Leading rookies in California in 2026, 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 DAE CHOI (JSB Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2764547), Wayne Kim (JSB Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2786861), and Ketch Gannon (OPTIMUM FIRST INC., NMLS #2757756).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 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 | $10.1M | 11 | $918K |
| #3 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $5.3M | 9 | $586K |
| #4 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $4.5M | 7 | $637K |
| #5 | Shant Avadisian | 2791441 | Apex Home Loans LLC | 2140181 | Glendale, CA | $3.6M | 2 | $1.8M |
| #6 | Dominique Griffin | 2681084 | Stone Bridge Mortgage Inc | 1938081 | Solana Beach, CA | $3.2M | 4 | $798K |
| #7 | Jessica Dye | 2803052 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $2.1M | 3 | $705K |
| #8 | Bryan McCarthy | 2769344 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $1.7M | 3 | $579K |
| #9 | Yavuz Gorgulu | 2769426 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.7M | 5 | $333K |
| #10 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $1.6M | 4 | $388K |
| #11 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.5M | 4 | $386K |
| #12 | George Damm | 2802792 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $1.5M | 2 | $742K |
| #13 | John Wei | 1132996 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $1.5M | 1 | $1.5M |
| #14 | Michael Davis | 2329505 | C & C FINANCIAL, CORP | 1054224 | Anaheim, CA | $1.4M | 2 | $691K |
| #15 | Daniel Antillon | 2509171 | New Aim Funding Inc. | 1759842 | Downey, CA | $1.3M | 1 | $1.3M |
| #16 | Amy Leon | 2755078 | Senior American Funding, Inc. | 14065 | San Diego, CA | $1.2M | 1 | $1.2M |
| #17 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.1M | 2 | $558K |
| #18 | Angel Joseph | 2793527 | HOME MORTGAGE ALLIANCE CORPORATION (HMAC) | 1165808 | Santa Ana, CA | $1.1M | 1 | $1.1M |
| #19 | Cameron Cairnie | 2800278 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $1.1M | 1 | $1.1M |
| #20 | SHAWNA ALCALA ANTONIO | 2668635 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | Anaheim, CA | $1.1M | 2 | $541K |
| #21 | MOHAMMAD KAVEH | 1883154 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $1.1M | 1 | $1.1M |
| #22 | Leon Rodriguez | 2784552 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $1.1M | 2 | $535K |
| #23 | Mayra Montejano | 2508213 | Stigler Mortgage | 2087519 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $1.1M | 2 | $532K |
| #24 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 2 | $532K |
| #25 | Christopher Fusco | 2782148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $983K | 2 | $491K |
| #26 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $976K | 1 | $976K |
| #27 | Christopher Kendall | 2616023 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $945K | 2 | $472K |
| #28 | Trevor Otto | 2790502 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $942K | 3 | $314K |
| #29 | Edward DeJoy | 2113894 | Mortgage 2000 Inc | 313275 | Redondo Beach, CA | $940K | 2 | $470K |
| #30 | Jesus Cruz | 2775718 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | $913K | 4 | $228K |
| #31 | Cedric Gray | 2799393 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $905K | 3 | $302K |
| #32 | Clifford Tsang | 2788372 | HP Mortgage, LLC | 1456273 | Delray Beach, FL | $893K | 1 | $893K |
| #33 | Daniel Guajardo, Junior | 2788695 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Tualatin, OR | $891K | 1 | $891K |
| #34 | Jordan Wilson | 2783660 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $883K | 1 | $883K |
| #35 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $851K | 2 | $426K |
| #36 | Eric Grollman | 2786401 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $841K | 2 | $421K |
| #37 | Charles Hino | 2790511 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $820K | 1 | $820K |
| #38 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $799K | 1 | $799K |
| #39 | Tyler Nakazaki | 1926919 | Simply Quick Lending, Inc | 2707816 | Newhall, CA | $775K | 1 | $775K |
| #40 | Richard Porter | 2804215 | More Than Mortgage, Inc | 1229052 | Roseville, CA | $766K | 2 | $383K |
| #41 | Carolyn Triebold | 2784403 | One Real Mortgage Corp. | 198414 | Detroit, MI | $756K | 1 | $756K |
| #42 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $751K | 2 | $375K |
| #43 | David Borlaug | 2781242 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Torrance, CA | $750K | 1 | $750K |
| #43 | Jose Cerrato | 1203665 | Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. | 2427 | Escondido, CA | $750K | 1 | $750K |
| #45 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $736K | 1 | $736K |
| #46 | David Van Til | 2732776 | Coastal Funding SLC, Inc. | 251821 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $736K | 1 | $736K |
| #47 | Levon Vartanian | 2772320 | Apex Home Loans LLC | 2140181 | Glendale, CA | $726K | 2 | $363K |
| #48 | Francisco Lopez | 2757496 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | $722K | 1 | $722K |
| #49 | Demetric Clark | 2705432 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $710K | 1 | $710K |
| #50 | Ramy Labib | 2162320 | JR PRIME INC | 2724050 | Bellflower, CA | $698K | 1 | $698K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/california/top-rookie-by-volume/2026
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