Biggest climbers in Washington in 2023, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Denise Vargas (DC Lending LLC, NMLS #1747727), Fernando Arra (Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union, NMLS #1753285), and Whitney Duynslager (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1941057).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Denise Vargas | 1747727 | DC Lending LLC | 1773532 | Camas, WA | ▲ 9475 (#9962 → #487) | $12.7M | 40 |
| #2 | Fernando Arra | 1753285 | Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union | 464295 | — | ▲ 9095 (#9962 → #867) | $15.5M | 27 |
| #3 | Whitney Duynslager | 1941057 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 9034 (#9962 → #928) | $2.1M | 26 |
| #4 | Rebecca Hoff | 2367035 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | — | ▲ 8994 (#9962 → #968) | $11.1M | 25 |
| #5 | Ashley Gould-Martinez | 1943523 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Kihei, HI | ▲ 8938 (#9962 → #1024) | $12.8M | 24 |
| #6 | Logan Darlow | 1941505 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 8760 (#9962 → #1202) | $1.5M | 21 |
| #7 | Taelor Westbrook | 1877873 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8675 (#9962 → #1287) | $1.4M | 20 |
| #8 | Jeremy Zampert | 2122701 | Cottonwood Lending Group, Inc. | 2387438 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 8411 (#9962 → #1551) | $10.5M | 17 |
| #9 | Kyle Lindsey | 1877531 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 8326 (#9962 → #1636) | $1.1M | 16 |
| #9 | Cody Villano | 2185555 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Meridian, ID | ▲ 8326 (#9962 → #1636) | $7.9M | 16 |
| #11 | Tarrah Carver | 120258 | Omni-Fund, Inc. | 4869 | Silverdale, WA | ▲ 8235 (#9962 → #1727) | $5.6M | 15 |
| #12 | Angelina Mullendore | 2274209 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 7944 (#8240 → #296) | $26.6M | 53 |
| #13 | Ashley Zierer | 2220824 | Xpert Home Lending Inc. | 2179191 | Braselton, GA | ▲ 7852 (#9962 → #2110) | $6.5M | 12 |
| #13 | Helen Nim | 2178567 | Cathay Bank | 464182 | Kent, WA | ▲ 7852 (#9962 → #2110) | $6.8M | 12 |
| #13 | Joseph Stollings | 343091 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7852 (#9962 → #2110) | $3.3M | 12 |
| #16 | Peter Johnston | 188033 | Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage Company | 3182 | Bellevue, WA | ▲ 7736 (#8240 → #504) | $23.4M | 39 |
| #17 | Cameron Stromvig | 1986302 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 7699 (#9962 → #2263) | $4.7M | 11 |
| #17 | Shelli Hankins-Moseley | 1540573 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7699 (#9962 → #2263) | $6.8M | 11 |
| #17 | Ranjnesh Prasad | 1023297 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7699 (#9962 → #2263) | $2.5M | 11 |
| #20 | Connor Learman | 2302672 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7533 (#9962 → #2429) | $878K | 10 |
| #20 | Rachel White | 2109693 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7533 (#9962 → #2429) | $2.6M | 10 |
| #20 | Adam Boles | 56725 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7533 (#9962 → #2429) | $2.1M | 10 |
| #20 | Daniel Bounds | 1521242 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bothell, WA | ▲ 7533 (#9962 → #2429) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #20 | Shelby Dixon | 2335090 | Washington State Employees Credit Union | 205503 | — | ▲ 7533 (#9962 → #2429) | $1.0M | 10 |
| #20 | Jacob Boljesic | 1650606 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7533 (#9962 → #2429) | $788K | 10 |
| #20 | Terri Peterson | 191625 | Idaho Central Credit Union | 433926 | Pocatello, ID | ▲ 7533 (#9962 → #2429) | $2.9M | 10 |
| #20 | Matthew Davidson | 1134285 | First Interstate Bank | 561537 | — | ▲ 7533 (#9962 → #2429) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #28 | Paul Ellis | 243088 | Raymond James Bank | 405712 | Saint Petersburg, FL | ▲ 7352 (#9962 → #2610) | $4.2M | 9 |
| #28 | Christine Baratoff | 2060248 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Hood River, OR | ▲ 7352 (#9962 → #2610) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #28 | Xizi Yi | 2399467 | Cathay Bank | 464182 | — | ▲ 7352 (#9962 → #2610) | $4.1M | 9 |
| #28 | Carrie Haines | 2104841 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Kirkland, WA | ▲ 7352 (#9962 → #2610) | $4.2M | 9 |
| #28 | Megan Lewis | 694401 | WAFD BANK | 410394 | — | ▲ 7352 (#9962 → #2610) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #33 | Natara Bahrampour | 2303153 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7216 (#8240 → #1024) | $1.8M | 24 |
| #34 | Andrew Watson | 2260761 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Coeur D Alene, ID | ▲ 7151 (#8240 → #1089) | $5.6M | 23 |
| #35 | Desiree Broshears | 1073920 | Copeland Mortgage Company | 1850081 | Poulsbo, WA | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $2.7M | 8 |
| #35 | Michele Parrish | 1227692 | COLUMBIA BANK | 401867 | — | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $2.9M | 8 |
| #35 | Natasha Wilson | 834959 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $3.0M | 8 |
| #35 | Alejandra Rodriguez | 1551491 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $786K | 8 |
| #35 | Levi Garrett | 226966 | Residential Mortgage, LLC | 167729 | Vancouver, WA | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $3.7M | 8 |
| #35 | Jennifer Whitmer | 1287648 | Peninsula Community Federal Credit Union | 401239 | — | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $618K | 8 |
| #35 | R Brandon Ternes | 2345730 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #35 | Jacob Serrano | 1902661 | OnPoint Community Credit Union | 462268 | Portland, OR | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $3.8M | 8 |
| #35 | James Ladner | 2244260 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #35 | Linda Ferrell | 250559 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Naples, FL | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #35 | Samiel Margoles | 1367727 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #35 | Forozan Afrin | 1971346 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $3.2M | 8 |
| #35 | Kiran Varaganti | 2084229 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | ▲ 7116 (#9962 → #2846) | $4.0M | 8 |
| #48 | Katherine Parham | 1441410 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lake Oswego, OR | ▲ 7038 (#8240 → #1202) | $6.9M | 21 |
| #49 | Angela Linares | 2279459 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6953 (#8240 → #1287) | $2.0M | 20 |
| #50 | Hector Malacara | 1124198 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6866 (#8240 → #1374) | $1.5M | 19 |
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 (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/washington/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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