Leading rookies in Kentucky in 2024, 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 Leydis Acosta Benitez (Feria Financial, LLC, NMLS #2449699), Yusleivi Blanco Leon (CASA Financial, LLC, NMLS #2516319), and Dayan Macias Medina (CASA Financial, LLC, NMLS #2517856).
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 | Leydis Acosta Benitez | 2449699 | Feria Financial, LLC | 2226474 | Louisville, KY | $6.1M | 50 | $122K |
| #2 | Yusleivi Blanco Leon | 2516319 | CASA Financial, LLC | 1597278 | Louisville, KY | $4.4M | 30 | $147K |
| #2 | Dayan Macias Medina | 2517856 | CASA Financial, LLC | 1597278 | — | $5.2M | 30 | $173K |
| #4 | Aryne Feldman | 2602896 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $1.9M | 13 | $144K |
| #5 | Cynthia Rose | 2619499 | Community Trust Bank, Inc. | 421992 | Berea, KY | $878K | 10 | $88K |
| #6 | Logan Cheek | 2541520 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $2.7M | 9 | $297K |
| #6 | Rajon Baldwin | 2555781 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | — | $1.5M | 9 | $170K |
| #8 | Amber Canez | 2555716 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.6M | 8 | $205K |
| #8 | William Conway | 2567942 | Lincoln National Bank of Hodgenville, The | 500159 | Hodgenville, KY | $2.5M | 8 | $318K |
| #8 | Alexander Campbell | 2621735 | COMMONWEALTH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 403110 | — | $719K | 8 | $90K |
| #11 | BANCY MURAGE | 2499537 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $1.8M | 7 | $260K |
| #11 | Blake Pulliam | 2581821 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | — | $786K | 7 | $112K |
| #11 | Ann Ford | 2550406 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Lexington, KY | $1.5M | 7 | $221K |
| #11 | Jennifer Cole | 1527895 | Swan Financial Corporation | 2473 | Bowling Green, KY | $2.1M | 7 | $295K |
| #15 | Brandon Martin | 2593392 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | $525K | 6 | $87K |
| #15 | Justin Jeter | 1102989 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.2M | 6 | $193K |
| #15 | Justin Zdrojewski | 2595218 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $840K | 6 | $140K |
| #18 | Coltin Shafer | 2579061 | Cinfed Federal Credit Union | 787678 | Cincinnati, OH | $174K | 5 | $35K |
| #18 | Lennette Pennington | 2549212 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cleveland, OH | $1.8M | 5 | $356K |
| #18 | Cristian Rivas Villafana | 1122503 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $980K | 5 | $196K |
| #18 | Benjamin Johnson | 2547937 | United Financial Inc. | 2286700 | Irvine, CA | $837K | 5 | $167K |
| #22 | Coralis Lopez | 635721 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $876K | 4 | $219K |
| #22 | James Mata | 2556158 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.2M | 4 | $292K |
| #22 | Justin Molzhon | 2350168 | Debt Does Deals, LLC | 1743790 | — | $402K | 4 | $100K |
| #22 | Lakayia Bryant | 2374739 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $926K | 4 | $232K |
| #22 | Nathaniel Teal | 2584265 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $321K |
| #22 | Louis Lomas | 2595096 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $832K | 4 | $208K |
| #22 | Mykah Turpin | 2622893 | First Southern National Bank | 409424 | Stanford, KY | $182K | 4 | $46K |
| #22 | Dante Conti | 2586781 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $784K | 4 | $196K |
| #22 | Pearce Eastwood | 2556051 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $604K | 4 | $151K |
| #22 | Angel Mercado | 1941795 | Intelliloan, Inc. | 3290 | — | $534K | 4 | $134K |
| #22 | Cody Reeder | 2597554 | UNITED CITIZENS BANK OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY, INC. | 490517 | Columbia, KY | $440K | 4 | $110K |
| #33 | Robert Hidy | 2564237 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | — | $481K | 3 | $160K |
| #33 | Brittni Klein | 2597382 | Heritage Federal Credit Union | 423066 | Newburgh, IN | $183K | 3 | $61K |
| #33 | Martin Dowdell | 6763 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $657K | 3 | $219K |
| #33 | Ryan Law | 2555746 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | — | $466K | 3 | $155K |
| #33 | Kim Warren | 1534508 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $894K | 3 | $298K |
| #33 | Michael Bock | 2586173 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Ann Arbor, MI | $403K | 3 | $134K |
| #33 | Kyle Epps | 2590858 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $581K | 3 | $194K |
| #33 | Jackson Blythe | 2610898 | First Southern National Bank | 409424 | Russellville, KY | $178K | 3 | $59K |
| #33 | Jason Habbo | 880473 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Chandler, AZ | $782K | 3 | $261K |
| #33 | John Blair | 2604820 | SOUTH CENTRAL BANK, INC | 455669 | Bowling Green, KY | $675K | 3 | $225K |
| #33 | Carsen Gulley | 2572626 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Bowling Green, KY | $451K | 3 | $150K |
| #33 | Megan Harvey | 2571094 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $523K | 3 | $174K |
| #33 | Thaisan Sin | 2528671 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $675K | 3 | $225K |
| #33 | Ivan Casale | 2556140 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.1M | 3 | $354K |
| #33 | Dawson Ballard | 2563868 | Lincoln National Bank of Hodgenville, The | 500159 | Bardstown, KY | $218K | 3 | $73K |
| #48 | Alexander Harvatin | 2571463 | Top Flite Financial, Inc. | 4181 | Richmond Heights, MO | $490K | 2 | $245K |
| #48 | Justin Braun | 2475692 | Totally About Lending LLC | 2490020 | Louisville, KY | $241K | 2 | $120K |
| #48 | Morgan Burkhardt | 2592781 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Hebron, KY | $180K | 2 | $90K |
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 — Kentucky (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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