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 May 28, 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 | — | ▲ 8387 (#8560 → #173) | $36.4M | 67 |
| #2 | Jeffrey Stauning | 984911 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 8048 (#8560 → #512) | $2.9M | 39 |
| #3 | Melissa Payor | 782104 | Provident Bank | 645602 | — | ▲ 7851 (#8560 → #709) | $4.2M | 32 |
| #4 | Melissa Dracopoulos | 430008 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7831 (#8560 → #729) | $23.5M | 31 |
| #5 | Vance Presson | 1742388 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7559 (#8560 → #1001) | $2.6M | 24 |
| #6 | Brian Taimanglo | 2095292 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Bensalem, PA | ▲ 7457 (#8560 → #1103) | $6.9M | 22 |
| #6 | Stephanie Joseph | 1760019 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 7457 (#8560 → #1103) | $2.2M | 22 |
| #8 | Michael Gallicchio | 187895 | Gateway First Bank | 7233 | Manahawkin, NJ | ▲ 7336 (#8560 → #1224) | $6.2M | 20 |
| #9 | Mark DeGenova | 854422 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Cape May Court House, NJ | ▲ 7114 (#8560 → #1446) | $5.1M | 17 |
| #9 | Chuzhao Zhou | 1574791 | Cathay Bank | 464182 | New York, NY | ▲ 7114 (#8560 → #1446) | $5.8M | 17 |
| #11 | Komail Ali | 1908391 | Maximillion Funding LLC | 2287395 | Monmouth Junction, NJ | ▲ 7011 (#8560 → #1549) | $6.1M | 16 |
| #11 | Aleidriane Mayes | 1593313 | MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION | 184286 | New York, NY | ▲ 7011 (#8560 → #1549) | $1.2M | 16 |
| #13 | Orayinkah Carew | 711881 | CITIZENS & NORTHERN BANK | 417201 | Wayne, PA | ▲ 7010 (#7362 → #352) | $17.9M | 48 |
| #14 | Michael Patlen | 230760 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 6921 (#8560 → #1639) | $7.0M | 15 |
| #14 | Lauren Young | 2150698 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6921 (#8560 → #1639) | $2.2M | 15 |
| #14 | Joshua Baker | 2290910 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6921 (#8560 → #1639) | $2.6M | 15 |
| #14 | Richard Peck | 1549077 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6921 (#8560 → #1639) | $2.1M | 15 |
| #18 | Andrea Forrest | 2039684 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6816 (#8560 → #1744) | $3.7M | 14 |
| #18 | William Laffey | 24570 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Morganville, NJ | ▲ 6816 (#8560 → #1744) | $5.0M | 14 |
| #20 | Lindsay Miller | 2282181 | Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 139164 | Gibbsboro, NJ | ▲ 6784 (#7362 → #578) | $10.0M | 37 |
| #21 | Vincent Tafuto | 1708408 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6729 (#7362 → #633) | $2.6M | 35 |
| #22 | Wilman Erazo-Peralta | 1944082 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Toms River, NJ | ▲ 6690 (#8560 → #1870) | $6.7M | 13 |
| #22 | Thomas Saldutti | 2099717 | Advisors Mortgage Group, L.L.C. | 33041 | Ocean, NJ | ▲ 6690 (#8560 → #1870) | $4.2M | 13 |
| #22 | Jennifer Beeston | 247743 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 6690 (#8560 → #1870) | $6.2M | 13 |
| #22 | Jad Moursel | 2351286 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | ▲ 6690 (#8560 → #1870) | $1.1M | 13 |
| #26 | Michael Krach | 1402227 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Reisterstown, MD | ▲ 6559 (#8560 → #2001) | $3.7M | 12 |
| #26 | Rodney Scarvelli | 1117547 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6559 (#8560 → #2001) | $1.6M | 12 |
| #26 | Rogelio Hernandez | 493575 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6559 (#8560 → #2001) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #26 | Kristopher Hermann | 1247814 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6559 (#8560 → #2001) | $1.1M | 12 |
| #30 | Taylor Story | 1510917 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6539 (#7362 → #823) | $2.2M | 28 |
| #31 | Zi Jian Pan | 1453548 | Cathay Bank | 464182 | Flushing, NY | ▲ 6401 (#8560 → #2159) | $5.5M | 11 |
| #31 | Jared Zeable | 2384447 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6401 (#8560 → #2159) | $1.1M | 11 |
| #31 | Conner McClure | 2089154 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6401 (#8560 → #2159) | $3.2M | 11 |
| #31 | Andres Morales | 2247764 | Bond Street Mortgage, LLC | 191351 | Paramus, NJ | ▲ 6401 (#8560 → #2159) | $4.3M | 11 |
| #31 | Rebekah Balkcom Killgo | 20278 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6401 (#8560 → #2159) | $5.9M | 11 |
| #31 | Ronald Riemer | 33210 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | New York, NY | ▲ 6401 (#8560 → #2159) | $11.4M | 11 |
| #31 | Sridav Shrestha | 621605 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6401 (#8560 → #2159) | $2.9M | 11 |
| #38 | Michele Galllina | 813255 | HE TELEPHONE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 780159 | Rochelle Park, NJ | ▲ 6361 (#7362 → #1001) | $2.3M | 24 |
| #39 | Sheryl Engelhardt | 2151275 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $959K | 10 |
| #39 | Shaun Koren | 1281988 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Morristown, NJ | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $3.3M | 10 |
| #39 | Nathan Cottrell | 1957830 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #39 | Patrick Gibson | 1696117 | UNMB Home Loans Inc. | 7230 | Tarrytown, NY | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $3.7M | 10 |
| #39 | Cody Bertke | 260550 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #39 | Jeannette Daida | 1698283 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $6.4M | 10 |
| #39 | Weijie Qian | 1273697 | Cathay Bank | 464182 | New York, NY | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #39 | Ciarra Dennis | 2351267 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $994K | 10 |
| #39 | Angel Vilorio | 2211242 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #39 | Odai Mabrouk | 1158706 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6215 (#8560 → #2345) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #49 | Andrew Noto | 674599 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6138 (#7362 → #1224) | $1.2M | 20 |
| #50 | Kathryn Maier | 1578341 | United Mortgage Corp. | 1330 | Toms River, NJ | ▲ 5995 (#7362 → #1367) | $11.2M | 18 |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-jersey/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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