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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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2025 Top VA Volume

Rankings are based on the previous year’s production numbers.
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wdt_ID Rank First Name Last Name Company State VA Volume Total Volume VA Loans Closed Total Loans Closed Banker or Broker Yrs. in Biz
1 1 Ameer Katifi Trusted Mortgage Capital CA 399,370,864 474,963,646 1,143 1,346 Broker 9
2 2 Jennifer Beeston Rate FL 223,144,928 265,505,401 543 670 Both 18
3 3 Martin Medve Trident Home Loans LLC FL 190,210,579 236,336,241 299 393 Broker 20
4 4 Patton Gade UMortgage PA 174,238,243 187,129,394 339 375 Broker 10
5 5 Brian Cooke Sunnyhill Financial Inc. CA 157,873,331 325,045,801 309 627 Broker 23
6 6 Reginald Maddox Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group VA 103,370,828 195,152,148 169 371 Banker 25
7 7 Kory Kavanewsky CMG Home Loans CA 102,402,747 274,532,596 118 410 Banker 21
8 8 Jonathan Kulak Trident Home Loans LLC FL 102,075,851 124,276,480 178 222 Broker 6
9 9 Kyle Johnson CrossCountry Mortgage LLC WA 98,701,982 139,352,883 229 356 Banker 10
10 10 Amy Harvell CrossCountry Mortgage LLC FL 93,044,919 140,285,731 251 437 Banker 8
11 11 Scott Evans CrossCountry Mortgage LLC CA 84,932,604 338,030,860 135 583 Banker 18
12 12 Rick Elmendorf Rate FL 82,919,807 131,217,600 130 238 Both 30
13 13 Jay Bunte UMortgage PA 78,185,923 87,179,738 143 166 Broker 5
14 14 Francis Snyder Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 64,571,201 104,841,549 161 321 Banker 11
15 15 Thomas Holmes Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 63,520,436 80,412,264 142 194 Banker 23
16 16 Tanja Allen Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. TX 62,771,450 90,254,504 173 280 Banker 0
17 17 Brittany Clark Rate TN 60,867,160 79,261,868 190 274 Both 4
18 18 Andrew Pennink Jet HomeLoans NC 60,437,452 75,828,849 169 218 Banker 14
19 19 Danielle Humphreys Wintrust Financial WI 58,783,860 61,895,625 199 213 Banker 17
20 20 Lawrence Gonzales The Broker VA 57,867,334 62,449,854 80 89 Broker 8
21 21 Melanie Aguto Armed Forces Bank KS 56,735,038 72,596,508 133 180 Banker 25
22 22 Mike Sanders Wintrust Financial IL 55,178,722 56,291,215 197 204 Banker 10
23 23 Joseph Van Buskirk Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 54,281,309 89,903,992 143 292 Banker 25
24 24 Christopher Mclaurin Goprime Mortgage Inc. NC 53,628,838 64,606,905 136 170 Banker 15
25 25 Michael Cain C2 Financial Corp. CA 53,171,619 129,254,661 76 189 Broker 5
26 26 Justin Hamilton Movement Mortgage TX 52,718,564 54,691,139 135 141 Banker 8
27 27 Christopher Spigel Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 51,672,741 78,588,387 130 230 Banker 25
28 28 Dawn James Newrez LLC WA 51,591,366 116,518,861 90 218 Banker 29
29 29 Erik Topalian Planet Home Lending LLC NY 50,957,784 67,576,087 127 203 Banker 12
30 30 Amy Goss Guild Mortgage Company NC 50,755,846 68,053,785 172 244 Banker 0
31 31 Andrew Deyo Rate CO 50,685,076 59,828,147 122 151 Both 2
32 32 Daniel Iannarelli United Trust Bank FL 50,520,084 54,475,746 133 146 Broker 6
33 33 Sean Scocca Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 50,503,799 76,303,909 128 237 Banker 12
34 34 Lee Camblin Wintrust Financial IL 50,489,668 50,835,765 180 182 Banker 23
35 35 Jimmy Alexander SWBC Mortgage Corp. TX 49,747,268 76,468,271 139 245 Banker 31
36 36 Aric Ulmer Movement Mortgage NE 49,578,840 53,630,547 120 132 Banker 23
37 37 Tyler Munoz Wintrust Financial IL 47,981,638 48,071,638 160 161 Banker 16
38 38 Elizabeth Cassidy Edge Home Finance FL 46,463,968 74,431,318 105 202 Broker 4
39 39 Christopher Stark Planet Home Lending LLC NY 46,095,608 71,058,796 119 256 Banker 9
40 40 Todd Emerson Albrecht Edge Home Finance Corp. CO 45,845,328 197,926,137 109 529 Broker 32
41 41 Joshua Jensen Simplify Home Loans LLC UT 45,454,829 54,362,981 115 148 Broker 24
42 42 Jimmy Wallace Armed Forces Bank KS 45,311,366 63,986,766 110 161 Banker 25
43 43 John Collingsworth Planet Home Lending LLC MD 45,289,448 56,411,248 126 178 Banker 12
44 44 Jamie Fischer Ihome Mortgage CO 45,138,631 62,056,000 95 132 Broker 10
45 45 Stacy Haynes Trident Home Loans LLC FL 44,829,475 59,725,221 109 161 Broker 20
46 46 Chris Leon CrossCountry Mortgage LLC AZ 43,398,369 82,592,679 133 297 Banker 13
47 47 Ginny Phillips Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group VA 43,064,130 99,706,701 103 276 Banker 20
48 48 Mike Sanchez Rate VA 42,837,464 61,455,677 76 123 Both 24
49 49 Dorothy Amburn Kangaroo Home Lending LLC TX 41,902,741 80,788,720 132 272 Banker 1
50 50 Rudy Hobbs Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 40,871,015 60,278,232 107 186 Banker 22
51 51 David Anger Planet Home Lending LLC FL 40,273,234 63,996,943 96 188 Banker 10
52 52 Brian Pedrick Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 40,006,791 58,196,303 94 186 Banker 26
53 53 Rigoberto Zamora Planet Home Lending LLC CA 39,798,019 69,182,985 97 197 Banker 7
54 54 Jordan Komm Evolution Mortgage TN 39,424,620 52,399,298 97 128 Broker 3
55 55 Angela Barry Merchants Home Lending TX 39,363,926 39,421,394 60 62 Banker 2
56 56 Kassandra Moore DSLD Mortgage LLC LA 38,639,824 88,237,377 102 262 Banker 7
57 57 John Neale Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 37,622,874 66,397,969 107 242 Banker 15
58 58 Jacalyn Forleo Zenith Home Loans CO 36,968,989 30,959,921 6 62 Banker 12
59 59 Philip Crescenzo Nation One Mortgage Corp. NJ 36,904,535 117,798,974 104 366 Banker 24
60 60 Rick Ward Benchmark Mortgage CO 36,832,822 52,413,467 93 142 Banker 13
61 61 Evan Kaufman Wevett Home Loans GA 36,612,577 38,394,451 95 99 Broker 2
62 62 Karen Dulmage Main Street Home Loans NC 36,415,874 67,760,834 76 150 Banker 19
63 63 Arnold Davenport Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 36,216,097 66,985,406 88 198 Banker 29
64 64 Mark Villano CrossCountry Mortgage LLC WA 36,154,808 42,583,483 77 98 Banker 9
65 65 Bryan Lovern CrossCountry Mortgage LLC MD 35,470,247 135,642,448 53 279 Banker 11
66 66 Edward Brady Planet Home Lending LLC MD 35,294,146 47,905,148 98 158 Banker 20
67 67 Justin Hrabovsky CMG Home Loans TX 34,836,840 199,708,112 72 452 Banker 12
68 68 Shant Banosian Rate MA 34,153,747 1,000,162,647 62 1,594 Both 16
69 69 Shane Deeley Planet Home Lending LLC FL 34,150,273 45,783,440 87 160 Banker 6
70 70 Jason Gosser Guild Mortgage Company WA 33,248,671 147,805,159 63 324 Banker 30
71 71 Adam Workman CrossCountry Mortgage LLC NC 33,228,075 143,557,983 108 462 Banker 19
72 72 Rob Clark Jr. Guaranteed Rate Affinity VA 33,169,517 102,456,722 50 190 Both 33
73 73 Rodrick Hyde Planet Home Lending LLC FL 32,893,982 50,545,665 80 143 Banker 23
74 74 David Ambalu Planet Home Lending LLC NY 32,792,732 54,726,446 90 192 Banker 19
75 75 Chris Catania Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. CA 32,536,386 57,110,062 55 94 Banker 0
76 76 Ross Shapiro Planet Home Lending LLC MD 32,446,871 43,519,154 93 152 Banker 23
77 77 Lisa Wren American Pacific Mortgage TX 32,434,124 49,188,408 111 174 Banker 19
78 78 Ellen Hans Schuler Cornerstone Capital Bank, SSB TX 32,264,907 124,355,083 54 241 Banker 9
79 79 Kenneth Laudante Planet Home Lending LLC NY 32,062,602 53,538,163 87 183 Banker 14
80 80 Jon Yaskowitz First Community Mortgage AZ 32,005,554 61,641,228 90 182 Banker 20
81 81 Justin Ardoyno PrimeLending TX 31,566,650 51,107,095 103 178 Banker 11
82 82 Bruce Brinkerhoff CrossCountry Mortgage LLC OH 31,459,876 65,068,805 44 115 Banker 24
83 83 Shanon Schinkel NFM Lending CO 30,955,358 61,658,621 61 131 Banker 14
84 84 Adam Slack CrossCountry Mortgage LLC NC 30,927,450 155,017,955 79 393 Banker 17
85 85 Kelly Chumbley Crestmark Mortgage Company LTD TX 30,872,371 78,822,235 62 178 Banker 7
86 86 Jordan Wilhelmy Jet HomeLoans FL 30,503,410 191,407,562 66 415 Banker 5
87 87 Phil Nguyen Bay Equity CA 30,350,307 190,519,766 58 404 Banker 22
88 88 Andrea Perez Cornerstone Mortgage Partners LLC TX 30,278,711 56,342,582 80 154 Banker 8
89 89 John Farley Movement Mortgage OH 30,193,258 66,993,954 64 158 Banker 0
90 90 Brad Hlavacek Armed Forces Bank MN 30,112,388 37,049,193 58 77 Banker 30
91 91 Rodrigo Ballon CrossCountry Mortgage LLC UT 30,080,553 135,098,466 41 189 Banker 20
92 92 Rob Gaskins CMG Home Loans VA 30,062,239 66,871,742 47 120 Banker 8
93 93 Kevin Townsend FBC Mortgage LLC FL 30,029,107 95,229,654 77 280 Banker 19
94 94 Major Singleton Edge Home Finance TX 30,013,171 63,911,902 60 137 Broker 4
95 95 Mike Lindsay Rate CO 29,857,571 32,019,765 70 75 Both 3
96 96 Shawn Peck Planet Home Lending LLC NJ 29,002,801 44,601,484 88 152 Banker 20
97 97 Jason Rea Armed Forces Bank KS 28,873,976 40,659,844 48 73 Banker 20
98 98 Jonathan Mullins Valor Home Mortgage GA 28,682,371 31,067,308 8 92 Broker 23
99 99 Wes Flowers Southern Trust Mortgage LLC VA 28,492,495 60,669,441 71 196 Banker 19
100 100 Jeremy Engle Golden Empire Mortgage Inc. Dba Vero Mortgage CA 28,221,649 188,102,341 63 533 Banker 20
Rank First Name Last Name Company State VA Volume Total Volume VA Loans Closed Total Loans Closed Banker or Broker Yrs. in Biz

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