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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Jorge Noya (A-M-S Mortgage Services, Inc., NMLS #1966470), Evvyn Leonard (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2684278), and Yavuz Gorgulu (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2769426).
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 | $2.2M | 5 | $434K |
| #1 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.3M | 5 | $259K |
| #3 | Yavuz Gorgulu | 2769426 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $457K | 3 | $152K |
| #4 | Zane Lee | 2795734 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $489K | 2 | $245K |
| #4 | Daoud Moon | 2788707 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Edison, NJ | $1.8M | 2 | $888K |
| #4 | Leonard Wolf | 2780023 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Paramus, NJ | $1.1M | 2 | $550K |
| #4 | Tony Friesen | 2704495 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | $512K | 2 | $256K |
| #4 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $792K | 2 | $396K |
| #4 | Sanjeeva Pidugu | 2776226 | The Mortgageist Inc. | 2710734 | Exton, PA | $757K | 2 | $379K |
| #4 | Jack Bowden | 2804061 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $1.3M | 2 | $635K |
| #4 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $626K | 2 | $313K |
| #4 | Jagger Amend | 2798619 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $339K | 2 | $170K |
| #4 | Matthew Spangler | 2824679 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $161K | 2 | $80K |
| #14 | Edward Scott | 2804056 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $265K | 1 | $265K |
| #14 | Megan Costa | 2812968 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $400K | 1 | $400K |
| #14 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $50K | 1 | $50K |
| #14 | Dane Hertzler | 2784762 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $468K | 1 | $468K |
| #14 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $125K | 1 | $125K |
| #14 | Christopher Fusco | 2782148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $125K | 1 | $125K |
| #14 | Cassandra Young | 2812956 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $100K | 1 | $100K |
| #14 | Bryce Alexander | 2788418 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $45K | 1 | $45K |
| #14 | Shirin Saeedi | 2132447 | Trulo Mortgage, LLC | 2379828 | Los Angeles, CA | $270K | 1 | $270K |
| #14 | Jada Thomas | 2812965 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $153K | 1 | $153K |
| #14 | Matthew Meenzhuber | 2792421 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $313K | 1 | $313K |
| #14 | RYAN STEWART | 2373719 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Denville, NJ | $300K | 1 | $300K |
| #14 | Edward Weber | 41763 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $62K | 1 | $62K |
| #14 | Raymond Menoscal | 2671707 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | East Rutherford, NJ | $518K | 1 | $518K |
| #14 | Jason Sepulveda | 2756474 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Toms River, NJ | $279K | 1 | $279K |
| #14 | Greg Aller | 2780121 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $288K | 1 | $288K |
| #14 | John Hornacek | 2743466 | Lending Heights, LLC | 1425476 | Glenside, PA | $324K | 1 | $324K |
| #14 | WESLEY CASTRO | 2812963 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $80K | 1 | $80K |
| #14 | Edgar Arenas | 2686804 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | $230K | 1 | $230K |
| #14 | Yeonghyeon Jo | 2821472 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $45K | 1 | $45K |
| #14 | Peter Nikolovski | 2781993 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | $628K | 1 | $628K |
| #14 | jessenia velez | 2802360 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | $864K | 1 | $864K |
| #14 | Cristian Godina | 2802847 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $165K | 1 | $165K |
| #14 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $387K | 1 | $387K |
| #14 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $35K | 1 | $35K |
| #14 | Nicholas Mason | 2800625 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Plano, TX | $140K | 1 | $140K |
| #14 | Kimberly Benningfield | 220342 | Hoosier Hills Credit Union | 408510 | Bedford, IN | $575K | 1 | $575K |
| #14 | Jamie Freedain | 2833841 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Cedar Falls, IA | $130K | 1 | $130K |
| #14 | Justin McDowell | 2799100 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $297K | 1 | $297K |
| #14 | Kai McCoy | 2789032 | Atlantic Avenue Mortgage, LLC | 2413563 | Annapolis, MD | $191K | 1 | $191K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-jersey/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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