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 May 28, 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 | Allen, TX | $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 | Bryan Cunningham | 2427149 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | — | $1.7M | 9 | $185K |
| #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 | 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 | Hunter Humphrey | 2462823 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $585K | 8 | $73K |
| #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 |
| #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 | Jessica Miller | 2492461 | OwnersChoice Funding, Incorporated | 56538 | Williamsville, NY | $897K | 5 | $179K |
| #19 | Amanda Rifanburg | 2470629 | Wayne Bank | 462082 | — | $849K | 5 | $170K |
| #19 | JULIE TANDY | 2016426 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Hicksville, NY | $3.0M | 5 | $608K |
| #19 | Mary Jones | 2503188 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $742K | 5 | $148K |
| #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 | 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 | Amanda Elsayed | 2407802 | New Dwelling Developments Inc | 1533929 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $335K |
| #23 | Nick Baskakov | 2370174 | Green Street Capital, LLC | 2066586 | — | $1.8M | 4 | $438K |
| #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 | Lisa Salvaggio | 2471752 | Genesee Regional Bank | 417491 | — | $290K | 4 | $73K |
| #32 | Angela Conklin | 2481251 | Premium Mortgage Corporation | 3254 | Latham, NY | $449K | 3 | $150K |
| #32 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $315K | 3 | $105K |
| #32 | Michelle Mesi | 1113017 | Nickel City Funding, Inc. | 1586 | — | $734K | 3 | $245K |
| #32 | Deborah DiAndrea-Hitchcock | 2474517 | Adirondack Bank | 411567 | Utica, NY | $99K | 3 | $33K |
| #32 | Larissa Ashton | 2477738 | Reliant Community Federal Credit Union | 541771 | — | $146K | 3 | $49K |
| #32 | Mary Stack | 49624 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | — | $637K | 3 | $212K |
| #32 | Kenneth Perkins | 2481342 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $336K | 3 | $112K |
| #32 | Brandon Baritz | 2326011 | Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 819382 | Melville, NY | $430K | 3 | $143K |
| #32 | Lacie Harwood | 2491590 | Trustco Bank | 474376 | — | $525K | 3 | $175K |
| #32 | JYOTI SHARMA | 2212739 | United Mortgage Corp. | 1330 | Melville, NY | $1.7M | 3 | $575K |
| #32 | Valissa Rice | 2463103 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Syracuse, NY | $302K | 3 | $101K |
| #32 | ROSETTA RICHARDSON | 2312498 | Superior Mortgage Co., Inc. | 4996 | Highland Mills, NY | $1.1M | 3 | $379K |
| #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 | Joshua Borrero | 2380321 | Cliffco, Inc. | 65328 | Uniondale, NY | $984K | 3 | $328K |
| #32 | Chelsea Russell | 2491592 | Trustco Bank | 474376 | Latham, NY | $300K | 3 | $100K |
| #48 | Raphael Jean-Francois | 88575 | CDCLI Funding Corporation | 384454 | Melville, NY | $295K | 2 | $148K |
| #48 | Christopher Phillips | 1929696 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $240K | 2 | $120K |
| #48 | LYUDMYLA LAOUGINE | 2419188 | Mortgage Easy, Inc. | 57983 | Brooklyn, NY | $765K | 2 | $383K |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-york/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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