Leading rookies nationwide in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Derick Benitez (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2734285), Gabriel De Freitas Medina (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2778392), and Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $30.5M | 114 | $267K |
| #2 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $23.7M | 107 | $222K |
| #2 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $22.9M | 107 | $214K |
| #4 | Sandy Jacob | 2812001 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $19.0M | 105 | $181K |
| #5 | Bethany Cassell | 2801591 | OKLAHOMA CENTRAL CREDIT UNION | 410349 | Tulsa, OK | $12.5M | 101 | $124K |
| #6 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $29.7M | 100 | $297K |
| #6 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $25.4M | 100 | $254K |
| #8 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $25.5M | 98 | $260K |
| #9 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $23.8M | 94 | $253K |
| #10 | Eric Grollman | 2786401 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $23.7M | 93 | $255K |
| #11 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $21.8M | 90 | $242K |
| #12 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $22.6M | 88 | $256K |
| #13 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $25.4M | 81 | $314K |
| #14 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $18.1M | 78 | $233K |
| #15 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $20.6M | 77 | $268K |
| #15 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $15.0M | 77 | $194K |
| #17 | Kateryna Witt | 2626154 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $20.5M | 76 | $270K |
| #18 | Seth Bailey | 2824690 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $9.2M | 74 | $125K |
| #19 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $76.4M | 72 | $1.1M |
| #19 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $9.8M | 72 | $136K |
| #19 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $17.2M | 72 | $239K |
| #22 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $21.2M | 69 | $307K |
| #22 | Renee Evans | 2808091 | WHATCOM EDUCATIONAL CREDIT UNION | 401041 | Bellingham, WA | $11.3M | 69 | $163K |
| #24 | Jose Fuentes | 2811992 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.8M | 68 | $145K |
| #24 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $14.4M | 68 | $212K |
| #24 | Vanessa Taylor Perotti | 2788290 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $14.7M | 68 | $217K |
| #27 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $15.0M | 67 | $224K |
| #28 | Shae Glathar | 2812495 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | West Jordan, UT | $9.4M | 66 | $143K |
| #28 | Sebastian Wittliff | 2812013 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $12.7M | 66 | $192K |
| #30 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $17.6M | 65 | $271K |
| #31 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $35.3M | 64 | $552K |
| #31 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $12.0M | 64 | $188K |
| #33 | Gabrielle Amador | 2789411 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | $10.8M | 62 | $174K |
| #33 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $11.1M | 62 | $180K |
| #35 | Lee Garoutte | 360998 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $12.6M | 61 | $207K |
| #36 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | Zenta Mortgage Services, LLC | 181658 | Sacramento, CA | $14.4M | 60 | $240K |
| #36 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $26.9M | 60 | $448K |
| #38 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $26.0M | 59 | $441K |
| #38 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $10.5M | 59 | $178K |
| #38 | Ajitesh Goyal | 2821329 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $11.6M | 59 | $197K |
| #38 | Erin Wilson | 2726983 | PRG, Inc. | 441389 | Minneapolis, MN | $2.4M | 59 | $40K |
| #42 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $12.1M | 58 | $209K |
| #42 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $13.6M | 58 | $235K |
| #44 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $13.0M | 57 | $228K |
| #44 | Paul Holguin | 2766095 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $11.2M | 57 | $197K |
| #46 | Michelle Younan | 2189864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $10.0M | 56 | $179K |
| #47 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $14.4M | 55 | $261K |
| #47 | Chase Eickenhorst | 2801226 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $12.8M | 55 | $232K |
| #47 | Abdur-Raufibn Abdullah | 2811840 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $8.1M | 55 | $148K |
| #50 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $16.4M | 54 | $304K |
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 — Nationwide. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/national/top-rookie-by-units
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