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 October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Derick Benitez (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2734285), Leah OBrien (The Federal Savings Bank, NMLS #2836471), and YOVANA OSHEA (SMART FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, NMLS #2010588).
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 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.8M | 6 | $463K |
| #2 | Leah OBrien | 2836471 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Cary, NC | $2.3M | 1 | $2.3M |
| #3 | YOVANA OSHEA | 2010588 | SMART FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP | 842901 | Bridgeport, CT | $2.0M | 6 | $338K |
| #4 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.9M | 4 | $479K |
| #5 | Chase Eickenhorst | 2801226 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.4M | 3 | $460K |
| #6 | Mitchell Thaw | 1946527 | WJC Capital LLC | 2579571 | Fairfield, CT | $1.3M | 3 | $436K |
| #7 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $981K | 8 | $123K |
| #8 | Zachary Everidge | 2810415 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Pembroke Pines, FL | $909K | 2 | $455K |
| #9 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $851K | 5 | $170K |
| #10 | Patrick Stone | 2800929 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | $785K | 5 | $157K |
| #11 | Clayton Albright | 2790458 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | — | $757K | 2 | $379K |
| #12 | Arlene Gonzalez | 2474027 | Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 819382 | Melville, NY | $674K | 3 | $225K |
| #13 | Phillip Hardy | 2784825 | Modern Valley Home Loans, LLC | 2636235 | Novi, MI | $672K | 2 | $336K |
| #14 | Anthony Jarvis | 2741928 | American Heritage Lending, LLC | 93735 | Irvine, CA | $656K | 2 | $328K |
| #15 | Karen Karaja | 2799456 | Pinnacle Mortgage Corporation | 1323739 | Dayville, CT | $597K | 2 | $299K |
| #16 | Jeffrey Edwards | 2825323 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Scottsdale, AZ | $504K | 1 | $504K |
| #17 | Sean Clark | 2833687 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Santa Maria, CA | $500K | 1 | $500K |
| #18 | Brandon Lobisi | 2806420 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Miami, FL | $490K | 1 | $490K |
| #19 | Kierra Atwater | 2247542 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $469K | 3 | $156K |
| #20 | Charles Hino | 2790511 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $461K | 2 | $231K |
| #21 | Andrew Schaberg | 2776167 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $411K | 1 | $411K |
| #22 | Sarah Rickard | 2838593 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $409K | 1 | $409K |
| #23 | Liam Heggs | 2816848 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Owings Mills, MD | $407K | 1 | $407K |
| #24 | Matthew Martinez | 2780230 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $403K | 1 | $403K |
| #25 | James Mazza | 2823091 | First World Mortgage Corporation | 2643 | Torrington, CT | $396K | 1 | $396K |
| #26 | Seth Bailey | 2824690 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $389K | 3 | $130K |
| #27 | Melissa Korda | 2788913 | BARH Dunmore, LLC | 2008475 | Los Angeles, CA | $389K | 1 | $389K |
| #28 | Megan Wiitala | 2838588 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $388K | 1 | $388K |
| #29 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $383K | 3 | $128K |
| #30 | Paul Holguin | 2766095 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $376K | 3 | $125K |
| #31 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $363K | 3 | $121K |
| #32 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $359K | 1 | $359K |
| #33 | Osirus Munn | 2817071 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $328K | 1 | $328K |
| #34 | Alessio Capece | 2737141 | PROALPHACAPITAL LLC | 2702926 | Sarasota, FL | $325K | 1 | $325K |
| #35 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $303K | 1 | $303K |
| #36 | Caleb Whelan | 2805742 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $302K | 1 | $302K |
| #37 | Alexander O'Bymachow | 2725248 | First Liberty Mortgage Company, LLC | 22429 | Clinton, CT | $300K | 1 | $300K |
| #37 | Gabriel Sanchez | 2833641 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $300K | 1 | $300K |
| #39 | Alexander Hauer | 2793837 | Total Mortgage Services, LLC | 2764 | Milford, CT | $292K | 1 | $292K |
| #40 | James DeGaine | 1469635 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $289K | 1 | $289K |
| #41 | Tyler Vinson | 2779054 | American First Funding LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | $288K | 1 | $288K |
| #42 | Justin McDowell | 2799100 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $288K | 2 | $144K |
| #43 | Armando Jasso | 2760622 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Plano, TX | $259K | 1 | $259K |
| #44 | Ericka Dortch | 2489602 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $224K | 1 | $224K |
| #45 | Abel De Leon | 2833636 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $206K | 2 | $103K |
| #46 | Josue Manzueta | 2804051 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $205K | 2 | $103K |
| #47 | Staci Peerenboom | 2812955 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $200K | 2 | $100K |
| #48 | Damian Saylor | 2771712 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Tempe, AZ | $198K | 1 | $198K |
| #49 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $195K | 2 | $98K |
| #50 | Monica Enriquez Martinez | 2821619 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Charlotte, NC | $188K | 1 | $188K |
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 October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/connecticut/top-rookie-by-volume
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