2026 top producers

2026 Top Producers of government-guaranteed mortgages

Applications for government-guaranteed or insured mortgages made up almost one-third of the week’s volume for the period ended May 1, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. Processing Content Rates for these loans tend to be lower. The Mortgage Bankers Association only provides rate data for the Federal Housing Administration-insured loan, which averaged 6.12% for the week, […]

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2026 Top Producers by number of loans originated

When doing these surveys over the years a common comment we receive is that they reward those who have high unpaid principal balance totals because they get their loans from areas with elevated home prices. Processing Content To recognize those who do plenty of business, but whose results are not seen in the dollar totals,

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How these top producers crushed it in a tough market

Maintaining a back-to-basics philosophy in turbulent times is what helped set these leading mortgage originators ahead of the crowd during 2025. Processing Content The No. 1 producer, Shant Banosian, added to his responsibilities in 2025, becoming the president of Rate. Still, he stuck to the basics, working with his Realtor referral partners, helping them navigate

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2026’s Top Producers: numbers 100-51

As the mortgage industry planned for 2026, it anticipated a strong purchase market, benefitting from a declining interest rate environment. Processing Content Early reports were lining up for a good spring homebuying season. In late February, several sources, including the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, had the conforming 30-year fixed close to or under

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2026’s Top Producers: numbers 175-101

While most of the originators responding to this year’s Top Producers survey are looking to the tried and true method of mining the existing client database in order to drive customer retention, some are planning to take their game up to the next level. Processing Content Customer retention was one of the open ended questions

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