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 October 11, 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 | ▲ 8413 (#8484 → #71) | $12.3M | 113 |
| #2 | Caroline Roberts | 1751336 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7812 (#8484 → #672) | $3.9M | 40 |
| #3 | Brianna Holloway | 1965142 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 7466 (#8484 → #1018) | $15.5M | 29 |
| #4 | Christopher VanLeuven | 35510 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7389 (#8484 → #1095) | $10.5M | 27 |
| #5 | Cheng Zhou | 870803 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7302 (#8484 → #1182) | $22.9M | 25 |
| #6 | Levi Knudson | 1595246 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 7251 (#8484 → #1233) | $9.6M | 24 |
| #6 | David Richter | 2273355 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7251 (#8484 → #1233) | $2.3M | 24 |
| #8 | Isaiah Aguilar | 2429222 | ClickStart Mortgage LLC | 2281448 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7121 (#8484 → #1363) | $2.1M | 22 |
| #9 | Orin Swiss | 914236 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7048 (#8484 → #1436) | $8.2M | 21 |
| #9 | Gaetano Brusca | 32669 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7048 (#8484 → #1436) | $1.9M | 21 |
| #11 | Bradley Watts | 2491297 | Archer Mortgage, LLC | 1881069 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 6965 (#8484 → #1519) | $5.2M | 20 |
| #11 | Michael Cecero | 920168 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6965 (#8484 → #1519) | $10.6M | 20 |
| #13 | Marion Knudson | 1845603 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 6870 (#8484 → #1614) | $7.1M | 19 |
| #13 | Suzanne Ruhlman | 659501 | Credit Union Mortgage Association, Inc. | 296727 | Fairfax, VA | ▲ 6870 (#8484 → #1614) | $9.7M | 19 |
| #15 | Trent Knight | 1510340 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6667 (#8484 → #1817) | $6.4M | 17 |
| #16 | Kimberly Anderson | 2349520 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 6556 (#8484 → #1928) | $6.7M | 16 |
| #16 | Kelly Good | 187476 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Roanoke, VA | ▲ 6556 (#8484 → #1928) | $5.4M | 16 |
| #16 | Andrew Hall | 2449224 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Lynchburg, VA | ▲ 6556 (#8484 → #1928) | $4.9M | 16 |
| #16 | Ryan Forseth | 644058 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | — | ▲ 6556 (#8484 → #1928) | $8.0M | 16 |
| #20 | Robert Blacketer | 2046448 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6429 (#8484 → #2055) | $3.9M | 15 |
| #20 | Edward Kurzdorfer | 2258601 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6429 (#8484 → #2055) | $6.3M | 15 |
| #22 | Alexander Smigelsky | 2520388 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6295 (#8484 → #2189) | $1.3M | 14 |
| #22 | Angela Deyampert | 1782724 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Knightdale, NC | ▲ 6295 (#8484 → #2189) | $879K | 14 |
| #22 | Claudia Martinez Aguirre | 2483478 | Standard Mortgage Capital LLC | 1604663 | Plantation, FL | ▲ 6295 (#8484 → #2189) | $2.6M | 14 |
| #25 | Jordan Wehrle-Wrye | 2228501 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 6276 (#6669 → #393) | $26.7M | 57 |
| #26 | Caitlyn Sarver | 1860536 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 6124 (#8484 → #2360) | $923K | 13 |
| #26 | Elisa Berdych | 2121726 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6124 (#8484 → #2360) | $2.0M | 13 |
| #26 | Lee Abrahamian | 1448653 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6124 (#8484 → #2360) | $997K | 13 |
| #26 | Laura Breeden | 1077310 | Atlantic Union Bank | 551889 | Palmyra, VA | ▲ 6124 (#8484 → #2360) | $1.6M | 13 |
| #26 | Joel Battige | 13077 | Six33, LLC | 2489500 | Forest, VA | ▲ 6124 (#8484 → #2360) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #26 | John Lanzone | 2105771 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Fredericksburg, VA | ▲ 6124 (#8484 → #2360) | $5.0M | 13 |
| #26 | Mikael Unger | 991337 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 6124 (#8484 → #2360) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #26 | Christopher Essak | 1461156 | Clear2Mortgage Inc. | 1911663 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6124 (#8484 → #2360) | $4.3M | 13 |
| #34 | Douglas Schmedes | 320731 | DMV Residential Financing LLC | 2612193 | Chantilly, VA | ▲ 6017 (#6669 → #652) | $21.4M | 41 |
| #34 | Maribel Leon | 1510730 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6017 (#6669 → #652) | $15.7M | 41 |
| #36 | Joy Puckett | 1604641 | Advance Financial Group, LLC | 1611080 | Norfolk, VA | ▲ 5950 (#6669 → #719) | $11.4M | 38 |
| #37 | Shane Boon | 30178 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $4.7M | 12 |
| #37 | Andrew Kayes | 1073992 | Nexlend Mortgage, Inc | 2617853 | Mount Juliet, TN | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #37 | Cole Rack | 2520394 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $951K | 12 |
| #37 | Ryan Bowren | 1762580 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | — | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $4.1M | 12 |
| #37 | Benjamin Willard | 2039059 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $3.8M | 12 |
| #37 | Stephen Sager | 607865 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $5.3M | 12 |
| #37 | Crystal Hanson | 2446830 | Chartway Federal Credit Union | 423149 | Tooele, UT | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $815K | 12 |
| #37 | Danielle Wiram | 325223 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Jacksonville, NC | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $2.7M | 12 |
| #37 | Shirley Porea | 2426905 | Henrico Federal Credit Union | 779821 | Henrico, VA | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $733K | 12 |
| #37 | Collette McKee | 200994 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $1.0M | 12 |
| #37 | Kyle Weinapple | 2026468 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5947 (#8484 → #2537) | $4.7M | 12 |
| #48 | Nathanael Brown | 607858 | Coastal Towne Mortgage, LLC | 1752127 | Norfolk, VA | ▲ 5918 (#6669 → #751) | $12.9M | 37 |
| #49 | Michael Lopes | 2220453 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 5868 (#6669 → #801) | $14.7M | 35 |
| #50 | Thomas Blaylock | 1642964 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Vinton, VA | ▲ 5797 (#6669 → #872) | $9.2M | 33 |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/virginia/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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