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 October 11, 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 | 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 |
| #8 | Parrish Foster | 2719166 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.3M | 8 | $167K |
| #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 | Martin Stinson | 2669331 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | — | $2.3M | 5 | $456K |
| #14 | Alvin Halley | 2655384 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.2M | 5 | $242K |
| #14 | Shawn Tuttle | 2692128 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $947K | 5 | $189K |
| #14 | Carter Houlihan | 2686300 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.4M | 5 | $275K |
| #18 | Ethan Pope | 2644110 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $783K | 4 | $196K |
| #18 | Nabil Rezqui | 2645413 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $337K |
| #18 | Alex Abbott | 2613453 | Xpert Home Lending Inc. | 2179191 | Omaha, NE | $1.1M | 4 | $269K |
| #21 | Michael Sluja | 2706905 | GRIFFIN FUNDING, INC. | 1120111 | San Diego, CA | $926K | 3 | $309K |
| #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 | Christopher Endicott | 2673887 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $464K | 3 | $155K |
| #21 | Sofia Tobon | 2715318 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $545K | 3 | $182K |
| #21 | Nissi Kunjummen | 2674671 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $877K | 3 | $292K |
| #21 | Nia Gutierrez | 2686285 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Philadelphia, PA | $752K | 3 | $251K |
| #21 | Brynne Shultz | 2645416 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $717K | 3 | $239K |
| #21 | Allison Edmonds | 2645408 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.0M | 3 | $337K |
| #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 | Shelly Schurr | 2655977 | Elite Mortgage LLC | 2712155 | — | $258K | 2 | $129K |
| #30 | Niko French | 2633340 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | $325K | 2 | $162K |
| #30 | Melanie Miranda | 2708200 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $171K | 2 | $86K |
| #30 | Kevin McLaughlin | 2686298 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $594K | 2 | $297K |
| #30 | Shane Herl | 2642140 | Canvas Credit Union | 410592 | Lone Tree, CO | $450K | 2 | $225K |
| #30 | Nicholas Bain | 2594125 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $245K | 2 | $122K |
| #30 | Matthew Manno | 2686288 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $922K | 2 | $461K |
| #30 | Guadalupe De La Cruz | 2751065 | LendingRight, LLC | 2792011 | Omaha, NE | $389K | 2 | $195K |
| #41 | McKenzie Dolph | 2629919 | Results Mortgage, LLC | 2470439 | Waterloo, NE | $387K | 1 | $387K |
| #41 | Courtney Pedersen | 2758398 | Union Bank and Trust Company | 408559 | Grand Island, NE | $81K | 1 | $81K |
| #41 | Steven Khalil | 2691124 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | — | $399K | 1 | $399K |
| #41 | Jeffrey Homolak | 2700386 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Seven Hills, OH | $308K | 1 | $308K |
| #41 | Christian De La Vega Villela | 2754792 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Phoenix, AZ | $33K | 1 | $33K |
| #41 | Donald Hicks | 2576293 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #41 | Rachel Kwami | 2726232 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Cary, NC | $234K | 1 | $234K |
| #41 | Chaste Parmer | 2717350 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | $47K | 1 | $47K |
| #41 | Steven Brittingham | 2655471 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $121K | 1 | $121K |
| #41 | Adriana Najera Sunsin | 2650602 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $273K | 1 | $273K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/nebraska/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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