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 October 11, 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 | Fabio Prieto Rincon | 2546700 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Vienna, VA | $2.8M | 7 | $407K |
| #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 |
| #9 | Lesley Rodriguez Joya | 2506572 | City Lending Inc. | 1045126 | — | $2.1M | 6 | $344K |
| #9 | Ryan Singh | 2578719 | STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND INC. | 458591 | Frederick, MD | $758K | 6 | $126K |
| #11 | Lakayia Bryant | 2374739 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | — | $1.7M | 5 | $335K |
| #11 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $2.1M | 5 | $414K |
| #11 | Timothy Herbert | 2506145 | Coastal Lending Group, LLC | 297505 | Timonium, MD | $1.9M | 5 | $382K |
| #11 | Pearce Eastwood | 2556051 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $949K | 5 | $190K |
| #11 | TEILA THORNE | 1950159 | Federal Hill Mortgage Company, LLC | 176351 | Baltimore, MD | $1.7M | 5 | $343K |
| #11 | Jacob Menard | 2596128 | CNB Bank, Inc | 681652 | Berkeley Springs, WV | $2.4M | 5 | $483K |
| #11 | Jarrod Brower | 2594988 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | — | $1.3M | 5 | $264K |
| #11 | Anh Nguyen | 1960051 | H & L LENDING COMPANY LLC | 1660192 | Elkridge, MD | $1.6M | 5 | $325K |
| #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 | Albree Halstead | 2580148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Indianapolis, IN | $3.0M | 5 | $596K |
| #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 | Joshua Jung | 2590099 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | — | $1.2M | 4 | $293K |
| #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 | Shoaib Nawaz | 2607572 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $2.1M | 4 | $531K |
| #22 | Takeenya Woodard | 2532366 | Residential Mortgage Corporation | 187544 | Largo, MD | $1.3M | 4 | $319K |
| #29 | Rossana Rodriguez Vivas | 2515851 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $803K | 3 | $268K |
| #29 | Brian Ditchfield | 1891469 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Nashville, TN | $244K | 3 | $81K |
| #29 | Gregory Newton | 836994 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $470K | 3 | $157K |
| #29 | David Burner | 957433 | Strong Home Mortgage, LLC | 1675638 | — | $1.9M | 3 | $625K |
| #29 | Jonathan Adler | 2603319 | First Dignity Mortgage Corp | 2715443 | — | $724K | 3 | $241K |
| #29 | Esteban Rivera | 2036484 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Rockville, MD | $1.0M | 3 | $349K |
| #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 | Dilinh Tran | 1412999 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $815K | 3 | $272K |
| #29 | Emma Grossman | 1707514 | Groves Capital, Inc. | 1678775 | — | $650K | 3 | $217K |
| #29 | Joab Giron | 2607594 | STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND INC. | 458591 | Linthicum Heights, MD | $273K | 3 | $91K |
| #29 | Erin Rehman | 2530618 | Advanced Mortgage LLC | 1762428 | Port Charlotte, FL | $390K | 3 | $130K |
| #29 | Nina Lawrin | 2603823 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | $669K | 3 | $223K |
| #29 | Belinda DeWitt | 2555107 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Franklin, TN | $398K | 3 | $133K |
| #29 | Kevin McGaughey | 2580722 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $867K | 3 | $289K |
| #29 | Daniel Rivera | 2376175 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.3M | 3 | $425K |
| #29 | Christopher Ambrose | 2590064 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $923K | 3 | $308K |
| #46 | Marconi Ramos | 416192 | Capital Area Realtors FCU | 811806 | Rockville, MD | $532K | 2 | $266K |
| #46 | Jackson Parks | 2553153 | Radius Financial Group Inc. | 1846 | — | $732K | 2 | $366K |
| #46 | Bridgette Schoultz | 2590103 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $282K | 2 | $141K |
| #46 | Robin Sim Donselar | 2601124 | FIVE STAR OF MARYLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 721558 | Baltimore, MD | $108K | 2 | $54K |
| #46 | Craig Malmut | 2585619 | Brighton Bank | 892951 | Brighton, TN | $775K | 2 | $388K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/maryland/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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