Leading rookies in Ohio in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Kierestin Rayfield (Hancock Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2840836), Nicholas Thaxton (Union Savings Bank, NMLS #2826964), and Phillip Hardy (Modern Valley Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #2784825).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kierestin Rayfield | 2840836 | Hancock Federal Credit Union | 442112 | Findlay, OH | $6.5M | 49 | $134K |
| #2 | Nicholas Thaxton | 2826964 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Cincinnati, OH | $3.5M | 16 | $221K |
| #3 | Phillip Hardy | 2784825 | Modern Valley Home Loans, LLC | 2636235 | Novi, MI | $3.4M | 18 | $190K |
| #4 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.9M | 14 | $210K |
| #5 | Brandi Canann | 2750475 | River City Mortgage LLC | 142954 | Blue Ash, OH | $2.6M | 9 | $286K |
| #6 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.1M | 12 | $176K |
| #7 | Melissa Wank | 2757094 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Independence, OH | $2.0M | 2 | $1.0M |
| #8 | Gavin Barker | 2723763 | Reliant Home Mortgage LLC | 2292251 | Middletown, OH | $2.0M | 9 | $222K |
| #9 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.0M | 14 | $139K |
| #10 | Joshua Neidus | 2751488 | NEO PARTNERS LLC | 1781390 | Shaker Heights, OH | $1.8M | 6 | $306K |
| #11 | Nathan Howitt | 2789470 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.8M | 11 | $165K |
| #12 | Morgan Mack | 2765264 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.8M | 8 | $221K |
| #13 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | Zenta Mortgage Services, LLC | 181658 | Sacramento, CA | $1.8M | 11 | $160K |
| #14 | Arjun Mundian | 2840125 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.6M | 6 | $272K |
| #15 | Michael Antle | 2809709 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | — | $1.6M | 8 | $199K |
| #16 | Amber Talbot | 2769035 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Provo, UT | $1.6M | 3 | $524K |
| #17 | Abdelrahman Moussa | 1572699 | HomeMac, LLC | 1165808 | Santa Ana, CA | $1.6M | 5 | $314K |
| #18 | Jacob Williams | 2739872 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 1127 | Brecksville, OH | $1.6M | 6 | $261K |
| #19 | Joseph Barrantes | 2426387 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.6M | 6 | $260K |
| #20 | Sarah Nona | 2792420 | Lili Loans LLC | 2374096 | Farmington, UT | $1.5M | 6 | $243K |
| #21 | Andrew Busic | 2790491 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.4M | 4 | $349K |
| #22 | Roji Varughese | 2817982 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.3M | 7 | $189K |
| #23 | Noah Pease | 2754117 | River City Mortgage LLC | 142954 | Blue Ash, OH | $1.3M | 5 | $259K |
| #24 | Isaac Sauer | 2795460 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $1.3M | 5 | $259K |
| #25 | Brett Roslan | 2813973 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.3M | 5 | $259K |
| #26 | Jamie Chen | 2788885 | Farmers Bank | 680219 | Parsons, TN | $1.3M | 5 | $254K |
| #27 | David Aglioti | 2840063 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $1.3M | 5 | $253K |
| #28 | Osirus Munn | 2817071 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.2M | 4 | $303K |
| #29 | Kateryna Witt | 2626154 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $1.2M | 7 | $169K |
| #30 | Robert Wolf | 2802834 | GVC Mortgage, Inc. | 2334 | Canton, OH | $1.2M | 4 | $292K |
| #31 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.2M | 7 | $167K |
| #32 | Trever Bennett | 2809938 | HFG Holdings, Inc. | 1467435 | Troy, MI | $1.2M | 3 | $387K |
| #33 | Thomas Bolin | 2796939 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Columbus, OH | $1.2M | 4 | $288K |
| #34 | Richard Escobedo | 2762986 | Hantz Financial Services, Inc. | 167864 | Maumee, OH | $1.1M | 6 | $190K |
| #35 | Edward Kim | 2732282 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $1.1M | 5 | $221K |
| #36 | Hailee Ramirez | 2519695 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $1.1M | 3 | $364K |
| #37 | Abdur-Raufibn Abdullah | 2811840 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $1.1M | 9 | $121K |
| #38 | Chayce Phillips | 2775035 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.1M | 5 | $217K |
| #39 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 8 | $134K |
| #40 | Ryan Cooper | 2830596 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 8 | $131K |
| #41 | Mashell Carmack | 2803015 | Destination Mortgage LLC | 2603651 | Dayton, OH | $1.0M | 4 | $261K |
| #42 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.0M | 5 | $204K |
| #43 | Ryan Riley | 2821343 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 9 | $113K |
| #44 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Pensacola, FL | $982K | 5 | $196K |
| #45 | James Finley | 573501 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $954K | 3 | $318K |
| #46 | Kit Custer | 2793865 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | $943K | 3 | $314K |
| #47 | Isaac Worley | 2839997 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $934K | 5 | $187K |
| #48 | Tyler Ford | 2798678 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | $918K | 2 | $459K |
| #49 | Tommy Wright-Hodges | 2821473 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $907K | 6 | $151K |
| #50 | John Richert | 2830550 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $907K | 6 | $151K |
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 Volume — Ohio. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-rookie-by-volume
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