Leading rookies in Florida in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Jon Bird (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2532912), Zachary Buentello (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #2581285), and Brendon Kozicki (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #2569706).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jon Bird | 2532912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Tampa, FL | $36.5M | 112 | $326K |
| #2 | Zachary Buentello | 2581285 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Ocala, FL | $13.4M | 50 | $269K |
| #3 | Brendon Kozicki | 2569706 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Tallahassee, FL | $9.8M | 33 | $296K |
| #4 | Amy Palazzi | 4329 | Waterstone Mortgage Corporation | 186434 | — | $6.0M | 28 | $213K |
| #5 | Brian Ortiz Torres | 2447354 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $5.3M | 23 | $232K |
| #6 | Curtis Russell | 2039024 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $7.5M | 22 | $340K |
| #6 | Rosa Santos | 2174978 | VYSTAR CREDIT UNION | 416319 | Jacksonville, FL | $2.3M | 22 | $103K |
| #8 | Jasmine Edmison | 2573119 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $2.0M | 21 | $98K |
| #9 | Hayley Mull | 2565696 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Orlando, FL | $6.2M | 20 | $311K |
| #9 | Thomas Clapp | 2558224 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Bonita Springs, FL | $6.1M | 20 | $303K |
| #11 | Erynn Chase | 2553823 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $3.6M | 19 | $191K |
| #12 | Thomas Higgins | 2265557 | Toll Brothers Mortgage Company | 18154 | Fort Washington, PA | $8.7M | 18 | $481K |
| #12 | Erica Sunstein | 2584899 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $5.3M | 18 | $293K |
| #12 | Taha Zgheib | 2565133 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $4.6M | 18 | $258K |
| #12 | Chase Timko | 2561064 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $4.3M | 18 | $241K |
| #16 | Erick Dominguez | 2609635 | American Bancshares Mortgage, LLC | 217378 | Miami Lakes, FL | $5.7M | 17 | $336K |
| #17 | Rosemarie DiDonato | 2613088 | Suncoast Credit Union | 417636 | — | $5.0M | 15 | $335K |
| #17 | Ryan Brown | 2111278 | Shield Home Loans Inc. | 2396589 | Irvine, CA | $5.3M | 15 | $357K |
| #17 | Roger Bustos | 1851399 | Maverick Home Loans LLC | 2166695 | Miami, FL | $5.3M | 15 | $350K |
| #20 | Svitlana Lymar | 2597510 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.4M | 14 | $103K |
| #20 | Walbert Rocha | 2476807 | Fusion Home Loans, LLC | 2703121 | Winter Park, FL | $4.1M | 14 | $296K |
| #20 | Kellie Pelland | 2573120 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.2M | 14 | $87K |
| #20 | William Stanwick | 2609359 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.9M | 14 | $206K |
| #20 | Heather Held | 2597505 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.3M | 14 | $96K |
| #25 | Joseph Murray | 531433 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Palm Coast, FL | $3.0M | 13 | $234K |
| #25 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $4.1M | 13 | $312K |
| #25 | Cindy Bengtson | 2573118 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.1M | 13 | $82K |
| #25 | Leah Criner | 2606265 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Jacksonville, FL | $4.2M | 13 | $324K |
| #25 | Jarrod Brower | 2594988 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | — | $2.3M | 13 | $179K |
| #30 | Maykol Corredeira | 2566710 | POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 231073 | Coral Gables, FL | $6.3M | 12 | $529K |
| #30 | Steven Henriquez | 2603321 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $4.9M | 12 | $411K |
| #30 | Elizabeth Delker | 2582009 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Ann Arbor, MI | $3.4M | 12 | $283K |
| #30 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $3.9M | 12 | $325K |
| #30 | Arif Caushaj | 2556070 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $3.3M | 12 | $272K |
| #35 | Aleksei Maksimov | 2561962 | Approol Mortgage LLC | 2533816 | Miami, FL | $4.0M | 11 | $367K |
| #35 | David Dion | 2573705 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.2M | 11 | $105K |
| #35 | Christopher Ambrose | 2590064 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $3.8M | 11 | $343K |
| #35 | Eddie Rodriguez | 2594312 | TOP TIER HOME LOANS, LLC. | 2708884 | Hialeah, FL | $4.8M | 11 | $435K |
| #35 | Carlos Gomez Chacon | 2542315 | New World Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 2817898 | Miami, FL | $5.3M | 11 | $484K |
| #35 | Neela Chintalapudi | 2573121 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $960K | 11 | $87K |
| #35 | Srikanth Rentachintala | 2573879 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | $2.7M | 11 | $244K |
| #35 | Cresta Spitzmiller | 2580263 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Charlotte, NC | $4.0M | 11 | $361K |
| #35 | Dawn Wimer | 2533851 | HomeFi Corp | 1804455 | Destin, FL | $4.9M | 11 | $449K |
| #44 | Kim Warren | 1534508 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $3.1M | 10 | $307K |
| #44 | Yliana Torres | 2597511 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $889K | 10 | $89K |
| #44 | Michael Whitaker | 2549398 | MPIRE FINANCIAL GROUP LLC | 2108504 | Orlando, FL | $4.6M | 10 | $455K |
| #44 | Armani Mills | 2597503 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Dublin, OH | $863K | 10 | $86K |
| #44 | Kathryn Evans | 2579992 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $4.3M | 10 | $434K |
| #44 | Christopher Negron | 2543466 | Columbus Capital Lending, LLC | 1044126 | Miami, FL | $3.7M | 10 | $372K |
| #44 | Jesse de Jesus | 2567836 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $4.6M | 10 | $461K |
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 — Florida (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/florida/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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