Biggest climbers in Connecticut 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 Nicholas Fields (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #28024), Tristan Tenaglia (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1675039), and Megan Leysath (JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, NMLS #1742330).
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 | Rank Change | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nicholas Fields | 28024 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8266 (#9051 → #785) | $2.0M | 3 |
| #2 | Tristan Tenaglia | 1675039 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8106 (#9050 → #944) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #3 | Megan Leysath | 1742330 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | New York, NY | ▲ 8048 (#8697 → #649) | $2.5M | 2 |
| #4 | Belal Harb | 1510259 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7929 (#8775 → #846) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #5 | Demian Alderette | 782406 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 7886 (#9166 → #1280) | $1.3M | 3 |
| #6 | Giemona Ward | 2686598 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7873 (#8873 → #1000) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #7 | Gary Ehrlich | 589394 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Garden City, NY | ▲ 7773 (#8091 → #318) | $4.7M | 1 |
| #8 | Michael Heyer | 1682107 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 7709 (#8529 → #820) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #9 | Antoine Kyser | 2056625 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7701 (#8655 → #954) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #10 | Caden Fry | 2724805 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7663 (#8942 → #1279) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #11 | Merribeth Quigley | 23332 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7601 (#9123 → #1522) | $1.1M | 2 |
| #12 | Paul Spearman | 424780 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7405 (#8046 → #641) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #13 | Jeffery Weitz | 1107242 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7392 (#8850 → #1458) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #14 | Irene Lee | 1901226 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7352 (#8432 → #1080) | $1.5M | 4 |
| #15 | Patrick Guzman | 1958630 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 7324 (#9260 → #1936) | $830K | 2 |
| #16 | Sheryl Aborn | 396600 | America's First Network Credit Union | 619401 | East Hartford, CT | ▲ 7203 (#8356 → #1153) | $1.4M | 2 |
| #17 | David Rondeau | 2049542 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 7146 (#8858 → #1712) | $957K | 2 |
| #18 | Blaine Zarnick | 2688374 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7138 (#8775 → #1637) | $1.0M | 2 |
| #19 | Robert Bean | 887802 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | McLean, VA | ▲ 7089 (#8552 → #1463) | $1.1M | 2 |
| #20 | Joel Leal | 777730 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7017 (#8426 → #1409) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #21 | Jose Balanzar | 1331772 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6956 (#9048 → #2092) | $758K | 2 |
| #22 | Maryann Taormina | 28020 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6860 (#8612 → #1752) | $926K | 3 |
| #23 | Marisa Ladner | 708770 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6853 (#9312 → #2459) | $629K | 1 |
| #24 | Michael Mahoney | 48879 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Auburn, MA | ▲ 6836 (#9248 → #2412) | $642K | 1 |
| #25 | Ali Hammoud | 1573674 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6814 (#8968 → #2154) | $734K | 2 |
| #26 | James MacEachern | 1399424 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 6809 (#7922 → #1113) | $1.5M | 3 |
| #27 | Steven Gold | 2757959 | Westfield Bank | 439933 | West Hartford, CT | ▲ 6763 (#9166 → #2403) | $645K | 3 |
| #28 | Myles White | 104224 | Welcome Home Mortgage, LLC | 2744 | Bristol, CT | ▲ 6743 (#7614 → #871) | $1.8M | 5 |
| #29 | Melvin Johanis | 1965931 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6727 (#7837 → #1110) | $1.5M | 3 |
| #30 | Efe Muhsinoglu | 2400313 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6723 (#8260 → #1537) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #31 | Melissa Pacheco | 1614857 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 6717 (#9166 → #2449) | $630K | 1 |
| #32 | Christal Solis | 1800183 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Irving, TX | ▲ 6708 (#9152 → #2444) | $631K | 2 |
| #33 | Gianni Bertuol | 2682789 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6682 (#7569 → #887) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #34 | Cooper Urbany | 1731778 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6680 (#7277 → #597) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #35 | Susan Dickinson | 1534492 | TD Bank NA | 399800 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 6643 (#8290 → #1647) | $1.0M | 3 |
| #36 | Barry Jennings | 1552624 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6628 (#7788 → #1160) | $1.4M | 2 |
| #37 | Keri Hanson | 2611446 | Ion Bank | 641488 | Woodbury, CT | ▲ 6617 (#9335 → #2718) | $550K | 2 |
| #38 | Nicholas Guarracino | 1617425 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 6615 (#7724 → #1109) | $1.5M | 3 |
| #39 | Erik Sackandy | 1431245 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6607 (#8005 → #1398) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #40 | Ryan Alvarez | 1938780 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6599 (#8748 → #2149) | $735K | 2 |
| #41 | Martha Richards | 27562 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6584 (#8745 → #2161) | $732K | 1 |
| #42 | Drew Curtis | 1621692 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6542 (#7572 → #1030) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #43 | Martin Dowdell | 6763 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 6536 (#8376 → #1840) | $880K | 2 |
| #44 | Jodie Zaborsky | 1323565 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 6515 (#8501 → #1986) | $804K | 2 |
| #45 | Michelle Durette | 26012 | USALLIANCE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 562301 | Chelmsford, MA | ▲ 6505 (#8612 → #2107) | $750K | 1 |
| #46 | Robert Markunas | 2238802 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6466 (#8913 → #2447) | $631K | 2 |
| #47 | James Hanson | 826255 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6465 (#8053 → #1588) | $1.0M | 6 |
| #48 | Kevin Nelson | 863588 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6417 (#8091 → #1674) | $981K | 3 |
| #49 | Daniel Sidenberg | 60333 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Delray Beach, FL | ▲ 6411 (#8344 → #1933) | $832K | 1 |
| #50 | Sarah Mason | 1532504 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Orlando, FL | ▲ 6395 (#8775 → #2380) | $655K | 1 |
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. Biggest Climbers by Volume — Connecticut (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/connecticut/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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