Biggest climbers in Wisconsin in 2022, 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 Garrett Russert (Accunet Mortgage LLC, NMLS #2177168), Guadalupe Reyes Gonzalez (Landmark Credit Union, NMLS #1788197), and Austin Mazur (Landmark Credit Union, NMLS #2241889).
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 | Garrett Russert | 2177168 | Accunet Mortgage LLC | 255368 | — | ▲ 8782 (#9133 → #351) | $16.8M | 68 |
| #2 | Guadalupe Reyes Gonzalez | 1788197 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | — | ▲ 8753 (#9133 → #380) | $5.3M | 65 |
| #3 | Austin Mazur | 2241889 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | Muskego, WI | ▲ 8705 (#9133 → #428) | $5.1M | 61 |
| #4 | Michael Perez | 1922215 | EDUCATORS CREDIT UNION | 677380 | Milwaukee, WI | ▲ 8535 (#9133 → #598) | $8.5M | 49 |
| #5 | Julie McVearry | 1579163 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Rockville, MD | ▲ 8461 (#9133 → #672) | $9.9M | 45 |
| #6 | Molly Barndt | 2236749 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 8436 (#9133 → #697) | $13.9M | 44 |
| #7 | Shai DeShong | 2086455 | EDUCATORS CREDIT UNION | 677380 | — | ▲ 7878 (#9133 → #1255) | $1.1M | 25 |
| #8 | Briana Hamilton | 628735 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | Muskego, WI | ▲ 7735 (#9133 → #1398) | $1.9M | 22 |
| #9 | Stephen Jacob | 2152931 | Community First Credit Union | 451378 | Neenah, WI | ▲ 7676 (#9133 → #1457) | $2.7M | 21 |
| #10 | Alicia Christopherson | 2232902 | Citizens State Bank | 616768 | Cadott, WI | ▲ 7620 (#9133 → #1513) | $3.7M | 20 |
| #11 | Berenice Valadez | 1465463 | Blackhawk Community Credit Union | 506462 | — | ▲ 7386 (#9133 → #1747) | $547K | 16 |
| #12 | Ngozie Omegbu | 2077106 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Madison, WI | ▲ 7330 (#9133 → #1803) | $2.0M | 15 |
| #12 | Hannah Milbradt | 1987061 | JOHNSON BANK | 463046 | Madison, WI | ▲ 7330 (#9133 → #1803) | $4.0M | 15 |
| #12 | Benjamin Psyk | 2244207 | Connexus Credit Union | 649316 | — | ▲ 7330 (#9133 → #1803) | $2.6M | 15 |
| #15 | Katye Lovell | 2163659 | Community First Credit Union | 451378 | — | ▲ 7250 (#9133 → #1883) | $2.0M | 14 |
| #16 | Crystal Julien | 2169391 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | — | ▲ 7170 (#9133 → #1963) | $1.6M | 13 |
| #16 | Connie Frieders | 1432194 | Partners Bank | 414660 | Stratford, WI | ▲ 7170 (#9133 → #1963) | $1.7M | 13 |
| #16 | Stephanie Buchanan | 1690168 | BANK OF DEERFIELD, THE | 523183 | Deerfield, WI | ▲ 7170 (#9133 → #1963) | $2.2M | 13 |
| #19 | Gregg Daniel | 1226399 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | — | ▲ 7086 (#9133 → #2047) | $5.5M | 12 |
| #20 | Joseph Kafura | 881646 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | ▲ 6981 (#9133 → #2152) | $2.3M | 11 |
| #20 | Daniel Schimanski | 6043 | EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION | 458514 | Moline, IL | ▲ 6981 (#9133 → #2152) | $2.5M | 11 |
| #20 | Roy Burr | 1186198 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Tucson, AZ | ▲ 6981 (#9133 → #2152) | $2.0M | 11 |
| #23 | Salina Witte | 2100139 | Accunet Mortgage LLC | 255368 | — | ▲ 6884 (#7498 → #614) | $13.4M | 48 |
| #24 | Joseph Mora | 2182395 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6866 (#9133 → #2267) | $1.2M | 10 |
| #24 | Scott Freiburger | 1658752 | Conservation First Bank | 541538 | Benton, WI | ▲ 6866 (#9133 → #2267) | $2.6M | 10 |
| #24 | Haley Broome | 2187077 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | ▲ 6866 (#9133 → #2267) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #24 | Scott Devoto | 2015422 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6866 (#9133 → #2267) | $2.9M | 10 |
| #28 | John English | 2216865 | Marine Credit Union | 472385 | La Crosse, WI | ▲ 6759 (#7498 → #739) | $4.1M | 42 |
| #29 | Jessica Basalyga | 2029198 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | Dubuque, IA | ▲ 6735 (#9133 → #2398) | $611K | 9 |
| #29 | Tyler Hietpas | 2135889 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Waukesha, WI | ▲ 6735 (#9133 → #2398) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #29 | Jessica Diamond | 689892 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6735 (#9133 → #2398) | $3.2M | 9 |
| #29 | Collette Ilk | 1533078 | OSHKOSH COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION | 410632 | Oshkosh, WI | ▲ 6735 (#9133 → #2398) | $471K | 9 |
| #33 | Wendy Wanta | 655339 | TRUSTONE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 523134 | Kenosha, WI | ▲ 6725 (#7498 → #773) | $10.6M | 40 |
| #34 | Valerie Robles | 2134820 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | West Milwaukee, WI | ▲ 6672 (#7498 → #826) | $2.3M | 38 |
| #35 | Tarek Fakhouri | 2057949 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6575 (#9133 → #2558) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #35 | Jason Bloxham | 977555 | Wolf River Community Bank | 390191 | Hortonville, WI | ▲ 6575 (#9133 → #2558) | $5.0M | 8 |
| #37 | Joshua Fager | 526120 | One Community Bank | 410689 | — | ▲ 6410 (#7498 → #1088) | $1.8M | 29 |
| #38 | Kassem Zeidan | 1626980 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6367 (#9133 → #2766) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #38 | Julie Contreras | 1682737 | Thrivent Bank | 2730486 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 6367 (#9133 → #2766) | $517K | 7 |
| #38 | Lori Levonowicz | 1224409 | Winnebago Community Credit Union | 407232 | Oshkosh, WI | ▲ 6367 (#9133 → #2766) | $1.0M | 7 |
| #38 | Chad Wolpert | 1152011 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | ▲ 6367 (#9133 → #2766) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #38 | Lydia David | 1766530 | SELF-HELP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 462211 | — | ▲ 6367 (#9133 → #2766) | $1.0M | 7 |
| #38 | Michael Murphy | 584693 | North Shore Bank | 410466 | Sussex, WI | ▲ 6367 (#9133 → #2766) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #38 | Donald Teadt | 1988906 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 6367 (#9133 → #2766) | $1.6M | 7 |
| #38 | Laura Schmauss | 762872 | Decorah Bank and Trust Company | 677265 | Cresco, IA | ▲ 6367 (#9133 → #2766) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #46 | Michelle Mueller | 410962 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | — | ▲ 6150 (#7498 → #1348) | $1.4M | 23 |
| #47 | Derek Johnson | 1036297 | WoodTrust Bank | 460593 | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | ▲ 6095 (#9133 → #3038) | $11.3M | 6 |
| #47 | Heather Vanover | 488930 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | — | ▲ 6095 (#9133 → #3038) | $895K | 6 |
| #47 | Fatima Ajami | 1856104 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6095 (#9133 → #3038) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #47 | James Steel | 376338 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Maple Grove, MN | ▲ 6095 (#9133 → #3038) | $1.5M | 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 — Wisconsin (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/wisconsin/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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