With the countdown of the 2015 Top Producers rankings now complete, National Mortgage News and Origination News are pleased to publish the entire list of this year's best loan officers and brokers.
Originators who submitted data for this survey represent the entire spectrum of lender shops, from banks and credit unions to mortgage bankers and mortgage brokerages, and their titles range from loan officer all the way to company president. Many of these originators have survived and thrived despite the wild changes in the lending environment over the past eight years, and if they want to continue to do so they will have to weather more upheaval in 2015.
The 2015 Top Producers are also featured in a special section of the April 27 print edition of National Mortgage News. Plus, additional upcoming features will provide an inside look into the careers and expertise of this year's Top Producers, offering readers first-hand insights into what it takes to be a leading mortgage industry professional.
Top Producers Ranked by 2014 Production Volume
| Rank | Name | Company | Location | Volume | #Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cohen | Cohen Financial Group | Beverly Hills, CA | $644,912,228 | 617 |
| 2 | Brian Scott Cohen | Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | Brooklyn, NY | $357,000,000 | 617 |
| 3 | Joseph Caltabiano | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $200,805,580 | 537 |
| 4 | Brian Blonder | Capital Bank | Annapolis, MD | $171,755,086 | 647 |
| 5 | Michael Rodriguez | Platinum Capital Mortgage | Salinas, CA | $166,576,258 | 402 |
| 6 | Julie Long | Commonwealth Mortgage | Woburn, MA | $164,953,200 | 639 |
| 7 | Matt Andre | FBC Mortgage | Orlando, FL | $159,467,086 | 647 |
| 8 | Ben Anderson | Guaranteed Rate | Irvine, CA | $153,718,558 | 339 |
| 9 | Deborah Foley | Smarter Mortgages | Powell, OH | $142,198,617 | 346 |
| 10 | Jacob Deegan | Flagship Financial Group | Lehi, UT | $138,422,696 | 655 |
| 11 | Baret Kechian | Mortgage Master | Hoboken, NJ | $137,827,256 | 344 |
| 12 | Jason Shannon | Contour Mortgage | Garden City, NY | $125,000,000 | 398 |
| 13 | Eric Rotner | Commerce Home Mortgage | Walnut Creek, CA | $116,279,000 | 205 |
| 14 | Ryan Kelley | New Castle | St. Louis, MO | $109,948,117 | 620 |
| 15 | Yinan Nancy Sun | Austin First Mortgage | Austin, TX | $109,121,249 | 508 |
| 16 | Shimmy Braun | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $107,582,545 | 361 |
| 17 | Samuel Sharp | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $107,388,175 | 340 |
| 18 | Brad Cohen | Capital Bank | Bethesda, MD | $103,845,908 | 238 |
| 19 | Beth Lewis | Perl Mortgage | Deerfield, IL | $102,503,430 | 320 |
| 20 | Michael Deery | Citywide Financial | San Diego, CA | $101,450,310 | 254 |
| 21 | Neena Vlamis | A & N Mortgage Services | Chicago, IL | $101,155,161 | 363 |
| 22 | Joseph Smith | Guaranteed Rate | Boston, MA | $98,000,634 | 255 |
| 23 | Michael Osorio | Farmers & Merchants Bank | Long Beach, CA | $96,547,417 | 145 |
| 24 | Brian Decker | Guaranteed Rate | Irvine, CA | $91,491,989 | 230 |
| 25 | Allyson Kreycik | Guaranteed Rate | Wakefield, MA | $91,487,849 | 250 |
| 26 | David List | Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | Newport Beach, CA | $91,246,013 | 153 |
| 27 | Michael Borodinsky | Caliber Home Loans | Edison, NJ | $87,496,920 | 289 |
| 28 | John Noldan | Guaranteed Rate | Naperville, IL | $87,071,502 | 354 |
| 29 | Robby Oakes | Corporate Investors Mortgage Group | Chapel Hill, NC | $87,000,000 | 304 |
| 30 | Jessie Pachan | Smarter Mortgages | Powell, OH | $85,668,706 | 237 |
| 31 | Dan Gjeldum | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $84,883,322 | 238 |
| 32 | Tom Lavallee | Guaranteed Rate | Palatine, IL | $83,105,921 | 294 |
| 33 | Eric Glick | Starkey Mortgage | Savannah, GA | $81,606,327 | 415 |
| 34 | Daryn Peterson | Wintrust Mortgage | Chicago, IL | $81,000,000 | 239 |
| 35 | Michael Murgatroy | Guaranteed Rate | Boca Raton, FL | $80,464,216 | 300 |
| 36 | Amanda Sessa | SWBC Mortgage | Boulder, CO | $78,070,852 | 230 |
| 37 | Barry Schwartz | Perl Mortgage | Chicago, IL | $76,604,233 | 215 |
| 38 | Michael Alexander | Citibank | Boca Raton, FL | $75,643,193 | 94 |
| 39 | Shashank Shekhar | Arcus Lending | San Jose, CA | $75,600,000 | 173 |
| 40 | Kelly Marsh | Broadview Mortgage | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,036,495 | 182 |
| 41 | Patrick Ruffner | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $73,992,000 | 256 |
| 42 | Suren Sampat | 1st Advantage Mortgage | Lombard, IL | $73,944,642 | 234 |
| 43 | Peter Accolla | McLean Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $73,677,947 | 187 |
| 44 | Steve Siwinski | Guaranteed Rate | Buffalo Grove, IL | $71,505,317 | 395 |
| 45 | Ashley Smith | Atlantic Coast Mortgage | Ashburn, VA | $71,319,737 | 189 |
| 46 | Randy Masters | Masters Team Mortgage | Folsom, CA | $70,885,813 | 241 |
| 47 | Jason Hunter | Guaranteed Rate | Tampa, FL | $70,153,500 | 160 |
| 48 | Heang Chan | Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | San Francisco, CA | $69,000,000 | 135 |
| 49 | Holly Callia | Bank of New Orleans | Metairie, LA | $68,870,502 | 180 |
| 50 | JD Cortese | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $68,430,964 | 223 |
| 51 | Manuel Corral | Golden Empire Mortgage | Pomona, CA | $68,388,310 | 310 |
| 52 | Leslie Struthers | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $68,000,000 | 200 |
| 53 | Tony Adkins | Alliance Home Loans | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | $67,440,000 | 261 |
| 54 | Scott Hemsworth | Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | Summit, NJ | $65,800,000 | 68 |
| 55 | Miles Rusth | Summit Mortgage | Portland, OR | $64,606,911 | 212 |
| 56 | Shawn Huss | Talmer Bank and Trust | Cincinnati, OH | $64,169,074 | 420 |
| 57 | Michelle Bobart | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $64,058,658 | 200 |
| 58 | David King | SWBC Mortgage | Englewood, CO | $62,215,026 | 235 |
| 59 | Sam Rosenblatt | Academy Mortgage | Glen Burnie, MD | $61,148,137 | 217 |
| 60 | Stephanie Dombrowski | Ent Federal Credit Union | Colorado Springs, CO | $61,119,090 | 302 |
| 61 | Stephen Campbell | Mortgage Master | Glastonbury, CT | $60,684,854 | 110 |
| 62 | Heather Bomar | Cornerstone Home Lending | Oklahoma City, OK | $60,194,932 | 259 |
| 63 | Richard Romano | Guaranteed Rate | Boca Raton, FL | $60,064,470 | 198 |
| 64 | Thad Musser | Atlantic Coast Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $60,046,162 | 144 |
| 65 | Hillary Legrain | First Savings Mortgage | Bethesda, MD | $59,106,923 | 153 |
| 66 | Michael Shane | Sammamish Mortgage | Bellevue, WA | $57,268,180 | 195 |
| 67 | Lisa Billings | Smarter Mortgages | Powell, OH | $57,209,630 | 197 |
| 68 | Craig Stelzer | Guaranteed Rate | Boca Raton, FL | $56,421,307 | 180 |
| 69 | Jamie Tyndall | Mortgage Master | Greenwich, CT | $55,986,145 | 72 |
| 70 | Robert Rudd | McLean Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $54,100,000 | 112 |
| 71 | Chris Hutchens | Guaranteed Rate | Wilmington, NC | $53,941,942 | 233 |
| 72 | Cindy Laffey | Inlanta Mortgage | Overland Park, KS | $53,938,505 | 202 |
| 73 | Joe McBreen | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $53,834,412 | 204 |
| 74 | Steve Dykeman | Perl Mortgage | Chicago, IL | $53,531,760 | 178 |
| 75 | Patrick Collins | Atlantic Coast Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $52,990,852 | 121 |
| 76 | Jason Infanti | Trident Mortgage | Hockessin, DE | $52,920,358 | 251 |
| 77 | Christin Luckman | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $52,892,096 | 168 |
| 78 | Mike Stein | McLean Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $51,800,000 | 137 |
| 79 | Sean Fritts | McLean Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $51,700,000 | 137 |
| 80 | Rajeev Gandhi | Sistar Mortgage | Shelby Township, MI | $51,611,449 | 184 |
| 81 | Giuseppe Battaglioli | Hallmark Home Mortgage | Centennial, CO | $51,542,943 | 187 |
| 82 | Matt Tierney | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $51,133,702 | 159 |
| 83 | Danielle Young | Guaranteed Rate | Midvale, UT | $51,080,464 | 191 |
| 84 | Vincent Diorio | Academy Mortgage | Farmingdale, NY | $51,000,000 | 144 |
| 85 | Jon Altizer | Guaranteed Rate | Naperville, IL | $50,536,549 | 151 |
| 86 | Michael Dunsky | Guaranteed Rate | Franklin, MA | $49,830,226 | 157 |
| 87 | Joshua Dobson | Academy Mortgage | Modesto, CA | $49,000,000 | 244 |
| 88 | Tim Harrison | Broadview Mortgage | Upland, CA | $48,833,186 | 140 |
| 89 | Lisa Holbrook | Ent Federal Credit Union | Colorado Springs, CO | $48,753,295 | 279 |
| 90 | Michael Burdick | Farmers & Merchants Bank | Long Beach, CA | $48,161,100 | 96 |
| 91 | Ryan Boney | UW Credit Union | Wauwatosa, WI | $47,887,515 | 265 |
| 92 | Michael Roth | Elevations Credit Union | Boulder, CO | $47,859,724 | 184 |
| 93 | Jeffrey Howard | Mann Mortgage | Kapolei, HI | $47,803,732 | 102 |
| 94 | Chris Schoenthal | HomeBridge Financial Services | Duluth, GA | $47,497,118 | 203 |
| 95 | Chris Knapp | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $47,127,809 | 119 |
| 96 | Jonathan Lamkin | Guaranteed Rate | Parsippany, NJ | $47,100,350 | 105 |
| 97 | Dan Lourenco | Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | Denver, CO | $47,000,000 | 152 |
| 98 | Joseph Metzler | Mortgages Unlimited | St. Paul, MN | $46,023,150 | 215 |
| 99 | David Berryman | Talmer Bank And Trust | Troy, MI | $45,600,000 | 89 |
| 100 | Tracy Adkins | Alliance Home Loans | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | $45,352,947 | 149 |
| 101 | Amit Kaim | Atlantic Coast Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $45,347,720 | 114 |
| 102 | Thomas Bechtel | Ent Federal Credit Union | Colorado Springs, CO | $45,310,941 | 234 |
| 103 | Steven Maizes | Guaranteed Rate | Los Angeles, CA | $45,280,000 | 63 |
| 104 | Brian Eddy | Vandyk Mortgage | Las Vegas, NV | $45,199,509 | 181 |
| 105 | Carrie Bertsos | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $44,188,450 | 158 |
| 106 | Gina Marill | Ent Credit Union | Colorado Springs, CO | $44,102,354 | 227 |
| 107 | Jason Evans | Mortgage Master | Walpole, MA | $44,021,870 | 135 |
| 108 | Tom Parke | Mason-McDuffie Mortgage | Oakland, CA | $43,984,006 | 107 |
| 109 | Kathleen Calumet | A & N Mortgage Services | Chicago, IL | $43,752,113 | 145 |
| 110 | Scott Bonora | Mortgage Master | New York, NY | $43,234,600 | 72 |
| 111 | Adam Slack | Guaranteed Rate | Wilmington, NC | $42,883,979 | 195 |
| 112 | Bryan Brown | Guaranteed Rate | Natick, MA | $42,504,030 | 147 |
| 113 | Daniel Rogers | Guaranteed Rate | Palos Heights, IL | $42,475,398 | 274 |
| 114 | Debra Shultz | Guaranteed Rate | New York, NY | $42,334,169 | 58 |
| 115 | Michael Gambatese | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $42,136,842 | 91 |
| 116 | Ken Perlmutter | Perl Mortgage | Chicago, IL | $42,063,907 | 99 |
| 117 | Troy Toureau | McLean Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $41,900,000 | 117 |
| 118 | Bradley Rasof | Guaranteed Rate | Schaumburg, IL | $41,432,199 | 132 |
| 119 | Allycyn Bennett | Sandstone Financial | Newport Beach, CA | $41,297,838 | 69 |
| 120 | Eric Burba | Guaranteed Rate | Jackson, WY | $41,008,971 | 92 |
| 121 | Kevin Gillis | Mortgage Master | Danvers, MA | $40,757,010 | 83 |
| 122 | Nikitas Kouimanis | MGN Funding | Flushing, NY | $40,450,000 | 109 |
| 123 | Cindy Smolin | Guaranteed Rate | Northbrook, IL | $39,452,601 | 94 |
| 124 | Christine Depaepe | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $39,150,210 | 135 |
| 125 | Tony Guaraldi | Guaranteed Rate | Campbell, CA | $39,101,890 | 72 |
| 126 | Eric Mullis | Intercoastal Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $39,000,000 | 100 |
| 127 | Charles Fitzgerald | Guaranteed Rate | Las Vegas, NV | $38,515,250 | 68 |
| 128 | Alex Margulis | Perl Mortgage | Chicago, IL | $38,384,295 | 125 |
| 129 | Branden Grant | WJ Bradley Mortgage Capital | Burlingame, CA | $38,241,026 | 76 |
| 130 | Shelley Malkin | Perl Mortgage | Chicago, IL | $38,073,125 | 89 |
| 131 | Mickey Cogliandro | Guaranteed Rate | San Francisco, CA | $38,049,783 | 77 |
| 132 | Jonathan Merkel | Wright-Patt Credit Union | Beavercreek, OH | $38,004,664 | 303 |
| 133 | Jeffrey Angelucci | Guaranteed Rate | Trevose, PA | $38,000,000 | 125 |
| 134 | Daniel Rock | Guaranteed Rate | Naperville, IL | $37,637,765 | 158 |
| 135 | Randy Ernst | Guaranteed Rate | Schaumburg, IL | $37,288,799 | 138 |
| 136 | Arnaud Dufour | DLJ Financial | Irvine, CA | $37,078,210 | 120 |
| 137 | Carmen Inclan | Raymond James Bank | St. Petersburg, FL | $37,064,309 | 70 |
| 138 | Mike Orsini | McLean Mortgage | Frederick, VA | $37,000,000 | 98 |
| 139 | Elizabeth Carriere | South State Bank | Charlotte, NC | $36,858,600 | 70 |
| 140 | Kent Nielson | Primary Residential Mortgage | Chandler, AZ | $36,775,477 | 162 |
| 141 | Joseph Chacko | C2 Financial | San Diego, CA | $36,522,390 | 104 |
| 142 | Brad Boden | A & N Mortgage Services | Chicago, IL | $36,505,969 | 112 |
| 143 | Chris Devin | Guaranteed Rate | Hingham, MA | $36,349,000 | 92 |
| 144 | Michael Suffoletto | Guaranteed Rate | Wakefield, MA | $35,697,916 | 108 |
| 145 | Marc Demetriou | Residential Home Funding | Bloomingdale, NJ | $35,315,284 | 76 |
| 146 | Sherry Riano | Gateway Bank Mortgage | Raleigh, NC | $34,783,471 | 172 |
| 147 | John Pace | Guaranteed Rate | Wakefield, MA | $34,725,343 | 105 |
| 148 | Jo Ann Theriault-Fazio | Guaranteed Rate | Northbrook, IL | $34,510,398 | 147 |
| 149 | Dean Rizzi | Guaranteed Rate | San Francisco, CA | $34,500,000 | 86 |
| 150 | Dan Matas | Key Mortgage Services | River Forest, IL | $34,441,092 | 125 |
| 151 | Shaul Betesh | Guaranteed Rate | New York, NY | $34,368,988 | 66 |
| 152 | Missy Broderick | Preferred Financial | San Ramon, CA | $34,354,962 | 88 |
| 153 | Jason Smiley | Guaranteed Rate | Campbell, CA | $34,193,273 | 62 |
| 154 | Nima Rezvan | Primary Residential Mortgage | Bridgeport, CT | $34,000,000 | 119 |
| 155 | Melissa Bell | McLean Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $34,000,000 | 96 |
| 156 | Mary Greenwood | Ent Federal Credit Union | Colorado Springs, CO | $33,656,863 | 190 |
| 157 | Bradley Shaw | Ent Federal Credit Union | Colorado Springs, CO | $33,618,000 | 173 |
| 158 | Bob Melone | Radius Financial Group | Norwell, MA | $33,105,603 | 103 |
| 159 | Matthew Paradis | Guaranteed Rate | Naperville, IL | $33,050,856 | 187 |
| 160 | Suzi Gradisar | Ent Federal Credit Union | Pueblo, CO | $32,973,732 | 254 |
| 161 | Todd Binkley | Gateway Mortgage Group | Friendswood, TX | $32,900,044 | 167 |
| 162 | Stephen Boucher | Guaranteed Rate | Franklin, MA | $32,511,154 | 107 |
| 163 | David Chin | Loan Rebate | San Diego, CA | $32,471,966 | 71 |
| 164 | Amir Syed | Perl Mortgage | Chicago, IL | $32,464,594 | 109 |
| 165 | Jeffrey Slater | Guaranteed Rate | Palos Heights, IL | $32,170,772 | 140 |
| 166 | Vinnie Apostolico | McLean Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $32,000,000 | 79 |
| 167 | Oren Orkin | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $31,954,875 | 100 |
| 168 | Michael Riggs | DLJ Financial | Irvine, CA | $31,881,944 | 103 |
| 169 | Mark Mayfield | Guaranteed Rate | Chesterfield, MO | $31,831,413 | 121 |
| 170 | Renato Ricchio | Chicagoland Home Mortgage Services | Chicago, IL | $31,000,000 | 141 |
| 171 | Marc Bristol | Guaranteed Rate | Boca Raton, FL | $30,748,864 | 112 |
| 172 | JD Terry | Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | Wilmington, NC | $30,714,000 | 167 |
| 173 | Kyle Gillespie | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $30,140,740 | 87 |
| 174 | Joanne Russell | The Mortgage Place | Clifton Park, NY | $30,000,000 | 162 |
| 175 | Andrea Wine | McLean Mortgage | Fairfax, VA | $30,000,000 | 84 |
| 176 | Shirley Stange | Ent Federal Credit Union | Colorado Springs, CO | $29,967,277 | 168 |
| 177 | Alisa Glutz | Cherry Creek Mortgage | Scottsdale, AZ | $29,889,900 | 154 |
| 178 | Stephen Moye | Crestline Funding | San Diego, CA | $29,750,000 | 85 |
| 179 | Mark Fisher | United Northern Mortgage Bankers | Bronx, NY | $28,542,000 | 82 |
| 180 | David Stallings | Homestar Financial | Douglasville, GA | $28,518,471 | 150 |
| 181 | Josh Callens | Ent Federal Credit Union | Colorado Springs, GA | $28,242,071 | 125 |
| 182 | Douglas Smith | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $28,008,697 | 77 |
| 183 | David Polarek | Guaranteed Rate | Dyer, IN | $27,950,960 | 145 |
| 184 | Dana Meadows | Movement Mortgage | Cornelius, NC | $27,400,000 | 147 |
| 185 | Joseph Demarco | Guaranteed Rate | Franklin, MA | $26,654,754 | 94 |
| 186 | Dave Caldwelll | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $26,209,652 | 87 |
| 187 | Danny Delgado | Guaranteed Rate | Naperville, IL | $26,000,000 | 110 |
| 188 | Nancy Alexander | Guaranteed Rate | Evergreen, CO | $24,000,000 | 72 |
| 189 | Jason Duffy | Guaranteed Rate | Dallas, TX | $23,538,050 | 85 |
| 190 | Ian Beamer | Guaranteed Rate | Chicago, IL | $23,328,152 | 91 |
| 191 | Tony Xie | Crossover Lending Group | Raleigh, NC | $23,300,560 | 112 |
| 192 | Chris Gonzalez | Envoy Mortgage | Baldwin, NY | $23,000,000 | 65 |
| 193 | Teri Treadway | Gateway Mortgage Group | Matagorda, TX | $22,035,052 | 142 |
| 194 | Robert Jayne | Vanguard Funding | Garden City, NY | $22,000,000 | 150 |
| 195 | Fabiana Menezes | Radius Financial Group | Norwell, MA | $20,014,259 | 78 |
| 196 | Christofer Wilhelm | Lincoln Mortgage | Marlton, NJ | $20,000,000 | 111 |
| 197 | Irina Hines | Union Mortgage Group | Newport News, VA | $20,000,000 | 110 |
| 198 | George Ockovic | United Northern Mortgage Bankers | Bronx, NY | $20,000,000 | 50 |
| 199 | Brandy Whitmire | HomeBridge Financial Services | Dallas, TX | $19,283,130 | 76 |
| 200 | Heather Nartker | WJ Bradley Mortgage Capital | San Diego, CA | $17,395,394 | 40 |
