Leading rookies in Virginia in 2022, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Nilesh Makhija (Uptiq Premier Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2085698), Caleb Gingues (Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2255908), and BreeAnna Leeds (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2308217).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nilesh Makhija | 2085698 | Uptiq Premier Mortgage, LLC | 2362651 | Sterling, VA | $15.5M | 28 | $552K |
| #2 | Caleb Gingues | 2255908 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Lynchburg, VA | $14.1M | 64 | $221K |
| #3 | BreeAnna Leeds | 2308217 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $13.8M | 32 | $431K |
| #4 | Macey Kornely | 2328817 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $12.4M | 36 | $344K |
| #5 | Melinee Larry | 2373096 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | $10.9M | 25 | $437K |
| #6 | Daniel Smith | 2052257 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Virginia Beach, VA | $10.6M | 42 | $252K |
| #7 | Lilly Soriano | 2328818 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $10.2M | 31 | $328K |
| #8 | Miranda Waddell | 2328816 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $10.1M | 30 | $335K |
| #9 | Justin Kent | 825302 | Simple Mortgage LLC | 1951072 | — | $9.9M | 23 | $429K |
| #10 | Lesley Gaudiosi | 2260719 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | — | $9.6M | 20 | $480K |
| #11 | Maria Belin | 2328821 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $9.3M | 25 | $373K |
| #12 | Arica Fowler | 2299115 | Capital Center, L.L.C. | 67717 | — | $9.0M | 35 | $258K |
| #13 | Rachel Braddock | 2291238 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $9.0M | 16 | $564K |
| #14 | Sheila Marie Moore | 978049 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Edgewater, MD | $7.8M | 13 | $602K |
| #15 | Brady Wiley | 2294616 | Commonwealth Mortgage Inc | 1294595 | — | $7.8M | 17 | $460K |
| #16 | Paul Glocker | 2313590 | Broker LLC | 2450802 | Chesapeake, VA | $7.8M | 24 | $324K |
| #17 | John Hopkins | 2283684 | MY COMMUNITY MORTGAGE LLC | 2408499 | New Orleans, LA | $7.4M | 28 | $265K |
| #18 | Kathryn Paserba | 2367013 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $5.6M | 17 | $329K |
| #19 | Samantha Johnson | 2367029 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | $4.7M | 14 | $339K |
| #20 | Sara Richards | 2307718 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Woodstock, VA | $4.6M | 16 | $289K |
| #21 | Anita Dean | 2367024 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $4.2M | 15 | $279K |
| #22 | Thirumala Venkata Anand Mohan Dharmapuri | 2259347 | Baba Lending LLC | 2447756 | Ashburn, VA | $4.1M | 6 | $690K |
| #23 | Karen Adams | 185155 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | — | $4.1M | 15 | $274K |
| #24 | Amelia Pineda | 2409680 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $3.9M | 10 | $391K |
| #25 | Amy White | 2324067 | City Lending Inc. | 1045126 | — | $3.9M | 14 | $278K |
| #26 | Robert Lyons | 2305643 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Brooklyn, NY | $3.9M | 13 | $296K |
| #27 | Kristin DiBuono | 2308640 | C&F MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 147312 | — | $3.8M | 12 | $319K |
| #28 | Colby Tomlinson | 2302143 | Tier 1 Home Loans, Inc. | 2677559 | Norfolk, VA | $3.8M | 13 | $289K |
| #29 | Tabatha Thomas | 2308214 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $3.8M | 10 | $375K |
| #30 | Cameron Martel | 2359397 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Midlothian, VA | $3.7M | 11 | $336K |
| #31 | Ryan Adkins | 2227467 | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 72043 | — | $3.4M | 14 | $243K |
| #32 | Hayley Brooks | 2324089 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $3.3M | 14 | $233K |
| #33 | Alanna Hantho | 1566030 | Intercoastal Mortgage, LLC | 56323 | Reston, VA | $3.2M | 5 | $641K |
| #34 | Anna Edmond | 2367023 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $3.0M | 9 | $335K |
| #35 | Darnell Edwards | 2149563 | Empower Home Mortgage LLC | 2018277 | Chantilly, VA | $3.0M | 9 | $335K |
| #36 | Allison Mueller | 2289757 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Lindon, UT | $3.0M | 7 | $425K |
| #37 | HONG NGOC PHAM | 2043477 | OnY Glo, Inc. | 237507 | — | $3.0M | 4 | $739K |
| #38 | Miguel Palacios Morataya | 2272466 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Linthicum, MD | $2.9M | 7 | $409K |
| #39 | Julian Babby | 2188392 | Mortgage Express, Inc. | 1916307 | Bingham Farms, MI | $2.8M | 8 | $356K |
| #40 | Christine Efird | 2297900 | CMS Mortgage Solutions Inc. | 212405 | Virginia Beach, VA | $2.8M | 11 | $253K |
| #41 | David Kassab | 1399107 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.8M | 9 | $308K |
| #42 | CHRISTOPHER MONTGOMERY | 2296647 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Staunton, VA | $2.7M | 10 | $266K |
| #43 | Cynthia McHone | 2338637 | The Bank of Marion | 449265 | Marion, VA | $2.6M | 14 | $186K |
| #44 | Nina Paddock | 2167201 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Virginia Beach, VA | $2.6M | 9 | $290K |
| #45 | Meredith Cain | 2253557 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.6M | 11 | $235K |
| #46 | Brian Barone | 1964346 | Empower Home Mortgage LLC | 2018277 | Chantilly, VA | $2.5M | 12 | $206K |
| #47 | Julia Geesey | 2159847 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $2.5M | 10 | $246K |
| #48 | Gavin Pate | 2285560 | Mortgage Global Solutions Inc | 2428956 | Tampa, FL | $2.5M | 6 | $409K |
| #49 | Katharina M Rettenwander Freivogel | 2021184 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.4M | 5 | $486K |
| #50 | Casey Kruemcke | 2253393 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | — | $2.4M | 10 | $239K |
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. Leading Rookies by Volume — Virginia (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/virginia/top-rookie-by-volume/2022
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