“Top Producers 2019”, No. 185
No. 185 on National Mortgage News’s “Top Producers 2019”, listed with Guaranteed Rate. Published April 2, 2019.
Serving all of California
Sam Batayneh: California jumbo home loans, handled discreetly.
Sam Batayneh works with tech professionals, professional athletes, and entertainers and creators across California, from Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area to San Diego, the Central Coast, Wine Country and Palm Springs. Their income rarely looks like a simple paycheck. Sam has originated mortgages since 2004 and explains every step in plain words.
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The latest episode
The Daily Mortgage Show, Monday to Friday. Sunday Night Futures on Sundays.
Watch SamBatayneh.tv Episode page: The Daily Mortgage Show, Wednesday, November 11, 2026News
Latest from SamBatayneh.tv
Each show has its own article, written from the same script, with every figure’s publisher and date.
Areas
Sam lends in all of California
Pictures are AI-generated illustrations of the general area. They do not show any particular home, address or listing.
Who Sam works with
Three kinds of income that need a closer read.
Stock, contracts and royalties don’t fit neatly on a standard application. Each page explains, in general terms, how lenders look at that income.
Tech professionals
RSUs and stock, bonuses, a new job, an IPO on the calendar.
Mortgages for tech professionalsProfessional athletes
Short careers, contract and signing-bonus income, off-season moves.
Mortgages for pro athletesEntertainers and creators
Uneven 1099 and royalty income, privacy, business managers, trusts and LLCs.
Mortgages for entertainment professionalsSam specializes in jumbo loans and in income that takes more reading. Sam also does the straightforward loans: FHA, VA, conforming and the rest. Sam works with every kind of home buyer Loan options
General education only. Each lender sets its own rules, and they change. Nothing here is a promise that a loan will be approved or of any terms. This is not tax, legal or investment advice: for those questions, ask your own CPA, attorney or business manager.
Recognition and press
Noticed for the work.
Rankings
“2018 Top Producers”, No. 195
No. 195 on National Mortgage News’s “2018 Top Producers”, listed with Guaranteed Rate. Published April 9, 2018.
“2017 Top Producers”, No. 79
No. 79 on National Mortgage News’s “2017 Top Producers”, listed with Guaranteed Rate. Published March 15, 2017.
“2016 Top Producers”, No. 93
No. 93 on National Mortgage News’s “2016 Top Producers”, listed with Guaranteed Rate. Published March 9, 2016.
Named on the 2019, 2018, 2014 and 2013 lists
Named on Mortgage Executive Magazine’s “Top 1% Mortgage Originators In America 2019” (Winter 2020 issue), “Top 1% Mortgage Originators In America 2018” (Winter 2019 issue), “Top 1% Mortgage Originators In America 2014” (2015 issue) and “Top 1% Mortgage Originators In America 2013” (2014 issue), listed with Guaranteed Rate. These lists are alphabetical.
No. 113 for 2016, No. 180 for 2015
No. 113 on Mortgage Executive Magazine’s “Top 200 Mortgage Originators In America 2016” (Winter 2017 issue) and No. 180 on “Top 200 Mortgage Originators In America 2015” (Winter 2016 issue), listed with Guaranteed Rate.
Top Producers list, No. 185
Named No. 185 on Scotsman Guide’s 2016 Top Producers List, as announced by Guaranteed Rate in April 2017. The source linked here is Guaranteed Rate’s announcement, not Scotsman Guide’s own page.
Press
“The Fate of Rates with Special Guest Sam Batayneh”
Under All Is The Land podcast (ACME Real Estate), Season 5, Episode 3, November 20, 2023.
“July 2022 Mortgage Rates Explained - The Real Estate Tech Roundtable Podcast”
Guest on The Real Estate Tech Roundtable podcast, July 12, 2022.
“Southern California Real Estate Market Update With Mortgage Broker Sam Batayneh | Home Made”
An episode of Home Made with Kirk Hawkins, by Kirk Hawkins, published by KTLA on November 15, 2019. The title is KTLA’s own wording; Sam is a mortgage loan originator.
Past recognition and appearances. They describe earlier years and are not a promise of future results. Rankings were published by the outlets named and reflect production in those years at Guaranteed Rate. Mortgage Executive links open scans of the printed magazine pages.
Where
Serving all of California.
Sam lends in all of California and concentrates on Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Orange County, San Diego, the Central Coast, Wine Country and Palm Springs. Each page covers the 2026 loan limits and what is different there.
Los Angeles
Jumbo loans, entertainment and 1099 income, and buying through a trust.
Los Angeles jumbo loansSan Francisco
One limit for the whole city, condos and TICs, and stock-based pay.
San Francisco jumbo loansSilicon Valley
RSUs, stock plans, bonuses and the timing of an IPO.
Silicon Valley jumbo mortgagesOrange County
High-balance and jumbo loans, association dues and second homes on the coast.
Orange County loan limitsSan Diego
A lower limit than its neighbors, so loans turn jumbo sooner. VA loans too.
San Diego loan limitsCentral Coast
Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties, and second homes.
Central Coast loan limitsWine Country
Second homes, acreage and vineyard properties, and loans for business owners.
Wine Country jumbo loansPalm Springs
Second homes in the Coachella Valley, association dues and homes on leased land.
Palm Springs second-home loansFigures are 2026 conforming loan limits for a one-unit home, source: FHFA. Sam lends in all of California · All California limits on this site · Try the mortgage calculator
Loan programs
Jumbo, Bank Statement, conventional and more.
Program names follow OriginPoint’s own. The loans page explains each one in plain words: what it is, who it is for and what lenders generally ask for.
Jumbo loans
For larger or luxury properties, where the loan is above the county limit.
Jumbo loans explainedConventional loans
Fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages for a primary home, a second home or an investment property. Conforming loans follow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rules.
Conventional loans explainedFHA loans
Insured by the Federal Housing Administration, for buyers with a smaller down payment or a shorter credit history.
FHA loans explainedVA loans
For eligible veterans, service members and surviving spouses.
VA loans explainedBank Statement loans
For self-employed borrowers who want a home loan without tax returns, W-2s or pay stubs.
How Bank Statement loans workForeign National loans
For home buyers who are not U.S. citizens.
About Foreign National loansAlready own your home? Refinancing a home loan in California
Jumbo
Sam specializes in jumbo and complex loans
$832,750
2026 conforming limit, most of the U.S.
2027 limits coming soon
$1,249,125
2026 limit in Los Angeles County. A loan above it is jumbo.
Limits: FHFA, one-unit homes, 2026.
Private and plain
Start with Sam at OriginPoint
You decide who is in the conversation.
A home loan asks for a lot of personal detail. You can speak with Sam on your own, or bring in your business manager, CPA or attorney with your written permission. This site has no contact form and asks for no personal or financial details: an application is made on OriginPoint’s own site. It does use an advertising cookie, described on the Privacy page.
How it works
Four steps. No mystery.
Say hello
Start on Sam’s OriginPoint page and share what you’re trying to do.
Review your options
Sam walks you through the loan types that fit and what each one asks of you.
Apply
You apply online with OriginPoint and send your documents.
Close
The home is appraised, the loan is underwritten, and you sign. Sam and the team stay with you to closing.
In their own words
What working with Sam is like.
I don’t see how things could have gone any smoother, or in a more streamlined manner.
Sam is a spectacular partner and I would recommend him and your company to anyone looking for services.
The whole process was very easy from start to finish.
Comments as shown on Sam’s OriginPoint page. Each person’s experience is their own.
Follow and friend Sam
Market talk, most days.
Sam posts about rates, jumbo loans and the California market.
Gear
A little fun on the side. Front and back of each piece.
Ready when you are.
Tell Sam what you’re trying to do. Sam will lay out your options in plain words.