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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include MICHAELYNN BACON (NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., NMLS #2025987), Jagat Ghimire (NEXA Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2039959), and Tina Simms-Grimes (Coastline Mortgage, LLC, 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 | Coastline Mortgage, LLC | 1750429 | Pasadena, MD | $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 | Fabio Prieto Rincon | 2546700 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Vienna, VA | $2.8M | 7 | $407K |
| #6 | Daniel Martin | 2555701 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Columbia, MD | $3.5M | 7 | $493K |
| #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 | Lakayia Bryant | 2374739 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $1.7M | 5 | $335K |
| #11 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $2.1M | 5 | $414K |
| #11 | Albree Halstead | 2580148 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | — | $3.0M | 5 | $596K |
| #11 | Pearce Eastwood | 2556051 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $949K | 5 | $190K |
| #11 | Jarrod Brower | 2594988 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | — | $1.3M | 5 | $264K |
| #11 | TEILA THORNE | 1950159 | Federal Hill Mortgage Company, LLC | 176351 | Baltimore, MD | $1.7M | 5 | $343K |
| #11 | Craig Smith | 2391114 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $1.5M | 5 | $307K |
| #11 | Jacob Menard | 2596128 | CNB Bank, Inc | 681652 | Berkeley Springs, WV | $2.4M | 5 | $483K |
| #11 | Anh Nguyen | 1960051 | H & L LENDING COMPANY LLC | 1660192 | Elkridge, MD | $1.6M | 5 | $325K |
| #11 | Timothy Herbert | 2506145 | Coastal Lending Group, LLC | 297505 | Timonium, MD | $1.9M | 5 | $382K |
| #11 | Amy Mattison | 2531161 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | $2.0M | 5 | $399K |
| #22 | Ganga Lamichhane simkhada | 2369099 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $1.7M | 4 | $432K |
| #22 | Justin Hampton | 2224674 | Channel Marker Mortgage LLC | 2528736 | Annapolis, MD | $1.2M | 4 | $295K |
| #22 | Joshua Jung | 2590099 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $1.2M | 4 | $293K |
| #22 | Chase Bates-Gasior | 2489854 | University Home Loan, LLC | 2218079 | Shelby Township, MI | $1.5M | 4 | $378K |
| #22 | Zachary Newland | 2570945 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $1.1M | 4 | $267K |
| #22 | Takeenya Woodard | 2532366 | Residential Mortgage Corporation | 187544 | Largo, MD | $1.3M | 4 | $319K |
| #22 | Shoaib Nawaz | 2607572 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $2.1M | 4 | $531K |
| #29 | Nina Lawrin | 2603823 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | $669K | 3 | $223K |
| #29 | David Burner | 957433 | Strong Home Mortgage, LLC | 1675638 | Manassas, VA | $1.9M | 3 | $625K |
| #29 | Esteban Rivera | 2036484 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Rockville, MD | $1.0M | 3 | $349K |
| #29 | Dilinh Tran | 1412999 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $815K | 3 | $272K |
| #29 | Jonathan Adler | 2603319 | First Dignity Mortgage Corp | 2715443 | — | $724K | 3 | $241K |
| #29 | Christopher Ambrose | 2590064 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $923K | 3 | $308K |
| #29 | Gregory Newton | 836994 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $470K | 3 | $157K |
| #29 | Brian Ditchfield | 1891469 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $244K | 3 | $81K |
| #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 | Rossana Rodriguez Vivas | 2515851 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $803K | 3 | $268K |
| #29 | Kevin McGaughey | 2580722 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $867K | 3 | $289K |
| #29 | Belinda DeWitt | 2555107 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Franklin, TN | $398K | 3 | $133K |
| #29 | Daniel Rivera | 2376175 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.3M | 3 | $425K |
| #29 | Erin Rehman | 2530618 | Advanced Mortgage LLC | 1762428 | Port Charlotte, FL | $390K | 3 | $130K |
| #29 | Joab Giron | 2607594 | STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND INC. | 458591 | Linthicum Heights, MD | $273K | 3 | $91K |
| #45 | Jason Knapp | 2593083 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | $1.7M | 2 | $874K |
| #45 | Steven Hawthorn | 2590182 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $477K | 2 | $238K |
| #45 | Guillermo Ramos | 416192 | Truist Bank | 399803 | — | $532K | 2 | $266K |
| #45 | Christopher Kieler | 2613029 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | — | $768K | 2 | $384K |
| #45 | Michael Kays | 2619484 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $246K | 2 | $123K |
| #45 | Roxana Badakhshan | 2472518 | AMERICAN MORTGAGE AND INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC. | 179213 | Burtonsville, MD | $422K | 2 | $211K |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/maryland/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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