Leading rookies in California this year, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 20, 2026, the top 3 include DAE CHOI (JSB Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2764547), Wayne Kim (JSB Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2786861), and Ketch Gannon (OPTIMUM FIRST INC., NMLS #2757756).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAE CHOI | 2764547 | JSB Mortgage Corporation | 1558084 | Monterey Park, CA | $13.0M | 20 | $651K |
| #2 | Wayne Kim | 2786861 | JSB Mortgage Corporation | 1558084 | Monterey Park, CA | $9.1M | 10 | $908K |
| #3 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $4.7M | 8 | $593K |
| #4 | Shant Avadisian | 2791441 | Apex Home Loans LLC | 2140181 | Glendale, CA | $3.6M | 2 | $1.8M |
| #5 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $3.3M | 6 | $552K |
| #6 | Dominique Griffin | 2681084 | Stone Bridge Mortgage Inc | 1938081 | Solana Beach, CA | $3.2M | 4 | $798K |
| #7 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $1.6M | 4 | $388K |
| #8 | Yavuz Gorgulu | 2769426 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.5M | 3 | $491K |
| #9 | John Wei | 1132996 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $1.5M | 1 | $1.5M |
| #10 | Michael Davis | 2329505 | C & C FINANCIAL, CORP | 1054224 | Anaheim, CA | $1.4M | 2 | $691K |
| #11 | Jessica Dye | 2803052 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $1.3M | 2 | $665K |
| #12 | Daniel Antillon | 2509171 | New Aim Funding Inc. | 1759842 | Downey, CA | $1.3M | 1 | $1.3M |
| #13 | Amy Leon | 2755078 | Senior American Funding, Inc. | 14065 | San Diego, CA | $1.2M | 1 | $1.2M |
| #14 | Bryan McCarthy | 2769344 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $1.1M | 2 | $572K |
| #15 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.1M | 2 | $558K |
| #16 | Angel Joseph | 2793527 | HOME MORTGAGE ALLIANCE CORPORATION (HMAC) | 1165808 | Santa Ana, CA | $1.1M | 1 | $1.1M |
| #17 | Cameron Cairnie | 2800278 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $1.1M | 1 | $1.1M |
| #18 | SHAWNA ALCALA ANTONIO | 2668635 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | Anaheim, CA | $1.1M | 2 | $541K |
| #19 | Mayra Montejano | 2508213 | Stigler Mortgage | 2087519 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $1.1M | 2 | $532K |
| #20 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 2 | $532K |
| #21 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $976K | 1 | $976K |
| #22 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $959K | 2 | $480K |
| #23 | Christopher Kendall | 2616023 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $945K | 2 | $472K |
| #24 | Edward DeJoy | 2113894 | Mortgage 2000 Inc | 313275 | Redondo Beach, CA | $940K | 2 | $470K |
| #25 | Jesus Cruz | 2775718 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | $913K | 4 | $228K |
| #26 | Clifford Tsang | 2788372 | HP Mortgage, LLC | 1456273 | Delray Beach, FL | $893K | 1 | $893K |
| #27 | Daniel Guajardo, Junior | 2788695 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Tualatin, OR | $891K | 1 | $891K |
| #28 | Christopher Fusco | 2782148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $833K | 1 | $833K |
| #29 | Charles Hino | 2790511 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $820K | 1 | $820K |
| #30 | George Damm | 2802792 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $799K | 1 | $799K |
| #31 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $799K | 1 | $799K |
| #32 | Cedric Gray | 2799393 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $777K | 2 | $389K |
| #33 | Tyler Nakazaki | 1926919 | Simply Quick Lending, Inc | 2707816 | Newhall, CA | $775K | 1 | $775K |
| #34 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $751K | 2 | $375K |
| #35 | David Van Til | 2732776 | Coastal Funding SLC, Inc. | 251821 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $736K | 1 | $736K |
| #36 | Francisco Lopez | 2757496 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | $722K | 1 | $722K |
| #37 | Trevor Otto | 2790502 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $711K | 2 | $355K |
| #38 | Demetric Clark | 2705432 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $710K | 1 | $710K |
| #39 | Connor McWilliams | 2761074 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | $692K | 1 | $692K |
| #40 | Andrew Busic | 2790491 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $690K | 2 | $345K |
| #41 | Hanh Nguyen | 2732419 | Wonder Rates, Inc. | 1518655 | San Jose, CA | $655K | 1 | $655K |
| #42 | Sandra Garcia | 2436293 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $655K | 1 | $655K |
| #43 | Gordon Jin | 2662133 | Grand Realty Group | 2076451 | Elk Grove, CA | $651K | 2 | $326K |
| #44 | Ricardo Juarez | 2726620 | DTJS Financial Services, Inc. | 2453973 | La Mesa, CA | $648K | 1 | $648K |
| #45 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $617K | 2 | $309K |
| #46 | May Huang | 2134221 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Lindon, UT | $600K | 1 | $600K |
| #47 | Damian Saylor | 2771712 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $587K | 2 | $293K |
| #48 | Alice Iacone | 2640805 | Pacific Coast Mortgage Group Inc. | 1877060 | Arroyo Grande, CA | $575K | 1 | $575K |
| #49 | Cody Hess | 2802793 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $573K | 2 | $286K |
| #50 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $571K | 1 | $571K |
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