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 August 27, 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 | 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 | 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 | Albree Halstead | 2580148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Indianapolis, IN | $3.0M | 5 | $596K |
| #11 | Craig Smith | 2391114 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $1.5M | 5 | $307K |
| #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 |
| #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 | 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 | 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 |
| #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 |
| #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 | Ganga Lamichhane simkhada | 2369099 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $1.7M | 4 | $432K |
| #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 |
| #29 | David Burner | 957433 | Strong Home Mortgage, LLC | 1675638 | — | $1.9M | 3 | $625K |
| #29 | Emma Grossman | 1707514 | Groves Capital, Inc. | 1678775 | San Diego, CA | $650K | 3 | $217K |
| #29 | Dilinh Tran | 1412999 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $815K | 3 | $272K |
| #29 | Christopher Ambrose | 2590064 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $923K | 3 | $308K |
| #29 | Nina Lawrin | 2603823 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | $669K | 3 | $223K |
| #29 | Sandra Bonowski | 2570120 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $1.1M | 3 | $379K |
| #29 | Jonathan Adler | 2603319 | First Dignity Mortgage Corp | 2715443 | — | $724K | 3 | $241K |
| #29 | Brian Ditchfield | 1891469 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Nashville, TN | $244K | 3 | $81K |
| #29 | Kevin McGaughey | 2580722 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $867K | 3 | $289K |
| #29 | Erin Rehman | 2530618 | Advanced Mortgage LLC | 1762428 | Port Charlotte, FL | $390K | 3 | $130K |
| #29 | Rossana Rodriguez Vivas | 2515851 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $803K | 3 | $268K |
| #29 | Daniel Rivera | 2376175 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.3M | 3 | $425K |
| #29 | Joab Giron | 2607594 | STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND INC. | 458591 | Linthicum Heights, MD | $273K | 3 | $91K |
| #29 | Gregory Newton | 836994 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $470K | 3 | $157K |
| #29 | Esteban Rivera | 2036484 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Rockville, MD | $1.0M | 3 | $349K |
| #29 | Belinda DeWitt | 2555107 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Franklin, TN | $398K | 3 | $133K |
| #29 | Joshua Patrick | 2525113 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | San Diego, CA | $431K | 3 | $144K |
| #46 | Daniel Lui | 2564842 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | — | $636K | 2 | $318K |
| #46 | Logan Loesch | 2552541 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Chesterfield, MO | $305K | 2 | $153K |
| #46 | Jose Gonzalez | 215304 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Fairfax, VA | $616K | 2 | $308K |
| #46 | Jackson Parks | 2553153 | Radius Financial Group Inc. | 1846 | — | $732K | 2 | $366K |
| #46 | Emrah Dilsizoglu | 2563567 | Value Mortgage, LLC | 2570161 | Vienna, VA | $1.0M | 2 | $505K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/maryland/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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