Leading rookies in Maryland 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 MICHAELYNN BACON (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #2025987), Jagat Ghimire (NEXA Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2039959), and Tina Simms-Grimes (Go Rascal Inc., NMLS #2546418).
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 | MICHAELYNN BACON | 2025987 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Columbia, MD | $7.0M | 15 | $469K |
| #2 | Jagat Ghimire | 2039959 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $4.8M | 14 | $343K |
| #3 | Tina Simms-Grimes | 2546418 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Brooklyn, NY | $4.2M | 12 | $350K |
| #4 | Dario Alejandro-Gafford | 2564015 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.4M | 9 | $269K |
| #5 | Patrick Cox | 2596579 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Nashville, TN | $1.7M | 8 | $214K |
| #6 | John Kim | 2469569 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $3.1M | 7 | $440K |
| #6 | Daniel Martin | 2555701 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Owings Mills, MD | $3.5M | 7 | $493K |
| #6 | Fabio Prieto Rincon | 2546700 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Vienna, VA | $2.8M | 7 | $407K |
| #9 | Ryan Singh | 2578719 | STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND INC. | 458591 | Frederick, MD | $758K | 6 | $126K |
| #9 | Lesley Rodriguez Joya | 2506572 | City Lending Inc. | 1045126 | — | $2.1M | 6 | $344K |
| #11 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $2.1M | 5 | $414K |
| #11 | TEILA THORNE | 1950159 | Federal Hill Mortgage Company, LLC | 176351 | Baltimore, MD | $1.7M | 5 | $343K |
| #11 | Timothy Herbert | 2506145 | Coastal Lending Group, LLC | 297505 | Timonium, MD | $1.9M | 5 | $382K |
| #11 | Jacob Menard | 2596128 | CNB Bank, Inc | 681652 | Berkeley Springs, WV | $2.4M | 5 | $483K |
| #11 | Lakayia Bryant | 2374739 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $1.7M | 5 | $335K |
| #11 | Jarrod Brower | 2594988 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | — | $1.3M | 5 | $264K |
| #11 | Amy Mattison | 2531161 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | $2.0M | 5 | $399K |
| #11 | Craig Smith | 2391114 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $1.5M | 5 | $307K |
| #11 | Pearce Eastwood | 2556051 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $949K | 5 | $190K |
| #11 | Anh Nguyen | 1960051 | H & L LENDING COMPANY LLC | 1660192 | Elkridge, MD | $1.6M | 5 | $325K |
| #11 | Albree Halstead | 2580148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Indianapolis, IN | $3.0M | 5 | $596K |
| #22 | Zachary Newland | 2570945 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $1.1M | 4 | $267K |
| #22 | Chase Bates-Gasior | 2489854 | University Home Loan, LLC | 2218079 | Shelby Township, MI | $1.5M | 4 | $378K |
| #22 | Shoaib Nawaz | 2607572 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $2.1M | 4 | $531K |
| #22 | Ganga Lamichhane simkhada | 2369099 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $1.7M | 4 | $432K |
| #22 | Joshua Jung | 2590099 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $1.2M | 4 | $293K |
| #22 | Takeenya Woodard | 2532366 | Residential Mortgage Corporation | 187544 | Largo, MD | $1.3M | 4 | $319K |
| #22 | Justin Hampton | 2224674 | Channel Marker Mortgage LLC | 2528736 | Annapolis, MD | $1.2M | 4 | $295K |
| #29 | Erin Rehman | 2530618 | Advanced Mortgage LLC | 1762428 | Port Charlotte, FL | $390K | 3 | $130K |
| #29 | Christopher Ambrose | 2590064 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $923K | 3 | $308K |
| #29 | Jonathan Adler | 2603319 | First Dignity Mortgage Corp | 2715443 | — | $724K | 3 | $241K |
| #29 | Joab Giron | 2607594 | STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND INC. | 458591 | Linthicum Heights, MD | $273K | 3 | $91K |
| #29 | Brian Ditchfield | 1891469 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Nashville, TN | $244K | 3 | $81K |
| #29 | Nina Lawrin | 2603823 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | $669K | 3 | $223K |
| #29 | Daniel Rivera | 2376175 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.3M | 3 | $425K |
| #29 | David Burner | 957433 | Strong Home Mortgage, LLC | 1675638 | — | $1.9M | 3 | $625K |
| #29 | Kevin McGaughey | 2580722 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $867K | 3 | $289K |
| #29 | Gregory Newton | 836994 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $470K | 3 | $157K |
| #29 | Rossana Rodriguez Vivas | 2515851 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $803K | 3 | $268K |
| #29 | Belinda DeWitt | 2555107 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Franklin, TN | $398K | 3 | $133K |
| #29 | Dilinh Tran | 1412999 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $815K | 3 | $272K |
| #29 | Sandra Bonowski | 2570120 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $1.1M | 3 | $379K |
| #29 | Joshua Patrick | 2525113 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | San Diego, CA | $431K | 3 | $144K |
| #29 | Esteban Rivera | 2036484 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Rockville, MD | $1.0M | 3 | $349K |
| #45 | Logan Loesch | 2552541 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Chesterfield, MO | $305K | 2 | $153K |
| #45 | Liana Leppo | 2634079 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | $200K | 2 | $100K |
| #45 | Daniel Smith | 2618299 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Irving, TX | $554K | 2 | $277K |
| #45 | Bridgette Schoultz | 2590103 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $282K | 2 | $141K |
| #45 | Adam Olt | 2590075 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $862K | 2 | $431K |
| #45 | RAVI PATEL | 2535076 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Greenville, SC | $490K | 2 | $245K |
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 — Maryland (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/maryland/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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