Leading rookies in California in 2024, 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 Gregory Peyser (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2502762), Yvette Marquez (Marquez,Yvette, Veronica, NMLS #2523779), and Jonathan Locke (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2109076).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gregory Peyser | 2502762 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | San Diego, CA | $36.7M | 20 | $1.8M |
| #2 | Yvette Marquez | 2523779 | Marquez,Yvette, Veronica | 2561605 | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $27.0M | 17 | $1.6M |
| #3 | Jonathan Locke | 2109076 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Riverside, CA | $23.4M | 45 | $520K |
| #4 | James Bridges | 391611 | PRIORITY CAPITAL CORPORATION | 235674 | Woodland Hills, CA | $18.5M | 13 | $1.4M |
| #5 | Daniel Nausha | 246355 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Newport Beach, CA | $14.0M | 14 | $999K |
| #6 | Emilia Shakians | 846954 | Optima Lending Inc. | 2326046 | Glendale, CA | $12.8M | 15 | $856K |
| #7 | Jesse de Jesus | 2567836 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $12.5M | 14 | $896K |
| #8 | Kenneth Angeles Velazquez | 2217902 | Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC | 376205 | Saint Augustine, FL | $10.2M | 21 | $487K |
| #9 | KA-RASIKA DUWAGE | 2421950 | KAL DUWAGE MORTGAGE INC | 2509381 | Torrance, CA | $10.2M | 14 | $725K |
| #10 | Gabriel Olivares Guerrero | 2533202 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | $9.6M | 18 | $534K |
| #11 | Joyce Trevino | 2499056 | Balfanz Family Mortgage Inc. | 2426892 | Bakersfield, CA | $8.1M | 15 | $537K |
| #12 | Susana Jimenez | 2639569 | EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION | 457253 | — | $8.0M | 26 | $309K |
| #13 | Alex Fernandez | 2579797 | VIALOS PARTNERS, INC. | 2286835 | Santa Clarita, CA | $7.9M | 14 | $562K |
| #14 | Omajel Serrano Bonano | 2544413 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Roseville, CA | $7.8M | 17 | $457K |
| #15 | Kristoffer McCullough | 1756904 | PATRIOT PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP. | 1921615 | Murrieta, CA | $7.4M | 14 | $529K |
| #16 | Norma Patino | 864864 | Gold Standard Mortgage | 1779283 | Kingsburg, CA | $7.3M | 26 | $281K |
| #17 | Nathan Werdowatz | 2559541 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | $7.3M | 10 | $726K |
| #18 | Sobita Dhital | 2389496 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $7.1M | 11 | $642K |
| #19 | David Albanese | 392989 | LOANSTIRS INC | 2508887 | — | $7.0M | 13 | $542K |
| #20 | Stephen Friend | 352605 | S & W Friend Inc. | 863021 | San Jose, CA | $6.7M | 11 | $607K |
| #21 | Craig Smith | 2391114 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $6.6M | 12 | $552K |
| #22 | JAYLON RUCKER | 2624874 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $6.6M | 8 | $819K |
| #23 | Curtis Russell | 2039024 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $6.5M | 13 | $502K |
| #24 | Saritha Kothapalli | 2570284 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | $6.4M | 10 | $638K |
| #25 | ARIANA FIGUEROA DUARTE | 1596433 | Vantage Point Finance, Inc. | 2565304 | Madera, CA | $6.2M | 16 | $388K |
| #26 | Daniel Camacho | 2289073 | Equity Smart Home Loans, Inc. | 856170 | South Pasadena, CA | $6.0M | 11 | $550K |
| #27 | Israel Barrera-Juarez | 2564036 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | San Diego, CA | $6.0M | 11 | $542K |
| #28 | Untheya Wilmore | 2546321 | UDW Holdings Inc. | 2706644 | Tracy, CA | $5.9M | 12 | $495K |
| #29 | Fadi Matti | 2487109 | BowHattan Holdings, Inc. | 1283930 | Carlsbad, CA | $5.9M | 9 | $653K |
| #30 | Diego Gonzalez Castillo | 2499170 | The Mortgage Pros Funding, Inc | 1727217 | Riverside, CA | $5.8M | 12 | $482K |
| #31 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $5.7M | 12 | $476K |
| #32 | Patricia Sanchez | 2525212 | M. E. Strategic Corp. | 1615759 | Downey, CA | $5.7M | 15 | $381K |
| #33 | Jasmin Chen | 2512051 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $5.7M | 7 | $815K |
| #34 | Andrew Del Valle | 2381550 | Equity Smart Home Loans, Inc. | 856170 | South Pasadena, CA | $5.6M | 8 | $698K |
| #35 | Colby Mattsson | 2556708 | Clear Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1935005 | Irvine, CA | $5.5M | 8 | $687K |
| #36 | Khalil Ibrahim | 2493650 | The Mortgage Corner, Inc. | 1913329 | Huntington Beach, CA | $5.5M | 9 | $610K |
| #37 | Gagik Nazaryan | 778548 | ALG Mortgage Inc. | 1977917 | Glendale, CA | $5.4M | 4 | $1.4M |
| #38 | Hugo Olguin-Moreno | 2513268 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | $5.3M | 9 | $589K |
| #39 | Glenn Pardon | 883291 | JUNIPER FINANCIAL, LLC | 2444946 | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5.2M | 4 | $1.3M |
| #40 | Michael Lichtenfeld | 2599449 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | San Diego, CA | $5.0M | 9 | $557K |
| #41 | Brian Ortiz Torres | 2447354 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $4.9M | 16 | $304K |
| #42 | Joseph Diryawush | 2371765 | J. Peter Realtors Inc | 2024006 | Modesto, CA | $4.9M | 11 | $441K |
| #43 | Frances Lydon | 2568157 | LendSure Mortgage Corp. | 1326437 | San Diego, CA | $4.8M | 4 | $1.2M |
| #44 | Kiran Kumar Gangineni | 2577652 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $4.8M | 7 | $682K |
| #45 | Kirk Vaughn | 2568851 | COASTHILLS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 421923 | Santa Maria, CA | $4.8M | 20 | $238K |
| #46 | Adriana Avila | 2407115 | Secure Choice Lending | 1689518 | Riverside, CA | $4.8M | 9 | $529K |
| #47 | Eduardo Verduzco | 1910136 | Peak Residential Lending Inc | 2433973 | Yuba City, CA | $4.7M | 11 | $430K |
| #48 | Neida Rivera Miranda | 2226258 | Western Pioneer Financial, Inc. | 223688 | Fresno, CA | $4.5M | 15 | $302K |
| #49 | Roberto De la Torre | 2009153 | PG & Associates Inc | 389125 | San Fernando, CA | $4.5M | 10 | $445K |
| #50 | Jessica Rojas | 2066133 | Andy's Home Loans | 2280945 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $4.4M | 5 | $889K |
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 — California (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-rookie-by-volume/2024
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