Biggest climbers in New Jersey in 2023, 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 Matthew Leitner (K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, L.L.C., NMLS #1329934), Jeffrey Stauning (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #984911), and Melissa Payor (Provident Bank, NMLS #782104).
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 | Rank Change | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Matthew Leitner | 1329934 | K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, L.L.C. | 3259 | — | ▲ 8460 (#8643 → #183) | $36.4M | 67 |
| #2 | Jeffrey Stauning | 984911 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 8121 (#8643 → #522) | $2.9M | 39 |
| #3 | Melissa Payor | 782104 | Provident Bank | 645602 | — | ▲ 7928 (#8643 → #715) | $4.2M | 32 |
| #4 | Melissa Dracopoulos | 430008 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7906 (#8643 → #737) | $23.5M | 31 |
| #5 | Vance Presson | 1742388 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7634 (#8643 → #1009) | $2.6M | 24 |
| #6 | Stephanie Joseph | 1760019 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | — | ▲ 7532 (#8643 → #1111) | $2.2M | 22 |
| #6 | Brian Taimanglo | 2095292 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Bensalem, PA | ▲ 7532 (#8643 → #1111) | $6.9M | 22 |
| #8 | Michael Gallicchio | 187895 | Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 139164 | Northfield, NJ | ▲ 7412 (#8643 → #1231) | $6.2M | 20 |
| #9 | Chuzhao Zhou | 1574791 | Cathay Bank | 464182 | New York, NY | ▲ 7265 (#8643 → #1378) | $6.3M | 18 |
| #10 | Aleidriane Mayes | 1593313 | MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION | 184286 | New York, NY | ▲ 7083 (#8643 → #1560) | $1.2M | 16 |
| #10 | Komail Ali | 1908391 | Maximillion Funding LLC | 2287395 | Monmouth Junction, NJ | ▲ 7083 (#8643 → #1560) | $6.1M | 16 |
| #10 | Michael Patlen | 230760 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 7083 (#8643 → #1560) | $7.6M | 16 |
| #13 | Orayinkah Carew | 711881 | CITIZENS & NORTHERN BANK | 417201 | Wayne, PA | ▲ 7082 (#7441 → #359) | $17.9M | 48 |
| #14 | Lauren Young | 2150698 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6990 (#8643 → #1653) | $2.2M | 15 |
| #14 | Joshua Baker | 2290910 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6990 (#8643 → #1653) | $2.6M | 15 |
| #14 | Richard Peck | 1549077 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6990 (#8643 → #1653) | $2.1M | 15 |
| #17 | Andrea Forrest | 2039684 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6887 (#8643 → #1756) | $3.7M | 14 |
| #17 | William Laffey | 24570 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Morganville, NJ | ▲ 6887 (#8643 → #1756) | $5.0M | 14 |
| #19 | Lindsay Miller | 2282181 | Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 139164 | Gibbsboro, NJ | ▲ 6856 (#7441 → #585) | $10.0M | 37 |
| #20 | Jennifer Beeston | 247743 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 6767 (#8643 → #1876) | $6.2M | 13 |
| #20 | Jad Moursel | 2351286 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | ▲ 6767 (#8643 → #1876) | $1.1M | 13 |
| #20 | Thomas Saldutti | 2099717 | Advisors Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 33041 | Ocean, NJ | ▲ 6767 (#8643 → #1876) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #20 | Wilman Erazo-Peralta | 1944082 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Toms River, NJ | ▲ 6767 (#8643 → #1876) | $6.7M | 13 |
| #24 | Rodney Scarvelli | 1117547 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $1.6M | 12 |
| #24 | Kristopher Hermann | 1247814 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $1.1M | 12 |
| #24 | Michael Krach | 1402227 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Owings Mills, MD | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $3.7M | 12 |
| #24 | Lauren Barnhart | 799350 | 1st Bank of Sea Isle City | 675679 | Sea Isle City, NJ | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $4.8M | 12 |
| #24 | Rogelio Hernandez | 493575 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #29 | Taylor Story | 1510917 | DRIFT FINANCIAL LLC | 2822905 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 6610 (#7441 → #831) | $2.2M | 28 |
| #30 | Jeannette Daida | 1698283 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $8.4M | 11 |
| #30 | Jared Zeable | 2384447 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $1.1M | 11 |
| #30 | Conner McClure | 2089154 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $3.2M | 11 |
| #30 | Zi Jian Pan | 1453548 | Cathay Bank | 464182 | Flushing, NY | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $5.5M | 11 |
| #30 | Sridav Shrestha | 621605 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $2.9M | 11 |
| #30 | Rebekah Balkcom Killgo | 20278 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Milton, GA | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $5.9M | 11 |
| #30 | Andres Morales | 2247764 | Bond Street Mortgage, LLC | 191351 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $4.3M | 11 |
| #30 | Ronald Riemer | 33210 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | New York, NY | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $11.4M | 11 |
| #38 | Michele Galllina | 813255 | HE TELEPHONE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 780159 | Rochelle Park, NJ | ▲ 6432 (#7441 → #1009) | $2.3M | 24 |
| #39 | Sheryl Engelhardt | 2151275 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $959K | 10 |
| #39 | Angel Vilorio | 2211242 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #39 | Shaun Koren | 1281988 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Morristown, NJ | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $3.3M | 10 |
| #39 | Ciarra Dennis | 2351267 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $994K | 10 |
| #39 | Patrick Gibson | 1696117 | UNMB Home Loans Inc. | 7230 | Tarrytown, NY | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $3.7M | 10 |
| #39 | Weijie Qian | 1273697 | Cathay Bank | 464182 | New York, NY | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #39 | Mohamed Eloraby | 1962151 | A-M-S Mortgage Services, Inc. | 20843 | Newark, NJ | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $2.9M | 10 |
| #39 | Odai Mabrouk | 1158706 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #39 | Nathan Cottrell | 1957830 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #39 | Cody Bertke | 260550 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #49 | Andrew Noto | 674599 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6210 (#7441 → #1231) | $1.2M | 20 |
| #50 | Kathryn Maier | 1578341 | United Mortgage Corp. | 1330 | Toms River, NJ | ▲ 6137 (#7441 → #1304) | $11.6M | 19 |
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. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — New Jersey (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-jersey/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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