Leading rookies in Florida in 2024, ranked by total volume. 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 | Thomas Higgins | 2265557 | Toll Brothers Mortgage Company | 18154 | Fort Washington, PA | $8.7M | 18 | $481K |
| #5 | Curtis Russell | 2039024 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $7.5M | 22 | $340K |
| #6 | Kevin Gonzalez Vicente | 2602460 | Elite Lending LLC | 2059938 | Miramar, FL | $7.0M | 7 | $997K |
| #7 | Maykol Corredeira | 2566710 | POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 231073 | Coral Gables, FL | $6.3M | 12 | $529K |
| #8 | 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 |
| #10 | Brock Altland | 2623957 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | — | $6.0M | 1 | $6.0M |
| #11 | Amy Palazzi | 4329 | Waterstone Mortgage Corporation | 186434 | — | $6.0M | 28 | $213K |
| #12 | Erick Dominguez | 2609635 | American Bancshares Mortgage, LLC | 217378 | Miami Lakes, FL | $5.7M | 17 | $336K |
| #13 | Ryan Brown | 2111278 | Shield Home Loans Inc. | 2396589 | Irvine, CA | $5.3M | 15 | $357K |
| #14 | Brian Ortiz Torres | 2447354 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $5.3M | 23 | $232K |
| #15 | Carlos Gomez Chacon | 2542315 | New World Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 2817898 | Miami, FL | $5.3M | 11 | $484K |
| #16 | Erica Sunstein | 2584899 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $5.3M | 18 | $293K |
| #17 | Roger Bustos | 1851399 | Maverick Home Loans LLC | 2166695 | Miami, FL | $5.3M | 15 | $350K |
| #18 | Rosemarie DiDonato | 2613088 | Suncoast Credit Union | 417636 | — | $5.0M | 15 | $335K |
| #19 | Dawn Wimer | 2533851 | HomeFi Corp | 1804455 | Destin, FL | $4.9M | 11 | $449K |
| #20 | Steven Henriquez | 2603321 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $4.9M | 12 | $411K |
| #21 | Eddie Rodriguez | 2594312 | TOP TIER HOME LOANS, LLC. | 2708884 | Hialeah, FL | $4.8M | 11 | $435K |
| #22 | Taha Zgheib | 2565133 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $4.6M | 18 | $258K |
| #23 | Jesse de Jesus | 2567836 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $4.6M | 10 | $461K |
| #24 | Michael Whitaker | 2549398 | MPIRE FINANCIAL GROUP LLC | 2108504 | Orlando, FL | $4.6M | 10 | $455K |
| #25 | Jason Knapp | 2593083 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | $4.4M | 7 | $627K |
| #26 | Chase Timko | 2561064 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $4.3M | 18 | $241K |
| #27 | Kathryn Evans | 2579992 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $4.3M | 10 | $434K |
| #28 | Kaitlin Conway | 2594529 | CTC Mortgage Company LLC | 371182 | Avondale Estates, GA | $4.3M | 9 | $478K |
| #29 | Leah Criner | 2606265 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Jacksonville, FL | $4.2M | 13 | $324K |
| #30 | Walbert Rocha | 2476807 | Fusion Home Loans, LLC | 2703121 | Winter Park, FL | $4.1M | 14 | $296K |
| #31 | Ramses Toledo | 2575608 | Columbus Capital Lending, LLC | 1044126 | Miami, FL | $4.1M | 8 | $514K |
| #32 | Christian Rivera | 2488309 | American Financial Network, Inc. | 237341 | Tampa, FL | $4.1M | 9 | $453K |
| #33 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $4.1M | 13 | $312K |
| #34 | Aleksei Maksimov | 2561962 | Approol Mortgage LLC | 2533816 | Miami, FL | $4.0M | 11 | $367K |
| #35 | Cresta Spitzmiller | 2580263 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Charlotte, NC | $4.0M | 11 | $361K |
| #36 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $3.9M | 12 | $325K |
| #37 | Marcela Galatis | 2603318 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $3.8M | 9 | $423K |
| #38 | Candece Cavalieri | 2513567 | Standard Mortgage Capital LLC | 1604663 | Plantation, FL | $3.8M | 6 | $633K |
| #39 | Christopher Ambrose | 2590064 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $3.8M | 11 | $343K |
| #40 | Christopher Negron | 2543466 | Columbus Capital Lending, LLC | 1044126 | Miami, FL | $3.7M | 10 | $372K |
| #41 | Amanda Martin | 1831223 | 1st Financial, Inc. | 185076 | Miami Lakes, FL | $3.6M | 7 | $520K |
| #42 | Erynn Chase | 2553823 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $3.6M | 19 | $191K |
| #43 | Nael Odetallah | 2557762 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $3.6M | 10 | $361K |
| #44 | Meilly Santana | 2562568 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Coral Gables, FL | $3.5M | 9 | $388K |
| #45 | Jonathan Adler | 2603319 | First Dignity Mortgage Corp | 2715443 | — | $3.4M | 10 | $342K |
| #46 | David Comisso | 1432637 | I Finance Florida, LLC. | 2046881 | Coral Gables, FL | $3.4M | 7 | $486K |
| #47 | Elizabeth Delker | 2582009 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Ann Arbor, MI | $3.4M | 12 | $283K |
| #48 | Felix Piloto | 2572375 | POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 231073 | Coral Gables, FL | $3.3M | 7 | $477K |
| #49 | Arif Caushaj | 2556070 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $3.3M | 12 | $272K |
| #50 | Craig Smith | 2391114 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $3.2M | 8 | $403K |
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 — Florida (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/florida/top-rookie-by-volume/2024
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