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 July 13, 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 | Brian Taimanglo | 2095292 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Bensalem, PA | ▲ 7532 (#8643 → #1111) | $6.9M | 22 |
| #6 | Stephanie Joseph | 1760019 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 7532 (#8643 → #1111) | $2.2M | 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 | Michael Patlen | 230760 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 7083 (#8643 → #1560) | $7.6M | 16 |
| #10 | Komail Ali | 1908391 | Maximillion Funding LLC | 2287395 | Monmouth Junction, NJ | ▲ 7083 (#8643 → #1560) | $6.1M | 16 |
| #10 | Aleidriane Mayes | 1593313 | MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION | 184286 | New York, NY | ▲ 7083 (#8643 → #1560) | $1.2M | 16 |
| #13 | Orayinkah Carew | 711881 | CITIZENS & NORTHERN BANK | 417201 | Wayne, PA | ▲ 7082 (#7441 → #359) | $17.9M | 48 |
| #14 | Joshua Baker | 2290910 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6990 (#8643 → #1653) | $2.6M | 15 |
| #14 | Lauren Young | 2150698 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6990 (#8643 → #1653) | $2.2M | 15 |
| #14 | Richard Peck | 1549077 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6990 (#8643 → #1653) | $2.1M | 15 |
| #17 | William Laffey | 24570 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Morganville, NJ | ▲ 6887 (#8643 → #1756) | $5.0M | 14 |
| #17 | Andrea Forrest | 2039684 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6887 (#8643 → #1756) | $3.7M | 14 |
| #19 | Lindsay Miller | 2282181 | Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 139164 | Gibbsboro, NJ | ▲ 6856 (#7441 → #585) | $10.0M | 37 |
| #20 | Wilman Erazo-Peralta | 1944082 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Toms River, NJ | ▲ 6767 (#8643 → #1876) | $6.7M | 13 |
| #20 | Thomas Saldutti | 2099717 | Advisors Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 33041 | Ocean, NJ | ▲ 6767 (#8643 → #1876) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #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 |
| #24 | Lauren Barnhart | 799350 | 1st Bank of Sea Isle City | 675679 | Sea Isle City, NJ | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $4.8M | 12 |
| #24 | Rodney Scarvelli | 1117547 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $1.6M | 12 |
| #24 | Rogelio Hernandez | 493575 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #24 | Michael Krach | 1402227 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Owings Mills, MD | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $3.7M | 12 |
| #24 | Kristopher Hermann | 1247814 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6637 (#8643 → #2006) | $1.1M | 12 |
| #29 | Taylor Story | 1510917 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6611 (#7441 → #830) | $2.2M | 28 |
| #30 | Jeannette Daida | 1698283 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $8.4M | 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 | Ronald Riemer | 33210 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | New York, NY | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $11.4M | 11 |
| #30 | Andres Morales | 2247764 | Bond Street Mortgage, LLC | 191351 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $4.3M | 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 | Roswell, GA | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $5.9M | 11 |
| #30 | Jared Zeable | 2384447 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6465 (#8643 → #2178) | $1.1M | 11 |
| #38 | Michele Galllina | 813255 | HE TELEPHONE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 780159 | Rochelle Park, NJ | ▲ 6432 (#7441 → #1009) | $2.3M | 24 |
| #39 | Patrick Gibson | 1696117 | UNMB Home Loans Inc. | 7230 | Tarrytown, NY | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $3.7M | 10 |
| #39 | Nathan Cottrell | 1957830 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #39 | Mohamed Eloraby | 1962151 | A-M-S Mortgage Services, Inc. | 20843 | Newark, NJ | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $2.9M | 10 |
| #39 | Sheryl Engelhardt | 2151275 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $959K | 10 |
| #39 | Ciarra Dennis | 2351267 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $994K | 10 |
| #39 | Cody Bertke | 260550 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #39 | Weijie Qian | 1273697 | Cathay Bank | 464182 | New York, NY | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #39 | Odai Mabrouk | 1158706 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6279 (#8643 → #2364) | $3.1M | 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 |
| #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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-jersey/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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