Leading Rookies by Volume — Kentucky (2024)

Leading rookies in Kentucky 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 Leydis Acosta Benitez (Feria Financial, LLC, NMLS #2449699), Dayan Macias Medina (CASA Financial, LLC, NMLS #2517856), and Yusleivi Blanco Leon (CASA Financial, LLC, NMLS #2516319).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Leading Rookies by Volume — Kentucky (2024) — top 50
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 $5.6M 48 $118K
#2 Dayan Macias Medina 2517856 CASA Financial, LLC 1597278 $5.2M 30 $173K
#3 Yusleivi Blanco Leon 2516319 CASA Financial, LLC 1597278 Louisville, KY $4.4M 30 $147K
#4 Logan Cheek 2541520 Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. 181106 Chandler, AZ $2.7M 9 $297K
#5 William Conway 2567942 Lincoln National Bank of Hodgenville, The 500159 Hodgenville, KY $2.5M 8 $318K
#6 Jennifer Cole 1527895 Swan Financial Corporation 2473 Bowling Green, KY $2.1M 7 $295K
#7 BANCY MURAGE 2499537 NEXA Mortgage, LLC 1660690 Mesa, AZ $1.8M 7 $260K
#8 Lennette Pennington 2549212 Third Federal Savings & Loan Association 449401 Cleveland, OH $1.8M 5 $356K
#9 Aryne Feldman 2602896 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. 1561 Maryville, TN $1.7M 12 $143K
#10 Amber Canez 2555716 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Phoenix, AZ $1.6M 8 $205K
#11 Ann Ford 2550406 New American Funding, LLC 6606 Lexington, KY $1.5M 7 $221K
#12 Rajon Baldwin 2555781 New Era Lending LLC 2424293 Houston, TX $1.5M 9 $170K
#13 Nathaniel Teal 2584265 Texana Bank, N.A. 407536 $1.3M 4 $321K
#14 James Mata 2556158 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ $1.2M 4 $292K
#15 Justin Jeter 1102989 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 $1.2M 6 $193K
#16 Ivan Casale 2556140 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 $1.1M 3 $354K
#17 Cristian Rivas Villafana 1122503 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI $980K 5 $196K
#18 Lakayia Bryant 2374739 NewRez LLC 3013 Fort Washington, PA $926K 4 $232K
#19 Kim Warren 1534508 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 $894K 3 $298K
#20 Cynthia Rose 2619499 Community Trust Bank, Inc. 421992 Berea, KY $878K 10 $88K
#21 Coralis Lopez 635721 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Franklin, TN $876K 4 $219K
#22 Justin Zdrojewski 2595218 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 $840K 6 $140K
#23 Benjamin Johnson 2547937 United Financial Inc. 2286700 Irvine, CA $837K 5 $167K
#24 Louis Lomas 2595096 West Capital Lending, Inc. 1566096 Irvine, CA $832K 4 $208K
#25 Kindra Moore 2565344 Legence Bank 389433 Eldorado, IL $800K 1 $800K
#26 Blake Pulliam 2581821 Guardian Savings Bank 449474 Ft Wright, KY $786K 7 $112K
#27 Dante Conti 2586781 West Capital Lending, Inc. 1566096 Irvine, CA $784K 4 $196K
#28 Jason Habbo 880473 NEXA Mortgage, LLC 1660690 Chandler, AZ $782K 3 $261K
#29 Alexander Campbell 2621735 COMMONWEALTH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 403110 $719K 8 $90K
#30 Thaisan Sin 2528671 Loan Factory, Inc. 320841 San Jose, CA $675K 3 $225K
#31 John Blair 2604820 SOUTH CENTRAL BANK, INC 455669 Bowling Green, KY $675K 3 $225K
#32 Andre Kizy 2399537 Mortgage One Funding LLC 2261660 Clawson, MI $666K 2 $333K
#33 Martin Dowdell 6763 NewRez LLC 3013 Fort Washington, PA $657K 3 $219K
#34 Nathaniel Arthur 2566112 Bank of America, N.A. 399802 Cincinnati, OH $650K 1 $650K
#35 Pearce Eastwood 2556051 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ $604K 4 $151K
#36 Judson Barnes 2571283 The Farmers National Bank of Danville 440531 Danville, KY $600K 1 $600K
#37 Kyle Epps 2590858 West Capital Lending, Inc. 1566096 Irvine, CA $581K 3 $194K
#38 Philip Moss 2590067 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Marlton, NJ $580K 2 $290K
#39 Nevin Salada 2561371 Musketeer Mortgage LLC 2438205 Louisville, KY $580K 2 $290K
#40 Devin Brink 2555011 Guaranteed Rate, Inc. 2611 Naperville, IL $571K 2 $286K
#41 Trevor Mast 2633956 Fleet Financial, Inc. 1716867 Englewood, CO $561K 2 $281K
#42 Angel Mercado 1941795 Intelliloan, Inc. 3290 $534K 4 $134K
#43 Hamah Bradley 2612962 PNC Bank, National Association 446303 $528K 2 $264K
#44 Brandon Martin 2593392 INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC 2524174 Scottsdale, AZ $525K 6 $87K
#45 Megan Harvey 2571094 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 $523K 3 $174K
#46 Adam Hicks 2574588 Texana Bank, N.A. 407536 Keller, TX $505K 2 $253K
#47 Joshua Cole 2563967 Zillow Home Loans, LLC 10287 Overland Park, KS $503K 2 $252K
#48 Alexander Harvatin 2571463 Top Flite Financial, Inc. 4181 Richmond Heights, MO $490K 2 $245K
#49 Robert Hidy 2564237 Zillow Home Loans, LLC 10287 $481K 3 $160K
#50 Kristian Jaramillo 2585104 Saxton Mortgage, LLC 1717191 San Diego, CA $480K 2 $240K

Frequently asked

Who is the top rookie mortgage loan officer in Kentucky in 2024?
Leydis Acosta Benitez (Feria Financial, LLC, NMLS #2449699) ranks #1 in Kentucky in 2024 with $5.6M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Kentucky in 2024?
1. Leydis Acosta Benitez (Feria Financial, LLC); 2. Dayan Macias Medina (CASA Financial, LLC); 3. Yusleivi Blanco Leon (CASA Financial, LLC). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Leading Rookies by Volume — Kentucky (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-rookie-by-volume/2024

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