Leading rookies nationwide in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Curtis Russell (Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, NMLS #2039024), Joshua Jackson (Amerisave Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2590070), and Jeffrey Berger (Framework Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1217640).
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 | Curtis Russell | 2039024 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $75.6M | 219 | $345K |
| #2 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $50.4M | 140 | $360K |
| #3 | Jeffrey Berger | 1217640 | Framework Mortgage, LLC | 1211416 | — | $38.1M | 84 | $453K |
| #4 | Gregory Peyser | 2502762 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | San Diego, CA | $36.7M | 20 | $1.8M |
| #5 | Jon Bird | 2532912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Tampa, FL | $36.5M | 112 | $326K |
| #6 | Craig Smith | 2391114 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $35.8M | 91 | $393K |
| #7 | Oriana Reyes | 2429114 | Cayetano Development, LLC | 1667528 | Huffman, TX | $34.4M | 201 | $171K |
| #8 | Chase Timko | 2561064 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $34.3M | 145 | $236K |
| #9 | Jesse de Jesus | 2567836 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $33.2M | 58 | $573K |
| #10 | Susan Thom | 2547874 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Chesterfield, MO | $32.5M | 62 | $524K |
| #11 | Kim Warren | 1534508 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $32.4M | 97 | $334K |
| #12 | Nydia Jones-Williams | 2495895 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $32.2M | 65 | $496K |
| #13 | APEXA PATEL | 2490006 | INFINITY FINANCING SOLUTIONS INC. | 2490029 | Schaumburg, IL | $32.2M | 104 | $310K |
| #14 | Lijun Wu | 2561006 | HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | 764648 | Flushing, NY | $31.1M | 60 | $518K |
| #15 | Andre Kizy | 2399537 | Mortgage One Funding LLC | 2261660 | Clawson, MI | $29.7M | 92 | $323K |
| #16 | Christopher Ambrose | 2590064 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $29.1M | 86 | $339K |
| #17 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $28.9M | 91 | $318K |
| #18 | Jenifer Fuggi | 939146 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Greenwood Village, CO | $28.2M | 50 | $564K |
| #19 | Erica Sunstein | 2584899 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $27.0M | 109 | $248K |
| #20 | Yvette Marquez | 2523779 | Marquez,Yvette, Veronica | 2561605 | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $27.0M | 17 | $1.6M |
| #21 | Madison Smith | 2562645 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Franklin, TN | $26.7M | 94 | $284K |
| #22 | Marcela Galatis | 2603318 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $26.6M | 85 | $313K |
| #23 | Paige Coursey | 108691 | Taylor Morrison Home Funding, Inc. | 8588 | Englewood, CO | $25.8M | 46 | $561K |
| #24 | Kristin Stephens | 2528992 | Inspire Home Loans Inc. | 1564276 | Newport Beach, CA | $25.5M | 89 | $287K |
| #25 | Jhony Freitas Salvador | 2603317 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $25.2M | 66 | $381K |
| #26 | Catherine Galusha | 2580156 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $24.5M | 50 | $490K |
| #27 | Steven Henriquez | 2603321 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $24.0M | 76 | $316K |
| #28 | Steven Woods | 2519762 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $23.6M | 107 | $220K |
| #29 | Jonathan Locke | 2109076 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Riverside, CA | $23.4M | 45 | $520K |
| #30 | Raymond Kallabat | 2529768 | NATIONS MORTGAGE, LLC | 2275128 | Troy, MI | $23.1M | 49 | $472K |
| #31 | Yazmin Leal Alanis | 2421855 | Cayetano Development, LLC | 1667528 | Huffman, TX | $22.9M | 183 | $125K |
| #32 | Nicholas McClain | 2589405 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | Leawood, KS | $21.8M | 53 | $412K |
| #33 | Lakayia Bryant | 2374739 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $21.4M | 70 | $306K |
| #34 | Merrick Moriel | 2579994 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $20.8M | 56 | $372K |
| #35 | Hoang Le | 2587198 | AML Funding LLC | 1910591 | Gretna, LA | $20.6M | 3 | $6.9M |
| #36 | Brendon Kozicki | 2569706 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Tallahassee, FL | $20.2M | 72 | $281K |
| #37 | Jasmine Edmison | 2573119 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $20.2M | 229 | $88K |
| #38 | Connor Boulton | 2580540 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $19.8M | 53 | $374K |
| #39 | Nicholas Alonso | 2580795 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $19.6M | 62 | $316K |
| #40 | Ryan Brown | 2111278 | Shield Home Loans Inc. | 2396589 | Irvine, CA | $19.4M | 57 | $341K |
| #41 | Jonathan Adler | 2603319 | First Dignity Mortgage Corp | 2715443 | — | $19.3M | 66 | $292K |
| #42 | Philip Moss | 2590067 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $18.8M | 58 | $324K |
| #43 | William Stanwick | 2609359 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $18.7M | 77 | $243K |
| #44 | James Bridges | 391611 | PRIORITY CAPITAL CORPORATION | 235674 | Woodland Hills, CA | $18.5M | 13 | $1.4M |
| #45 | Karl Hoffman | 2597811 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Oak Harbor, WA | $18.4M | 34 | $540K |
| #46 | Amanda Hudson | 2566984 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Havelock, NC | $18.3M | 54 | $338K |
| #47 | Eric Hollis | 2591713 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $17.9M | 77 | $232K |
| #48 | Brian Ortiz Torres | 2447354 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $17.7M | 87 | $203K |
| #49 | Jana Kiemm | 2569970 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | $17.4M | 102 | $171K |
| #50 | Scott Biggs | 2580131 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $17.3M | 45 | $384K |
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 Volume — Nationwide (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/national/top-rookie-by-volume/2024
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