Leading rookies in Nebraska in 2025, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Michelle Milana (West Gate Bank, NMLS #2689032), Rylan Aguallo (Platte Valley Bank, NMLS #2719194), and Joseph Janovich (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #2671285).
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 | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michelle Milana | 2689032 | West Gate Bank | 292134 | Lincoln, NE | $9.7M | 34 | $284K |
| #2 | Rylan Aguallo | 2719194 | Platte Valley Bank | 452996 | Scottsbluff, NE | $2.5M | 19 | $131K |
| #3 | Joseph Janovich | 2671285 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Omaha, NE | $3.8M | 12 | $314K |
| #4 | David Podemski | 2641923 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | San Diego, CA | $2.6M | 9 | $289K |
| #4 | Gabriel Steffen | 2678226 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Elkhorn, NE | $2.4M | 9 | $269K |
| #4 | Caylee Morgan | 2691419 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $2.4M | 9 | $263K |
| #4 | Larson Summers | 2628199 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.5M | 9 | $171K |
| #8 | Parrish Foster | 2719166 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.3M | 8 | $167K |
| #8 | Ryan Massara | 2655389 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $2.3M | 8 | $285K |
| #8 | Amber Ayers | 2681798 | Simple Mortgage LLC | 2654482 | Lincoln, NE | $2.5M | 8 | $314K |
| #8 | Vincent Finocchiaro | 1720413 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | — | $1.9M | 8 | $242K |
| #12 | Jack Rowe | 2686310 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $1.7M | 7 | $242K |
| #12 | Ethan Bennett | 2215764 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.4M | 7 | $196K |
| #14 | Carter Houlihan | 2686300 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.4M | 5 | $275K |
| #14 | Martin Stinson | 2669331 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | — | $2.3M | 5 | $456K |
| #14 | Shawn Tuttle | 2692128 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | — | $947K | 5 | $189K |
| #14 | Alvin Halley | 2655384 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $1.2M | 5 | $242K |
| #18 | Alex Abbott | 2613453 | Xpert Home Lending Inc. | 2179191 | Omaha, NE | $1.1M | 4 | $269K |
| #18 | Nabil Rezqui | 2645413 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $337K |
| #18 | Ethan Pope | 2644110 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $783K | 4 | $196K |
| #21 | Christopher Endicott | 2673887 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $464K | 3 | $155K |
| #21 | Sofia Tobon | 2715318 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $545K | 3 | $182K |
| #21 | Breana Schneidewind | 2608265 | Eagle Mortgage, Inc. | 2376 | Omaha, NE | $424K | 3 | $141K |
| #21 | Justin Brink | 2717529 | Midwest Bank | 402758 | York, NE | $939K | 3 | $313K |
| #21 | Nia Gutierrez | 2686285 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $752K | 3 | $251K |
| #21 | Allison Edmonds | 2645408 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.0M | 3 | $337K |
| #21 | Michael Sluja | 2706905 | GRIFFIN FUNDING, INC. | 1120111 | San Diego, CA | $926K | 3 | $309K |
| #21 | Nissi Kunjummen | 2674671 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $877K | 3 | $292K |
| #21 | Brynne Shultz | 2645416 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $717K | 3 | $239K |
| #30 | Matthew Manno | 2686288 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $922K | 2 | $461K |
| #30 | Hailey Murphy | 2686307 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $697K | 2 | $349K |
| #30 | Shane Herl | 2642140 | Canvas Credit Union | 410592 | Lone Tree, CO | $450K | 2 | $225K |
| #30 | Melanie Miranda | 2708200 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $171K | 2 | $86K |
| #30 | Nicholas Bain | 2594125 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $245K | 2 | $122K |
| #30 | Kevin McLaughlin | 2686298 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $594K | 2 | $297K |
| #30 | Shelly Schurr | 2655977 | Elite Mortgage LLC | 2712155 | — | $258K | 2 | $129K |
| #30 | Niko French | 2633340 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | $325K | 2 | $162K |
| #30 | Guadalupe De La Cruz | 2751065 | LendingRight, LLC | 2792011 | Omaha, NE | $389K | 2 | $195K |
| #30 | Christopher Conrad | 2680963 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | $587K | 2 | $293K |
| #30 | Nicolas Romero | 2702517 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | $370K | 2 | $185K |
| #41 | Samuel Strauss | 2733086 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $35K | 1 | $35K |
| #41 | Michael Rogers | 366144 | Figure Lending LLC | 1717824 | Charlotte, NC | $234K | 1 | $234K |
| #41 | Travis Jelken | 2713828 | Pre-Approved Mortgage LLC | 1952758 | Elkhorn, NE | $320K | 1 | $320K |
| #41 | Nicholas Kuster | 2717548 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Papillion, NE | $725K | 1 | $725K |
| #41 | Tiffany Avelar Orozco | 2682499 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $40K | 1 | $40K |
| #41 | Steven Brittingham | 2655471 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $121K | 1 | $121K |
| #41 | Ethan White | 2735645 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #41 | Diamond Stiles | 2686338 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | $487K | 1 | $487K |
| #41 | Jacob Chandler | 895824 | THE MAJOR TEAM, LLC | 2478164 | Omaha, NE | $193K | 1 | $193K |
| #41 | Jacqueline Pavon | 2732193 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $377K | 1 | $377K |
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 — Nebraska (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/nebraska/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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