Leading rookies in Connecticut in 2026, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221), Patrick Stone (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2800929), and Arlene Gonzalez (Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc., NMLS #2474027).
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 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $674K | 5 | $135K |
| #2 | Patrick Stone | 2800929 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $750K | 4 | $188K |
| #3 | Arlene Gonzalez | 2474027 | Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 819382 | Melville, NY | $674K | 3 | $225K |
| #3 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $700K | 3 | $233K |
| #5 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $461K | 2 | $231K |
| #5 | Clayton Albright | 2790458 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $757K | 2 | $379K |
| #7 | Brandon Lobisi | 2806420 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | — | $490K | 1 | $490K |
| #7 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $40K | 1 | $40K |
| #7 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $148K | 1 | $148K |
| #7 | Abel De Leon | 2833636 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $146K | 1 | $146K |
| #7 | Anthony Baldino | 2808117 | AllPoints Mortgage, LLC | 1771087 | Avon, CT | $80K | 1 | $80K |
| #7 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $28K | 1 | $28K |
| #7 | Mitchell Thaw | 1946527 | WJC Capital LLC | 2579571 | Fairfield, CT | $519K | 1 | $519K |
| #7 | Matthew Martinez | 2780230 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $403K | 1 | $403K |
| #7 | Melissa Korda | 2788913 | BARH Dunmore, LLC | 2008475 | Los Angeles, CA | $389K | 1 | $389K |
| #7 | Damian Saylor | 2771712 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Tempe, AZ | $198K | 1 | $198K |
| #7 | Chase Eickenhorst | 2801226 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $461K | 1 | $461K |
| #7 | Charles Hino | 2790511 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $297K | 1 | $297K |
| #7 | Karen Karaja | 2799456 | Pinnacle Mortgage Corporation | 1323739 | Dayville, CT | $321K | 1 | $321K |
| #7 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $47K | 1 | $47K |
| #7 | Sean Clark | 2833687 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Santa Maria, CA | $500K | 1 | $500K |
| #7 | Patrick Kelly | 2814367 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $50K | 1 | $50K |
| #7 | Paul Holguin | 2766095 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $301K | 1 | $301K |
| #7 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $303K | 1 | $303K |
| #7 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $359K | 1 | $359K |
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 — Connecticut (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/connecticut/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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