT | ▲ 7586 (#8952 → #1366) | $13.5M | 17 |
| #9 | Jorge Uscategui | 1587586 | SecurityNational Mortgage Company | 3116 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 7510 (#8952 → #1442) | $4.3M | 16 |
| #10 | Lexi Tracy | 1581741 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 7446 (#8952 → #1506) | $1.4M | 15 |
| #10 | James Boomhower | 525997 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | ▲ 7446 (#8952 → #1506) | $6.3M | 15 |
| #12 | Bryan Blue | 2144523 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7376 (#8952 → #1576) | $4.5M | 14 |
| #13 | Kiel Kavanagh | 2039361 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Nipomo, CA | ▲ 7294 (#8952 → #1658) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #13 | Tina Gonderman-Lind | 2121815 | Quill Bank | 819159 | — | ▲ 7294 (#8952 → #1658) | $4.3M | 13 |
| #15 | MICHELLE LAKE | 1632392 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 7197 (#8952 → #1755) | $971K | 12 |
| #15 | Andrew Marx | 1643507 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | ▲ 7197 (#8952 → #1755) | $4.5M | 12 |
| #17 | Tennison Hunter | 1762129 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | — | ▲ 7045 (#8952 → #1907) | $4.5M | 11 |
| #17 | Deborah Cerne | 162801 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | St George, UT | ▲ 7045 (#8952 → #1907) | $9.0M | 11 |
| #17 | Javad Hakkak | 328902 | silicon valley bank | 442029 | — | ▲ 7045 (#8952 → #1907) | $9.5M | 11 |
| #17 | Casey Wonner | 2020728 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 7045 (#8952 → #1907) | $4.0M | 11 |
| #17 | Connor Pollock | 1695718 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7045 (#8952 → #1907) | $4.8M | 11 |
| #17 | Jasson Jimenez Juarez | 1942555 | Madison Mortgage Services Inc. | 1862796 | Garden City, NY | ▲ 7045 (#8952 → #1907) | $4.5M | 11 |
| #23 | Carlos DeShazo | 2061569 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6917 (#8952 → #2035) | $2.9M | 10 |
| #23 | John Blanchard | 2181957 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6917 (#8952 → #2035) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #23 | Togi Gasu | 1890465 | Luneta Home Loans LLC | 2027806 | — | ▲ 6917 (#8952 → #2035) | $3.8M | 10 |
| #23 | Brady VanConant | 2170033 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6917 (#8952 → #2035) | $3.5M | 10 |
| #23 | Jennifer Key | 1717356 | EDUCATION FIRST CREDIT UNION | 753919 | — | ▲ 6917 (#8952 → #2035) | $683K | 10 |
| #28 | Troy McCullough | 668366 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | — | ▲ 6778 (#8952 → #2174) | $18.6M | 9 |
| #28 | Elizabeth Bauer | 1458978 | Integrity First Lending LLC | 1006977 | — | ▲ 6778 (#8952 → #2174) | $3.3M | 9 |
| #28 | Therrance Johnson | 2163069 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6778 (#8952 → #2174) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #28 | Vernon Dobine | 2162952 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6778 (#8952 → #2174) | $3.1M | 9 |
| #28 | Jacob Tomsich | 2181207 | My Style Mortgage Inc. | 2622728 | Rigby, ID | ▲ 6778 (#8952 → #2174) | $2.3M | 9 |
| #28 | Logan Groves | 2190252 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 6778 (#8952 → #2174) | $489K | 9 |
| #34 | Taegan Alvernaz | 1807958 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | American Fork, UT | ▲ 6689 (#7211 → #522) | $6.4M | 42 |
| #35 | DEREK HOLT | 2090093 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 6621 (#8952 → #2331) | $556K | 8 |
| #35 | Brayden Chilcote | 1814121 | Summit Home Loans LLC | 1790749 | Kaysville, UT | ▲ 6621 (#8952 → #2331) | $3.6M | 8 |
| #35 | Eryn Clarke | 2116776 | Inspiro Financial, LLC | 2114609 | — | ▲ 6621 (#8952 → #2331) | $3.3M | 8 |
| #35 | Carrie Mann | 2095218 | AK Mortgage LLC | 2467818 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 6621 (#8952 → #2331) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #35 | Rachel Vasquez | 2019254 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Pittsburgh, PA | ▲ 6621 (#8952 → #2331) | $2.7M | 8 |
| #35 | James Booher | 257242 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Fairview, UT | ▲ 6621 (#8952 → #2331) | $2.9M | 8 |
| #41 | Brian Collom | 798644 | Members First Credit Union | 719257 | Brigham City, UT | ▲ 6520 (#7211 → #691) | $2.5M | 34 |
| #42 | Nicholas Palmieri | 499019 | Chartway Federal Credit Union | 423149 | Saint George, UT | ▲ 6498 (#7211 → #713) | $17.7M | 33 |
| #43 | Carl Thomas | 1192067 | Prime Rate Inc | 2711156 | Southlake, TX | ▲ 6413 (#8952 → #2539) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #43 | Sean McAnulty | 2005635 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | ▲ 6413 (#8952 → #2539) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #43 | JONATHON COLLINS | 1929050 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | Riverdale, UT | ▲ 6413 (#8952 → #2539) | $350K | 7 |
| #43 | ARIANA TYNAN | 1996527 | Sound Credit Union | 691150 | Tukwila, WA | ▲ 6413 (#8952 → #2539) | $642K | 7 |
| #43 | Eduardo Silva | 2170205 | Deseret First Federal Credit Union | 403075 | — | ▲ 6413 (#8952 → #2539) | $479K | 7 |
| #43 | Richard Starley | 796759 | HERCULES CREDIT UNION | 939496 | Taylorsville, UT | ▲ 6413 (#8952 → #2539) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #43 | Diane Hawley | 2219506 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6413 (#8952 → #2539) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #43 | Gregory Deskin | 1883221 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6413 (#8952 → #2539) | $2.2M | 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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/utah/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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