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Meet the best & brightest in our class of 2025!
Winners listed below!
Mortgage Broker of the Year
Eligible winners are chosen from those applicants who are current state-licensed loan originators and who have demonstrated excellence in their field.
Ashley Bedford
Hilal Borque
Imad Canavati
Melinda Casem
Aaron Clark
Daniel Clifton
Bannen Davis
Marcio Demelo
Ray Gulam
Vipul Hapani
Jeffrey Hohman
Nouri Iskander
Kyla Kahian
Omar Khamisa
Rene Kneller
Debbie Krum
Victor Lofinmakin
Geiner Lopez
Marlen Maddux
Chris Madrid
Kay Cleland McCarthy
Derek McGowan
Avalon McLeod
William Morales
Pina Raquel Oliva
Kevin Pennington
Norman Phillips
Liliana Pribadi
Michael Rodriguez
Andrew Russell
Tikva Hope Sekezi
Alex Shekhtman
Timothy Stacey
Kimberly Terry
Mark Teytel
Aimy Van
Ben Vogler
Luke Weil
Charlotte Wheeler
Nathan Young
Service Partner of the Year
Eligible winners are chosen from those applicants whose company provides services under one of our available categories and who have demonstrated excellence in their field. (Winners in this category are the company only, not individuals)
APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT:
Equity Solutions USA
COMPLIANCE:
Firstline Compliance
Guide Mortgage Licensing
MARKETING:
Fully Aligned Marketing, Inc.
MLO Branding Academy
LENDER (WHOLESALE):
Freedom Mortgage
Liberty Reverse Mortgage
Newrez LLC
Pennymac TPO
Windsor Mortgage
PROCESSING:
wemlo
SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY:
ARIVE
Lead Hackers
Lender Price
Lending Pad
Vonk Digital
New Broker of the Year
Eligible winners are chosen from those applicants who are current state-licensed loan originators who were 1st licensed within the last 24 months and who have demonstrated excellence in their field.
Ana Ortiz
Ryan Gilliam
Thomas Zinschlag
Account Executive of the Year
Eligible winners are chosen from those applicants whose companies provide wholesale lending under one of our available categories (QM and/or Non-QM) and who have demonstrated excellence in their field.
Raoul Badde
Judy Chow
Louis Maldonado
Alejandro Otero
Michael Pierce
Janine Truman
Shelby Vinson
Ari Zaimi
Young Professional of the Year
Eligible winners are chosen from those applicants who are 35 years of age or younger; current state-licensed loan originators and who have demonstrated excellence in their field.
Tyler Carlston
Zach Coombs
Angel Cordero
Brandon Croucier
JD Cutri
Aaron Farrell
Taylor Gardner
Arash Izadyar
Marco Jimenez
Lara Long
Shawn Malkou
Rodolfo Hernandez Martinez
Eric Rodriguez
Brian Tewes
Austin Vaswani
Influencer of the Year
Eligible winners are chosen from those applicants who are over 35 years of age and who have demonstrated excellence through digital influence in the mortgage industry.
Everett Arakawa
Libra Branch
Brandon Carrero
Chris Kyun Choe
Toshia Drummond
Brian Harvey
Kristin Hess
Mandy Phillips
Joe Rychalsky
Carlos Scarpero
Tammy von Nordheim
Tiffanie Workman
NAMB TVLO AWARDS
Around Veterans Day, we announce the winners of the annual NAMB Top Veteran Lending Officer (TVLO) Awards, in recognition of veterans who currently work in the mortgage industry!