Leading rookies in Arizona in 2023, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include James Goodrich (Starboard Financial Management, LLC, NMLS #2396097), Azad Marfazelian (Zillow Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #909612), and Samantha Bellerose (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2354743).
Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Current Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | James Goodrich | 2396097 | Starboard Financial Management, LLC | 156931 | — | $11.6M | 31 | $373K |
| #2 | Azad Marfazelian | 909612 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | $9.3M | 25 | $370K |
| #3 | Samantha Bellerose | 2354743 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Tempe, AZ | $4.2M | 11 | $386K |
| #4 | Elizabeth Dominguez | 1713745 | Swift Mortgage LLC | 1925754 | Gilbert, AZ | $3.5M | 13 | $269K |
| #5 | Monica Jasso-Selles | 2462363 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Phoenix, AZ | $3.4M | 9 | $383K |
| #6 | Alejandro Torres | 2434503 | Landings Credit Union | 170345 | — | $3.0M | 31 | $98K |
| #7 | Heriberto Padilla Rascon | 2428148 | Elite Mortgage LLC | 2339191 | Yuma, AZ | $3.0M | 12 | $251K |
| #8 | Denise Cummings | 1604003 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Scottsdale, AZ | $2.8M | 5 | $556K |
| #9 | Bethany Sanchez | 2425491 | Adaxa, LLC | 2380533 | Scottsdale, AZ | $2.6M | 8 | $327K |
| #10 | Taylor Sherman | 2485437 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $2.3M | 8 | $287K |
| #11 | Joshua Mendoza | 2137669 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $2.2M | 6 | $367K |
| #12 | MARC ORTSMAN | 8416 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Bohemia, NY | $2.2M | 3 | $724K |
| #13 | Cristina Lopez Arjona | 2211761 | MVP Processing, LLC | 2610773 | Phoenix, AZ | $2.2M | 9 | $240K |
| #14 | Robin Kasitz | 1762306 | Altitude Financial Corporation | 1955555 | Scottsdale, AZ | $2.1M | 5 | $414K |
| #15 | Dezeray Dewall | 1017696 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | — | $2.0M | 6 | $339K |
| #16 | Brian Geranen | 2505452 | Spartan Lending LLC | 2461054 | Tempe, AZ | $2.0M | 4 | $505K |
| #17 | McKinlay Jaret-Schachter | 2405001 | Altitude Financial Corporation | 1955555 | Tucson, AZ | $1.9M | 7 | $273K |
| #18 | Kevin Lucas | 2461978 | Vault Leverage Capital Inc | 2469301 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.9M | 3 | $635K |
| #19 | Carlos Mantilla | 2349620 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $1.9M | 7 | $267K |
| #20 | Jessica Gonzales | 2093089 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Albuquerque, NM | $1.8M | 4 | $454K |
| #21 | Austin Zittel | 2443323 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $1.8M | 6 | $300K |
| #22 | Aracely Ortiz | 2479298 | NEW VISTA FUNDING CORPORATION | 2511364 | Goodyear, AZ | $1.8M | 5 | $360K |
| #23 | Carlos Artis | 1561651 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.8M | 5 | $350K |
| #24 | Amanda Cosman | 1470573 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | Sandy, UT | $1.7M | 8 | $210K |
| #25 | Noel Chapman | 8953 | HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. | 6521 | Iselin, NJ | $1.6M | 5 | $317K |
| #26 | Jaylen Shelton | 2462825 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.6M | 17 | $92K |
| #27 | Cassandra Jerdee | 2386010 | Starboard Financial Management, LLC | 156931 | Gilbert, AZ | $1.4M | 4 | $355K |
| #28 | Stacey Dearth | 1664661 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $1.4M | 3 | $460K |
| #29 | Jose Herrera | 2472329 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.3M | 4 | $331K |
| #30 | Hunter Humphrey | 2462823 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.3M | 16 | $78K |
| #31 | John Lamb | 2441759 | Prostaff Mortgage Corp. | 182448 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.2M | 4 | $300K |
| #32 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.2M | 12 | $98K |
| #33 | Sheridan Shaver | 1643111 | Pride Mortgage Group LLC | 2620551 | Tolleson, AZ | $1.2M | 4 | $288K |
| #34 | Natalie Helmuth | 2507002 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Irvine, CA | $1.1M | 2 | $570K |
| #35 | Ryan Pacuk | 2483658 | Artemis Mortgage LLC | 2445749 | — | $1.1M | 3 | $372K |
| #36 | Sarah Owens | 2474534 | Artemis Mortgage LLC | 2445749 | Gilbert, AZ | $1.1M | 3 | $370K |
| #37 | Shravan Kumar Gampa | 2275581 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | $1.1M | 2 | $552K |
| #38 | Francis Papaleo | 134141 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Christiana, DE | $1.1M | 2 | $549K |
| #39 | Brent Risley | 2448716 | Belem Servicing LLC | 715386 | St George, UT | $1.1M | 3 | $366K |
| #40 | Kris Garry | 2453173 | Summerlin Financial, Inc. | 1671311 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | $1.1M | 2 | $537K |
| #41 | Vanessa Meyers | 2452468 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Columbia, MO | $1.1M | 4 | $263K |
| #42 | Kathleen Ramirez | 2503186 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $986K | 8 | $123K |
| #43 | Gianni Jemmoa | 2399390 | Mortgage One Funding LLC | 2261660 | Clawson, MI | $984K | 4 | $246K |
| #44 | Wesley Flannigan | 1617132 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | — | $982K | 3 | $327K |
| #45 | Jessica Jones | 1992249 | Waterstone Mortgage Corporation | 186434 | — | $959K | 2 | $479K |
| #46 | Jason Williams | 2312970 | Howard Funding LLC | 2327545 | Gilbert, AZ | $957K | 2 | $478K |
| #47 | Coco Gil | 2456791 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $918K | 3 | $306K |
| #48 | Guadalupe Fajardo | 1865944 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $869K | 2 | $434K |
| #49 | Robyn Protho | 2449435 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $862K | 2 | $431K |
| #50 | Lauren Vanderelzen | 2503187 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $852K | 8 | $106K |
These rankings are powered by MMI's nationwide residential mortgage public record dataset. MMI collects mortgage transaction data from recording jurisdictions across the United States, with an average data latency of approximately 22 days from the recording date.
Transactions are matched to NMLS identifiers for loan officers, lenders, and brokers where applicable. MMI then deduplicates, normalizes, and validates this data to create an authoritative mortgage production dataset that powers MMI's analytics, recruiting, marketing, and intelligence products.
Rankings reflect recorded mortgage transactions available to MMI at the time of the last data refresh. Recent activity may continue to update as additional transactions are recorded and processed.
TopMortgageOriginators.com. Leading Rookies by Volume — Arizona (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-rookie-by-volume/2023
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