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 August 27, 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 | Caylee Morgan | 2691419 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $2.4M | 9 | $263K |
| #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 | Larson Summers | 2628199 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.5M | 9 | $171K |
| #8 | Vincent Finocchiaro | 1720413 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | — | $1.9M | 8 | $242K |
| #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 |
| #12 | Ethan Bennett | 2215764 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.4M | 7 | $196K |
| #12 | Jack Rowe | 2686310 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $1.7M | 7 | $242K |
| #14 | Carter Houlihan | 2686300 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.4M | 5 | $275K |
| #14 | Alvin Halley | 2655384 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $1.2M | 5 | $242K |
| #14 | Martin Stinson | 2669331 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | — | $2.3M | 5 | $456K |
| #14 | Shawn Tuttle | 2692128 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $947K | 5 | $189K |
| #18 | Ethan Pope | 2644110 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $783K | 4 | $196K |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #21 | Michael Sluja | 2706905 | GRIFFIN FUNDING, INC. | 1120111 | San Diego, CA | $926K | 3 | $309K |
| #21 | Nia Gutierrez | 2686285 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $752K | 3 | $251K |
| #21 | Allison Edmonds | 2645408 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.0M | 3 | $337K |
| #21 | Justin Brink | 2717529 | Midwest Bank | 402758 | York, NE | $939K | 3 | $313K |
| #21 | Christopher Endicott | 2673887 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $464K | 3 | $155K |
| #21 | Breana Schneidewind | 2608265 | Eagle Mortgage, Inc. | 2376 | Omaha, NE | $424K | 3 | $141K |
| #21 | Sofia Tobon | 2715318 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $545K | 3 | $182K |
| #30 | Guadalupe De La Cruz | 2751065 | LendingRight, LLC | 2792011 | Omaha, NE | $389K | 2 | $195K |
| #30 | Shelly Schurr | 2655977 | Elite Mortgage LLC | 2712155 | — | $258K | 2 | $129K |
| #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 | Shane Herl | 2642140 | Canvas Credit Union | 410592 | Lone Tree, CO | $450K | 2 | $225K |
| #30 | Kevin McLaughlin | 2686298 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $594K | 2 | $297K |
| #30 | Hailey Murphy | 2686307 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $697K | 2 | $349K |
| #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 |
| #30 | Niko French | 2633340 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | $325K | 2 | $162K |
| #30 | Matthew Manno | 2686288 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $922K | 2 | $461K |
| #41 | Rachel Kwami | 2726232 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Cary, NC | $234K | 1 | $234K |
| #41 | Christian Baker | 2736683 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $182K | 1 | $182K |
| #41 | Myles Massei | 2685674 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $424K | 1 | $424K |
| #41 | Samuel Hoffman-Kipp | 2686757 | Trulo Mortgage, LLC | 2379828 | Los Angeles, CA | $235K | 1 | $235K |
| #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 | Joshua Christman | 2375491 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $164K | 1 | $164K |
| #41 | McKenzie Dolph | 2629919 | Results Mortgage, LLC | 2470439 | Waterloo, NE | $387K | 1 | $387K |
| #41 | Joseph Pfeifer | 2669763 | Simple Mortgage LLC | 2654482 | Lincoln, NE | $108K | 1 | $108K |
| #41 | Samuel Strauss | 2733086 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $35K | 1 | $35K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/nebraska/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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