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 May 28, 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 | ▲ 8389 (#8458 → #69) | $12.3M | 114 |
| #2 | Caroline Roberts | 1751336 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7788 (#8458 → #670) | $3.9M | 40 |
| #3 | Brianna Holloway | 1965142 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 7453 (#8458 → #1005) | $15.5M | 29 |
| #4 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7368 (#8458 → #1090) | $10.5M | 27 |
| #5 | Cheng Zhou | 870803 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7286 (#8458 → #1172) | $22.9M | 25 |
| #6 | Levi Knudson | 1595246 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 7231 (#8458 → #1227) | $9.6M | 24 |
| #6 | David Richter | 2273355 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7231 (#8458 → #1227) | $2.3M | 24 |
| #8 | Isaiah Aguilar | 2429222 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7103 (#8458 → #1355) | $2.1M | 22 |
| #9 | Gaetano Brusca | 32669 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7030 (#8458 → #1428) | $1.9M | 21 |
| #9 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7030 (#8458 → #1428) | $8.2M | 21 |
| #11 | Bradley Watts | 2491297 | Archer Mortgage, LLC | 1881069 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 6949 (#8458 → #1509) | $5.2M | 20 |
| #11 | Michael Cecero | 920168 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6949 (#8458 → #1509) | $10.6M | 20 |
| #13 | Suzanne Ruhlman | 659501 | Credit Union Mortgage Association, Inc. | 296727 | Fairfax, VA | ▲ 6854 (#8458 → #1604) | $9.7M | 19 |
| #13 | Marion Knudson | 1845603 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 6854 (#8458 → #1604) | $7.1M | 19 |
| #15 | Trent Knight | 1510340 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6653 (#8458 → #1805) | $6.4M | 17 |
| #16 | Ryan Forseth | 644058 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | — | ▲ 6539 (#8458 → #1919) | $8.0M | 16 |
| #16 | Andrew Hall | 2449224 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Lynchburg, VA | ▲ 6539 (#8458 → #1919) | $4.9M | 16 |
| #16 | Kimberly Anderson | 2349520 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 6539 (#8458 → #1919) | $6.7M | 16 |
| #19 | Kelly Good | 187476 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Roanoke, VA | ▲ 6411 (#8458 → #2047) | $5.1M | 15 |
| #19 | Edward Kurzdorfer | 2258601 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6411 (#8458 → #2047) | $6.3M | 15 |
| #19 | Robert Blacketer | 2046448 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6411 (#8458 → #2047) | $3.9M | 15 |
| #22 | Alexander Smigelsky | 2520388 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6271 (#8458 → #2187) | $1.3M | 14 |
| #22 | Angela Deyampert | 1782724 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Knightdale, NC | ▲ 6271 (#8458 → #2187) | $879K | 14 |
| #24 | Jordan Wehrle-Wrye | 2228501 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | ▲ 6249 (#6648 → #399) | $26.6M | 56 |
| #25 | Joel Battige | 13077 | Six33, LLC | 2489500 | Forest, VA | ▲ 6110 (#8458 → #2348) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #25 | Laura Breeden | 1077310 | Atlantic Union Bank | 551889 | Palmyra, VA | ▲ 6110 (#8458 → #2348) | $1.6M | 13 |
| #25 | Elisa Berdych | 2121726 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6110 (#8458 → #2348) | $2.0M | 13 |
| #25 | Christopher Essak | 1461156 | Clear2Mortgage Inc. | 1911663 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 6110 (#8458 → #2348) | $4.3M | 13 |
| #25 | Lee Abrahamian | 1448653 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6110 (#8458 → #2348) | $997K | 13 |
| #25 | Crystal Hanson | 2446830 | Chartway Federal Credit Union | 423149 | Tooele, UT | ▲ 6110 (#8458 → #2348) | $877K | 13 |
| #25 | Claudia Martinez Aguirre | 2483478 | Standard Mortgage Capital LLC | 1604663 | Plantation, FL | ▲ 6110 (#8458 → #2348) | $2.4M | 13 |
| #25 | John Lanzone | 2105771 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Fredericksburg, VA | ▲ 6110 (#8458 → #2348) | $5.0M | 13 |
| #25 | Caitlyn Sarver | 1860536 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6110 (#8458 → #2348) | $923K | 13 |
| #34 | Maribel Leon | 1510730 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5997 (#6648 → #651) | $15.7M | 41 |
| #34 | Douglas Schmedes | 320731 | DMV Residential Financing LLC | 2612193 | Chantilly, VA | ▲ 5997 (#6648 → #651) | $21.4M | 41 |
| #36 | Joy Puckett | 1604641 | Advance Financial Group, LLC | 1611080 | Norfolk, VA | ▲ 5933 (#6648 → #715) | $11.4M | 38 |
| #37 | Collette McKee | 200994 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $1.0M | 12 |
| #37 | Cole Rack | 2520394 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $951K | 12 |
| #37 | Benjamin Willard | 2039059 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $3.8M | 12 |
| #37 | Shane Boon | 30178 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $4.7M | 12 |
| #37 | Andrew Kayes | 1073992 | Nexlend Mortgage, Inc | 2617853 | Mount Juliet, TN | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #37 | Ryan Bowren | 1762580 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $4.1M | 12 |
| #37 | Kyle Weinapple | 2026468 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $4.7M | 12 |
| #37 | Mikael Unger | 991337 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $3.4M | 12 |
| #37 | Shirley Porea | 2426905 | Henrico Federal Credit Union | 779821 | Henrico, VA | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $733K | 12 |
| #37 | Danielle Wiram | 325223 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Jacksonville, NC | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $2.7M | 12 |
| #37 | Stephen Sager | 607865 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 5931 (#8458 → #2527) | $5.3M | 12 |
| #48 | Nathanael Brown | 607858 | Coastal Towne Mortgage, LLC | 1752127 | Norfolk, VA | ▲ 5904 (#6648 → #744) | $12.9M | 37 |
| #49 | Michael Lopes | 2220453 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 5848 (#6648 → #800) | $14.7M | 35 |
| #49 | Brian Embry | 1115482 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5848 (#6648 → #800) | $11.5M | 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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/virginia/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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