Leading rookies in Nebraska in 2025, 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 Michelle Milana (West Gate Bank, NMLS #2689032), Joseph Janovich (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #2671285), and David Podemski (New American Funding, LLC, NMLS #2641923).
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 | $9.4M | 33 | $286K |
| #2 | Joseph Janovich | 2671285 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Omaha, NE | $4.1M | 13 | $318K |
| #3 | David Podemski | 2641923 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $2.6M | 9 | $289K |
| #4 | Amber Ayers | 2681798 | Simple Mortgage LLC | 2654482 | Lincoln, NE | $2.5M | 8 | $314K |
| #5 | Rylan Aguallo | 2719194 | Platte Valley Bank | 452996 | Scottsbluff, NE | $2.5M | 19 | $131K |
| #6 | Gabriel Steffen | 2678226 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Omaha, NE | $2.4M | 9 | $269K |
| #7 | Caylee Morgan | 2691419 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $2.4M | 9 | $263K |
| #8 | Martin Stinson | 2669331 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | — | $2.3M | 5 | $456K |
| #9 | Ryan Massara | 2655389 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $2.3M | 8 | $285K |
| #10 | Vincent Finocchiaro | 1720413 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | — | $1.9M | 8 | $242K |
| #11 | Jack Rowe | 2686310 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $1.7M | 7 | $242K |
| #12 | Larson Summers | 2628199 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.5M | 9 | $171K |
| #13 | Carter Houlihan | 2686300 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.4M | 5 | $275K |
| #14 | Ethan Bennett | 2215764 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.4M | 7 | $196K |
| #15 | Nabil Rezqui | 2645413 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $337K |
| #16 | Parrish Foster | 2719166 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.3M | 8 | $167K |
| #17 | 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 |
| #19 | Allison Edmonds | 2645408 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $1.0M | 3 | $337K |
| #20 | Shawn Tuttle | 2692128 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | $947K | 5 | $189K |
| #21 | Justin Brink | 2717529 | Midwest Bank | 402758 | York, NE | $939K | 3 | $313K |
| #22 | Michael Sluja | 2706905 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Charlotte, NC | $926K | 3 | $309K |
| #23 | Matthew Manno | 2686288 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $922K | 2 | $461K |
| #24 | Nissi Kunjummen | 2674671 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $877K | 3 | $292K |
| #25 | Blanca Yanez | 2715126 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $850K | 1 | $850K |
| #26 | Ethan Pope | 2644110 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $783K | 4 | $196K |
| #27 | Christopher Conrad | 2680963 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | $774K | 3 | $258K |
| #28 | Nia Gutierrez | 2686285 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $752K | 3 | $251K |
| #29 | Nicholas Kuster | 2717548 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Papillion, NE | $725K | 1 | $725K |
| #30 | Brynne Shultz | 2645416 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $717K | 3 | $239K |
| #31 | Hailey Murphy | 2686307 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $697K | 2 | $349K |
| #32 | Kevin McLaughlin | 2686298 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $594K | 2 | $297K |
| #33 | Sofia Tobon | 2715318 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $545K | 3 | $182K |
| #34 | Diamond Stiles | 2686338 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | $487K | 1 | $487K |
| #35 | Nicholas Bain | 2594125 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $475K | 1 | $475K |
| #36 | Christopher Endicott | 2673887 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $464K | 3 | $155K |
| #37 | Spencer Yoggerst | 2734286 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $462K | 1 | $462K |
| #38 | Shane Herl | 2642140 | Canvas Credit Union | 410592 | Lone Tree, CO | $450K | 2 | $225K |
| #39 | Blaine Zarnick | 2688374 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $431K | 1 | $431K |
| #40 | Myles Massei | 2685674 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $424K | 1 | $424K |
| #41 | Breana Schneidewind | 2608265 | Eagle Mortgage, Inc. | 2376 | Omaha, NE | $424K | 3 | $141K |
| #42 | Steven Khalil | 2691124 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | — | $399K | 1 | $399K |
| #43 | Tyler Vargas | 2658585 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $395K | 1 | $395K |
| #44 | Reginald Bratton | 2698310 | Figure Lending LLC | 1717824 | Charlotte, NC | $394K | 1 | $394K |
| #45 | Guadalupe De La Cruz | 2751065 | LendingRight, LLC | 2792011 | Omaha, NE | $389K | 2 | $195K |
| #46 | McKenzie Dolph | 2629919 | Results Mortgage, LLC | 2470439 | Waterloo, NE | $387K | 1 | $387K |
| #47 | Liam Gorham | 2645410 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $384K | 1 | $384K |
| #48 | Jacqueline Pavon | 2732193 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $377K | 1 | $377K |
| #49 | John Freeland | 2688366 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $370K | 1 | $370K |
| #50 | Nicolas Romero | 2702517 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | $370K | 2 | $185K |
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 — Nebraska (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/nebraska/top-rookie-by-volume/2025
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