Loan Originators
The Commercial Record’s Top Loan Originators
Real estate data analytics firm The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record, has compiled from its loan originators module a list of the top loan originators of 2023. The originators are ranked by number of loans and loan volume for all residential mortgages statewide and in Fairfield and New Haven counties and in Hartford and Middlesex counties, as well as by the institution with which they are most closely affiliated (credit unions, banks and mortgage companies).
These LOs have worked hard to achieve their positions in the rankings; they are to be congratulated for their well-deserved success and their contributions to the Nutmeg State’s housing economy.
Statewide Top Loan Originators by Volume of Loans
Banks
| Rank | Loan Originator | Authorized to Represent | Volume |
| 1 | Jarret J. Coleman | US Bank, N.A. | $276,421,824 |
| 2 | Joseph Al Antonios | US Bank, N.A. | $104,619,301 |
| 3 | Penn Johnson | Savings Bank of Danbury | $95,394,901 |
| 4 | Steven J. Greenberg | Newtown Savings Bank | $52,864,754 |
| 5 | William R. Hart Jr. | Newtown Savings Bank | $47,553,476 |
| 6 | Luann M. Vinson | Chelsea Groton Bank | $41,652,761 |
| 7 | Andrea Cote | Torrington Savings Bank | $39,982,585 |
| 8 | Kerry A. Farrell | JPMorgan Chase Bank | $38,375,000 |
| 9 | Marcus Zavattaro | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | $33,625,771 |
| 10 | Gina Garafola | Citizens Financial Group | $32,484,060 |
Credit Unions
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Volume |
| 1 | Ann Gauthier | Charter Oak Federal Credit Union | $31,400,199 |
| 2 | Lee Stater | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $30,387,752 |
| 3 | Sharon Dimarco | Charter Oak Federal Credit Union | $27,186,586 |
| 4 | Alison Ignatowski | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $25,007,103 |
| 5 | Susan Shepherd | Charter Oak Federal Credit Union | $23,688,773 |
| 6 | Diane Dumond | Connecticut State Employees Federal Credit Union | $23,502,034 |
| 7 | Tim Cahill | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $21,281,299 |
| 8 | Ashlee Casertano | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $16,773,779 |
| 9 | Daniel Ruocco III | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $15,575,840 |
| 10 | Cindy Berger | Connecticut State Employees Federal Credit Union | $11,430,525 |
Mortgage Companies
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Volume |
| 1 | James Allen | Movement Mortgage LLC | $74,030,312 |
| 2 | Timothy J. Martin Jr. | Guaranteed Rate Affinity | $61,219,040 |
| 3 | Chris Bartlett | CMG Mortgage Inc. | $50,955,286 |
| 4 | John Hodgkins | Guaranteed Rate Inc. | $50,788,140 |
| 5 | Jason H. Tolisano | Cross Country Mortgage Inc | $47,779,327 |
| 6 | Keith S. Turner | Homestead Funding Corp | $47,071,071 |
| 7 | Jonathan Esposito | United Wholesale Mortgage | $37,521,975 |
| 8 | Nick Allegro | Movement Mortgage LLC | $35,280,981 |
| 9 | Gerard McGuinness | Primelending | $33,718,407 |
| 10 | Stefany Pina | Prysma Lending Group LLC | $31,049,417 |
Statewide Top Loan Originators By Number of Loans
Banks
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Number of Loans |
| 1 | Jarret J. Coleman | US Bank, N.A. | 275 |
| 2 | Penn Johnson | Savings Bank of Danbury | 190 |
| 3 | Andrea Cote | Torrington Savings Bank | 162 |
| 4 | William R. Hart Jr. | Newtown Savings Bank | 144 |
| 5 | Luann M. Vinson | Chelsea Groton Bank | 131 |
| 6 | Peter W. Aylward Jr. | Thomaston Savings Bank | 122 |
| 7 | Steven J. Greenberg | Newtown Savings Bank | 119 |
| 8 | Jack Alberti | Webster Bank | 110 |
| 9 | Anna Podkowiak | Liberty Bank | 107 |
| 10 | Deborah Munno | Liberty Bank | 98 |
Credit Unions
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Number of Loans |
| 1 | Diane Dumond | Connecticut State Employees Federal Credit Union | 346 |
| 2 | Sharon Dimarco | Charter Oak Federal Credit Union | 172 |
| 3 | Lee Stater | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | 166 |
| 4 | Susan Shepherd | Charter Oak Federal Credit Union | 162 |
| 5 | Heather Salgado | Dutch Point Credit Union | 153 |
| 6 | Ashlee Casertano | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | 128 |
| 7 | Jodi Bovich | Connex Credit Union | 126 |
| 8 | Ann Gauthier | Charter Oak Federal Credit Union | 116 |
| 9 | Tim Cahill | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | 112 |
| 10 | Alison Ignatowski | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | 107 |
Mortgage Companies
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Number of Loans |
| 1 | James Allen | Movement Mortgage LLC | 243 |
| 2 | Keith S. Turner | Homestead Funding Corp | 190 |
| 3 | John Hodgkins | Guaranteed Rate Inc. | 164 |
| 4 | Chris Bartlett | CMG Mortgage Inc. | 156 |
| 5 | Nick Allegro | Movement Mortgage LLC | 125 |
| 6 | Denise Lanouette | First World Mortgage | 120 |
| 7 | Timothy J. Martin Jr. | Guaranteed Rate Affinity | 106 |
| 8 (tie) | Jonathan Esposito | United Wholesale Mortgage | 104 |
| 8 (tie) | Stefany Pina | Prysma Lending Group LLC | 104 |
| 9 | Jake Earl | Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC | 98 |
Fairfield-New Haven Top Lenders by Volume of Loans
Banks
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Volume |
| 1 | Jarret J. Coleman | US Bank, N.A. | $264,913,941 |
| 2 | Joseph Al Antonios | US Bank, N.A. | $102,405,301 |
| 3 | Penn Johnson | Savings Bank of Danbury | $93,477,001 |
| 4 | Steven J. Greenberg | Newtown Savings Bank | $48,796,854 |
| 5 | William R. Hart Jr. | Newtown Savings Bank | $40,597,576 |
Credit Unions
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Volume |
| 1 | Lee Stater | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $28,730,832 |
| 2 | Alison Ignatowski | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $22,158,003 |
| 3 | Tim Cahill | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $20,534,599 |
| 4 | Ashlee Casertano | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $14,329,279 |
| 5 | Daniel Ruocco III | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | $14,064,590 |
Mortgage Companies
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Volume |
| 1 | Timothy J. Martin Jr. | Guaranteed Rate Affinity | $58,292,440 |
| 2 | Chris Bartlett | CMG Mortgage Inc. | $47,445,929 |
| 3 | Jason H. Tolisano | Cross Country Mortgage Inc. | $45,126,777 |
| 4 | Jorge De La Rosa | Caliber Home Loans | $29,255,214 |
| 5 | Colleen Polson | Cross Country Mortgage Inc | $29,190,816 |
Fairfield-New Haven Top Lenders by Number of Loans
Banks
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Number of Loans |
| 1 | Jarret J. Coleman | US Bank, N.A. | 249 |
| 2 | Penn Johnson | Savings Bank of Danbury | 185 |
| 3 | William R. Hart Jr. | Newtown Savings Bank | 124 |
| 4 | Steven J. Greenberg | Newtown Savings Bank | 106 |
| 5 | Peter W. Aylward Jr. | Thomaston Savings Bank | 79 |
Credit Unions
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Number of Loans |
| 1 | Lee Stater | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | 154 |
| 2 | Ashlee Casertano | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | 111 |
| 3 | Jodi Bovich | Connex Credit Union | 108 |
| 4 | Tim Cahill | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | 107 |
| 5 | Alison Ignatowski | Sikorsky Financial Credit Union | 100 |
Mortgage Companies
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Number of Loans |
| 1 | Chris Bartlett | CMG Mortgage Inc. | 144 |
| 2 | Timothy J. Martin Jr. | Guaranteed Rate Affinity | 99 |
| 3 | Jorge De La Rosa | Caliber Home Loans | 88 |
| 4 | Jason H. Tolisano | Cross Country Mortgage Inc. | 86 |
| 5 | Stefany Pina | Prysma Lending Group LLC | 81 |
Hartford Metro Top Lenders by Volume of Loans
Banks
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Volume |
| 1 | Luann M. Vinson | Chelsea Groton Bank | $37,000,864 |
| 2 | Daniel Rosenfeld | Leader Bank, N.A. | $25,157,538 |
| 3 | Anna Podkowiak | Liberty Bank | $23,018,889 |
| 4 | Gina Garafola | Citizens Financial Group | $22,878,774 |
| 5 | Robert Frazee | Thomaston Savings Bank | $17,719,416 |
Credit Unions
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Volume |
| 1 | Ann Gauthier | Charter Oak Federal Credit Union | $13,371,550 |
| 2 | Diane Dumond | Connecticut State Employees Federal Credit Union | $12,301,371 |
| 3 | Heather Salgado | Dutch Point Credit Union | $6,606,307 |
| 4 | Sharon Dimarco | Charter Oak Federal Credit Union | $6,326,320 |
| 5 | Orazio Delvecchio | American Eagle Financial Credit Union | $5,476,000 |
Mortgage Companies
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Volume |
| 1 | James Allen | Movement Mortgage LLC | $47,457,460 |
| 2 | John Hodgkins | Guaranteed Rate Inc. | $34,115,257 |
| 3 | Jonathan Esposito | United Wholesale Mortgage | $25,340,322 |
| 4 | Denise Lanouette | First World Mortgage | $23,198,304 |
| 5 | Marc S. Nathan | Total Mortgage Services | $21,839,537 |
Hartford Metro Top Lenders by Number of Loans
Bank
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Number of Loans |
| 1 | Luann M. Vinson | Chelsea Groton Bank | 118 |
| 2 | Anna Podkowiak | Liberty Bank | 99 |
| 3 | Gina Garafola | Citizens Financial Group | 76 |
| 4 | Daniel Rosenfeld | Leader Bank, N.A. | 74 |
| 5 | Katherine Crovo | Thomaston Savings Bank | 61 |
Credit Unions
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Number of Loans |
| 1 | Diane Dumond | Connecticut State Employees Federal Credit Union | 175 |
| 2 | Heather Salgado | Dutch Point Credit Union | 112 |
| 3 | Brian Scavone | Achieve Financial Credit Union | 75 |
| 4 | Raul Lopez | American Eagle Financial Credit Union | 69 |
| 5 | Tiesha A. Veazey | American Eagle Financial Credit Union | 60 |
Mortgage Companies
| Rank | Loan Originator Name | Authorized to Represent | Number of Loans |
| 1 | James Allen | Movement Mortgage LLC | 165 |
| 2 | John Hodgkins | Guaranteed Rate Inc. | 107 |
| 3 | Denise Lanouette | First World Mortgage | 98 |
| 4 | Nick Allegro | Movement Mortgage LLC | 74 |
| 5 | Jake Earl | Guaranteed Rate Affinity | 74 |
All loan totals in these rankings are for loans closed between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022; totals include both purchase and non-purchase loans for residential properties. The lenders listed here the ones for which the originator made the majority of their loans within the year’s timeframe. Data is sourced from public records which may contain errors. For more information please contact Data Solutions at 617-895-5365.