Rate Again Has Most Top Originators in National Rankings from Scotsman Guide

Rate, one of the ten largest retail mortgage lenders in the U.S., has once again landed the most loan originators on Scotsman Guide’s annual rankings of the “Top Originators 2014.” It is the third consecutive year that Rate has placed the most originators on the list of any bank or mortgage company.

Published today, the rankings are intended to “celebrate the excellence of the industry’s top performers… and offer valuable insight into the status of the mortgage industry,” the magazine wrote. Rate placed 31 loan originators in the Top 300 rankings, nearly double the second-place company, including five in the top 25. Rate also had five originators among the top 50 in total number of loans closed.

It is the second recent national honor for Rate’s loan originators. In February, the company had the most loan originators named to Mortgage Executive In addition, Mortgage Executive also released its list of the nation’s top 1% of mortgage loan originators by production volume. Rate had 96 originators honored on this list, also more than any other bank or mortgage company.

Founded in 2000, Rate has become one of the nation’s fastest growing mortgage companies by offering low rate, low fee mortgages and superior customer service, and funded $12.4 billion in loans in 2014 alone. The company has been able to expand successfully through a business model that allows top originators to join the company and close more loans faster through Rate’s commitment to technology, pricing, process and support. In the past year, Rate had more top loan originators in the annual national rankings from mortgage industry publications Mortgage Executive, Scotsman Guide and Origination News than any other bank or mortgage company.

Rate's honored originators in the Scotsman Guide's ranking categories are:

Top producers by dollar volume:

4. Joe Caltabiano
10. Shant Banosian
16. Ben Cohen
17. Ben Anderson
20. Indy Johar
47. Shimmy Braun
48. Sam Sharp
63. Joseph Smith
79. Brian Decker
80. Allyson Kreycik
86. Brian Jessen
88. John Noldan
98. Dean Vlamis
100. Tom Lavallee
107. Dan Gjeldum
111. Michael Murgatroy
130. Patrick Ruffner
143. Steve Siwinski
153. Jason Hunter
162. J.D. Cortese
176. Mike Nielsen
183. Michelle Bobart
197. Chad Lubben
211. Richard Romano
242. Craig Stelzer
271. Chris Hutchens
273. Joe Mcbreen
281. Christin Luckman
292. Rusty O'Dowd
297. Matt Tierney
298. Danielle Young

Most loans closed:

15. Joe Caltabiano
15. Shant Banosian
28. Indy Johar
29. Steve Siwinski
49. Shimmy Braun
51. John Noldan
59. Sam Sharp
60. Ben Anderson
73. Ben Cohen
83. Michael Murgatroy
88. Tom Lavallee
100. Dan Rogers
123. Patrick Ruffner
125. Joseph Smith
125. Dean Vlamis
134. Allyson Kreycik

Top producers by purchase volume:

9. Shant Banosian
11. Joe Caltabiano
23. Indy Johar

Top producers by refinance volume:

2. Ben Anderson
15. Ben Cohen
19. Joe Caltabiano

Top producers by FHA Volume:

18. Christine DePaepe