Top loan officers in Utah 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 KAREN NIELSON (Guild Mortgage Company LLC, NMLS #80226), Brian Cooke (World Home Loans Inc, NMLS #17866), and Benjamin Lemon (Direct Rate Home Loans, Inc., NMLS #71650).
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 | KAREN NIELSON | 80226 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Logan, UT | $45.6M | 125 | $365K |
| #2 | Brian Cooke | 17866 | World Home Loans Inc | 2726290 | Irvine, CA | $44.4M | 84 | $528K |
| #3 | Benjamin Lemon | 71650 | Direct Rate Home Loans, Inc. | 2419164 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $41.5M | 77 | $539K |
| #4 | Matthew Barrett | 258528 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $39.1M | 66 | $592K |
| #5 | Broch Lassig | 340314 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | South Jordan, UT | $37.9M | 64 | $592K |
| #6 | Sharla Ellis | 209040 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Salt Lake City, UT | $37.8M | 66 | $573K |
| #7 | Zachary Hayes | 1501687 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Layton, UT | $36.3M | 76 | $478K |
| #8 | Tayler Hendricks | 1399418 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $34.3M | 59 | $581K |
| #9 | Boston Taylor | 2028368 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Draper, UT | $34.1M | 64 | $533K |
| #10 | Taylor Wright | 1497742 | SecurityNational Mortgage Company | 3116 | Orem, UT | $33.9M | 35 | $969K |
| #11 | Ian Poor | 1040077 | INTERMOUNTAIN MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. | 74889 | Park City, UT | $33.8M | 29 | $1.2M |
| #12 | Carter Campbell | 918947 | ALV Enterprises, Inc. | 888979 | Draper, UT | $33.1M | 58 | $570K |
| #13 | Alexis Carter | 913654 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $31.3M | 64 | $489K |
| #14 | Jason Hassell | 1563523 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | South Ogden, UT | $30.4M | 83 | $366K |
| #15 | R Browning | 220892 | Sympli Mortgage LLC | 2510464 | Draper, UT | $30.4M | 71 | $428K |
| #16 | Thomas Garvey | 1064323 | Blue Brick Financial LLC | 168812 | Mesa, AZ | $30.2M | 56 | $540K |
| #17 | Miles Pitcher | 103819 | Superior Lending Associates, L.C. | 3152 | Orem, UT | $29.3M | 56 | $523K |
| #18 | Anthony VanDyke | 247102 | ALV Enterprises, Inc. | 888979 | Draper, UT | $29.1M | 61 | $477K |
| #19 | Dennis Hendricks | 90634 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $29.1M | 50 | $582K |
| #20 | Jenny Pierce | 1452789 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lehi, UT | $29.0M | 63 | $461K |
| #21 | Devyn Gerber | 211359 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $28.8M | 60 | $480K |
| #22 | Mitchell Larsen | 2002510 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lehi, UT | $26.3M | 62 | $425K |
| #23 | James Hobson | 1514540 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Bountiful, UT | $26.1M | 55 | $475K |
| #24 | BRANDON SEARLE | 94000 | Utah Community Federal Credit Union | 407653 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $25.9M | 50 | $517K |
| #25 | LINH MILICHOVSKY | 2056341 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Lehi, UT | $25.8M | 55 | $470K |
| #26 | Matthew Catmull | 318501 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Lehi, UT | $25.6M | 56 | $457K |
| #27 | Nicole Bringard | 1038797 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Murray, UT | $24.3M | 60 | $405K |
| #28 | Rebecca Staples | 912705 | SUN AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY | 160265 | St George, UT | $24.1M | 62 | $388K |
| #29 | Joshua Allphin | 1825033 | My Move Mortgage, LLC | 1606597 | Sandy, UT | $24.0M | 42 | $571K |
| #30 | Darrell Kessler | 193895 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $23.8M | 42 | $566K |
| #31 | Joseph Harry | 1899141 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lehi, UT | $23.5M | 45 | $523K |
| #32 | Brady Johnson | 718822 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | South Jordan, UT | $23.5M | 46 | $510K |
| #33 | Nickolas Smith | 31866 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Draper, UT | $23.3M | 49 | $476K |
| #34 | Bradley Morgan | 299480 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Draper, UT | $22.9M | 45 | $508K |
| #35 | Brandon Hansen | 283559 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Toquerville, UT | $22.8M | 45 | $506K |
| #36 | John Creager | 2098333 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Draper, UT | $22.6M | 49 | $461K |
| #37 | Natalie Phelps | 301082 | Lifetime Home Loans, LLC | 1861406 | Midvale, UT | $22.5M | 51 | $441K |
| #38 | Steven Lundwall | 218185 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $22.5M | 33 | $680K |
| #39 | TROY NORRIS | 315301 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $22.1M | 44 | $502K |
| #40 | Kristal Curley | 37549 | AK Mortgage LLC | 2467818 | Salt Lake City, UT | $21.6M | 35 | $618K |
| #41 | Reagan Walker | 1455186 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $21.4M | 41 | $521K |
| #42 | Juan Andrade | 1067612 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Sandy, UT | $21.2M | 65 | $326K |
| #43 | JEREMY FRANCOM | 274582 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $21.1M | 44 | $480K |
| #44 | Jenny Callaway | 1564372 | Bank of Utah | 422914 | Ogden, UT | $21.1M | 44 | $480K |
| #45 | Eric Mabon | 1453463 | RANLife, Inc. | 3151 | Sandy, UT | $21.0M | 46 | $457K |
| #46 | Danielle Young | 265241 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | South Jordan, UT | $21.0M | 36 | $582K |
| #47 | Allison Bills | 305235 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Murray, UT | $20.9M | 38 | $549K |
| #48 | Jordan Duckett | 1024996 | SecurityNational Mortgage Company | 3116 | Orem, UT | $20.4M | 40 | $511K |
| #49 | Chantry Abbott | 309670 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | St George, UT | $20.2M | 60 | $337K |
| #50 | Brandon Smith | 954607 | Utah Community Federal Credit Union | 407653 | Spanish Fork, UT | $20.1M | 36 | $558K |