Leading rookies in Connecticut in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Leah OBrien (The Federal Savings Bank, NMLS #2836471), Christopher Paschal (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2800878), and Chase Eickenhorst (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2801226).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Leah OBrien | 2836471 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Cary, NC | $2.3M | 1 | $2.3M |
| #2 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.4M | 3 | $466K |
| #3 | Chase Eickenhorst | 2801226 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.3M | 2 | $638K |
| #4 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.2M | 4 | $296K |
| #5 | Mitchell Thaw | 1946527 | WJC Capital LLC | 2579571 | Fairfield, CT | $954K | 2 | $477K |
| #6 | YOVANA OSHEA | 2010588 | SMART FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP | 842901 | Bridgeport, CT | $953K | 2 | $477K |
| #7 | Clayton Albright | 2790458 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Houston, TX | $757K | 2 | $379K |
| #8 | Patrick Stone | 2800929 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | $750K | 4 | $188K |
| #9 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $674K | 5 | $135K |
| #10 | Arlene Gonzalez | 2474027 | Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 819382 | Melville, NY | $674K | 3 | $225K |
| #11 | Sean Clark | 2833687 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Santa Maria, CA | $500K | 1 | $500K |
| #12 | Brandon Lobisi | 2806420 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Miami, FL | $490K | 1 | $490K |
| #13 | Zachary Everidge | 2810415 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | $469K | 1 | $469K |
| #14 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $461K | 2 | $231K |
| #15 | Charles Hino | 2790511 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $461K | 2 | $231K |
| #16 | Matthew Martinez | 2780230 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $403K | 1 | $403K |
| #17 | Melissa Korda | 2788913 | BARH Dunmore, LLC | 2008475 | Los Angeles, CA | $389K | 1 | $389K |
| #18 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $383K | 3 | $128K |
| #19 | Paul Holguin | 2766095 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $376K | 3 | $125K |
| #20 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $363K | 3 | $121K |
| #21 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $359K | 1 | $359K |
| #22 | Phillip Hardy | 2784825 | Modern Valley Home Loans, LLC | 2636235 | Novi, MI | $346K | 1 | $346K |
| #23 | Karen Karaja | 2799456 | Pinnacle Mortgage Corporation | 1323739 | Dayville, CT | $321K | 1 | $321K |
| #24 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $303K | 1 | $303K |
| #25 | Alexander Hauer | 2793837 | Total Mortgage Services, LLC | 2764 | Milford, CT | $292K | 1 | $292K |
| #26 | Tyler Vinson | 2779054 | American First Funding LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | $288K | 1 | $288K |
| #27 | Justin McDowell | 2799100 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $253K | 1 | $253K |
| #28 | Damian Saylor | 2771712 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Tempe, AZ | $198K | 1 | $198K |
| #29 | Faith Cox | 2800623 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Plano, TX | $180K | 1 | $180K |
| #30 | Kadeem Hylton | 2843718 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $180K | 1 | $180K |
| #31 | Phuong Nguyen | 2824681 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $175K | 2 | $88K |
| #32 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $165K | 1 | $165K |
| #33 | Holly Paul | 2824682 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #33 | Josue Manzueta | 2804051 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #35 | Abel De Leon | 2833636 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $146K | 1 | $146K |
| #36 | WESLEY CASTRO | 2812963 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $120K | 1 | $120K |
| #37 | Kristin Galbreath | 2837155 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Lakewood, CO | $100K | 2 | $50K |
| #38 | Christopher Fusco | 2782148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $90K | 1 | $90K |
| #38 | Shamara Sloan | 2827941 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $90K | 1 | $90K |
| #40 | Anthony Baldino | 2808117 | AllPoints Mortgage, LLC | 1771087 | Avon, CT | $80K | 1 | $80K |
| #41 | Eric Rasmussen | 2791423 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | $75K | 1 | $75K |
| #42 | Pierce Gossow | 2727229 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $55K | 1 | $55K |
| #42 | Christina Hane | 2781327 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $55K | 1 | $55K |
| #44 | Patrick Kelly | 2814367 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $50K | 1 | $50K |
| #45 | Seth Bailey | 2824690 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $50K | 1 | $50K |
| #46 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $40K | 1 | $40K |
| #47 | Brandon Gannon | 2802703 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | Milford, CT | $27K | 1 | $27K |
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 — Connecticut. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/connecticut/top-rookie-by-volume
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