Biggest climbers in Virginia in 2025, 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 Faith Ward (Bank of Clarke, NMLS #1540333), Scott Hinds (VA Choice Home Mortgage Inc., NMLS #2610183), and Paul Richard (First Equity Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #868647).
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 | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Faith Ward | 1540333 | Bank of Clarke | 402313 | Winchester, VA | ▲ 9254 (#9484 → #230) | $9.7M | 79 |
| #2 | Scott Hinds | 2610183 | VA Choice Home Mortgage Inc. | 1782212 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 8734 (#9484 → #750) | $12.2M | 38 |
| #2 | Paul Richard | 868647 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | Ft Mitchell, KY | ▲ 8734 (#9484 → #750) | $17.5M | 38 |
| #4 | Eric Almazan | 1282293 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 8643 (#9484 → #841) | $15.0M | 35 |
| #5 | Joseph Robinson | 817414 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 8546 (#9484 → #938) | $7.4M | 32 |
| #6 | Avery Hyma | 2596699 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 8360 (#9484 → #1124) | $7.3M | 28 |
| #7 | Logan Pehanick | 1215995 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Charlottesville, VA | ▲ 8121 (#9484 → #1363) | $7.7M | 24 |
| #8 | Arianit Mati | 1313523 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Indian Land, SC | ▲ 8064 (#9484 → #1420) | $9.5M | 23 |
| #9 | Ali Danial | 1226633 | Metro Mortgage LLC | 1739218 | Springfield, VA | ▲ 7984 (#9484 → #1500) | $10.6M | 22 |
| #10 | David Green | 1584312 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Fairfax, VA | ▲ 7895 (#9484 → #1589) | $13.6M | 21 |
| #10 | John Cleary | 1549160 | C&F MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 147312 | Midlothian, VA | ▲ 7895 (#9484 → #1589) | $5.8M | 21 |
| #12 | Christopher McKenna | 2619672 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7813 (#9484 → #1671) | $5.0M | 20 |
| #13 | Peter Carr | 1977418 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7712 (#9484 → #1772) | $2.1M | 19 |
| #13 | Mark Sexton | 1092870 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 7712 (#9484 → #1772) | $9.6M | 19 |
| #13 | Kelley Christianer | 1973620 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7712 (#9484 → #1772) | $6.4M | 19 |
| #16 | Macy Griffin | 807173 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 7495 (#9484 → #1989) | $6.8M | 17 |
| #16 | Theodore Spiess | 128538 | Raymond James Bank | 405712 | St Petersburg, FL | ▲ 7495 (#9484 → #1989) | $11.7M | 17 |
| #16 | Bradley Burke | 1824324 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7495 (#9484 → #1989) | $2.8M | 17 |
| #16 | Gloria Gonzalez | 1639889 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7495 (#9484 → #1989) | $2.5M | 17 |
| #20 | David Christensen | 2086681 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 7372 (#9484 → #2112) | $5.3M | 16 |
| #20 | George Duenes | 1909032 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 7372 (#9484 → #2112) | $3.9M | 16 |
| #22 | SUBBA KOLLA | 1965183 | OMSAI COM LLC | 1767201 | Chantilly, VA | ▲ 7247 (#9484 → #2237) | $5.6M | 15 |
| #22 | Justin Pharias | 1437633 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7247 (#9484 → #2237) | $3.4M | 15 |
| #22 | Jennifer Michalak | 786886 | BayPort Federal Credit Union | 476890 | Newport News, VA | ▲ 7247 (#9484 → #2237) | $2.7M | 15 |
| #25 | Daniel Haller | 1528872 | Virginia Federal Credit Union | 407552 | — | ▲ 7108 (#9484 → #2376) | $877K | 14 |
| #25 | Anita Woodland | 435203 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7108 (#9484 → #2376) | $1.3M | 14 |
| #25 | Heber Williams | 2033126 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 7108 (#9484 → #2376) | $5.2M | 14 |
| #25 | Maikel Hanna | 2583311 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 7108 (#9484 → #2376) | $6.5M | 14 |
| #25 | Maria LeFranc | 2582040 | BayPort Federal Credit Union | 476890 | — | ▲ 7108 (#9484 → #2376) | $3.8M | 14 |
| #30 | Kristen D'Allura | 2275132 | DuPont Community Credit Union | 609369 | Waynesboro, VA | ▲ 7017 (#7697 → #680) | $9.1M | 41 |
| #31 | Derek Stoeckle | 999240 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $3.4M | 13 |
| #31 | Kimberly Guzman | 2397753 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #31 | Porcha Sanderfield | 2583365 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | — | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $2.5M | 13 |
| #31 | RETH HAMM | 2320430 | Atlantic Union Bank | 551889 | Tappahannock, VA | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $1.5M | 13 |
| #31 | Sarah Lee | 2105136 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $3.9M | 13 |
| #31 | Boyoung Zhao | 2083883 | EZ FUNDING LLC | 2050878 | Great Falls, VA | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $6.3M | 13 |
| #31 | Clavis Smith | 195226 | FIRST HERITAGE MORTGAGE, LLC | 86548 | Newport News, VA | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $6.1M | 13 |
| #31 | Christee Bayne | 1710168 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $858K | 13 |
| #31 | Christopher Lunn | 724189 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Bethesda, MD | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $8.4M | 13 |
| #31 | Milton Twisdale | 116878 | Kearny Bank | 401080 | Chesapeake, VA | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $5.1M | 13 |
| #31 | Lauren Sorto | 2650454 | DuPont Community Credit Union | 609369 | Waynesboro, VA | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $2.0M | 13 |
| #31 | Heather Farrar | 801391 | DuPont Community Credit Union | 609369 | Waynesboro, VA | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $1.8M | 13 |
| #31 | Brenda Poke | 2169197 | First National Bank | 424216 | Altavista, VA | ▲ 6947 (#9484 → #2537) | $1.7M | 13 |
| #44 | Anthony Umholtz | 377409 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6753 (#9484 → #2731) | $7.5M | 12 |
| #44 | Frederick Elflein | 195475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6753 (#9484 → #2731) | $2.8M | 12 |
| #44 | Rahul Singh | 1687912 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6753 (#9484 → #2731) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #44 | Reynaldo Cornejo | 1452499 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 6753 (#9484 → #2731) | $2.2M | 12 |
| #44 | Tracy Miller | 1237750 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6753 (#9484 → #2731) | $2.4M | 12 |
| #44 | Rashid Echols | 1626944 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6753 (#9484 → #2731) | $3.1M | 12 |
| #44 | Chadwick Formica | 938806 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6753 (#9484 → #2731) | $3.1M | 12 |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/virginia/top-climbers-by-units/2025
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