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 July 13, 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 | 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 | Hunter Humphrey | 2462823 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $585K | 8 | $73K |
| #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 | Tammie Still | 2514655 | Northern Credit Union | 407604 | Watertown, NY | $425K | 8 | $53K |
| #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 | Mary Jones | 2503188 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $742K | 5 | $148K |
| #19 | Jessica Miller | 2492461 | OwnersChoice Funding, Incorporated | 56538 | Williamsville, NY | $897K | 5 | $179K |
| #23 | Krishna Singh | 22023 | HOMEFI CAPITAL CORP. | 2589351 | Ozone Park, NY | $1.7M | 4 | $414K |
| #23 | Jamie Firat | 1743460 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $407K | 4 | $102K |
| #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 | Lisa Salvaggio | 2471752 | Genesee Regional Bank | 417491 | — | $290K | 4 | $73K |
| #23 | Amanda Elsayed | 2407802 | New Dwelling Developments Inc | 1533929 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $335K |
| #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 | Hannah Painter | 2508105 | The Lyons National Bank | 409408 | — | $341K | 4 | $85K |
| #32 | Mary Stack | 49624 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | — | $637K | 3 | $212K |
| #32 | Kenneth Perkins | 2481342 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $336K | 3 | $112K |
| #32 | Kathleen Ramirez | 2503186 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $283K | 3 | $94K |
| #32 | Valissa Rice | 2463103 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | Syracuse, NY | $302K | 3 | $101K |
| #32 | Angela Conklin | 2481251 | Premium Mortgage Corporation | 3254 | Latham, NY | $449K | 3 | $150K |
| #32 | JYOTI SHARMA | 2212739 | United Mortgage Corp. | 1330 | Melville, NY | $1.7M | 3 | $575K |
| #32 | Joshua Borrero | 2380321 | Cliffco, Inc. | 65328 | Uniondale, NY | $984K | 3 | $328K |
| #32 | Michelle Mesi | 1113017 | Nickel City Funding, Inc. | 1586 | — | $734K | 3 | $245K |
| #32 | Lacie Harwood | 2491590 | Trustco Bank | 474376 | — | $525K | 3 | $175K |
| #32 | Brandon Baritz | 2326011 | Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc. | 819382 | Melville, NY | $430K | 3 | $143K |
| #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 | Chelsea Russell | 2491592 | Trustco Bank | 474376 | Latham, NY | $300K | 3 | $100K |
| #32 | Sean Ahearn | 1113700 | Canyon Mortgage Corp. | 28873 | New Hyde Park, NY | $984K | 3 | $328K |
| #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 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $315K | 3 | $105K |
| #49 | sol meisels | 2101328 | FOUR STAR FUNDING INC. | 41291 | Brooklyn, NY | $2.7M | 2 | $1.3M |
| #49 | Jamieson Marino | 2462824 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $425K | 2 | $213K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/new-york/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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