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 October 11, 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 | Rena Tilghman | 2462827 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.1M | 10 | $105K |
| #5 | Mendy Wertzberger | 2332181 | BSD Funding, LLC | 1404226 | Brooklyn, NY | $5.5M | 10 | $551K |
| #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 |
| #7 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $870K | 9 | $97K |
| #11 | Ojay Smith | 1837326 | First New York Federal Credit Union | 477178 | — | $1.4M | 8 | $172K |
| #11 | Vesna Stimac | 2481344 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $865K | 8 | $108K |
| #11 | Tammie Still | 2514655 | Northern Credit Union | 407604 | Watertown, NY | $425K | 8 | $53K |
| #11 | Jaylen Shelton | 2462825 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $685K | 8 | $86K |
| #11 | Hunter Humphrey | 2462823 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $585K | 8 | $73K |
| #16 | Tiffany Rundle | 2471708 | AMERICU CREDIT UNION | 412492 | Rome, NY | $532K | 7 | $76K |
| #16 | Megan Simmons | 2495533 | The North Country Savings Bank | 409494 | — | $1.0M | 7 | $143K |
| #18 | Daniel Lott | 2460902 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | — | $224K | 6 | $37K |
| #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 |
| #19 | JULIE TANDY | 2016426 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Hicksville, NY | $3.0M | 5 | $608K |
| #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 | Hannah Painter | 2508105 | The Lyons National Bank | 409408 | — | $341K | 4 | $85K |
| #23 | Amanda Elsayed | 2407802 | New Dwelling Developments Inc | 1533929 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $335K |
| #23 | Nicole Einfalt | 2491516 | First Source Federal Credit Union | 412543 | — | $181K | 4 | $45K |
| #23 | Lisa Salvaggio | 2471752 | Genesee Regional Bank | 417491 | — | $290K | 4 | $73K |
| #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 | Nick Baskakov | 2370174 | Green Street Capital, LLC | 2066586 | — | $1.8M | 4 | $438K |
| #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 | Joshua Borrero | 2380321 | Cliffco, Inc. | 65328 | Uniondale, NY | $984K | 3 | $328K |
| #32 | Valissa Rice | 2463103 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Syracuse, NY | $302K | 3 | $101K |
| #32 | Chelsea Russell | 2491592 | Trustco Bank | 474376 | Latham, NY | $300K | 3 | $100K |
| #32 | Mary Stack | 49624 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | — | $637K | 3 | $212K |
| #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 | Kenneth Perkins | 2481342 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $336K | 3 | $112K |
| #32 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $315K | 3 | $105K |
| #32 | Sean Ahearn | 1113700 | Canyon Mortgage Corp. | 28873 | New Hyde Park, NY | $984K | 3 | $328K |
| #32 | Lacie Harwood | 2491590 | Trustco Bank | 474376 | — | $525K | 3 | $175K |
| #32 | Samantha Uthe | 2510259 | Advantage Federal Credit Union | 619501 | — | $236K | 3 | $79K |
| #32 | Kathleen Ramirez | 2503186 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $283K | 3 | $94K |
| #32 | Angela Conklin | 2481251 | Premium Mortgage Corporation | 3254 | Latham, NY | $449K | 3 | $150K |
| #32 | Deborah DiAndrea-Hitchcock | 2474517 | Arrow Bank National Association | 473214 | Utica, NY | $99K | 3 | $33K |
| #32 | JYOTI SHARMA | 2212739 | United Mortgage Corp. | 1330 | Melville, NY | $1.7M | 3 | $575K |
| #49 | sol meisels | 2101328 | FOUR STAR FUNDING INC. | 41291 | Brooklyn, NY | $2.7M | 2 | $1.3M |
| #49 | Chad Brown | 2462822 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $175K | 2 | $88K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-york/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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