Leading rookies in New York 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 Eilis Zheng (EAST CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, NMLS #2462357), asif khan (Heartland Mortgage Corp., NMLS #47162), and Kira Hothan (Alternatives Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2478621).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Eilis Zheng | 2462357 | EAST CAPITAL FUNDING LLC | 1645977 | — | $17.5M | 31 | $564K |
| #2 | asif khan | 47162 | Heartland Mortgage Corp. | 68459 | Astoria, NY | $9.8M | 18 | $543K |
| #3 | Kira Hothan | 2478621 | Alternatives Federal Credit Union | 410391 | — | $1.3M | 14 | $91K |
| #4 | Matthew Duquette | 2412693 | Robert S. Duquette | 12895 | Peru, NY | $1.6M | 11 | $148K |
| #5 | Mendy Wertzberger | 2332181 | BSD Funding, LLC | 1404226 | Brooklyn, NY | $5.5M | 10 | $551K |
| #5 | Rena Tilghman | 2462827 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.1M | 10 | $105K |
| #7 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $870K | 9 | $97K |
| #7 | Kerriann Knopp | 2508106 | AMERICU CREDIT UNION | 412492 | Liverpool, NY | $450K | 9 | $50K |
| #7 | Shameem Majumder | 2395755 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Brooklyn, NY | $1.5M | 9 | $172K |
| #7 | Bryan Cunningham | 2427149 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | — | $1.7M | 9 | $185K |
| #11 | Tammie Still | 2514655 | Northern Credit Union | 407604 | Watertown, NY | $425K | 8 | $53K |
| #11 | Vesna Stimac | 2481344 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $865K | 8 | $108K |
| #11 | Jaylen Shelton | 2462825 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $685K | 8 | $86K |
| #11 | Ojay Smith | 1837326 | First New York Federal Credit Union | 477178 | — | $1.4M | 8 | $172K |
| #11 | Hunter Humphrey | 2462823 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $585K | 8 | $73K |
| #16 | Megan Simmons | 2495533 | The North Country Savings Bank | 409494 | — | $1.0M | 7 | $143K |
| #16 | Tiffany Rundle | 2471708 | AMERICU CREDIT UNION | 412492 | Rome, NY | $532K | 7 | $76K |
| #18 | Daniel Lott | 2460902 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | — | $224K | 6 | $37K |
| #19 | JULIE TANDY | 2016426 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Hicksville, NY | $3.0M | 5 | $608K |
| #19 | Amanda Rifanburg | 2470629 | Wayne Bank | 462082 | — | $849K | 5 | $170K |
| #19 | Jessica Miller | 2492461 | OwnersChoice Funding, Incorporated | 56538 | Williamsville, NY | $897K | 5 | $179K |
| #19 | Mary Jones | 2503188 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $742K | 5 | $148K |
| #23 | Lisa Salvaggio | 2471752 | Genesee Regional Bank | 417491 | — | $290K | 4 | $73K |
| #23 | Nick Baskakov | 2370174 | Green Street Capital, LLC | 2066586 | — | $1.8M | 4 | $438K |
| #23 | Nicole Einfalt | 2491516 | First Source Federal Credit Union | 412543 | — | $181K | 4 | $45K |
| #23 | Krishna Singh | 22023 | HOMEFI CAPITAL CORP. | 2589351 | Ozone Park, NY | $1.7M | 4 | $414K |
| #23 | KAZI HASSAN | 369103 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Brooklyn, NY | $3.1M | 4 | $773K |
| #23 | Elaina Mackenzie | 2479536 | Rome Teachers Federal Credit Union | 768389 | Rome, NY | $142K | 4 | $36K |
| #23 | Jamie Firat | 1743460 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $407K | 4 | $102K |
| #23 | Amanda Elsayed | 2407802 | New Dwelling Developments Inc | 1533929 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $335K |
| #23 | Hannah Painter | 2508105 | The Lyons National Bank | 409408 | — | $341K | 4 | $85K |
| #32 | Valissa Rice | 2463103 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Syracuse, NY | $302K | 3 | $101K |
| #32 | Larissa Ashton | 2477738 | Reliant Community Federal Credit Union | 541771 | — | $146K | 3 | $49K |
| #32 | Brandon Baritz | 2326011 | Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 819382 | Melville, NY | $430K | 3 | $143K |
| #32 | Michelle Mesi | 1113017 | Nickel City Funding, Inc. | 1586 | — | $734K | 3 | $245K |
| #32 | ROSETTA RICHARDSON | 2312498 | Superior Mortgage Co., Inc. | 4996 | Highland Mills, NY | $1.1M | 3 | $379K |
| #32 | Sean Ahearn | 1113700 | Canyon Mortgage Corp. | 28873 | New Hyde Park, NY | $984K | 3 | $328K |
| #32 | Mary Stack | 49624 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | — | $637K | 3 | $212K |
| #32 | Joshua Borrero | 2380321 | Cliffco, Inc. | 65328 | Uniondale, NY | $984K | 3 | $328K |
| #32 | Lacie Harwood | 2491590 | Trustco Bank | 474376 | — | $525K | 3 | $175K |
| #32 | Deborah DiAndrea-Hitchcock | 2474517 | Arrow Bank National Association | 473214 | Utica, NY | $99K | 3 | $33K |
| #32 | Kathleen Ramirez | 2503186 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $283K | 3 | $94K |
| #32 | Samantha Uthe | 2510259 | Advantage Federal Credit Union | 619501 | — | $236K | 3 | $79K |
| #32 | Kenneth Perkins | 2481342 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $336K | 3 | $112K |
| #32 | JYOTI SHARMA | 2212739 | United Mortgage Corp. | 1330 | Melville, NY | $1.7M | 3 | $575K |
| #32 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $315K | 3 | $105K |
| #32 | Angela Conklin | 2481251 | Premium Mortgage Corporation | 3254 | Latham, NY | $449K | 3 | $150K |
| #32 | Chelsea Russell | 2491592 | Trustco Bank | 474376 | Latham, NY | $300K | 3 | $100K |
| #49 | Kevin deNeergaard | 2450179 | All County Capital Corp. | 876527 | Larchmont, NY | $912K | 2 | $456K |
| #49 | Kiara Robinson | 2520401 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $140K | 2 | $70K |
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 York (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-york/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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