Leading rookies in California in 2023, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Hunter Humphrey (Capital One, National Association, NMLS #2462823), BASSEM Khalil (Equity Smart Home Loans, Inc., NMLS #2236981), and Brandi Helms (EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION, NMLS #2497784).
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 | Hunter Humphrey | 2462823 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $3.7M | 40 | $93K |
| #2 | BASSEM Khalil | 2236981 | Equity Smart Home Loans, Inc. | 856170 | South Pasadena, CA | $17.0M | 35 | $485K |
| #3 | Brandi Helms | 2497784 | EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION | 457253 | Fresno, CA | $10.3M | 34 | $302K |
| #4 | Veronica Fiorella | 287656 | Juniper Financial, Inc. | 2674824 | Sherman Oaks, CA | $21.2M | 33 | $643K |
| #4 | Gurpreet Singh | 724761 | Ameritrust Mortgage Corporation | 217229 | Tustin, CA | $20.9M | 33 | $634K |
| #6 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $3.6M | 32 | $112K |
| #7 | Ryan Whiteside | 2408544 | California Republic Mortgage Corp | 2436142 | Highland, CA | $10.7M | 26 | $413K |
| #8 | Jaylen Shelton | 2462825 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $2.6M | 24 | $110K |
| #9 | Kush Parikh | 2414881 | Ameritrust Mortgage Corporation | 217229 | Tustin, CA | $17.2M | 23 | $747K |
| #9 | Jose Magana | 2431881 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $5.1M | 23 | $220K |
| #11 | PAOLA MELENDEZ | 376527 | Equity Smart Home Loans, Inc. | 856170 | South Pasadena, CA | $12.2M | 22 | $553K |
| #12 | Treniece Lewis | 2487862 | Los Angeles Federal Credit Union | 440742 | Glendale, CA | $2.8M | 21 | $135K |
| #13 | Brandon Perez | 2515684 | EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION | 457253 | Fresno, CA | $4.8M | 20 | $238K |
| #13 | Sherrita Green | 2462828 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $2.7M | 20 | $134K |
| #15 | Tiana Torres | 1722283 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $3.0M | 19 | $157K |
| #16 | Rena Tilghman | 2462827 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.9M | 17 | $110K |
| #16 | Claudia Vargas | 2235680 | Vargas, Claudia | 2409335 | Moreno Valley, CA | $6.7M | 17 | $392K |
| #18 | Zachary Fleishman | 1450701 | Secure Choice Lending | 1689518 | Riverside, CA | $9.6M | 16 | $601K |
| #19 | Joshua Young | 2408424 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $3.5M | 15 | $235K |
| #19 | Michael Cude | 1763571 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | — | $3.6M | 15 | $242K |
| #21 | Lauren Vanderelzen | 2503187 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $1.3M | 14 | $94K |
| #21 | Mateo Waldburger | 2397751 | Convoy Home Loans, Inc. | 2130517 | El Segundo, CA | $3.0M | 14 | $212K |
| #21 | Darren Tsai | 2438102 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | $6.0M | 14 | $431K |
| #24 | Olivia Hernandez De Velazquez | 896004 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Woodland Hills, CA | $12.8M | 13 | $985K |
| #24 | ALFRED BANDARI | 247352 | BANDARI, ALFRED | 395448 | — | $8.7M | 13 | $666K |
| #26 | Abram Way | 1952639 | AGWEST FARM CREDIT, FLCA | 2463478 | — | $8.4M | 12 | $703K |
| #26 | Jamieson Marino | 2462824 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $968K | 12 | $81K |
| #26 | Mohamed Zamzami | 2376096 | Northridge Home Loans Inc | 2460390 | Fresno, CA | $4.7M | 12 | $390K |
| #26 | Christian Sandoval | 2437631 | Intelliloan, Inc. | 3290 | Irvine, CA | $2.1M | 12 | $173K |
| #30 | Christopher Phillips | 1929696 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $1.2M | 11 | $108K |
| #30 | Kyle Aragon | 2095169 | Secure Choice Lending | 1689518 | Riverside, CA | $5.2M | 11 | $472K |
| #30 | Stephanie Turner | 2477300 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $554K | 11 | $50K |
| #30 | Mary Jones | 2503188 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $995K | 11 | $90K |
| #30 | Riley Dodd | 1990522 | Silver Star MTG Corp. | 1916128 | Chula Vista, CA | $6.3M | 11 | $575K |
| #30 | Neylan Tran | 1620951 | Vietnam USA Holding Corp. | 2498725 | Westminster, CA | $5.5M | 11 | $501K |
| #30 | Shyam patel | 1535304 | EZ FUNDINGS Inc. | 1156892 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $5.9M | 11 | $538K |
| #30 | Naresh Sakhrani | 397335 | The IVRI Group, Inc. | 2443105 | Pomona, CA | $3.6M | 11 | $323K |
| #30 | Vesna Stimac | 2481344 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $991K | 11 | $90K |
| #30 | Briana Bailey | 2481341 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $804K | 11 | $73K |
| #40 | Michael Rivers | 2520406 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $776K | 10 | $78K |
| #40 | Christopher James-Green | 1711088 | Zorell Investments, Inc. | 296950 | Westlake Village, CA | $7.5M | 10 | $748K |
| #40 | YESSENIA CUENCA VARGAS | 2382327 | ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 271603 | Fresno, CA | $2.1M | 10 | $215K |
| #43 | Gianni Jemmoa | 2399390 | Mortgage One Funding LLC | 2261660 | Clawson, MI | $2.9M | 9 | $326K |
| #43 | Jaime Arredondo | 2242258 | Better Rate Mortgage, Inc. | 1852295 | Roseville, CA | $3.3M | 9 | $369K |
| #43 | Marie Pedraza | 2462813 | Partners Federal Credit Union | 442122 | — | $585K | 9 | $65K |
| #43 | Marlyne McLeod | 245310 | McLeod Financial Group, Inc. | 361085 | Walnut, CA | $4.9M | 9 | $547K |
| #43 | Dominique Ferrin | 2277031 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $2.7M | 9 | $296K |
| #43 | Cherry Love Padua | 2358969 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $4.1M | 9 | $456K |
| #43 | Jamie Firat | 1743460 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $925K | 9 | $103K |
| #43 | Sonia Gutierrez | 2452126 | Generations Home Loans, LLC | 252939 | Modesto, CA | $2.6M | 9 | $285K |
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 Loan Count — California (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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