Scotsman Guide

Top Originators

Since 2010, Scotsman Guide has ranked thousands of the nation’s top-producing residential mortgage originators. The longevity, verification process and comprehensive scope of this list have positioned it as a benchmark for the mortgage industry.

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2024 Top Veteran Originators

Rankings are based on the previous year’s production numbers.
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wdt_ID Rank First Name Last Name Company State Service Branch Total Volume Total Loans Closed Purchases vs. Refis Banker or Broker Yrs. in Biz
1 1 Jacqueline Wampler Intercoastal Mortgage LLC NC Army 136,637,724.00 448 47%/53% Banker 37
2 2 Patton Gade UMortgage PA Army 134,249,722.00 268 91%/9% Broker 9
3 3 Kasey Adams Better Mortgage CA Marine Corps 122,719,851.00 328 85%/15% Banker 4
4 4 Ray Shanahan TowneBank Mortgage NC Army 113,682,707.00 274 96%/4% Banker 22
5 5 Jason Smith NOVA Financial & Investment Corp./CrossCountry Mortgage LLC AZ Navy 111,968,884.00 372 91%/9% Banker 19
6 6 Michael Lyons Jet HomeLoans FL Navy and Marines 100,742,486.00 220 100%/0% Banker 12
7 7 Martin Medve Trident Home Loans LLC FL Navy 96,620,379.00 176 95%/5% Broker 16
8 8 Jonathan Kulak Trident Home Loans FL Air Force 91,847,567.00 177 98%/2% Broker 5
9 9 Mike Dunn Guild Mortgage Co. CA Air Force 90,708,145.00 264 77%/23% Banker 15
10 10 Jimmy Alexander SWBC Mortgage Corp. TX Army 82,291,378.00 261 98%/2% Banker 30
11 11 Kevin Townsend FBC Mortgage LLC FL Air Force 78,455,968.00 246 100%/0% Banker 19
12 12 Russell Nash George Mason Mortgage LLC VA Navy 70,910,919.00 217 90%/10% Banker 25
13 13 Robert Gaskins CMG Home Loans VA Army 70,397,488.00 128 100%/0% Banker 7
14 14 Joseph Smith CrossCountry Mortgage LLC MA Air Force 60,863,361.00 111 95%/5% Banker 31
15 15 Mark Veech NJ Lenders Corp NJ Army 59,399,355.00 171 92%/8% Banker 6
16 16 Michelle Jacinto Direct Mortgage Loans IN Army 57,454,203.00 253 92%/8% Banker 20
17 17 Cara Latham U.S. Bank CA Army 57,333,318.00 88 99%/1% Banker 22
18 18 Billy Campbell Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. CO Air Force 56,219,115.00 197 97%/3% Banker 15
19 19 Mario Cerrato loanDepot FL Marine Corps 56,056,910.00 281 98%/2% Banker 25
20 20 Elizabeth Cassidy Future Financial LLC FL Air Force 55,214,547.00 161 98%/2% Broker 4
21 21 Aric Ulmer Movement Mortgage NE Army 54,496,899.00 135 99%/1% Banker 22
22 22 Adam Karalius Edge Home Finance HI Army 53,870,452.00 80 94%/6% Broker 5
23 23 Amy Goss Guild Mortgage Co. NC Marine Corps 53,651,547.00 197 98%/2% Banker 0
24 24 Timothy Gentry Loan Velocity GA Marine Corps 53,258,455.00 164 95%/5% Broker 27
25 25 Lawrence Gonzales The Broker HI Navy 52,236,752.00 79 99%/1% Broker 8
26 26 Peter Barnes CrossCountry Mortgage LLC CA Marine Corps 52,140,510.00 79 89%/11% Banker 20
27 27 Bob Melone radius financial group inc. MA Army 51,834,720.00 116 90%/10% Banker 20
28 28 Justin Ardoyno PrimeLending TX Army 51,027,475.00 199 98%/2% Banker 10
29 29 Ben Teasley Guaranteed Rate NC Navy 49,857,273.00 141 88%/12% Banker 23
30 30 Chad Emerson CMG Home Loans TX Army 49,732,723.00 123 96%/4% Banker 25
31 31 James Burke U.S. Bank IL Army 49,457,846.00 51 88%/12% Banker 21
32 32 Eric Hellkamp TD Bank FL Navy 48,091,334.00 74 97%/3% Banker 22
33 33 Jeff Anderson Guild Mortgage Co. TX Army 47,577,466.00 144 98%/2% Banker 29
34 34 Fernando Ospina Alterra Home Loans NJ Army 46,857,257.00 112 96%/4% Banker 8
35 35 Jay Bunte UMortgage LLC PA Army 45,193,679.00 102 95%/5% Broker 4
36 36 Jamie Fischer iHome Mortgage CO Army 42,510,173.00 95 95%/5% Broker 10
37 37 Chris Catania Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. CA Army 42,172,834.00 75 97%/3% Banker 0
38 38 Charles Reed Intercoastal Mortgage LLC SC Navy 41,953,336.00 107 65%/35% Banker 23
39 39 Todd Binkley Gateway Mortgage TX Army 41,866,820.00 123 100%/0% Banker 0
40 40 Joe Villegas CrossCountry Mortgage LLC CA Marine Corps 41,163,670.00 108 85%/15% Banker 18
41 41 Rick Ward Benchmark Mortgage CO Army 41,124,434.00 114 98%/2% Banker 12
42 42 Adam Richard Boles Bay Equity AZ Army 40,216,859.00 106 92%/8% Banker 28
43 43 Bryan Laflamme Movement Mortgage WA Army 38,338,177.00 116 97%/3% Banker 18
44 44 Justin Hamilton Movement Mortgage TX Air Force 37,046,980.00 105 98%/2% Banker 7
45 45 Chad Mullenix CMG Home Loans TX Army 36,722,449.00 102 53%/47% Banker 23
46 46 Heath Albritton Guaranteed Rate TN Air Force 35,839,137.00 80 88%/13% Banker 27
47 47 Frank Brandt Planet Home Lending LLC TX Army 35,790,856.00 107 97%/3% Banker 15
48 48 Jeff Hawks Academy Mortgage Corp. GA Navy 35,356,956.00 84 96%/4% Banker 7
49 49 Corry Daoust loanDepot HI Army 35,099,848.00 61 100%/0% Banker 2
50 50 Louis Fajardo U.S. Bank CA Air Force 34,036,566.00 49 71%/29% Banker 20
51 51 Stephen Bachman CrossCountry Mortgage LLC NJ Navy 33,833,896.00 103 93%/7% Banker 15
52 52 Javier Infiesta Absolute Home Mortgage Corp. FL Navy 32,934,319.00 88 95%/5% Banker 26
53 53 Isabel Williams Be My Neighbor TX Army 32,731,928.00 88 93%/7% Broker 9
54 54 Troy Schleski Highland HomeLoans TX Army 32,731,852.00 63 100%/0% Banker 23
55 55 Don Waters Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. NC Army 31,622,946.00 94 91%/9% Banker 0
56 56 D'angelo Williams PrimeLending TX Army 31,586,491.00 90 97%/3% Banker 18
57 57 Nick Donlon KBHS Home Loans AZ Coast Guard 31,468,863.00 79 100%/0% Banker 12
58 58 Nate Allen VA Wholesale Mortgage VA Navy 31,419,804.00 98 100%/0% Broker 5
59 59 Michael Badessa NFM Lending NJ Marine Corps 30,847,084.00 88 97%/3% Banker 0
60 60 Patrick J. Arledge CMG Home Loans FL Army 30,710,228.00 59 100%/0% Banker 22
61 61 Jack Langley Gershman Mortgage MO Navy 29,981,925.00 131 93%/7% Banker 0
62 62 Michael Floren Low Cost Mortgage CO Marine Corps 29,910,228.00 85 92%/8% Broker 5
63 63 Jon Miller Park Square Home Mortgage FL Army 29,355,933.00 74 100%/0% Banker 7
64 64 Tyler Hodgson UMortgage TX Marine Corps 29,233,054.00 84 93%/7% Broker 8
65 65 Brian Brooks Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group VA Air Force 29,083,658.00 73 96%/4% Banker 0
66 66 John Spiker Academy Mortgage Corp. ID Army 28,892,196.00 73 96%/4% Banker 26
67 67 Sam Hickey Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. MO Marine Corps 28,697,728.00 174 94%/6% Banker 8
68 68 Kyle Law Bailey & Wood Mortgage Lender IN Army 28,580,812.00 114 96%/4% Banker 26
69 69 Huascar Sime Alterra Home Loans aka Panorama Mortgage Group NJ Army 28,338,338.00 66 88%/12% Banker 5
70 70 Alan Howell Homestar Financial/CrossCountry Mortgage LLC GA Army 28,315,276.00 54 91%/9% Banker 26
71 71 Sherri Rangel Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. KS Army 28,005,994.00 152 94%/6% Banker 7
72 72 Keith Neuroh KBHS Home Loans NC Army 27,512,608.00 80 100%/0% Banker 9
73 73 Thomas Girardot Team Mortgage Company LLC MI Army 27,439,018.00 115 83%/17% Broker 20
74 74 Kevin Retcher First Meridian Mortgage Corp. VA Marine Corps 27,355,946.00 50 98%/2% Broker 30
75 75 Eddie Garcia U.S. Bank CA Navy 26,714,853.00 21 95%/5% Banker 23
76 76 Brett Baldwin Gateway Mortgage OK Marine Corps 26,387,262.00 122 100%/0% Banker 0
77 77 Mike Olesh Atlas Lending Group SC Marine Corps 26,227,540.00 81 90%/10% Broker 3
78 78 Corey Casper TNT 2018 LLC dba Motto Mortgage Home Town TX Army 25,922,363.00 67 100%/0% Broker 3
79 79 Chuck Roach Supreme Lending TX Navy 25,740,407.00 71 83%/17% Banker 16
80 80 Colt Messer Foundation Mortgage Company LLC TN Air Force 25,632,818.00 103 89%/11% Broker 5
81 81 Joshua Gordon CrossCountry Mortgage LLC CA Air Force 25,584,906.00 47 74%/26% Banker 10
82 82 John Sutherland OriginPoint IL Marine Corps 25,153,582.00 38 84%/16% Banker 21
83 83 John Bartlett Movement Mortgage NY Army 25,137,338.00 127 98%/2% Banker 6
84 84 Drew Dodds VIP Mortgage Inc. AZ Marine Corps 25,102,119.00 78 91%/9% Banker 13
85 85 Matthew Garnes Nova Home Loans NV Marine Corps 24,976,159.00 78 95%/5% Banker 0
86 86 Erik Johansson Bay Equity IL Air Force 24,869,437.00 82 98%/2% Banker 22
87 87 Crystal Vroman CrossCountry Mortgage LLC NC Army 24,404,718.00 103 97%/3% Banker 5
88 88 Mark Harris Guild Mortgage Co. TX Army 23,975,691.00 84 95%/5% Banker 23
89 89 George LaGuardia A & N Mortgage Services Inc. IL Marine Corps 23,557,237.00 77 94%/6% Banker 22
90 90 Steve Ferguson Thrive Mortgage LLC TX Army 23,515,708.00 77 84%/16% Banker 24
91 91 Erich Stonewall Academy Mortgage Corp. IL Army 23,510,309.00 148 94%/6% Banker 23
92 92 Shea Neely Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. GA National Guard 23,367,564.00 89 88%/12% Banker 0
93 93 Corey Kimple CrossCountry Mortgage LLC PA Army 22,382,953.00 114 98%/2% Banker 20
94 94 Jeremy Straatmann CMG Home Loans NE Navy 22,330,995.00 76 97%/3% Banker 5
95 95 Brian Hiatt Guaranteed Rate FL Army 21,706,895.00 77 77%/23% Banker 33
96 96 Brandon Von Almen Primary Residential Mortgage Inc./CrossCountry Mortgage LLC OH Army 21,170,900.00 106 91%/9% Banker 12
97 97 Charles Jimenez New American Funding GA Marine Corps 21,036,261.00 76 99%/1% Banker 4
98 98 Phillip Olson CrossCountry Mortgage LLC MN Army 20,822,940.00 79 94%/6% Banker 20
99 99 John Mathews Academy Mortgage Corp. FL Marine Corps 19,761,103.00 82 100%/0% Banker 33
Rank First Name Last Name Company State Service Branch Total Volume Total Loans Closed Purchases vs. Refis Banker or Broker Yrs. in Biz

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