Biggest climbers in Virginia in 2024, 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 Tonya Irizarry (Virginia Federal Credit Union, NMLS #604484), Caroline Roberts (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1751336), and Brianna Holloway (Zillow Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #1965142).
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 | Tonya Irizarry | 604484 | Virginia Federal Credit Union | 407552 | Richmond, VA | ▲ 8402 (#8473 → #71) | $12.3M | 113 |
| #2 | Caroline Roberts | 1751336 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7801 (#8473 → #672) | $3.9M | 40 |
| #3 | Brianna Holloway | 1965142 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 7456 (#8473 → #1017) | $15.5M | 29 |
| #4 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7379 (#8473 → #1094) | $10.5M | 27 |
| #5 | Cheng Zhou | 870803 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7292 (#8473 → #1181) | $22.9M | 25 |
| #6 | David Richter | 2273355 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7242 (#8473 → #1231) | $2.3M | 24 |
| #6 | Levi Knudson | 1595246 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 7242 (#8473 → #1231) | $9.6M | 24 |
| #8 | Tony Goodman | 2440871 | Atlantic Union Bank | 551889 | Forest, VA | ▲ 7182 (#8473 → #1291) | $5.2M | 23 |
| #9 | Isaiah Aguilar | 2429222 | ClickStart Mortgage LLC | 2281448 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7112 (#8473 → #1361) | $2.1M | 22 |
| #10 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7037 (#8473 → #1436) | $8.2M | 21 |
| #10 | Gaetano Brusca | 32669 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7037 (#8473 → #1436) | $1.9M | 21 |
| #12 | Bradley Watts | 2491297 | Archer Mortgage, LLC | 1881069 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 6956 (#8473 → #1517) | $5.2M | 20 |
| #12 | Michael Cecero | 920168 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6956 (#8473 → #1517) | $10.6M | 20 |
| #14 | Suzanne Ruhlman | 659501 | Credit Union Mortgage Association, Inc. | 296727 | Fairfax, VA | ▲ 6861 (#8473 → #1612) | $9.7M | 19 |
| #14 | Marion Knudson | 1845603 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 6861 (#8473 → #1612) | $7.1M | 19 |
| #16 | Trent Knight | 1510340 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6656 (#8473 → #1817) | $6.4M | 17 |
| #17 | Kimberly Anderson | 2349520 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 6547 (#8473 → #1926) | $6.7M | 16 |
| #17 | Kelly Good | 187476 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Roanoke, VA | ▲ 6547 (#8473 → #1926) | $5.4M | 16 |
| #17 | Ryan Forseth | 644058 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | — | ▲ 6547 (#8473 → #1926) | $8.0M | 16 |
| #17 | Andrew Hall | 2449224 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Lynchburg, VA | ▲ 6547 (#8473 → #1926) | $4.9M | 16 |
| #21 | Edward Kurzdorfer | 2258601 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6420 (#8473 → #2053) | $6.3M | 15 |
| #21 | Robert Blacketer | 2046448 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6420 (#8473 → #2053) | $3.9M | 15 |
| #23 | Angela Deyampert | 1782724 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Knightdale, NC | ▲ 6282 (#8473 → #2191) | $879K | 14 |
| #23 | Claudia Martinez Aguirre | 2483478 | Standard Mortgage Capital LLC | 1604663 | Plantation, FL | ▲ 6282 (#8473 → #2191) | $2.6M | 14 |
| #23 | Alexander Smigelsky | 2520388 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6282 (#8473 → #2191) | $1.3M | 14 |
| #26 | Jordan Wehrle-Wrye | 2228501 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | ▲ 6267 (#6659 → #392) | $26.7M | 57 |
| #27 | Laura Breeden | 1077310 | Atlantic Union Bank | 551889 | Palmyra, VA | ▲ 6116 (#8473 → #2357) | $1.6M | 13 |
| #27 | Mikael Unger | 991337 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 6116 (#8473 → #2357) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #27 | Lee Abrahamian | 1448653 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6116 (#8473 → #2357) | $997K | 13 |
| #27 | Caitlyn Sarver | 1860536 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6116 (#8473 → #2357) | $923K | 13 |
| #27 | Christopher Essak | 1461156 | Clear2Mortgage Inc. | 1911663 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 6116 (#8473 → #2357) | $4.3M | 13 |
| #27 | Elisa Berdych | 2121726 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6116 (#8473 → #2357) | $2.0M | 13 |
| #27 | Joel Battige | 13077 | Six33, LLC | 2489500 | Forest, VA | ▲ 6116 (#8473 → #2357) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #27 | John Lanzone | 2105771 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Fredericksburg, VA | ▲ 6116 (#8473 → #2357) | $5.0M | 13 |
| #35 | Douglas Schmedes | 320731 | DMV Residential Financing LLC | 2612193 | Chantilly, VA | ▲ 6008 (#6659 → #651) | $21.4M | 41 |
| #35 | Maribel Leon | 1510730 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6008 (#6659 → #651) | $15.7M | 41 |
| #37 | Joy Puckett | 1604641 | Advance Financial Group, LLC | 1611080 | Norfolk, VA | ▲ 5942 (#6659 → #717) | $11.4M | 38 |
| #38 | Andrew Kayes | 1073992 | Nexlend Mortgage, Inc | 2617853 | Mount Juliet, TN | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #38 | Shirley Porea | 2426905 | Henrico Federal Credit Union | 779821 | Henrico, VA | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $733K | 12 |
| #38 | Ryan Bowren | 1762580 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $4.1M | 12 |
| #38 | Kyle Weinapple | 2026468 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $4.7M | 12 |
| #38 | Danielle Wiram | 325223 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Jacksonville, NC | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $2.7M | 12 |
| #38 | Benjamin Willard | 2039059 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $3.8M | 12 |
| #38 | Shane Boon | 30178 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $4.7M | 12 |
| #38 | Stephen Sager | 607865 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $5.3M | 12 |
| #38 | Collette McKee | 200994 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $1.0M | 12 |
| #38 | Cole Rack | 2520394 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $951K | 12 |
| #38 | Crystal Hanson | 2446830 | Chartway Federal Credit Union | 423149 | Tooele, UT | ▲ 5935 (#8473 → #2538) | $815K | 12 |
| #49 | Nathanael Brown | 607858 | Coastal Towne Mortgage, LLC | 1752127 | Norfolk, VA | ▲ 5909 (#6659 → #750) | $12.9M | 37 |
| #50 | Michael Lopes | 2220453 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 5858 (#6659 → #801) | $14.7M | 35 |
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 — Virginia (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/virginia/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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