Biggest climbers in Washington in 2022, 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 David Villalpando Benavidez (HD MORTGAGE LLC, NMLS #1551436), Shih Kai Lo (EAST WEST BANK, NMLS #1620964), and Carl Schlegel (JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, NMLS #1232151).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | David Villalpando Benavidez | 1551436 | HD MORTGAGE LLC | 2020423 | Battle Ground, WA | ▲ 8506 (#9625 → #1119) | $17.8M | 37 |
| #2 | Shih Kai Lo | 1620964 | EAST WEST BANK | 469761 | Bellevue, WA | ▲ 8414 (#9625 → #1211) | $27.1M | 35 |
| #3 | Carl Schlegel | 1232151 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Kirkland, WA | ▲ 8360 (#9625 → #1265) | $23.7M | 34 |
| #4 | Carmel Perez | 1933170 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Kennewick, WA | ▲ 8151 (#9625 → #1474) | $6.0M | 30 |
| #5 | BRIANNE GABOURIE | 1266023 | Spokane Teachers Credit Union | 616947 | Liberty Lake, WA | ▲ 7948 (#8987 → #1039) | $8.8M | 39 |
| #6 | Brittany Sanchez | 1845394 | TAPCO Credit Union | 504286 | Fircrest, WA | ▲ 7789 (#8367 → #578) | $6.8M | 57 |
| #7 | Travis Magelsen | 2077248 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Kirkland, WA | ▲ 7761 (#9625 → #1864) | $11.6M | 25 |
| #8 | Elizabeth Moore | 1501604 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 7722 (#8987 → #1265) | $13.6M | 34 |
| #9 | Sean McEwen | 1499312 | Solarity Credit Union | 469535 | — | ▲ 7497 (#8367 → #870) | $6.8M | 44 |
| #10 | Casey Hendrickson | 2118713 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 7446 (#8987 → #1541) | $17.1M | 29 |
| #10 | Channing Cotterman | 2075985 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | — | ▲ 7446 (#8987 → #1541) | $13.8M | 29 |
| #12 | Machell Dalfio | 666437 | First Fed Bank | 403586 | — | ▲ 7265 (#9625 → #2360) | $2.5M | 20 |
| #13 | James Grantham | 332907 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | — | ▲ 7156 (#8367 → #1211) | $10.9M | 35 |
| #14 | Kari Koontz | 1674063 | Numerica Credit Union | 410470 | — | ▲ 7048 (#9625 → #2577) | $2.1M | 18 |
| #14 | Gabriela Bumanglag | 2156754 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 7048 (#9625 → #2577) | $8.3M | 18 |
| #16 | Kimberly Stamps | 1898075 | AZ Mortgage Group LLC | 1979944 | — | ▲ 7010 (#7430 → #420) | $59.8M | 68 |
| #17 | Adam Ansteth | 404351 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lake Oswego, OR | ▲ 6998 (#7868 → #870) | $16.3M | 44 |
| #18 | Joshua Garber | 2069930 | Empire Home Loans, Inc. | 1839243 | Fair Oaks, CA | ▲ 6945 (#8367 → #1422) | $12.0M | 31 |
| #19 | AMBER FIGUEROA | 1607850 | Washington State Employees Credit Union | 205503 | Olympia, WA | ▲ 6933 (#7868 → #935) | $6.2M | 42 |
| #20 | Zachary Berger | 1112872 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lake Oswego, OR | ▲ 6893 (#8367 → #1474) | $10.6M | 30 |
| #20 | Joshua Presho | 2053085 | Banner Bank | 439266 | Spokane, WA | ▲ 6893 (#8367 → #1474) | $5.1M | 30 |
| #20 | Isabella Marocco | 2042172 | Olympia Federal Savings and Loan Association | 546108 | Lacey, WA | ▲ 6893 (#8367 → #1474) | $10.6M | 30 |
| #23 | Taresa Remien | 2030928 | Mill Town Credit Union | 445865 | Everett, WA | ▲ 6826 (#8367 → #1541) | $6.0M | 29 |
| #24 | Bich-Ngoc Hickman | 483186 | GESA CREDIT UNION | 402395 | Richland, WA | ▲ 6761 (#7046 → #285) | $13.7M | 80 |
| #25 | David Wright | 2075768 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6741 (#8987 → #2246) | $6.6M | 21 |
| #25 | Joseph Alfonso | 121313 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6741 (#8987 → #2246) | $8.6M | 21 |
| #25 | Sandeep Sahota | 1963246 | Equity Smart Home Loans, Inc. | 856170 | South Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6741 (#8987 → #2246) | $12.8M | 21 |
| #28 | Amy Lin | 1111123 | EAST WEST BANK | 469761 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6688 (#8367 → #1679) | $25.1M | 27 |
| #29 | Kevin Daniels | 1496037 | Banner Bank | 439266 | Edmonds, WA | ▲ 6627 (#8987 → #2360) | $9.8M | 20 |
| #30 | Curtis Fathers | 260679 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Federal Way, WA | ▲ 6591 (#8367 → #1776) | $10.1M | 26 |
| #31 | Khachik Atayan | 743395 | Washington State Employees Credit Union | 205503 | — | ▲ 6584 (#9625 → #3041) | $2.0M | 15 |
| #32 | Kathy Bleich | 695943 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | — | ▲ 6523 (#8987 → #2464) | $3.3M | 19 |
| #33 | Trini Langhans | 1261704 | Banner Bank | 439266 | Issaquah, WA | ▲ 6503 (#8367 → #1864) | $4.1M | 25 |
| #34 | Shalise Cox | 1924266 | Numerica Credit Union | 410470 | Spokane, WA | ▲ 6500 (#7868 → #1368) | $3.2M | 32 |
| #35 | Troy Mize | 2038545 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | — | ▲ 6410 (#8987 → #2577) | $5.4M | 18 |
| #35 | Nathaniel Palmer | 1881388 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Portland, OR | ▲ 6410 (#8987 → #2577) | $12.0M | 18 |
| #35 | Bryan Sarmiento | 1227897 | 1st Security Bank of Washington | 761985 | — | ▲ 6410 (#8987 → #2577) | $4.3M | 18 |
| #35 | Daniel Won | 2067821 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | — | ▲ 6410 (#8987 → #2577) | $8.5M | 18 |
| #39 | Colin Kim | 1166282 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6398 (#9625 → #3227) | $5.3M | 14 |
| #39 | Colt Gaxiola | 1528212 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Corona, CA | ▲ 6398 (#9625 → #3227) | $5.2M | 14 |
| #39 | Ashely Flath | 1828534 | Banner Bank | 439266 | Vancouver, WA | ▲ 6398 (#9625 → #3227) | $2.4M | 14 |
| #42 | Manh Nguyen | 2062326 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 6327 (#8367 → #2040) | $8.6M | 23 |
| #42 | Jessica Torres | 1523506 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | — | ▲ 6327 (#8367 → #2040) | $3.7M | 23 |
| #44 | Kailee Atkins | 1991464 | Olympia Federal Savings and Loan Association | 546108 | Yelm, WA | ▲ 6218 (#8367 → #2149) | $7.9M | 22 |
| #45 | Taylor Clark | 1124030 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Lenexa, KS | ▲ 6201 (#9625 → #3424) | $4.4M | 13 |
| #45 | Michiko Co | 1387174 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6201 (#9625 → #3424) | $5.3M | 13 |
| #45 | Julia Jumpa | 1741478 | WAFD BANK | 410394 | — | ▲ 6201 (#9625 → #3424) | $4.4M | 13 |
| #48 | Caroline Jaffe | 307937 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Coeur D Alene, ID | ▲ 6195 (#7046 → #851) | $23.4M | 45 |
| #49 | Jacob Lambro | 2019871 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Bellevue, WA | ▲ 6123 (#8987 → #2864) | $6.8M | 16 |
| #49 | Richard Pullen | 730843 | HAPO Community Credit Union | 477622 | Kennewick, WA | ▲ 6123 (#8987 → #2864) | $8.8M | 16 |
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 — Washington (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/washington/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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