Leading rookies in Ohio in 2026, 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 Kierestin Rayfield (Hancock Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2840836), Phillip Hardy (Modern Valley Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #2784825), and Nicholas Thaxton (Union Savings Bank, NMLS #2826964).
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 | Kierestin Rayfield | 2840836 | Hancock Federal Credit Union | 442112 | Findlay, OH | $3.6M | 28 | $129K |
| #2 | Phillip Hardy | 2784825 | Modern Valley Home Loans, LLC | 2636235 | Novi, MI | $3.4M | 18 | $190K |
| #3 | Nicholas Thaxton | 2826964 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Cincinnati, OH | $3.2M | 14 | $228K |
| #4 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | Zenta Mortgage Services, LLC | 181658 | Sacramento, CA | $1.8M | 11 | $160K |
| #4 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.8M | 11 | $162K |
| #4 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.3M | 11 | $208K |
| #7 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.0M | 10 | $202K |
| #8 | Patricia Patchin | 2830133 | Seven Seventeen Credit Union Inc | 469483 | Middlefield, OH | $817K | 9 | $91K |
| #9 | Gavin Barker | 2723763 | Reliant Home Mortgage LLC | 2292251 | Middletown, OH | $1.9M | 8 | $241K |
| #9 | Michael Madden | 2778624 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $661K | 8 | $83K |
| #11 | Michael Antle | 2809709 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | — | $1.5M | 7 | $213K |
| #11 | Nathan Howitt | 2789470 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.1M | 7 | $161K |
| #13 | Anthony Williams | 2847543 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $566K | 6 | $94K |
| #13 | Morgan Mack | 2765264 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.4M | 6 | $241K |
| #13 | Cristian Godina | 2802847 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $603K | 6 | $101K |
| #13 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $751K | 6 | $125K |
| #13 | Jamil Chami | 2821635 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $657K | 6 | $110K |
| #18 | Noah Pease | 2754117 | River City Mortgage LLC | 142954 | Blue Ash, OH | $1.3M | 5 | $259K |
| #18 | Ajitesh Goyal | 2821329 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $320K | 5 | $64K |
| #18 | John Safier | 2811844 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $658K | 5 | $132K |
| #18 | Abdur-Raufibn Abdullah | 2811840 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $608K | 5 | $122K |
| #18 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $831K | 5 | $166K |
| #18 | Sarah Nona | 2792420 | Lili Loans LLC | 2374096 | Kaysville, UT | $1.2M | 5 | $237K |
| #18 | Ryan Riley | 2821343 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $619K | 5 | $124K |
| #18 | Wade Barnhill | 2760079 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $437K | 5 | $87K |
| #18 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $777K | 5 | $155K |
| #18 | Richard Escobedo | 2762986 | Hantz Financial Services, Inc. | 167864 | Maumee, OH | $1.0M | 5 | $202K |
| #18 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Pensacola, FL | $982K | 5 | $196K |
| #18 | ANDRES BARRIGA | 2773371 | Better Rate Mortgage, Inc. | 1852295 | Roseville, CA | $549K | 5 | $110K |
| #30 | Dylan Litvin | 2821540 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $288K | 4 | $72K |
| #30 | Dominic DiGiovanni | 2790498 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $622K | 4 | $155K |
| #30 | Heather Bleoo | 2800230 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Columbus, OH | $855K | 4 | $214K |
| #30 | Andrew Busic | 2790491 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.4M | 4 | $349K |
| #30 | Brandi Canann | 2750475 | River City Mortgage LLC | 142954 | Blue Ash, OH | $1.3M | 4 | $315K |
| #30 | Julie Cornell | 2799179 | CX Mortgage, LLC | 2576815 | Jacksonville, FL | $409K | 4 | $102K |
| #30 | Christopher Fusco | 2782148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $567K | 4 | $142K |
| #30 | Kateryna Witt | 2626154 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $845K | 4 | $211K |
| #30 | Adam Shamsedin | 2811809 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $354K | 4 | $88K |
| #30 | Austin Butts | 2803317 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Cincinnati, OH | $329K | 4 | $82K |
| #30 | Hussam Sitto | 2654352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $370K | 4 | $92K |
| #30 | Martin Kanona | 2830787 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $684K | 4 | $171K |
| #30 | Glenna Baird | 449592 | Credit Union of Ohio | 704953 | Hilliard, OH | $127K | 4 | $32K |
| #30 | Joshua Neidus | 2751488 | NEO PARTNERS LLC | 1781390 | Shaker Heights, OH | $1.0M | 4 | $257K |
| #30 | Jacob Williams | 2739872 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Brecksville, OH | $1.0M | 4 | $257K |
| #30 | Elinor Ahoubim | 2748364 | LoanGuys.com Inc. | 2146944 | Woodland Hills, CA | $650K | 4 | $163K |
| #30 | Tommy Wright-Hodges | 2821473 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $687K | 4 | $172K |
| #30 | Abdelrahman Moussa | 1572699 | HomeMac, LLC | 1165808 | Santa Ana, CA | $1.2M | 4 | $305K |
| #30 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $495K | 4 | $124K |
| #30 | Roji Varughese | 2817982 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $397K | 4 | $99K |
| #50 | Robert Wolf | 2802834 | GVC Mortgage, Inc. | 2334 | Canton, OH | $947K | 3 | $316K |
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 — Ohio (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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