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 October 11, 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 | ▲ 8922 (#8934 → #12) | $38.3M | 353 |
| #2 | Justin Shaw | 1169368 | Bank of Utah | 422914 | Layton, UT | ▲ 8644 (#8934 → #290) | $15.1M | 63 |
| #3 | Taegan Alvernaz | 1807958 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | American Fork, UT | ▲ 8411 (#8934 → #523) | $6.4M | 42 |
| #4 | Nicholas Thayer | 2252026 | Zions Bancorporation, National Association | 467014 | — | ▲ 7964 (#8934 → #970) | $7.5M | 25 |
| #5 | Michael Kingston | 2145398 | Homepoint Mortgage LLC | 2616258 | South Salt Lake, UT | ▲ 7831 (#8934 → #1103) | $10.9M | 22 |
| #6 | Scott Richardson | 2078805 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | — | ▲ 7704 (#8934 → #1230) | $16.1M | 19 |
| #7 | Kathleya Gracida | 1905774 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Holladay, UT | ▲ 7633 (#8934 → #1301) | $7.8M | 18 |
| #8 | Jerilyn Green | 44191 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Toquerville, UT | ▲ 7565 (#8934 → #1369) | $13.5M | 17 |
| #8 | CLARENCE LUND | 1266329 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 7565 (#8934 → #1369) | $906K | 17 |
| #10 | Jorge Uscategui | 1587586 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Murray, UT | ▲ 7492 (#8934 → #1442) | $4.3M | 16 |
| #11 | James Boomhower | 525997 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | ▲ 7426 (#8934 → #1508) | $6.3M | 15 |
| #11 | Lexi Tracy | 1581741 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 7426 (#8934 → #1508) | $1.4M | 15 |
| #13 | Bryan Blue | 2144523 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7359 (#8934 → #1575) | $4.5M | 14 |
| #14 | Tina Gonderman-Lind | 2121815 | Quill Bank | 819159 | — | ▲ 7275 (#8934 → #1659) | $4.3M | 13 |
| #14 | Kiel Kavanagh | 2039361 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | — | ▲ 7275 (#8934 → #1659) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #16 | Andrew Marx | 1643507 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | ▲ 7177 (#8934 → #1757) | $4.5M | 12 |
| #16 | MICHELLE LAKE | 1632392 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 7177 (#8934 → #1757) | $971K | 12 |
| #18 | Tennison Hunter | 1762129 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | — | ▲ 7025 (#8934 → #1909) | $4.5M | 11 |
| #18 | Connor Pollock | 1695718 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7025 (#8934 → #1909) | $4.8M | 11 |
| #18 | Javad Hakkak | 328902 | silicon valley bank | 442029 | — | ▲ 7025 (#8934 → #1909) | $9.5M | 11 |
| #18 | Deborah Cerne | 162801 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | St George, UT | ▲ 7025 (#8934 → #1909) | $9.0M | 11 |
| #18 | Casey Wonner | 2020728 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 7025 (#8934 → #1909) | $4.0M | 11 |
| #18 | Jasson Jimenez Juarez | 1942555 | Madison Mortgage Services Inc. | 1862796 | Garden City, NY | ▲ 7025 (#8934 → #1909) | $4.5M | 11 |
| #24 | Carlos DeShazo | 2061569 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6898 (#8934 → #2036) | $2.9M | 10 |
| #24 | Brady VanConant | 2170033 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6898 (#8934 → #2036) | $3.5M | 10 |
| #24 | Togi Gasu | 1890465 | Luneta Home Loans LLC | 2027806 | — | ▲ 6898 (#8934 → #2036) | $3.8M | 10 |
| #24 | John Blanchard | 2181957 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6898 (#8934 → #2036) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #24 | Jennifer Key | 1717356 | EDUCATION FIRST CREDIT UNION | 753919 | — | ▲ 6898 (#8934 → #2036) | $683K | 10 |
| #29 | Therrance Johnson | 2163069 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6760 (#8934 → #2174) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #29 | Troy McCullough | 668366 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | — | ▲ 6760 (#8934 → #2174) | $18.6M | 9 |
| #29 | Vernon Dobine | 2162952 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6760 (#8934 → #2174) | $3.1M | 9 |
| #29 | Logan Groves | 2190252 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 6760 (#8934 → #2174) | $489K | 9 |
| #29 | Elizabeth Bauer | 1458978 | Integrity First Lending LLC | 1006977 | — | ▲ 6760 (#8934 → #2174) | $3.3M | 9 |
| #29 | Jacob Tomsich | 2181207 | My Style Mortgage Inc. | 2622728 | Rigby, ID | ▲ 6760 (#8934 → #2174) | $2.3M | 9 |
| #35 | Brayden Chilcote | 1814121 | Summit Home Loans LLC | 1790749 | Kaysville, UT | ▲ 6601 (#8934 → #2333) | $3.6M | 8 |
| #35 | Carrie Mann | 2095218 | AK Mortgage LLC | 2467818 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 6601 (#8934 → #2333) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #35 | Rachel Vasquez | 2019254 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Pittsburgh, PA | ▲ 6601 (#8934 → #2333) | $2.7M | 8 |
| #35 | James Booher | 257242 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Fairview, UT | ▲ 6601 (#8934 → #2333) | $2.9M | 8 |
| #35 | Eryn Clarke | 2116776 | Inspiro Financial, LLC | 2114609 | — | ▲ 6601 (#8934 → #2333) | $3.3M | 8 |
| #35 | DEREK HOLT | 2090093 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 6601 (#8934 → #2333) | $556K | 8 |
| #41 | Brian Collom | 798644 | Members First Credit Union | 719257 | Brigham City, UT | ▲ 6517 (#7210 → #693) | $2.5M | 34 |
| #42 | Nicholas Palmieri | 499019 | Chartway Federal Credit Union | 423149 | Saint George, UT | ▲ 6496 (#7210 → #714) | $17.7M | 33 |
| #43 | Tyler Glazier | 2065740 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | — | ▲ 6409 (#7210 → #801) | $8.1M | 30 |
| #44 | Chelsea Clark | 2163059 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6395 (#8934 → #2539) | $1.6M | 7 |
| #44 | Richard Starley | 796759 | HERCULES CREDIT UNION | 939496 | Taylorsville, UT | ▲ 6395 (#8934 → #2539) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #44 | Sandy Boyer | 717404 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | Ogden, UT | ▲ 6395 (#8934 → #2539) | $420K | 7 |
| #44 | Eduardo Silva | 2170205 | Deseret First Federal Credit Union | 403075 | — | ▲ 6395 (#8934 → #2539) | $479K | 7 |
| #44 | KIRA BEARD | 1836929 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | — | ▲ 6395 (#8934 → #2539) | $368K | 7 |
| #44 | JONATHON COLLINS | 1929050 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | Riverdale, UT | ▲ 6395 (#8934 → #2539) | $350K | 7 |
| #44 | Diane Hawley | 2219506 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6395 (#8934 → #2539) | $2.1M | 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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/utah/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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