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 July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Clayton Albright (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2790458), Patrick Stone (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2800929), and Derick Benitez (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2734285).
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 | Clayton Albright | 2790458 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $757K | 2 | $379K |
| #2 | Patrick Stone | 2800929 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $750K | 4 | $188K |
| #3 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $700K | 3 | $233K |
| #4 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $674K | 5 | $135K |
| #5 | Arlene Gonzalez | 2474027 | Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 819382 | Melville, NY | $674K | 3 | $225K |
| #6 | Mitchell Thaw | 1946527 | WJC Capital LLC | 2579571 | Fairfield, CT | $519K | 1 | $519K |
| #7 | Sean Clark | 2833687 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Santa Maria, CA | $500K | 1 | $500K |
| #8 | Brandon Lobisi | 2806420 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | — | $490K | 1 | $490K |
| #9 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $461K | 2 | $231K |
| #10 | Chase Eickenhorst | 2801226 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $461K | 1 | $461K |
| #11 | Matthew Martinez | 2780230 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $403K | 1 | $403K |
| #12 | Melissa Korda | 2788913 | BARH Dunmore, LLC | 2008475 | Los Angeles, CA | $389K | 1 | $389K |
| #13 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $359K | 1 | $359K |
| #14 | Karen Karaja | 2799456 | Pinnacle Mortgage Corporation | 1323739 | Dayville, CT | $321K | 1 | $321K |
| #15 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $303K | 1 | $303K |
| #16 | Paul Holguin | 2766095 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $301K | 1 | $301K |
| #17 | Charles Hino | 2790511 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $297K | 1 | $297K |
| #18 | Damian Saylor | 2771712 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $198K | 1 | $198K |
| #19 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $148K | 1 | $148K |
| #20 | Abel De Leon | 2833636 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $146K | 1 | $146K |
| #21 | Anthony Baldino | 2808117 | AllPoints Mortgage, LLC | 1771087 | Avon, CT | $80K | 1 | $80K |
| #22 | Patrick Kelly | 2814367 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $50K | 1 | $50K |
| #23 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $47K | 1 | $47K |
| #24 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $40K | 1 | $40K |
| #25 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $28K | 1 | $28K |
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 July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/connecticut/top-rookie-by-volume
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