Leading rookies in New Jersey in 2026, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Jorge Noya (A-M-S Mortgage Services, Inc., NMLS #1966470), Shia Kaff (YEB Consulting LLC, NMLS #2723073), and Joseph Awadallah (loanDepot.com, LLC, NMLS #2082388).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jorge Noya | 1966470 | A-M-S Mortgage Services, Inc. | 20843 | Newark, NJ | $7.9M | 15 | $529K |
| #2 | Shia Kaff | 2723073 | YEB Consulting LLC | 2609746 | Brooklyn, NY | $2.5M | 10 | $246K |
| #3 | Joseph Awadallah | 2082388 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $2.4M | 9 | $271K |
| #3 | Yeonghyeon Jo | 2821472 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.2M | 9 | $135K |
| #5 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $3.4M | 8 | $422K |
| #6 | Yavuz Gorgulu | 2769426 | Kadlogic, Inc. | 1456732 | Southlake, TX | $2.0M | 7 | $280K |
| #7 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.5M | 6 | $242K |
| #7 | Elana Kuperman | 2822887 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.7M | 6 | $291K |
| #7 | Gregory Aller | 2780121 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.1M | 6 | $188K |
| #10 | Abel De Leon | 2833636 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $1.6M | 5 | $322K |
| #10 | Nicholas Mason | 2800625 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Plano, TX | $1.1M | 5 | $219K |
| #10 | Sanjeeva Pidugu | 2776226 | The Mortgageist Inc. | 2710734 | Exton, PA | $2.2M | 5 | $436K |
| #10 | Martin Kanona | 2830787 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.0M | 5 | $202K |
| #10 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.3M | 5 | $259K |
| #10 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $440K | 5 | $88K |
| #10 | Dane Hertzler | 2784762 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.8M | 5 | $352K |
| #10 | Hussam Sitto | 2654352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $536K | 5 | $107K |
| #18 | Lewis Alejandro | 2821335 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $380K | 4 | $95K |
| #18 | Daoud Moon | 2788707 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Edison, NJ | $2.6M | 4 | $655K |
| #18 | Trey Krueger | 2821429 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $839K | 4 | $210K |
| #18 | Jacob Brewster | 2833635 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $523K | 4 | $131K |
| #18 | WESLEY CASTRO | 2812963 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $366K | 4 | $92K |
| #18 | Chelsea Abboud | 2821332 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $563K | 4 | $141K |
| #18 | Jagger Amend | 2798619 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $824K | 4 | $206K |
| #18 | Charles Hino | 2790511 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $410K | 4 | $103K |
| #18 | Mark Chartier | 2821667 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.5M | 4 | $383K |
| #18 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $2.3M | 4 | $576K |
| #28 | Matthew Meenzhuber | 2792421 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $433K | 3 | $144K |
| #28 | Leonard Wolf | 2780023 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Paramus, NJ | $1.7M | 3 | $559K |
| #28 | Robert Kessnick | 2800622 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.2M | 3 | $416K |
| #28 | Jason Sepulveda | 2756474 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Toms River, NJ | $994K | 3 | $331K |
| #28 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $1.1M | 3 | $373K |
| #28 | Yoe Lopez | 2065732 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | North Bergen, NJ | $2.1M | 3 | $696K |
| #28 | Zane Lee | 2795734 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Irvine, CA | $623K | 3 | $208K |
| #28 | Roger Martin | 2817636 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $950K | 3 | $317K |
| #28 | Zhicheng Zhang | 2670078 | Summit Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 36653 | Flushing, NY | $860K | 3 | $287K |
| #28 | Megan Costa | 2812968 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $675K | 3 | $225K |
| #28 | Edward Scott | 2804056 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $379K | 3 | $126K |
| #28 | Justin McDowell | 2799100 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $637K | 3 | $212K |
| #28 | Jack Bowden | 2804061 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $1.9M | 3 | $636K |
| #28 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $582K | 3 | $194K |
| #28 | Margaryta Bugaienko | 2802818 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $1.6M | 3 | $518K |
| #28 | Sean Barton | 2796651 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $880K | 3 | $293K |
| #28 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $1.8M | 3 | $612K |
| #28 | Seth Bailey | 2824690 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $150K | 3 | $50K |
| #28 | Matthew Spangler | 2824679 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $261K | 3 | $87K |
| #47 | Jason Cuevas | 2795459 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | — | $796K | 2 | $398K |
| #47 | Matthew Hinojosa | 2833639 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | $920K | 2 | $460K |
| #47 | Tony Friesen | 2704495 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $512K | 2 | $256K |
| #47 | Andrew Sciaudone | 2830545 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $337K | 2 | $168K |
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 Loan Count — New Jersey (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-jersey/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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