The Top Producers of 2023: The complete list

This year's silver anniversary edition of the Top Producers survey reflects the tougher environment the mortgage industry faced in 2022 — both in terms of dollar volume originated and number of participants.

What the results did show was that successful originators can thrive in any environment.

For the two prior surveys, an originator that produced over $1 billion headed up the list. Last year's No. 2 did $659 million.

The best of the best in this year's survey, Shant Banosian of Guaranteed Rate came close to that billion dollar threshold at over $925 million. Mark Cohen of Cohen Financial Group was next at $751 million.

The No. 3 originator, Michael Rodriguez of Platinum Capital Mortgage — that No. 2 originator in the 2022 Top Producers  — did slightly more at over $690 million.
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Despite the cloudy outlook for future interest rates and housing, the employer in fifth annual ranking have supported the workers who've kept them going by providing the transparency, recognition and in some cases innovative benefits.

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Experience is key, our survey data found. The mean number of years in the mortgage business for survey participants was 18.07 years. The mean amount of time they have been with their current company is 7.49 years.

The Top Producers survey has been in existence for 25 years and is the successor to those conducted by Broker magazine and Origination News (former National Mortgage News sister publications) as well as Mortgage Originator Magazine, of which Arizent owns the content rights.

Below, the top mortgage loan originators of 2023:

Top Producers 240-211







Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
240 Chip Thompson SWBC Mortgage  $16,214,524 45
239 Jenna Steely SWBC Mortgage  $16,929,657 46
238 Heather Gatewood Interlinc Mortgage  $18,868,768 100
237 Nicki Strickland SWBC Mortgage  $19,573,029 48
236 Derek Hung Active Link  $19,745,799 70
235 Tannia Bond SWBC Mortgage  $20,433,219 52
234 Faith Camille Wilkinson Direct Mortgage Loans  $20,887,851 101
233 Michael Omiecinski Peoples Mortgage  $22,668,313 82
232 Joshua Dobson BluPrint Home Loans  $22,875,375 66
231 Chris Goodman SWBC Mortgage  $22,958,184 51
230 Edward OKeefe SWBC Mortgage  $23,059,385 103
229 Jeremy Hudson Ent CU  $23,451,889 100
228 Abbey Laudenbach Homeowners Financial Group  $23,654,880 113
227 Joseph Mangione New American Funding  $24,101,946 59
226 Michael Novotny George Mason Mortgage  $24,272,955 62
225 Elizabeth Sumi SWBC Mortgage  $24,341,402 61
224 Tom Hallock LoanPeople  $24,677,181 55
223 Keena Gehringer UMortgage  $24,964,280 65
222 Kimberly Bean Summit Mortgage  $25,138,869 74
221 Katherine Andy Akpan InterLinc Mortgage Services  $25,478,148 66
220 Brett Benedetti Ent Credit Union  $25,562,125 51
219 Nate Allen VA Wholesale Mortgage  $25,781,032 82
218 Angela Gansor Intercoastal Mortgage  $26,221,960 47
217 Pamela Vroman Direct Mortgage Loans  $26,427,635 104
216 Katherine McClintic Jet HomeLoans  $26,597,900 109

Top Producers 215-191


Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
215 Christina Beitler LoanPeople  $26,987,786 66
214 Ryan Skelly Guaranteed Rate Affinity  $27,691,000 71
213 Caleb Hiester Direct Mortgage Loans  $28,052,014 95
212 Michael Protono Neighborhood Loans  $28,059,419 82
211 Jeremy Radcliffe SWBC Mortgage  $28,352,552 65
210 Whitney Barsalou SWBC Mortgage  $28,638,334 98
209 Rebecca Richardson UMortgage  $29,627,587 84
208 Bryce Magill Castle & Cooke Mortgage  $29,903,826 160
207 Anders Comer Certainty Home Lending/Guaranteed Rate  $30,028,173 59
206 Angelo Lefer NJ Lenders  $30,192,063 67
205 Jeff Brooks Highlands Residential Mortgage  $30,546,736 63
204 David Brown WSFS Mortgage  $30,711,455 104
203 Jarad Brown Certainty Home Lending/Guaranteed Rate  $30,796,740 102
202 Bryan  Leavitt Mercantile Bank  $30,945,879 106
201 Rachael Lanzman Family First Funding  $31,079,310 77
200 Matthew Lancaster BluPrint Home Loans  $31,261,716 96
199 Marcia Murphy Bay Equity Home Loans  $31,278,559 46
198 Alexander Shafirovich InterLinc Mortgage Services  $31,365,275 103
197 Tyler Evans Bay Equity Home Loans  $31,566,925 74
196 Darren Soodak BancStar Mortgage  $31,770,789 82
195 Jannie Gong EON Mortgage Group  $32,160,756 105
194 Robert Behic Countywide Mortgage Lending  $32,220,679 65
193 Toby Tollack Bay Equity Home Loans  $32,278,138 39
192 Hank Greenberg Golden Empire Mortgage  $32,778,527 61
191 Mark Wilkins Movement Mortgage  $32,832,463 108

Top Producers 190-166




Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
190 Laura Stuckey Highlands Residential Mortgage  $32,840,000 76
189 Shelly Hood Bay Equity Home Loans  $32,960,917 88
188 Jacob Schoemann Bank of England Mortgage  $33,133,575 107
187 Hans Stone Bluprint Home Loans  $33,176,502 56
186 Alyssa Caliendo Bay Equity Home Loans  $33,671,044 106
185 Rhonda Faulk Certainty Home Lending/Guaranteed Rate)  $33,731,096 99
184 Ryan Parker Bay Equity Home Loans  $33,741,432 81
183 Pamela Radloff Certainty Home Lending/Guaranteed Rate)  $33,972,772 106
182 Molly Meeker Bay Equity Home Loans  $34,043,540 82
181 Janine Iuliano Bay Equity Home Loans  $34,142,867 132
180 Kristina Hernandez Homeowners Financial Group  $34,301,506 147
179 Allison Thenhaus C2 Financial  $34,431,822 69
178 Curt Stuck Mercantile Bank  $34,689,657 95
177 Sallye Gibson SWBC Mortgage Corporation  $34,865,760 91
176 Dennis Vo CMG Home Loans  $34,870,556 80
175 Lea Snyder Summit Mortgage Corporation  $34,960,152 81
174 Todd Simon Bank of England Mortgage  $35,225,354 131
173 Trevor Cobb Highlands Residential Mortgage  $35,242,217 75
172 Julie Arnold Highlands Residential Mortgage  $35,397,978 74
171 Janice Lake Bay Equity Home Loans  $35,566,240 97
170 Tom McMurray Karbon Financial  $37,130,047 57
169 Kevin Phillips Bay Equity Home Loans  $37,516,019 89
168 Courtney Crowder Homeowners Financial Group  $37,762,852 77
167 Hajir Nejati Bay Equity Home Loans  $38,020,499 50
166 Robert Camras SWBC Mortgage  $38,561,563 178

Top Producers 165-141




Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
165 Kristin Bailey LoanPeople  $38,809,209 95
164 Anthony Barber Family First Funding  $38,937,603 119
163 Joshua Dean Homeowners Financial Group  $39,047,193 105
162 Audra Martin Wescom Credit Union  $39,178,475 75
161 Todd Struyk Bay Equity Home Loans  $39,525,765 58
160 Johnny Hinchey Highlands Mortgage  $39,731,786 123
159 Fidel Dorado Golden Empire Mortgage/ZABE Mortgage Group  $39,904,524 214
158 Gerald Boudreaux Texas Capita Lending  $40,000,000 115
157 Edward Quinby Bay Equity Home Loans  $40,161,312 45
156 Paul Addison Bay Equity Home Loans  $40,230,004 105
155 Mike Harms Bay Equity Home Loans  $40,353,080 104
154 Kevin Grampp Bay Equity Home Loans  $40,426,385 127
153 James Kofahl UMortgage  $40,544,687 118
152 Sandy Davis NJ Lenders  $40,591,359 104
151 Erica Paradise NJ Lenders  $40,718,339 140
150 Amber Page Evergreen Home Loans  $41,572,095 111
149 Jason Berg Family First Funding  $42,211,263 79
148 Taylor Madsen Castle & Cooke Mortgage  $42,347,506 102
147 Richard Sciarrone NJ Lenders  $42,620,311 90
146 Kim Peterson KPT Mortgage Advisors  $42,911,573 137
145 Meinoh Kim BluPrint Home Loans/NFM Lending  $43,100,441 77
144 Jeff Nicola Bay Equity Home Loans  $43,800,879 70
143 William Todd Bitter UMortgage  $44,066,033 105
142 Christopher Zarnik Positive Rate Mortgage  $44,380,000 95
141 Jo Ann Theriault-Fazio Proper Rate, A Guaranteed Rate Company  $44,434,554 122

Top Producers 140-116




Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
140 Vicky Brietzke SWBC Mortgage  $44,946,627 61
139 Dean Riddell SWBC Mortgage  $45,363,993 220
138 Paul Knopf Interlinc Mortgage Network  $45,647,698 155
137 Adam West UMortgage  $45,974,968 102
136 Chris Bufis NewTowne Mortgage  $46,374,794 120
135 Mindy Martin Central Valley Community Bank  $46,576,531 121
134 Raul Espinoza Bay Equity Home Loans  $47,023,382 82
133 Michael McDermott Bay Equity Home Loans  $47,189,337 120
132 Ian Twaddle UMortgage  $47,340,327 173
131 Michael Picore Bay Equity Home Loans  $47,360,826 111
130 Annie Lemon Bay Equity Home Loans  $47,681,815 106
129 Jordan Beall Jet Homeloans  $48,174,050 122
128 Dwayne Smith George Mason Mortgage  $48,777,790 136
127 Jacob Greenhood Ent Credit Union  $49,528,890 182
126 Jindra Faulkner Bay Equity Home Loans  $50,582,161 189
125 Frank Blakeley Bay Equity Home Loans  $51,026,253 80
124 Adam Boles Bay Equity Home Loans   $51,552,526 144
123 Amy Wolff Direct Mortgage Loans  $52,392,834 196
122 Richard Alashaian NJ Lenders  $52,840,855 102
121 Mark Raskin PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company  $52,964,128 125
120 William Duff Highlands Residential Mortgage  $53,038,592 121
119 Mike Alberico UMortgage   $53,245,074 167
118 Andy Harris Vantage Mortgage Brokers  $53,826,590 114
117 Nicholas Utesch Progressive Financial Services  $55,508,596 225
116 Tabitha Marchello New American Funding  $55,783,828 137

Top Producers 115-91






Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
115 Laura Tetrault Bay Equity Home Loans  $56,310,817 212
114 Lauren Stamper Highlands Residential Mortgage  $56,327,279 144
113 Jill Sheldon CMG Home Loans  $56,351,106 127
112 Rolando Garcia Coastal Loans  $56,513,232 187
111 Derek McGowan McGowan Mortgages - NEXA  $56,822,680 184
110 Richard Holsman Bay Equity Home Loans  $56,910,222 120
109 Tyler Hodgson UMortgage  $57,029,201 169
108 Michael Wright Summit Mortgage Corporation  $57,212,554 124
107 Stephanie Morgan LoanPeople  $58,495,624 166
106 Alvaro Loureiro Homeowners Financial Group  $59,069,519 190
105 Peter Conto George Mason Mortgage  $59,334,825 90
104 Donald Blaize CMG Home Loans  $60,036,576 271
103 Josh Barnes Certainty Home Lending/Guaranteed Rate  $60,139,367 223
102 John Aragon Highlands Residential Mortgage  $60,487,576 154
101 Anwer Mangrio UIF  $60,666,157 118
100 Greg Sands Ent Credit Union  $60,730,267 176
99 Suzanne Gradisar Ent Credit Union  $ 60,795,838 191
98 Alexander Jaffe First Home Mortgage Corporation  $61,147,710 134
97 Ralph Tancredi Sr Manasquan Bank  $61,392,407 106
96 Joe Massey Castle & Cooke Mortgage  $62,195,176 161
95 David Goldberg United Trust Bank  $62,988,547 102
94 Candy Buzan LoanPeople  $63,624,562 163
93 Angela Kakos Guaranteed Rate  $63,786,716 249
92 Kelly Zitlow Cornerstone Home Lending  $63,951,534 157
91 Michael Suffoletto Guaranteed Rate  $64,206,419 119

Top Producers 90-66




Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
90 Christine Farrington Bay Equity Home Loans  $64,208,749 162
89 Jeffrey Novotny Jr George Mason Mortgage  $64,431,929 132
88 Donald Maita II NJ Lenders  $64,913,568 114
87 Thomas Bechtel Ent Credit Union  $66,051,172 192
86 Amanda Stewart LoanPeople  $66,063,978 137
85 Chad Cantrell Certainty Home Lending/Guaranteed Rate  $66,102,764 235
84 Krista Ellis George Mason Mortgage  $66,147,760 109
83 Brian Kempf CMG Home Loans  $66,999,920 119
82 Christopher Granger Bay Equity Home Loans  $67,159,091 83
81 Adam Cornacchio WSFS Mortgage  $67,659,663 187
80 John Schutze LoanPeople  $67,680,615 163
79 Anthony Marone Advisors Mortgage Group  $67,862,242 170
78 Misty Spears LoanPeople  $68,120,068 160
77 Mya Tran-Harter Intercoastal Mortgage  $68,900,000 197
76 Marc Demetriou Guaranteed Rate  $70,019,791 142
75 Michael Richardson Bay Equity Home Loans  $71,064,855 202
74 Michael Trejo Bridgepoint Funding  $71,531,018 106
73 Trey Reed Intercoastal Mortgage  $71,618,299 125
72 Kelli Broadbent SWBC Mortgage  $71,643,083 149
71 Rory Lithgow Interlinc Mortgage Services  $74,920,019 222
70 Harrison George CMG Home Loans  $75,426,415 176
69 Joseph Cipollo CMG Home Loans  $77,115,647 231
68 Christian Rodriguez Homeowners Financial Group  $78,585,303 225
67 Dawn VanNieuwenhuyzen Plains Commerce Bank  $78,869,778 274
66 Mark Veech NJ Lenders  $79,520,134 201

Top Producers 65-41




Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
65 Michelle Jacinto Direct Mortgage Loans  $79,768,475 354
64 Joseph Chacko C2 Financial Corporation  $81,444,832 125
63 Chet Mann CMG Home Loans  $82,029,916 336
62 Mary Meghan Merrill CMG Home Loans  $83,927,516 312
61 April Janas Bay Equity Home Loans  $84,035,392 178
60 Walter Gorman NJ Lenders  $84,600,659 210
59 Mona Edick Bay Equity Home Loans  $84,608,435 267
58 Lorri Hoffman Highlands Mortgage  $85,315,697 265
57 Shirley Stange Ent Credit Union  $85,567,649 254
56 Amanda Sessa SWBC Mortgage   $86,492,271 142
55 Gina Allman Ent Credit Union  $86,895,010 230
54 Rachelle Coffey Homeowners Financial Group USA  $87,424,958 227
53 Greg Mullan George Mason Mortgage  $88,718,379 188
52 Reed Hazard CMG Home Loans  $89,148,475 219
51 Kyle Gillespie Proper Rate  $90,045,984 207
50 Tyler Slesk Bay Equity Home Loans  $90,304,664 203
49 John Sperling Visio Financial Services Inc  $90,815,457 248
48 Belinda Arender Primis Bank  $91,503,292 286
47 Mike Rafii Bay Equity Home Loans  $91,534,985 144
46 Tyler Hughes CMG Home Loans  $93,755,014
45 Greg Giokas Guild Morgage  $94,000,000
44 Pat Villano Family First Funding  $95,912,156 99
43 Andrew Lane CMG Home Loans  $96,709,094 258
42 Jaclyn Litton Litton Mortgage  $98,566,602 388
41 Miles Rusth Summit Mortgage Corporation  $101,517,689 195

Top Producers 40-16




Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
40 Jori Stern LoanPeople  $103,995,102 225
39 Josh Moody Draper and Kramer Mortgage  $104,806,699 369
38 Shelby Weston HomeTown Lenders  $107,032,121 431
37 Phil Crescenzo Jr American Pacific Mortgage  $108,000,000
36 Scott Stinson FBC Mortgage  $112,600,421 318
35 Sherry Riano First Heritage Mortgage  $113,618,033 324
34 Jimmy Alexander SWBC Mortgage  $115,606,655 386
33 Billy Winfree Steadfast Mortgage  $115,625,554 253
32 Allison Davis George Mason Mortgage  $117,288,868 360
31 Dana Meadows Movement Mortgage  $123,864,287 379
30 Joe Dunn George Mason Mortgage  $125,872,784 240
29 Daniel Adams Visio Financial Services  $129,461,146 291
28 Pablo Hernandez Supreme Lending  $130,040,379 219
27 Ali Ghaziani Bay Equity Home Loans  $135,474,582 211
26 Jackie Wampler Intercoastal Mortgage  $137,389,573 478
25 Chris Murphy M2 Lending Solutions  $138,109,425 283
24 Kyle Wright American Pacific Mortgage  $138,257,159 336
23 Niket Patankar Predian Mortgage  $140,574,391 253
22 Phillip Nguyen Bay Equity Home Loans  $144,809,614 306
21 Austin Lampson Homeowners Financial Group  $145,514,878 170
20 Ray Shanahan TowneBank Mortgage  $159,687,065 328
19 Jonathan Okun Prosperity Home Mortgage  $164,590,386 233
18 Karen Chiu New American Funding  $167,115,160 303
17 Stephanie Dombrowski Ent Credit Union  $176,892,189 328
16 Brandon Brotsky Reach Home Loans  $179,387,628 476

Top Producers 15-1






Rank Name Company  Total dollar volume  Total units originated
15 Tammy Saul Federal Hill Mortgage  $180,172,310 541
14 Shashank Shekhar InstaMortgage  $187,048,281 400
13 Anthony Musante PNC Bank  $189,480,775 139
12 Tony Lupescu Fifth Third Bank  $191,416,505 285
11 Matthew Adler Lake Michigan Credit Union  $192,950,829 506
10 Paul Volpe Nova Home Loans  $193,720,877 614
9 Michael Borodinsky Caliber Home Loans  $194,230,000 495
8 Chris Cox First Savings Mortgage  $199,916,041 279
7 Brandi Schaefer Safe Credit Union  $202,130,023 304
6 Justin Bonura NJ Lenders  $207,472,145 441
5 Lance Johnson Regions Bank  $247,493,358 324
4 Christopher Keelin Family First Funding  $322,846,372 855
3 Michael Rodriguez Platinum Capital Mortgage  $690,549,665 1157
2 Mark Cohen Cohen Financial Group  $751,412,542 552
1 Shant Banosian Guaranteed Rate  $925,050,587 1617
Correction
Due to a data entry error, Michael Fuller of Constructive Capital was omitted from the tables. His volume of $160 million with 372 units would have ranked him 20th overall. Other data input errors also were corrected.
April 26, 2023 5:17 AM EDT
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