Top loan officers in Kentucky this year, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 18, 2026, the top 3 include Jesse Cronen (Northpointe Bank, NMLS #8821), Peiran Sun (Sun Lending USA LLC, NMLS #6853), and Jeffrey Sharp (Walden Mortgage Group, LLC, NMLS #44462).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jesse Cronen | 8821 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $36.8M | 120 | $306K |
| #2 | Peiran Sun | 6853 | Sun Lending USA LLC | 1889 | Lexington, KY | $28.2M | 89 | $317K |
| #3 | Jeffrey Sharp | 44462 | Walden Mortgage Group, LLC | 140166 | Louisville, KY | $24.7M | 66 | $374K |
| #4 | Jason Lawrence | 52494 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $24.5M | 83 | $295K |
| #5 | Thomas Thomas | 657783 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Saint Matthews, KY | $21.6M | 57 | $380K |
| #6 | Lydia Shina | 12833 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Louisville, KY | $21.1M | 58 | $365K |
| #7 | Daniel Guzman | 2107919 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Louisville, KY | $20.2M | 164 | $123K |
| #8 | JONATHAN TINGLE II | 718170 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $19.4M | 48 | $405K |
| #9 | Yeraldine Granado | 1389921 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Louisville, KY | $17.7M | 149 | $119K |
| #10 | Bruce Dittmer | 35300 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Louisville, KY | $15.6M | 43 | $363K |
| #11 | Alexander Milburn | 1680354 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Richmond, KY | $15.2M | 55 | $277K |
| #12 | Alexis Feria Yserns | 1672503 | Feria Financial, LLC | 2226474 | Louisville, KY | $15.2M | 64 | $237K |
| #13 | ROBERT SUETHOLZ | 718136 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Ft Wright, KY | $15.1M | 45 | $335K |
| #14 | Jonathan Leslie | 66661 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Prospect, KY | $14.6M | 24 | $607K |
| #15 | Christopher Hardcastle | 1445717 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Louisville, KY | $14.5M | 39 | $372K |
| #16 | Deborah Cyrus | 1871532 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Louisville, KY | $14.0M | 47 | $299K |
| #17 | Thomas J. Skope | 652985 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | — | $14.0M | 38 | $368K |
| #18 | Mike Dunn | 44452 | Walden Mortgage Group, LLC | 140166 | Louisville, KY | $13.6M | 33 | $411K |
| #19 | David Renick | 95065 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Bowling Green, KY | $13.6M | 46 | $295K |
| #20 | Nicholas Lonnemann | 2080535 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $12.7M | 42 | $303K |
| #21 | Corey Grace | 436478 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lakeside Park, KY | $12.7M | 38 | $334K |
| #22 | Joanna Garcia | 955876 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Cincinnati, OH | $12.6M | 94 | $135K |
| #23 | Aaron Schaeffer | 1963421 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Louisville, KY | $12.6M | 28 | $451K |
| #24 | David Osburg | 142308 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Fort Thomas, KY | $12.4M | 37 | $334K |
| #25 | Robert Clifton | 7291 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Louisville, KY | $12.3M | 36 | $341K |
| #26 | Peggy Beckett | 756575 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | Ft Mitchell, KY | $12.2M | 30 | $406K |
| #27 | Robert Schmuckie | 21303 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Louisville, KY | $12.2M | 32 | $380K |
| #28 | Joseph Browning | 50992 | Farmers Bank & Trust Company | 449868 | Bowling Green, KY | $12.0M | 38 | $315K |
| #29 | Larry Swisher | 4568 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $11.5M | 38 | $302K |
| #30 | Joseph Sester | 2132419 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $11.4M | 44 | $260K |
| #31 | Tyler Jenkins | 1942273 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $11.3M | 48 | $235K |
| #32 | David Paris | 19185 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Lebanon, KY | $11.0M | 30 | $368K |
| #33 | Ryan Wheeler | 8981 | United Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 1326012 | Elizabethtown, KY | $10.9M | 36 | $302K |
| #34 | Benjamin Montoya | 2014076 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | West Chester, OH | $10.7M | 38 | $282K |
| #35 | Megan Wesdorp | 973556 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $10.5M | 34 | $309K |
| #36 | Bradley Sutherland | 684107 | Central Bank & Trust Company | 440304 | Lexington, KY | $10.4M | 28 | $370K |
| #37 | Steven Schlagbaum | 1312199 | First Equity Mortgage Incorporated | 21157 | Ft Mitchell, KY | $10.2M | 19 | $537K |
| #38 | Marcus Hundley | 2169498 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $10.2M | 37 | $274K |
| #39 | Ravi Patel | 328529 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Cincinnati, OH | $9.8M | 29 | $339K |
| #40 | Nicholas Hunter | 67458 | River City Mortgage LLC | 142954 | Blue Ash, OH | $9.8M | 26 | $375K |
| #41 | Lee Witte | 437373 | FT Funding PLC | 2436863 | Fort Thomas, KY | $9.6M | 29 | $332K |
| #42 | Cassandra Wright | 1464753 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Independence, OH | $9.5M | 27 | $353K |
| #43 | Devin Buckner | 2436722 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $9.3M | 35 | $266K |
| #44 | Matthew Walters | 41531 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Lexington, KY | $9.2M | 22 | $418K |
| #45 | Kyle Greene | 1769619 | Republic State Mortgage Co. | 62411 | Winchester, KY | $9.2M | 51 | $180K |
| #46 | Jamie Morrison | 6298 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Lexington, KY | $9.1M | 31 | $292K |
| #47 | Patrick Harmeling | 2535053 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $9.0M | 31 | $291K |
| #48 | Paul Knopf | 13987 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Louisville, KY | $9.0M | 31 | $291K |
| #49 | Erich Redonda | 1867608 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Cincinnati, OH | $9.0M | 74 | $122K |
| #50 | Danielle Miller | 1036468 | Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 72043 | Bowling Green, KY | $9.0M | 28 | $320K |