Biggest climbers in New Jersey this year, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 20, 2026, the top 3 include Giuseppina DeSucre (First Financial Federal Credit Union, NMLS #591620), Alan Pernia (AFFINITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, NMLS #1743854), and Dana Casalena (First Harvest Federal Credit Union, NMLS #981527).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | Rank Change | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Giuseppina DeSucre | 591620 | First Financial Federal Credit Union | 685814 | Freehold, NJ | ▲ 6101 (#6148 → #47) | $4.4M | 49 | $89K |
| #2 | Alan Pernia | 1743854 | AFFINITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 463935 | Basking Ridge, NJ | ▲ 6044 (#6148 → #104) | $7.2M | 35 | $205K |
| #3 | Dana Casalena | 981527 | First Harvest Federal Credit Union | 771963 | Deptford, NJ | ▲ 6035 (#6148 → #113) | $2.6M | 33 | $79K |
| #4 | Simone Palmer | 440526 | AFFINITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 463935 | Basking Ridge, NJ | ▲ 5937 (#6148 → #211) | $11.3M | 24 | $469K |
| #5 | Mark Hersom | 505945 | TD Bank NA | 399800 | Wilmington, DE | ▲ 5899 (#6148 → #249) | $3.3M | 22 | $152K |
| #6 | Pranav Pandya | 471603 | PiPoint Lending, LLC | 2718147 | Millburn, NJ | ▲ 5815 (#6148 → #333) | $9.2M | 19 | $482K |
| #7 | Anil Vasani | 589216 | AFFINITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 463935 | Basking Ridge, NJ | ▲ 5658 (#6148 → #490) | $10.1M | 15 | $676K |
| #8 | Aaron Fecay | 1916502 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5520 (#6148 → #628) | $3.4M | 13 | $260K |
| #8 | Nathan Leventry | 313306 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Strongsville, OH | ▲ 5520 (#6148 → #628) | $6.9M | 13 | $533K |
| #8 | Jacqueline Smith | 1497896 | Bogota Savings Bank | 630150 | Teaneck, NJ | ▲ 5520 (#6148 → #628) | $2.6M | 13 | $203K |
| #11 | Andrea Plum | 890210 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5426 (#6148 → #722) | $4.2M | 12 | $347K |
| #11 | Manuel Morales | 647617 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 5426 (#6148 → #722) | $2.5M | 12 | $208K |
| #13 | Patrick McDonald | 495171 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 5332 (#6148 → #816) | $2.6M | 11 | $241K |
| #13 | Thomas Coleman | 412099 | First Bank | 763554 | Hamilton, NJ | ▲ 5332 (#6148 → #816) | $1.4M | 11 | $127K |
| #15 | Elizabeth Burlinson | 364508 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Bala Cynwyd, PA | ▲ 5218 (#6148 → #930) | $13.2M | 10 | $1.3M |
| #15 | Dominic Hense | 2245977 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5218 (#6148 → #930) | $4.4M | 10 | $436K |
| #15 | Timur Avanesian | 913080 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5218 (#6148 → #930) | $2.7M | 10 | $270K |
| #15 | David Hutchison | 63021 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Philadelphia, PA | ▲ 5218 (#6148 → #930) | $3.2M | 10 | $322K |
| #15 | Kurt Whitney | 1666931 | Valley National Bank | 411254 | Wayne, NJ | ▲ 5218 (#6148 → #930) | $2.7M | 10 | $267K |
| #15 | Seth Holliday | 1803207 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5218 (#6148 → #930) | $3.2M | 10 | $318K |
| #15 | Blake Biddinger | 1023356 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5218 (#6148 → #930) | $5.6M | 10 | $555K |
| #22 | Kyle Bennett | 1742344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $2.7M | 9 | $296K |
| #22 | Monique Demps | 2067448 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $2.3M | 9 | $254K |
| #22 | Justyna Kowalska | 677547 | Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union | 460285 | Fairfield, NJ | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $4.1M | 9 | $457K |
| #22 | Derrick Williams | 2239084 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $3.0M | 9 | $328K |
| #22 | Sarah Ehnis | 860588 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $3.1M | 9 | $340K |
| #22 | ANTHONY NARDINI | 204877 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Montville, NJ | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $6.1M | 9 | $677K |
| #22 | Sean Cahan | 309034 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $3.3M | 9 | $362K |
| #22 | Jun Dai | 1920810 | First Alliance Home Mortgage, LLC | 5034 | Cranford, NJ | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $3.9M | 9 | $431K |
| #22 | Rohit Sharma | 2542112 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | Medford, NJ | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $5.0M | 9 | $559K |
| #22 | Daniel Farr | 1918515 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5058 (#6148 → #1090) | $5.3M | 9 | $594K |
| #32 | Gigi DePofi | 218334 | Real Genius LLC | 2389303 | Delray Beach, FL | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $4.4M | 8 | $553K |
| #32 | Melissa Pacheco | 1614857 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $1.2M | 8 | $156K |
| #32 | David Galatt | 112123 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $12.0M | 8 | $1.5M |
| #32 | Mark Narcisi | 198192 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Morristown, NJ | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $4.1M | 8 | $511K |
| #32 | David Knaus | 2491491 | Allied Mortgage Group, Inc. | 1067 | Voorhees, NJ | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $3.3M | 8 | $409K |
| #32 | Elizabeth Durham | 2219421 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $1.9M | 8 | $232K |
| #32 | Charlotte Makhar | 697294 | AFFINITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 463935 | Basking Ridge, NJ | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $7.3M | 8 | $913K |
| #32 | Ali Hashem | 1177930 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $3.2M | 8 | $398K |
| #32 | Ryan Costello | 2087999 | Kwik Mortgage Corporation | 138075 | Parsippany, NJ | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $4.6M | 8 | $571K |
| #32 | James Koops | 1033799 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $4.1M | 8 | $517K |
| #32 | Tingting Sun | 2657420 | General Mortgage Capital Corporation | 254895 | Edison, NJ | ▲ 4878 (#6148 → #1270) | $5.1M | 8 | $634K |
| #43 | Solomon Kahan | 1999655 | Astar Home Capital Inc | 1660331 | Brooklyn, NY | ▲ 4668 (#6148 → #1480) | $1.3M | 7 | $187K |
| #43 | Alfred Santo | 1478040 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 4668 (#6148 → #1480) | $2.2M | 7 | $321K |
| #43 | Robert Lightbourn | 2121606 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 4668 (#6148 → #1480) | $1.2M | 7 | $167K |
| #43 | Jimmy Smith | 1089067 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Allen, TX | ▲ 4668 (#6148 → #1480) | $5.0M | 7 | $708K |
| #43 | Adam Miller | 1321533 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 4668 (#6148 → #1480) | $2.7M | 7 | $393K |
| #43 | Connor Troast | 2029900 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 4668 (#6148 → #1480) | $1.5M | 7 | $208K |
| #43 | Josephine Henry | 588599 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 4668 (#6148 → #1480) | $6.3M | 7 | $906K |
| #43 | Daniel Stubo | 1786504 | HomeLight Home Loans, Inc. | 1529229 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4668 (#6148 → #1480) | $1.8M | 7 | $256K |
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