The Top Producers of 2023: Top 50 women originators
May 5, 2023 5:00 AM
The mortgage industry has over 216,000 loan officers, and women make up an approximate 44% share, according to a blog post on The CE Shop website.
Yet as this year's Top Producer survey results showed, gender does not determine success in this business. Brandi Schaefer of California's Safe Credit Union is one of seven producers whodid over $200 million of volume last year.
Schaefer built a great referral business serving homebuilders, and is still closingbetween $10 million and $20 million a month in the current environment, she said in an interview.
Her advice to other originators to deal with the current environment: "Work hard, service your clients. Remember, they're the ones that said send you business."
Here are the top 50 originators of 2023:
Yet as this year's Top Producer survey results showed, gender does not determine success in this business. Brandi Schaefer of California's Safe Credit Union is one of seven producers who
Schaefer built a great referral business serving homebuilders, and is still closing
Her advice to other originators to deal with the current environment: "Work hard, service your clients. Remember, they're the ones that said send you business."
Here are the top 50 originators of 2023:
Top women originators 50-41
| Rank | Name | Company | Total volume | Units originated |
| 50 | Courtney Crowder | Homeowners Financial Group | $37,762,852 | 77 |
| 49 | Kristin Bailey | LoanPeople | $38,809,209 | 95 |
| 48 | Audra Martin | Wescom Credit Union | $39,178,475 | 75 |
| 47 | Sandy L Davis | NJ Lenders | $40,591,359 | 104 |
| 46 | Erica Paradise | NJ Lenders | $40,718,339 | 140 |
| 45 | Amber Page | Evergreen Home Loans | $41,572,095 | 111 |
| 44 | Kim Peterson | KPT Mortgage Advisors | $42,911,573 | 137 |
| 43 | Jo Ann Theriault-Fazio | Proper Rate, A Guaranteed Rate Company | $44,434,554 | 122 |
| 42 | Vicky Brietzke | SWBC Mortgage | $44,946,627 | 61 |
| 41 | Mindy Martin | Central Valley Community Bank | $46,576,531 | 121 |
Top women originators 40-31
| Rank | Name | Company | Total volume | Units originated |
| 40 | Annie Lemon | Bay Equity Home Loans | $47,681,815 | 106 |
| 39 | Jindra Faulkner | Bay Equity Home Loans | $50,582,161 | 189 |
| 38 | Amy Wolff | Direct Mortgage Loans | $52,392,834 | 196 |
| 37 | Tabitha Marchello | New American Funding | $55,783,828 | 137 |
| 36 | Laura Tetrault | Bay Equity Home Loans | $56,310,817 | 212 |
| 35 | Lauren Stamper | Highlands Residential Mortgage | $56,327,279 | 144 |
| 34 | Jill Sheldon | CMG Mortgage | $56,351,106 | 127 |
| 33 | Stephanie Morgan | LoanPeople | $58,495,624 | 166 |
| 32 | Suzanne Gradisar | Ent Credit Union | $60,795,838 | 191 |
| 31 | Candy Buzan | LoanPeople | $63,624,562 | 163 |
Top women originators 30-21
| Rank | Name | Company | Total volume | Units originated |
| 30 | Angela Kakos | Guaranteed Rate | $63,786,716 | 249 |
| 29 | Kelly Zitlow | Cornerstone Home Lending | $63,951,534 | 157 |
| 28 | Christine Farrington | Bay Equity Home Loans | $64,208,749 | 162 |
| 27 | Amanda Stewart | LoanPeople | $66,063,978 | 137 |
| 26 | Krista Ellis | George Mason Mortgage | $66,147,760 | 109 |
| 25 | Misty Spears | LoanPeople | $68,120,068 | 160 |
| 24 | Mya Tran-Harter | Intercoastal Mortgage | $68,900,000 | 197 |
| 23 | Kelli Broadbent | SWBC Mortgage | $71,643,083 | 149 |
| 22 | Dawn VanNieuwenhuyzen | Plains Commerce Bank | $78,869,778 | 274 |
| 21 | Michelle Jacinto | Direct Mortgage Loans | $79,768,475 | 354 |
Top women originators 20-11
| Rank | Name | Company | Total volume | Units originated |
| 20 | Mary Meghan Merrill | CMG Home Loans | $83,927,516 | 312 |
| 19 | April Janas | Bay Equity Home Loans | $84,035,392 | 178 |
| 18 | Mona Edick | Bay Equity Home Loans | $84,608,435 | 267 |
| 17 | Lorri Hoffman | Highlands Mortgage | $85,315,697 | 265 |
| 16 | Shirley Stange | Ent Credit Union | $85,567,649 | 254 |
| 15 | Amanda Sessa | SWBC Mortgage | $86,492,271 | 142 |
| 14 | Gina Allman | Ent Credit Union | $86,895,010 | 230 |
| 13 | Rachelle Coffey | Homeowners Financial Group USA | $87,424,958 | 227 |
| 12 | Belinda Arender | Primis Bank | $91,503,292 | 286 |
| 11 | Jaclyn Litton | Litton Mortgage | $98,566,602 | 388 |
Top women originators 10-1
| Rank | Name | Company | Total volume | Units originated |
| 10 | Jori Stern | LoanPeople | $103,995,102 | 225 |
| 9 | Sherry Riano | First Heritage Mortgage | $113,618,033 | 324 |
| 8 | Allison Davis | George Mason Mortgage | $117,288,868 | 360 |
| 7 | Dana Meadows | Movement Mortgage | $123,864,287 | 379 |
| 6 | Jackie Wampler | Intercoastal Mortgage | $137,389,573 | 478 |
| 5 | Austin Lampson | Homeowners Financial Group | $145,514,878 | 170 |
| 4 | Karen Chiu | New American Funding | $167,115,160 | 303 |
| 3 | Stephanie Dombrowski | Ent Credit Union | $176,892,189 | 328 |
| 2 | Tammy Saul | Federal Hill Mortgage | $180,172,310 | 541 |
| 1 | Brandi Schaefer | Safe Credit Union | $202,130,023 | 304 |
