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Savvy salespeople live by the motto ABC: Always Be Closing. Here's a look at loan officers who took that mantra to new heights by posting triple-digit increases in their annual mortgage origination volume last year. The data is derived from an analysis of the 2015 and 2016 editions of NMN's Top Producers Rankings, and is based on the year-over-year increase in number of loans originated in 2014 and 2015.
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<strong>No. 12: Sam Sharp, Guaranteed Rate<br> Chicago, Ill. (No. 19 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 492 Year-Over-Year Increase: 152 Years in the Industry: 15
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<strong>No. 11: Brian Decker, Guaranteed Rate<br> Temecula, Calif. (No. 32 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 386 Year-Over-Year Increase: 156 Years in the Industry: 11
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<strong>No. 10 Eric Glick, Starkey Mortgage<br> Savannah, Ga. (No. 45 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 583 Year-Over-Year Increase: 168 Years in the Industry: 9
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<strong>No. 9 John Noldan, Guaranteed Rate<br> Naperville, Ill. (No. 24 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 556 Year-Over-Year Increase: 202 Years in the Industry: 13
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<strong>No. 8: Shimmy Braun, Guaranteed Rate<br> Chicago, Ill. (No. 13 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 575 Year-Over-Year Increase: 214 Years in the Industry: 17
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<strong>No. 7: Tom Lavallee, Guaranteed Rate<br> Palatine, Ill. (No. 28 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 508 Year-Over-Year Increase: 214 Years in the Industry: 27
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<strong>No. 6: Robby Oakes, Corporate Investors Mortgage Group<br> Chapel Hill, N.C. (No. 25 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 520 Year-Over-Year Increase: 216 Years in the Industry: 14
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<strong>No. 5: Shawn Huss, Talmer Bank and Trust<br> Cincinnati, Ohio (No. 85 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 640 Year-Over-Year Increase: 220 Years in the Industry: 23
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<strong>No. 4: Tony Adkins, Alliance Home Loans<br> Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (No. 40 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 495 Year-Over-Year Increase: 234 Years in the Industry: 16
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<strong>No. 3: Michael Borodinsky, Caliber Home Loans<br> Edison, N.J. (No. 21 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 526 Year-Over-Year Increase: 237 Years in the Industry: 32
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<strong>No. 2: Julie Long, Commonwealth Mortgage<br> Woburn, Mass. (No. 8 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 886 Year-Over-Year Increase: 247 Years in the Industry: 5
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<strong>No. 1: Brian Blonder, Capital Bank<br> Annapolis, Maryland (No. 6 overall)</strong>

2016 Number of Loans: 1020 Year-Over-Year Increase: 373 Years in the Industry: 16
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