in association with LATINO MORTGAGE ORIGINATORS A Report by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals ® LATINO MORTGAGE ORIGINATORS
The Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Award is an annual report by the National Association FOREWORD® of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals® (NAHREP ) that recognizes the leading Latino mortgage originators in the U.S. as ranked by the number of mortgages they closed the previous calendar year. NAHREP is proud to recognize these top performing individuals for their contributions toward the association’s mission of sustainable Hispanic homeownership.
The Top 250 Mortgage Originators Award was conceived in 2014 after the continued success of the Top 250 Latino Agents Award created a demand for recognition of success in other parts of the industry. This year, mortgage originators from across the country earned distinction as a Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originator from among nearly 600 mortgage originators nominated for the third annual award.
The group of top producers represents a total of 33,345 closed mortgages and $8.19 billion in mortgage sales. Wells Fargo topped this year’s report for the third consecutive year with the most individuals recognized on the list, followed by New American Funding and Quicken Loans. The report includes lists recognizing the Top 100 from among the non-depository lenders nominated for the award and the Top 100 by volume.
The success of the Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators is a demonstration of the growing influence Latinos demonstrate in the industry both as a profession as well as in the volume of home buyers driving the housing economy.
Felicidades to the Top 250 and their continued success! Join the conversation on social media and recognize their achievements as well as their Top 250 Latino Agent counterparts. Share comments using #Top250 on social media.
METHODOLOGYThe listing of the Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators in America is compiled through a self-nomination process reflective of transactions closed during the 2016 calendar year. Once received, NAHREP reviews the nomination for accuracy and when necessary seeks validation of data submitted from the respective candidate’s company. To be eligible, nominees are required to submit their individual number of closed mortgages to be ranked against other nominees. Nominations may be disqualified or modified where third party validation is not available or consistent. In instances where there is a tie based on number of mortgages closed, higher rank is given to originators with greater sales volume. Ethnic background is confirmed through self-attestation. SNAPSHOT OF THE 2017 HONOREES
KEIZER, OR
MINNEAPOLIS, MN LAWRENCE, MA BOSTON, MA FISHKILL, NY STAMFORD, CT DETROIT, MI BROOKLYN, NY ROCKFORD, IL CRANFORD, NJ MARLTON, NJ GREATER SACRAMENTO, CA CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ RENO, NV DES MOINES, IA PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA FORT COLLINS, CO BAY AREA, CA METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, DC SAN JOSE, CA FAIRFAX, VA DELTA, CO O'FALLON, MO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RICHMOND, VA
LAS VEGAS, NV FAYETTEVILLE, NC GREATER LOS ANGELES, CA FRANKLIN, TN CHARLOTTE, NC INLAND EMPIRE, CA ALBUQUERQUE, NM ORANGE COUNTY, CA OKLAHOMA CITY, OK SAN DIEGO, CA PHOENIX, AZ ATLANTA, GA
TUCSON, AZ DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX EL PASO, TX WACO, TX HATTIESBURG, MS
AUSTIN, TX HOUSTON, TX SAN ANTONIO, TX ORLANDO, FL TAMPA, FL
LAREDO, TX
MIAMI, FL
A T A T T T 133 33,673 $32,789,667 $8,295,785,681
TRANSA T ONS AN O E
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS 1-21 MORTGAGE ORIGINATORS AWARD
Agent Name Transactions
Alex Varela 484 PrimeLending Bedford, TX
Tom Ramirez 474 New American Funding Downey, CA
Manuel Corral 473 Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. Pomona, CA
Carlos Larrazabal 454 Washington First Mortgage Fairfax, VA
Jorge Montoya 322 Guild Mortgage Reno, NV
Rodrigo Ballon 298 CrossCountry Mortgage San Diego, CA
Maria Salas 294 Texas Bank Mortgage Company Fort Worth, TX
Edgar Ibarra 288 ALEX loanDepot Valencia, CA Saul Pinela 284 VARELA Neighborhood Loans, Inc. Lombard, IL David Medrano 272 Hailing from the University of North 484 University Federal Credit Union Austin, TX Texas as an entrepreneurship TRANSACTIONS Dakota Friesth 272 major, Alex Varela found the Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Des Moines, IA mortgage industry to be a perfect $98,455,019 Angelica Mata 252 fit due to the autonomy providedVOLUME Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Woodland, CA
by PrimeLending for a mortgage Silverio Garcia 246 originator to build their own Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. Oxnard, CA business within the company. Nancy Mota Castillo 246 Varela operates solely on referrals Kings Mortgage Services, Inc. Visalia, CA from past clients and referrals Diego Giraldo 246 Texas Bank Mortgage Company Fort Worth, TX from local real estate professionals Jose Rincon 241 and home builders. He has helped New American Funding Naperville, IL thousands of families over 13 years Tania Guzman 239 of business. In 2015, Team Varela New American Funding El Paso, TX funded over 50 million dollars of Zacarias Cervantes 237 mortgage loans and is currently US Bank Pasadena, CA
ranked #5 at PrimeLending for the Armando Sanmiguel 236 number of families financed in a Ameris Bank Franklin, TN single year Joshua Moncivais 231 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Des Moines , IA
Angie Cansler 222 Kings Mortgage Services, Inc. Hanford, CA 4
TOP 250 LATINO MORTGAGE ORIGINATORS AWARD 22-42
Agent Name Transactions
Carlos Roberto Hernandez 221 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Des Moines , IA
Dina Garcia Pierson 217 Supreme Lending Dallas, TX
Edward A. Hernandez 212 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Highland Village , TX
Chris Roberts 207 Regions Mortgage Charlotte, NC
Rudy Benitez 207 AnnieMac Home Mortgage Casa Grande, AZ
Ramon Tamayo, Jr. 206 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ
Ariel Gutierrez 202 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Charlotte, NC
Daniel Estrada 199 DINA New American Funding Bakersfield, CA Pablo Estrada 198 PIERSON Country Club Mortgage Fresno, CA Alfonso Delgadillo 197 With close to 15 years in the 217 Point Mortgage Chula Vista, CA mortgage business, Dina Garcia TRANSACTIONS Andrew Quezada 197 Pierson has helped numerous Prime Equity Mortgage West Covina, CA
families realize the dream of $30,609,033 Oscar Valenzuela 194 homeownership. Completely VOLUME The Federal Savings Bank Fairfax, VA bilingual, Dina is adept at Luisa Bedoya 193 identifying the cultural differences MSA Mortgage, LLC Winthrop, MA when marketing, selling, and Mario Murillo-Estrada 191 Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ conducting ongoing business Andrew Pasillas 190 relations with the Hispanic New American Funding Tustin, CA community, as well as other Frank Garcia 189 social groups. Working with Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ real estate professionals, Dina Gary Rodriguez 188 meets, prequalifies, and educates On Q Financial San Antonio, TX
the borrower on the mortgage Brian Griego 187 process to ensure a smooth Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Los Gatos, CA closing transaction. Eduardo Emilio Gomez Campos 184 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ
Garrett Manning 183 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Des Moines IA
Jose A. Hernandez 180 Wallick & Volk Mortgage Bonita, CA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS 43-63
Agent Name Transactions
Rocio Portella 179 Paramount Residential Mortgage Groupoup Miami, FL
Jay Rodriguez 177 New American Funding Tustin, CA
Brenda C. Chafino-Garcia 176 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ
Dalia Lemus 165 New American Funding Downey, CA
Mike Berrios 165 Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. dba Integrity Home Finance Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Jose Magallanes 162 Citi Newport Beach, CA
Diego Ramos 162 Envoy Mortgage, Ltd. Rockford, IL
Jonathan Saucedo 160 DIEGO Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ Ixsael Ugarte 158 RAMOS Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
Diego Ramos is committed to Carlos Mario Vergara 157 162 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Charlotte, NC being an asset to the Hispanic TRANSACTIONS Carlos Mendoza 156 community in his local market Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ in Rockford, Illinois. He makes $11,051,311 Anna Lucia Medina 154 VOLUME it a priority to meet face-to- Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Woodland, CA face with every client to ensure Frank Figueroa 151 sure they understand each Regions Mortgage Miami, FL
step in the process. He works Camilo Rodriguez 151 closely with Hispanic agents to The Federal Savings Bank Chicago, IL keep them updated on all the Jacob Garcia 151 loan programs that may benefit Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Des Moines , IA their clients. Ludby D. Garcia 150 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Henderson, NV
Dario Jimenez 149 Academy Mortgage Tampa, FL
Rosy M. King 148 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Dallas, TX
Christopher Henry Gonzales 148 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Albuquerque, NM
Shirley Vega 148 Alterra Home Loans Alpharetta, GA
Melissa Guerra 146 imortgage/loanDepot Lisle, IL 6
TOP 250 LATINO MORTGAGE ORIGINATORS AWARD 64-84
Agent Name Transactions
Steven Hernandez 145 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Keizer, OR
Sergio Corona 144 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Des Moines , IA
Ruth Guevara 144 Rocky Mountain Mortgage Company El Paso, TX
Robert Gonzalez 142 New American Funding Tustin, CA
Juan Santana 141 Freedom Mortgage Brooklyn, NY
Juan Arce 141 Millennials (18 - 34) 26 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ Jonathan M. Tucker 140 Gen-X (35 - 50) 64 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Encinitas, CA Boomers (50 - 69) 9 Stephen Sepulveda 140 New American Funding El Paso, TX Silent (70+) 1 Louis Fajardo 139 Guaranteed Rate San Diego, CA
Justin Casares 139 New American Funding Tustin, CA
Arianny Arias 139 Santander Bank Lawrence, MA
Claudia Gutierrez 138 Alterra Home Loans O’Fallon, MO 70 Dwight Marroquin 138 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Chicago, IL MALE Rene Salvatierra 137 Regions Mortgage Houston, TX Carlos Augusto Gutierrez-Villalba 137 30 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ Myrna Y. Rivera 135 FEMALE Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Chula Vista, CA Jessica M. Portillo 135 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tracy, CA
Luis Lopez 135 GENDER REPRESEN TA TION Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
Geronimo Casas 135 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ
Romel Meza 134 New American Funding Downey, CA
Robert Decontreras 133
TOP Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Burlingame, CA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS 85-105
Agent Name Transactions
Cristian Barraza 133 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ
Eddie Cristerna 133 Caliber Home Loans Scottsdale, AZ
Rodrigo Ayala 133 Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
Rene Alvarez 132 Highland Loan Source Houston, TX
Priscilla Molina 132 Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
Gabriel Garcia 131 New American Funding Tustin, CA
Joanna Sandoval 130 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Watsonville, CA
Jose Montes 130 BRANDON Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ
Oscar Reto 129 MEDINA PrimeLending Charlotte, NC Brandon Medina’s expertise 125 Alex Ramirez 127 New American Funding Tustin, CA lies with complex income TRANSACTIONS situations and self-employed Alex De La Cerda 126 Eagle Home Mortgage Hoffman Estates, IL borrowers. Located in the $75,017,000 Brandon Medina 125 fast-paced market of Santa VOLUME Chase Santa Clara, CA Clara and Menlo Park, he Johan Matus 125 prides himself on providing Bay Equity Home Loans Commerce, CA fast close of escrow for new Jose Rodriguez 125 purchase loans. New to the Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
industry, Brandon has been Erica M. Portillo 124 originating loans for 4 years Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Manteca, CA and quickly earned distinction Daniel Flores 123 as a top producer at Chase. New American Funding Tustin, CA Jacoby Jenkins 123 New American Funding Tustin, CA
Neil Orozco 122 New American Funding Tustin, CA
Junior Munoz 122 Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
Miguel Mouriz 122 New American Funding Kissimmee, FL
Roberto Martinez 121 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ 8
TOP 250 LATINO MORTGAGE ORIGINATORS AWARD 106-126
Agent Name Transactions
Julia Adame 121 Bay Equity Home Loans Oklahoma City, OK
Liliana Riquer 120 Bay Equity Home Loans San Diego, CA
Joe Soto 120 Summit Funding Cypress, CA
Julia Chiquito 119 Alterra Home Loans Addison, IL
Joan Llanes 118 Caliber Home Loans Carlsbad, CA
Maurice Raya 118 Neighborhood Loans, Inc. Lombard, IL
Patricia Elizabeth Mata 118 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ
Thomas Moronta 117 JOAN Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ Maryann Estrada 116 LLANES BBVA Compass Tucson, AZ
As a child of immigrants Joan Steve Badovinac 115 118 New American Funding Greenwood Village, CO Llanes realized the importance TRANSACTIONS Michael Luna 115 of the American Dream from New American Funding Riverside, CA a young age. She is a veteran $41,263,644 VOLUME Larry G. Herrera 114 of the mortgage industry Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe , AZ specializing in first-time home Korra Flores 114 buyers. Her skills and diligence Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
have earned her ranking among Martin Ortiz, Sr. 113 the top 2% of every mortgage Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ institution of which she has Denise Gonzalez 112 been a part. Joan is an active Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Ontario, CA member of her community Eduardo Gomez 112 Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ having served on the Board Edu Velazquez Vega 112 of Directors for the NAHREP Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ North County San Diego Chapter Roman Gastelum 112 and the Boys and Girls Club of Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ Oceanside, California. Karla Patino 111 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Encinitas, CA
Gricelda Gomez 111 New American Funding Downey, CA
Gabriela Rodriguez 111 First Community Mortgage El Paso, TX
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS 127-147
Agent Name Transactions
Jo-Anne Lupo 110 Wallick & Volk Mortgage Bonita, CA
Sylvia Sanders 109 PrimeLending San Diego, CA
James Coca II 109 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Fort Collins, CO
Lilia R. Sanchez 108 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Santa Maria, CA
Quintin Jacobson 108 Bay Equity Home Loans Oakdale, MN
Abraham Gamez 108 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Tempe, AZ
Ernesto Alcaraz 108 Alterra Home Loans Naperville, IL
Claudia Estrada 108 QUINTIN AmeriFirst Financial, Inc. Phoenix, AZ JACOBSON Michael Quintanilla 107 New American Funding Tustin, CA As an experienced bilingual 108 Marcos Sanchez 106 Embrace Home Loans Sandy Spring, MD lending professional, Quintin TRANSACTIONS Jacobson has made it his Donald Ambrose King IV 106 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Des Moines, IA responsibility to ensure his clients $20,611,218 Michelle Aponte 106 fully understand their customized VOLUME Perl Mortgage, Inc. Chicago, IL home financing options. His Jorge Alberto Valenzuela 106 business model is, “No two people Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Charlotte, NC are alike, and neither are their Jose Flores 106 finances.” Quintin personalizes Quicken Loans Detroit, MI
his clients financing experiences Eric Hasanoff 106 based on their short- and long- Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. Chino, CA term financial goals and uses it Delia Murillo 106 as a tool to manage their money, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Ontario, CA rather than just a bill to pay every Michelangelo Manco 105 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Stamford, CT month. He work almost exclusively Carol Escobar 105 with Spanish-speaking immigrants New American Funding Cerritos, CA and with many of the top real Jeffrey P. Mendez 105 estate agents in his community to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Riverside, CA find the right fit for each client. Eduardo Effio 105 Southern Fidelity Mortgage, LLC Las Vegas, NV
10 Jorge Flores 105 Neighborhood Loans, Inc. Lombard, IL
TOP 250 LATINO MORTGAGE ORIGINATORS AWARD 148-168
88 Agent Name Transactions are bilingual Sal Hernandez 105 Quicken Loans Detroit, MI
Josue Ruiz 105 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Charlotte, NC
Daniel Ray Gonzalez 104 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Sacramento , CA
Arturo Pradera 104 Alterra Home Loans Las Vegas, NV
Gale Jhaommny Lage 104 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Fayetteville, NC
Ken Sotelo 103 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Los Gatos, CA
Isai Guerrero-Ramirez 103 Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
Victor Vasquez 103 Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
Brayn Vasquez 102 Quicken Loans Scottsdale, AZ
Pedro B. Osuna 102 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Albuquerque, NM
Patricia Dewendt 102 Alterra Home Loans Alpharetta, GA
Maritza Rodriguez 102