2025 NAHREP Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators FAQ
Nomination deadline
Nominations for the 2025 Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Award open on January 1, 2025 and close on February 28, 2025. Extensions will not be not granted and late submissions will not be accepted.
Cost
There is no cost to submit a nomination for the 2025 Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Award.
Release date
The 2025 Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Award results will be released in June, 2025. Reports will be available to view here.
Can someone else nominate me?
Mortgage originators are encouraged to nominate themselves and others as long as the appropriate verification is submitted with each nomination.
What can I show as verification of my production?
An itemized list of your closed residential loans from your office or franchise is required to verify your 2024 production.
Click here to download a checklist for what documents you need to apply!
Will I be contacted if I made any of the lists?
Nominees who make any of the lists will be contacted via email the same day that the full reports are available for download.
Is there a minimum amount of transactions to apply?
There is no minimum amount of transactions needed to apply for this award.
What kind of transactions count?
NAHREP's mission is to advance sustainable Hispanic homeownership, as such, The Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originator award is based on residential mortgage data excluding seconds and HELOCS.
Requirements
To be eligible for the 2025 Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Award, the following criteria must be met:
- Nominee's ethnic background must be 25% Hispanic or Latino origin
- Nominee must be a practicing mortgage originator
- Data must be reflective of the individual's or team's transactions for the 2024 calendar year
- NAHREP will only consider residential mortgage data for the award
- Nominee’s name must be attached to the “Uniform Residential Loan Application” (1003) as the originator on record for each loan to qualify towards the number of closed mortgages
- Branch managers are eligible for the award so long as all requirements are met
Why does the form ask for additional information like gender, age range and language skills?
NAHREP uses this information to show interesting data points and trends of the Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators.
DEFINITION OF A TEAM
Teams are described as a group of mortgage professionals who work as one entity. Only transactions where the team leader is listed as the originating loan professional per URLA will count toward the team's total.
DEFINITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL
An individual is defined as a mortgage professional who closes transactions under their name per URLA. Please note that if a mortgage professional considers themselves as part of a team, yet closes their transactions in their own name they are eligible to submit themselves as an individual mortgage originator.
Additional information on team nominations
Only a team lead is able to submit for the team aspect of this award. An individual within a team is unable to submit their individual production.
How are nominations verified?
NAHREP takes all nominations into consideration prior to announcing final results. In addition to officer of company, vice president or higher, sales data submitted is independently verified for accuracy and consistency with reporting methodology in office and by a third party.
What do I get if I make a list?
The Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators will receive special distinction during NAHREP's Fall Conference, September 18th – 21st, 2025.
My question was not answered here, who can help me?
For more information, please send an email to top250@nahrep.org