Biggest climbers in West Virginia 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 Melissa Grow (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #1797350), Brett Knapp (Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company, NMLS #1250349), and Haley Dempsey (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2136753).
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 | Melissa Grow | 1797350 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Frederick, MD | ▲ 1693 (#1705 → #12) | $22.3M | 88 |
| #2 | Brett Knapp | 1250349 | Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company | 195335 | Hurricane, WV | ▲ 1647 (#1705 → #58) | $7.6M | 48 |
| #3 | Haley Dempsey | 2136753 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | ▲ 1552 (#1705 → #153) | $7.5M | 23 |
| #4 | Angela Jenkins | 756592 | First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union | 627930 | Keyser, WV | ▲ 1545 (#1705 → #160) | $3.9M | 22 |
| #5 | Corrie Fetty | 1733987 | The Ohio Valley Bank Company | 519902 | Point Pleasant, WV | ▲ 1507 (#1705 → #198) | $5.0M | 17 |
| #6 | Ramona Prince | 592456 | City National Bank of West Virginia | 431538 | Martinsburg, WV | ▲ 1455 (#1705 → #250) | $727K | 13 |
| #7 | Tyler Devon | 2163732 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1408 (#1705 → #297) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #7 | Kristen Caldwell | 1436525 | MAIN STREET BANK CORP. | 517369 | — | ▲ 1408 (#1705 → #297) | $1.5M | 11 |
| #7 | Briana Ozolins | 277119 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Glen Allen, VA | ▲ 1408 (#1705 → #297) | $3.5M | 11 |
| #10 | James Stemple | 187302 | First United Bank & Trust | 482400 | — | ▲ 1395 (#1705 → #310) | $1.3M | 10 |
| #10 | Angela Slusher | 2127944 | City National Bank of West Virginia | 431538 | Martinsburg, WV | ▲ 1395 (#1705 → #310) | $576K | 10 |
| #10 | Shawn Pye | 1260915 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Hurricane, WV | ▲ 1395 (#1705 → #310) | $1.1M | 10 |
| #13 | Taylor VanMeter | 2327079 | First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union | 627930 | Cresaptown, MD | ▲ 1375 (#1705 → #330) | $314K | 9 |
| #13 | Sarah McKinney | 848986 | City National Bank of West Virginia | 431538 | Martinsburg, WV | ▲ 1375 (#1705 → #330) | $552K | 9 |
| #13 | Zionis Xhoga | 1763608 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 1375 (#1705 → #330) | $751K | 9 |
| #13 | Mitchell Bland | 457912 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Fairmont, WV | ▲ 1375 (#1705 → #330) | $131K | 9 |
| #13 | Elayna Jacobs | 1766108 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Belpre, OH | ▲ 1375 (#1705 → #330) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #13 | Robin Chambers | 6817 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | ▲ 1375 (#1705 → #330) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #13 | Cynthia Martinez | 2048780 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 1375 (#1705 → #330) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #13 | Rachel Bruce | 951471 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 1375 (#1705 → #330) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #21 | Joshua Morgart | 2019366 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Cumberland, MD | ▲ 1339 (#1705 → #366) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #21 | Jeffrey Kawasaki | 1537126 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1339 (#1705 → #366) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #21 | Jacinta Simmons | 1941961 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 1339 (#1705 → #366) | $694K | 8 |
| #21 | Danette Mullenax | 2424637 | Grant County Bank, The | 646177 | Davis, WV | ▲ 1339 (#1705 → #366) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #21 | JESSICA HAHN | 1718248 | WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 768478 | Charleston, WV | ▲ 1339 (#1705 → #366) | $392K | 8 |
| #21 | Hope Allman | 2387442 | United Bank | 522399 | Morgantown, WV | ▲ 1339 (#1705 → #366) | $707K | 8 |
| #27 | Edward Ford | 1771359 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | — | ▲ 1282 (#1705 → #423) | $562K | 7 |
| #27 | Kimberly Rokita | 1993826 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 1282 (#1705 → #423) | $460K | 7 |
| #27 | Jonathan McCarty | 35060 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 1282 (#1705 → #423) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #27 | Ashaunti Hayes | 1794638 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 1282 (#1705 → #423) | $459K | 7 |
| #27 | Robin Lupardus | 1307229 | First Neighborhood Bank, Inc. | 401675 | — | ▲ 1282 (#1705 → #423) | $751K | 7 |
| #27 | Ernest Backalar | 1228383 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 1282 (#1705 → #423) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #27 | Robert Shuck | 593631 | Poca Valley Bank, Inc.,The | 449300 | Charleston, WV | ▲ 1282 (#1705 → #423) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #27 | Susan Earley | 2010939 | Peoples Bank | 617258 | New Martinsville, WV | ▲ 1282 (#1705 → #423) | $235K | 7 |
| #35 | Jose Martinez | 940342 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #35 | Danielle Burr | 1537102 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $943K | 6 |
| #35 | Nicholas Tye | 263023 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $1.9M | 6 |
| #35 | Richard Klemkowski | 318996 | Open House Lending Corporation | 1753757 | Nottingham, MD | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $2.9M | 6 |
| #35 | Peter LaRock | 1466508 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Winchester, VA | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #35 | Ashkan Talei | 1963608 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $961K | 6 |
| #35 | Jason DePasquale | 40724 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Bohemia, NY | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $1.9M | 6 |
| #35 | Benjamin Geller | 87583 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #35 | Nathan DeGour | 2250561 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $828K | 6 |
| #35 | Haley Popp | 2326319 | The Ohio Valley Bank Company | 519902 | — | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $873K | 6 |
| #35 | Troy Dunn | 604641 | City National Bank of West Virginia | 431538 | Hurricane, WV | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $406K | 6 |
| #35 | Nicholas Apostolakis | 77045 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Independence, OH | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #35 | Alan Brinsfield | 187052 | THE BANK OF ROMNEY | 506251 | Romney, WV | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $925K | 6 |
| #35 | Justin Toodle | 1763599 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #35 | Sheila Harvey | 649409 | Huntington Federal Savings Bank | 412667 | Huntington, WV | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $743K | 6 |
| #35 | Luke Thurman | 916543 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 1225 (#1705 → #480) | $1.7M | 6 |
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 — West Virginia (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/west-virginia/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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