Top Originators

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2023 Top Veteran Originators

Rankings are based on the previous year’s production numbers.
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wdt_ID Rank Name Company State Service Branch Total Volume Total Loans Closed Purchases vs. Refis Banker or Broker Yrs. in Biz
1 1 Jason Smith NOVA Home Loans AZ Navy 175,477,369.00 459 83%/17% Banker 18.00
2 2 Patton Gade loanDepot AZ Army 165,451,176.00 349 86%/14% Banker 8.00
3 3 Ray Shanahan TowneBank Mortgage NC Army 159,687,065.00 328 91%/9% Banker 18.00
4 4 Martin Medve Trident Home Loans LLC FL Navy 147,632,104.00 305 78%/22% Broker 20.00
5 5 Joseph Smith CrossCountry Mortgage/GuaranteedRate MA Air Force 119,275,683.00 234 84%/16% Banker 29.00
6 6 Jimmy Alexander SWBC Mortgage Corp. TX Army 115,606,655.00 386 97%/3% Banker 28.00
7 7 Jonathan Kulak Trident Home Loans, LLC FL Air Force 112,493,493.00 239 94%/6% Broker 5.00
8 8 Mike Bendebba Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. MD Navy 108,161,493.00 256 91%/9% Banker 0.00
9 9 Joshua Jelsing PGS Home Loans CA Marine Corps 101,222,458.00 169 76%/24% Broker 23.00
10 10 Mike Dunn Guild Mortgage Co. CA Air Force 100,808,668.00 335 26%/74% Banker 14.00
11 11 Major Singleton Edge Home Finance TX Navy 98,737,759.00 162 91%/9% Broker 2.00
12 12 Charles Campbell Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. CO Air Force 95,474,272.00 337 96%/4% Banker 14.00
13 13 Larry Gonzales APM dba Aligned Mortgage HI Navy 92,118,388.00 121 93%/7% Banker 6.00
14 14 Amy Goss Guild Mortgage Co. NC Marine Corps 81,441,715.00 315 98%/2% Banker 0.00
15 15 Michelle Jacinto Direct Mortgage Loans IN Army 79,768,475.00 354 93%/7% Banker 19.00
16 16 Mark Veech NJ Lenders Corp NJ Army 79,520,134.00 201 87%/13% Banker 4.00
17 17 Justin Ardoyno PrimeLending TX Army 75,408,736.00 299 94%/6% Banker 9.00
18 18 Donnie Walton CrossCountry Mortgage TX Army 72,812,110.00 195 81%/19% Banker 18.00
19 19 Jason Higham MHM Lending TX Air Force 72,179,157.00 187 91%/9% Banker 13.00
20 20 Kasey Adams Better CA Marine Corps 71,073,611.00 186 22%/78% Banker 3.00
21 21 Rick Ward Benchmark Mortgage CO Army 70,540,097.00 174 84%/16% Banker 11.00
22 22 Russell Nash George Mason Mortgage LLC VA Navy 68,833,383.00 205 82%/18% Banker 24.00
23 23 Carlo Colantonio First United Mortgage Group TX Army 62,324,690.00 191 94%/6% Banker 22.00
24 24 Jay Bunte Edge Home Finance Corporation MN Army 61,759,034.00 131 82%/18% Broker 3.00
25 25 Gary Myers Cogo Capital ID Army 61,421,991.00 400 68%/32% Banker 0.00
26 26 Chris Catania Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. CA Army 59,819,509.00 104 83%/17% Banker 0.00
27 27 Jason Hill Flagstar Bank WA Marine Corps 59,815,068.00 126 85%/15% Banker 21.00
28 28 Biagino Rocco Olivo MLD Mortgage dba The Money Store CA Air Force 58,303,593.00 79 65%/35% Banker 13.00
29 29 Eric Hellkamp TD Bank FL Navy 57,075,168.00 92 97%/3% Banker 21.00
30 30 Tyler Hodgson NXT Mortgage Company/UMortgage LLC TX Marine Corps 57,029,201.00 169 73%/27% Broker 6.00
31 31 Jamie Fischer iHome Mortgage CO Army 54,717,114.00 135 82%/18% Broker 8.00
32 32 Will Tullos Reliant Mortgage LA Army 53,550,496.00 209 90%/10% Broker 12.00
33 33 Paul Abair Armed Forces Bank CO Air Force 53,019,461.00 126 83%/17% Banker 8.00
34 34 Bob Melone Radius Financial Group Inc. MA Army 52,174,766.00 126 80%/20% Banker 20.00
35 35 Peter Barnes CrossCountry Mortgage/LendUS CA Marine Corps 52,084,363.00 67 60%/40% Banker 18.00
36 36 Samuel Royer Heroes First Home Loans FL Marine Corps 51,663,683.00 185 86%/14% Banker 25.00
37 37 Adam Richard Boles Bay Equity AZ Army 51,552,616.00 144 61%/39% Banker 29.00
38 38 Jason Sharon Home Loans Inc SC Navy 51,000,126.00 163 75%/25% Broker 8.00
39 39 Elizabeth Cassidy Future Home Loans FL Air Force 50,301,946.00 140 94%/6% Broker 3.00
40 40 Omar Lopez View Mortgage CO Army 49,640,746.00 104 99%/1% Banker 1.00
41 41 Daniel Anacker U.S. Bank WA Army 49,432,542.00 58 64%/36% Banker 23.00
42 42 Frank Brandt Planet Home Lending LLC Army 48,697,436.00 140 87%/13% Banker 14.00
43 43 Don Waters Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. NC Army 48,526,009.00 139 88%/12% Banker 0.00
44 44 Dwight Taylor CMG Home Loans VA Navy 47,503,648.00 110 90%/10% Banker 23.00
45 45 Jon Nichols loanDepot TX Air Force 46,823,914.00 156 98%/2% Banker 26.00
46 46 Fernando Ospina Alterra Home Loans NJ Army 46,541,716.00 114 92%/8% Banker 5.00
47 47 Jeff Anderson Guild Mortgage Co. TX Army 45,390,512.00 151 88%/12% Banker 28.00
48 48 Brian Brooks Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group VA Air Force 45,087,575.00 128 89%/11% Banker 0.00
49 49 Benjamin (Ben) Fransen APM dba Aligned Mortgage HI Army 44,492,521.00 60 98%/2% Banker 3.00
50 50 Chad Mullenix CMG Home Loans TX Navy 42,966,932.00 107 57%/43% Banker 22.00
Rank Name Company State Service Branch Total Volume Total Loans Closed Purchases vs. Refis Banker or Broker Yrs. in Biz