Biggest Climbers by Volume — Virginia (2026)

Biggest climbers in Virginia in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Henry Sweat (Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, NMLS #1085208), James Schaefer (PNC Bank, National Association, NMLS #577147), and Theodore Ahrenholtz (Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #1427747).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Biggest Climbers by Volume — Virginia (2026) — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change 2026 Volume 2026 Loans
#1 Henry Sweat 1085208 Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association 663185 Coppell, TX ▲ 9179 (#9790 → #611) $8.8M 1
#2 James Schaefer 577147 PNC Bank, National Association 446303 Aurora, OH ▲ 8584 (#9723 → #1139) $5.3M 4
#3 Theodore Ahrenholtz 1427747 Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. 1025894 Scottsdale, AZ ▲ 8465 (#9706 → #1241) $5.0M 3
#4 Eric Henderson 2686283 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 ▲ 8304 (#9711 → #1407) $4.5M 11
#5 Jung Jo 255120 Emet Lending Group, Inc. 1301672 Annandale, VA ▲ 7910 (#9966 → #2056) $3.2M 6
#6 LeAntonee Hardrick 1080091 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Plano, TX ▲ 7778 (#9532 → #1754) $3.7M 8
#7 Robert Reid 2694555 Movement Mortgage, LLC 39179 Richmond, VA ▲ 7776 (#9579 → #1803) $3.6M 10
#8 Sean Arechiga 1482935 SunnyHill Financial, Inc. 1708856 San Francisco, CA ▲ 7667 (#9468 → #1801) $3.6M 7
#9 Jason Hayzlett 2603983 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 7633 (#8153 → #520) $9.8M 6
#10 Gabrielle Pearson 2014635 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Tempe, AZ ▲ 7554 (#9847 → #2293) $2.9M 6
#11 Stephen Santivasci 2503137 Atlantic Avenue Mortgage, LLC 2413563 Lake Worth Beach, FL ▲ 7449 (#9546 → #2097) $3.1M 6
#12 Richard Kennimer 621676 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Carrollton, TX ▲ 7424 (#7736 → #312) $12.8M 16
#13 Jacob Mandziara 1842567 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 West Des Moines, IA ▲ 7341 (#9569 → #2228) $3.0M 3
#14 Destinie Rodriguez 2025285 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 7258 (#9243 → #1985) $3.3M 9
#15 Jacob Thomas 2641669 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 7195 (#9181 → #1986) $3.3M 9
#16 Emilio Pallante 2645394 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Conshohocken, PA ▲ 7194 (#9247 → #2053) $3.2M 9
#17 Christopher Lunn 142895 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 7186 (#9770 → #2584) $2.6M 6
#18 Aaron McMahon 1884782 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 7171 (#9347 → #2176) $3.0M 5
#19 Jennifer Heishman 1407373 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 7123 (#9733 → #2610) $2.6M 6
#20 Renata Gasque 2523634 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Vienna, VA ▲ 7109 (#8872 → #1763) $3.7M 6
#21 Vipin Raj 1392977 VEMA MORTGAGE LLC 1019911 Troy, MI ▲ 7105 (#9451 → #2346) $2.8M 4
#22 Colin Renz 2160568 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 7096 (#9674 → #2578) $2.6M 9
#23 Eldan Leschewski 289746 Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. 1025894 Lombard, IL ▲ 7084 (#9300 → #2216) $3.0M 3
#24 Michael Caputo 1394587 Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC 391521 Horsham, PA ▲ 7063 (#8992 → #1929) $3.4M 7
#25 Linda Lambright 236733 Streamline Mortgage Corporation 1645153 Huntington Beach, CA ▲ 6971 (#9703 → #2732) $2.4M 3
#26 Ryan Sawka 2686287 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Conshohocken, PA ▲ 6960 (#8412 → #1452) $4.4M 8
#27 Kameron Mio 2063831 Swift Home Loans, Inc. 2075228 Birmingham, MI ▲ 6949 (#8757 → #1808) $3.6M 8
#28 Nicholas Woods 1447276 Sovereign Lending Group Incorporated 189421 Chapel Hill, NC ▲ 6940 (#9676 → #2736) $2.4M 5
#29 YIN HUANG 1924652 TopOne Mortgage, Inc. 208532 Rockville, MD ▲ 6922 (#9676 → #2754) $2.4M 5
#30 Jodi Corsini 101962 NFM Lending, LLC 2893 Ashburn, VA ▲ 6871 (#9995 → #3124) $2.1M 4
#31 Neil Kress 1515679 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Gainesville, VA ▲ 6863 (#9548 → #2685) $2.5M 3
#32 Omar Alfaear 1551862 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6861 (#8700 → #1839) $3.6M 15
#33 Charles Bucklin 460665 Advanced Mortgage LLC 1762428 Port Charlotte, FL ▲ 6852 (#9779 → #2927) $2.3M 5
#34 Katherine Martin 192739 TowneBank 512138 Rockville, MD ▲ 6846 (#9617 → #2771) $2.4M 4
#35 Brooke Voran 1902418 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6758 (#9639 → #2881) $2.3M 14
#36 Brandon Petty 1661271 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 6686 (#9077 → #2391) $2.8M 7
#37 Taylor Coric 2727725 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Irvine, CA ▲ 6670 (#9921 → #3251) $2.1M 3
#38 Christian Diaz 2553109 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Pasadena, CA ▲ 6659 (#8274 → #1615) $4.0M 9
#39 Matthew Lugas 169220 American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC 338923 Mount Laurel, NJ ▲ 6652 (#9432 → #2780) $2.4M 6
#40 Joan Katz 164489 TRI Pointe Connect, LLC 1250459 Potomac, MD ▲ 6649 (#7240 → #591) $9.0M 12
#41 Kiana Dukes 2653854 Navy Federal Credit Union 399807 Pensacola, FL ▲ 6612 (#9001 → #2389) $2.8M 5
#42 Ian Tompkins 217645 Armed Forces Bank, N.A. 579225 Scottsdale, AZ ▲ 6604 (#8334 → #1730) $3.7M 5
#43 Axel Santiago 698712 COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO NAGUABE�A 688924 Naguabo, PR ▲ 6597 (#9456 → #2859) $2.4M 3
#44 Giovanni Elyas 1915735 eMortgage Funding LLC 1059364 Troy, MI ▲ 6585 (#8907 → #2322) $2.9M 9
#45 Amy Channell 744881 Farmers & Merchants Bank 414464 Waynesboro, VA ▲ 6568 (#9528 → #2960) $2.3M 21
#46 Deionatae Nicholas 2520467 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6552 (#8612 → #2060) $3.2M 8
#47 Max Theriault 974194 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6485 (#8933 → #2448) $2.7M 5
#48 Christian Ghoubrial 2708082 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 6478 (#8447 → #1969) $3.3M 9
#49 Amraa Bittar 1418988 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Salt Lake City, UT ▲ 6471 (#9767 → #3296) $2.0M 7
#50 TRACY BRAY 310482 Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC 643114 Leesburg, VA ▲ 6456 (#9862 → #3406) $1.9M 4

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in Virginia in 2026?
Henry Sweat (Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, NMLS #1085208) ranks #1 in Virginia in 2026 with $8.8M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Virginia in 2026?
1. Henry Sweat (Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association); 2. James Schaefer (PNC Bank, National Association); 3. Theodore Ahrenholtz (Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Volume — Virginia (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/virginia/top-climbers-by-volume/2026

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