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 October 11, 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 | $6.4M | 48 | $133K |
| #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 | $3.7M | 17 | $220K |
| #4 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.0M | 14 | $139K |
| #4 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.9M | 14 | $210K |
| #6 | Anthony Williams | 2847543 | Third Federal Savings & Loan Association | 449401 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $953K | 12 | $79K |
| #6 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.1M | 12 | $176K |
| #8 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | Zenta Mortgage Services, LLC | 181658 | Sacramento, CA | $1.8M | 11 | $160K |
| #8 | Nathan Howitt | 2789470 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.8M | 11 | $165K |
| #10 | Michael Madden | 2778624 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $779K | 10 | $78K |
| #10 | Ryan Riley | 2821343 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.2M | 10 | $119K |
| #12 | Gavin Barker | 2723763 | Reliant Home Mortgage LLC | 2292251 | Middletown, OH | $2.0M | 9 | $222K |
| #12 | Abdur-Raufibn Abdullah | 2811840 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $1.1M | 9 | $121K |
| #12 | Brandi Canann | 2750475 | River City Mortgage LLC | 142954 | Blue Ash, OH | $2.6M | 9 | $286K |
| #12 | Patricia Patchin | 2830133 | Seven Seventeen Credit Union Inc | 469483 | Middlefield, OH | $817K | 9 | $91K |
| #16 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 8 | $134K |
| #16 | Morgan Mack | 2765264 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.8M | 8 | $221K |
| #16 | Michael Antle | 2809709 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | — | $1.6M | 8 | $199K |
| #16 | Ryan Cooper | 2830596 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 8 | $131K |
| #20 | Kateryna Witt | 2626154 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $1.2M | 7 | $169K |
| #20 | Wade Barnhill | 2760079 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $832K | 7 | $119K |
| #20 | Austin Butts | 2803317 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Cincinnati, OH | $719K | 7 | $103K |
| #20 | Roji Varughese | 2817982 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.3M | 7 | $189K |
| #20 | Glenna Baird | 449592 | Credit Union of Ohio | 704953 | Hilliard, OH | $538K | 7 | $77K |
| #20 | Jamil Chami | 2821635 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $702K | 7 | $100K |
| #20 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.2M | 7 | $167K |
| #20 | Francis Tom | 2821531 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $656K | 7 | $94K |
| #20 | Hussam Sitto | 2654352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $846K | 7 | $121K |
| #29 | Cristian Godina | 2802847 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $603K | 6 | $101K |
| #29 | Sarah Nona | 2792420 | Lili Loans LLC | 2374096 | Farmington, UT | $1.5M | 6 | $243K |
| #29 | Dhevin Williams | 2811894 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $487K | 6 | $81K |
| #29 | Richard Escobedo | 2762986 | Hantz Financial Services, Inc. | 167864 | Maumee, OH | $1.1M | 6 | $190K |
| #29 | Tommy Wright-Hodges | 2821473 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $907K | 6 | $151K |
| #29 | Joshua Neidus | 2751488 | NEO PARTNERS LLC | 1781390 | Shaker Heights, OH | $1.8M | 6 | $306K |
| #29 | Troy Lacey | 2810497 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $540K | 6 | $90K |
| #29 | Arjun Mundian | 2840125 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.6M | 6 | $272K |
| #29 | Joseph Barrantes | 2426387 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.6M | 6 | $260K |
| #29 | John Safier | 2811844 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $708K | 6 | $118K |
| #29 | Jacob Williams | 2739872 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Brecksville, OH | $1.6M | 6 | $261K |
| #29 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $827K | 6 | $138K |
| #29 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.2M | 6 | $195K |
| #29 | Aubrey Wyckoff | 2806927 | SOFTITE COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 797191 | Saint Clairsville, OH | $310K | 6 | $52K |
| #29 | Dylan Litvin | 2821540 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $594K | 6 | $99K |
| #29 | John Richert | 2830550 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $907K | 6 | $151K |
| #45 | Shirley Marquina | 2817987 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $315K | 5 | $63K |
| #45 | ANDRES BARRIGA | 2773371 | Better Rate Mortgage, Inc. | 1852295 | Roseville, CA | $549K | 5 | $110K |
| #45 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Pensacola, FL | $982K | 5 | $196K |
| #45 | David Aglioti | 2840063 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $1.3M | 5 | $253K |
| #45 | Fadi Tobia | 1896085 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $874K | 5 | $175K |
| #45 | Chayce Phillips | 2775035 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.1M | 5 | $217K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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