Leading rookies in District of Columbia in 2022, 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 Kathy Birkelbach (West Capital Lending, Inc., NMLS #1081139), Maria Belin (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2328821), and Joshua Smith (loanDepot.com, LLC, NMLS #2301088).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kathy Birkelbach | 1081139 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $1.5M | 4 | $377K |
| #2 | Maria Belin | 2328821 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $782K | 3 | $261K |
| #3 | Joshua Smith | 2301088 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Plano, TX | $490K | 2 | $245K |
| #3 | Amy White | 2324067 | City Lending Inc. | 1045126 | — | $1.2M | 2 | $612K |
| #3 | Emilio Martinez | 2312265 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.6M | 2 | $795K |
| #3 | Alanna Hantho | 1566030 | Intercoastal Mortgage, LLC | 56323 | Reston, VA | $1.2M | 2 | $585K |
| #3 | Tom Gjokaj | 2181925 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $592K | 2 | $296K |
| #3 | Mark Schacknies | 2313994 | Ndoor Distribution, LLC | 2324343 | — | $400K | 2 | $200K |
| #3 | Laura Villegas Cadena | 2407535 | United States Senate Federal Credit Union | 514285 | — | $90K | 2 | $45K |
| #3 | Colin Brezniak | 2120567 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Baltimore, MD | $895K | 2 | $448K |
| #3 | Kathryn Paserba | 2367013 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $1.2M | 2 | $580K |
| #12 | Koron Davis | 2297761 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $270K | 1 | $270K |
| #12 | Donovan Tyson | 2271473 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | McLean, VA | $309K | 1 | $309K |
| #12 | Byron Lindsay | 2255748 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | — | $383K | 1 | $383K |
| #12 | Joseph Kosman | 132359 | Allied Mortgage Group, Inc. | 1067 | — | $385K | 1 | $385K |
| #12 | Justin Doster | 2107678 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $430K | 1 | $430K |
| #12 | Mohmed Al-Dubaily | 2182048 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $260K | 1 | $260K |
| #12 | Christopher Castaneda Reyes | 2323247 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | $247K | 1 | $247K |
| #12 | Yadira Martinez Salazar | 2258301 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $203K | 1 | $203K |
| #12 | Tyler Sweigart | 2311762 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $261K | 1 | $261K |
| #12 | Norman Abbott | 2113927 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $210K | 1 | $210K |
| #12 | Abimbola George | 2307455 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | — | $696K | 1 | $696K |
| #12 | James Pelton | 2342081 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $415K | 1 | $415K |
| #12 | Nicole Fiscella | 2265049 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Lutherville, MD | $482K | 1 | $482K |
| #12 | Christopher Kelley | 2303890 | Simmons Bank | 484633 | — | $274K | 1 | $274K |
| #12 | Kimberly Bowen | 2344677 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | $609K | 1 | $609K |
| #12 | Joanna Perry | 2316159 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $116K | 1 | $116K |
| #12 | Jaylon Briggs | 2088283 | Unlock Home Equity Solutions, Inc. | 2657081 | Tempe, AZ | $378K | 1 | $378K |
| #12 | Dakota Faught | 2301048 | Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 2119 | — | $132K | 1 | $132K |
| #12 | Adela Mucllari | 105977 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.3M | 1 | $1.3M |
| #12 | Carly Wall | 2367017 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $175K | 1 | $175K |
| #12 | Joshua Grossman | 2280341 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Little Falls, NJ | $314K | 1 | $314K |
| #12 | Anna Edmond | 2367023 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $565K | 1 | $565K |
| #12 | Donavan Akers | 2276999 | Swan Financial Corporation | 2473 | — | $335K | 1 | $335K |
| #12 | Robert Rockne | 2305676 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | — | $279K | 1 | $279K |
| #12 | David Alamo | 1189714 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $279K | 1 | $279K |
| #12 | Robert Cole | 2218605 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | — | $475K | 1 | $475K |
| #12 | Ryann Pitcher Woodbury | 2245236 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $547K | 1 | $547K |
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 — District of Columbia (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/district-of-columbia/top-rookie-by-units/2022
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