Shimmy Braun is a Senior Vice President of Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate, where he was the top producer from 2008 to 2011. On a national scale, Braun was among the top 20 loan officers and brokers for 2017, according to National Mortgage News. Braun has been a loan originator for 18 years, and during that time he has originated more than $1.5 billion in mortgages.