Top loan officers in Tennessee 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 Carey Cyr (CMG Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #160055), Gabe Whitmer (FIRSTBANK, NMLS #1427791), and Pete Zaft (Movement Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #470658).
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 | Carey Cyr | 160055 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Franklin, TN | $56.8M | 143 | $397K |
| #2 | Gabe Whitmer | 1427791 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Chattanooga, TN | $53.7M | 155 | $346K |
| #3 | Pete Zaft | 470658 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Franklin, TN | $52.0M | 81 | $642K |
| #4 | Michael Brown | 40332 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | $50.9M | 116 | $439K |
| #5 | Kevin Kenerson | 171733 | Lending Hand Mortgage LLC | 152227 | Madison, TN | $45.1M | 130 | $347K |
| #6 | William Winfree | 639189 | Legacy Home Loans, LLC | 1131833 | Nashville, TN | $42.2M | 64 | $659K |
| #7 | Garrett Locklear | 820797 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Brentwood, TN | $37.3M | 55 | $678K |
| #8 | Brandon Burks | 653961 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Murfreesboro, TN | $36.6M | 93 | $394K |
| #9 | Jennifer Butler | 590626 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Franklin, TN | $36.4M | 59 | $618K |
| #10 | Armando SanMiguel | 180691 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Franklin, TN | $35.6M | 99 | $360K |
| #11 | Michael Church | 186187 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Franklin, TN | $34.4M | 95 | $362K |
| #12 | Sterling Smith | 1726806 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Shelbyville, TN | $31.6M | 105 | $301K |
| #13 | Michael Smalling | 383105 | Legacy Home Loans, LLC | 1131833 | Nashville, TN | $29.9M | 58 | $515K |
| #14 | Brittany Clark | 1722825 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Clarksville, TN | $27.9M | 89 | $314K |
| #15 | Carlson Mason | 2075270 | Princeton Mortgage Corporation | 113856 | Ewing, NJ | $24.9M | 52 | $478K |
| #16 | Shawn Kaplan | 184641 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Franklin, TN | $24.2M | 51 | $475K |
| #17 | Julia Wilson | 1106850 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Franklin, TN | $24.2M | 37 | $654K |
| #18 | Michael Ribas | 232275 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | Nashville, TN | $24.0M | 23 | $1.0M |
| #19 | Jonathon Ray | 1009126 | Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C. | 2106646 | Orlando, FL | $23.0M | 55 | $419K |
| #20 | michael elias | 1364229 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Nashville, TN | $22.6M | 115 | $196K |
| #21 | Dalton Ponchillia | 2163805 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Franklin, TN | $22.5M | 54 | $417K |
| #22 | Terry Dyer | 1411391 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Brentwood, TN | $22.4M | 32 | $699K |
| #23 | Thomas Blalock | 986284 | Jet HomeLoans, LP | 1660135 | Franklin, TN | $22.1M | 41 | $540K |
| #24 | Kevin Little | 1073627 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Franklin, TN | $22.0M | 30 | $734K |
| #25 | Christina Lane | 165216 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Chattanooga, TN | $21.8M | 60 | $364K |
| #26 | Brett Wilmer | 459970 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Nashville, TN | $21.4M | 42 | $509K |
| #27 | Jamie Steelman | 186240 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Murfreesboro, TN | $21.4M | 72 | $297K |
| #28 | Amanda McGill | 1848460 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Franklin, TN | $21.4M | 68 | $314K |
| #29 | Paul Keesee | 1509017 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Gallatin, TN | $21.3M | 66 | $323K |
| #30 | KARIMULLA SHAIK | 2003419 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | $21.3M | 40 | $532K |
| #31 | Casey Bryant | 1670270 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Chattanooga, TN | $21.1M | 58 | $364K |
| #32 | Nussara Wong | 592051 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Memphis, TN | $20.8M | 83 | $250K |
| #33 | Marshall Eaton | 1082554 | Farm Credit Mid-America, ACA | 407249 | Columbia, TN | $20.6M | 53 | $389K |
| #34 | Curtis Weathersby | 315010 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lewisburg, TN | $20.5M | 74 | $277K |
| #35 | Lucas Johnson | 1569262 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Johnson City, TN | $20.4M | 71 | $287K |
| #36 | Rory Lithgow | 31480 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Nashville, TN | $20.2M | 50 | $405K |
| #37 | Robert Breckenridge | 2024247 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Knoxville, TN | $20.2M | 33 | $613K |
| #38 | Melissa Michael | 1802887 | MTH MORTGAGE, LLC | 167881 | Franklin, TN | $20.0M | 47 | $426K |
| #39 | Lisa Wiles | 450683 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | New York, NY | $19.9M | 48 | $414K |
| #40 | Christopher Haynes | 170397 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Mount Juliet, TN | $19.9M | 53 | $375K |
| #41 | Steffen Cushing | 938017 | OnPoint Mortgage, LLC | 2295358 | Nashville, TN | $19.9M | 34 | $584K |
| #42 | Kenneth Mangrum | 1783629 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Murfreesboro, TN | $19.8M | 15 | $1.3M |
| #43 | John Butler | 638615 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Nashville, TN | $19.4M | 10 | $1.9M |
| #44 | Jason Kaplan | 659311 | Legacy Home Loans, LLC | 1131833 | Brentwood, TN | $19.1M | 28 | $682K |
| #45 | Michael Chapman | 64848 | Local Mortgage Inc. | 1855068 | Memphis, TN | $19.0M | 58 | $328K |
| #46 | Jonathan Sidwell | 172230 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Nashville, TN | $18.7M | 28 | $669K |
| #47 | Jason Barto | 18426 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Franklin, TN | $18.7M | 35 | $534K |
| #48 | William Pritchett | 428330 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Nashville, TN | $18.6M | 25 | $745K |
| #49 | Luciano Scala | 659337 | Pinnacle Bank | 418535 | Nashville, TN | $18.6M | 95 | $196K |
| #50 | Robert Smith | 653645 | BANK OF CROCKETT | 440382 | Bells, TN | $18.4M | 4 | $4.6M |