Leading rookies in Ohio in 2023, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Kristina Donets (CME Lending Group LLC, NMLS #2414277), Todd Liguzinski (T2 Financial LLC, NMLS #173794), and Vanessa Merrifield (Victory Mortgage, L.L.C., NMLS #2393807).
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 | Kristina Donets | 2414277 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Chesterton, IN | $4.9M | 24 | $203K |
| #2 | Todd Liguzinski | 173794 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Westerville, OH | $4.7M | 26 | $182K |
| #3 | Vanessa Merrifield | 2393807 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | — | $4.4M | 12 | $368K |
| #4 | Darlene Rashed | 31081 | Crefco Financial Group, Inc. | 209249 | Shaker Heights, OH | $4.4M | 22 | $200K |
| #5 | Jackson Myers | 2504497 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Cincinnati, OH | $4.2M | 27 | $156K |
| #6 | Kimberly Simmons | 2527218 | OUCU Financial Credit Union, Inc. | 433809 | Athens, OH | $3.3M | 35 | $93K |
| #7 | Denise Schabel | 2454736 | The Croghan Colonial Bank | 451442 | Clyde, OH | $3.0M | 20 | $151K |
| #8 | Tamara Karl | 1615088 | The Park National Bank | 539527 | — | $2.7M | 29 | $94K |
| #9 | Megan Bradfield | 2461377 | Genoa Banking Company | 446262 | — | $2.5M | 12 | $207K |
| #10 | Marlon Ramos | 2487658 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Columbus, OH | $2.3M | 14 | $165K |
| #11 | ANDREW DURIG | 2018453 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $2.2M | 7 | $319K |
| #12 | Aaron Kuntzman | 2503583 | First Federal Community Bank, National Association | 417255 | Dover, OH | $2.1M | 7 | $304K |
| #13 | Kyle Gambert | 2445534 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | $2.1M | 12 | $176K |
| #14 | Natalie Helmuth | 2507002 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Irvine, CA | $2.0M | 2 | $986K |
| #15 | Raquel Sorg | 1398848 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $1.9M | 26 | $74K |
| #16 | Brian Ziemer | 2435308 | Tithe Lending LLC | 2439006 | Westerville, OH | $1.9M | 6 | $318K |
| #17 | Courtney Mims | 2472208 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Charlotte, NC | $1.9M | 14 | $136K |
| #18 | Josh Hamilton | 2481861 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | West Chester, OH | $1.7M | 6 | $290K |
| #19 | Wendy Rollins | 2427515 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | — | $1.7M | 7 | $246K |
| #20 | Gary Campbell | 2439210 | Western Ohio Mortgage Corporation | 9601 | Hilliard, OH | $1.7M | 3 | $568K |
| #21 | Julia Kelley | 2467793 | Superior Credit Union, Inc. | 746357 | Cincinnati, OH | $1.6M | 14 | $113K |
| #22 | Caitlyn Fike | 2396021 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.5M | 9 | $171K |
| #23 | Brandon Stafford | 2417782 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Mount Laurel, NJ | $1.5M | 8 | $182K |
| #24 | Richard Dissinger | 2231779 | Standard Mortgage Capital LLC | 1604663 | Plantation, FL | $1.4M | 8 | $173K |
| #25 | Daniel Mathews | 2181839 | Liberty Home Mortgage Corporation | 1114762 | Independence, OH | $1.3M | 9 | $148K |
| #26 | Marina Matos | 2311142 | First Ohio Home Finance, Inc. | 130439 | Westerville, OH | $1.3M | 4 | $320K |
| #27 | Melaney Suster | 2404233 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mentor, OH | $1.3M | 8 | $159K |
| #28 | Noel Chapman | 8953 | HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. | 6521 | Iselin, NJ | $1.2M | 5 | $243K |
| #29 | Jaylen Shelton | 2462825 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.2M | 14 | $85K |
| #30 | Julie Mormile | 2423001 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.1M | 4 | $284K |
| #31 | Zeinab Farhat | 2225120 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | — | $1.1M | 3 | $364K |
| #32 | Christa Brown | 2497112 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $1.0M | 2 | $509K |
| #33 | Elias Gross | 2418653 | Renovation Finance LLC | 1802847 | — | $1.0M | 3 | $338K |
| #34 | Spencer Ruegsegger | 1798874 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $987K | 3 | $329K |
| #35 | CHARMEL EVANS | 2426706 | LCNB National Bank | 403521 | Lebanon, OH | $978K | 12 | $82K |
| #36 | Blake Scearce | 2448160 | Bayshore Mortgage Funding, LLC | 196858 | Blue Ash, OH | $965K | 4 | $241K |
| #37 | Shamonica McCall | 2409267 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Cincinnati, OH | $950K | 4 | $238K |
| #38 | Harry Feuer | 2404000 | Liberty Home Mortgage Corporation | 1114762 | Independence, OH | $934K | 6 | $156K |
| #39 | Jacob Parsley | 2477256 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Centerville, OH | $905K | 4 | $226K |
| #40 | Lincoln Coverdale | 2442477 | AMKO Lending, LLC | 1804948 | Cleveland, OH | $892K | 1 | $892K |
| #41 | Bryce Sztary | 1594419 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $882K | 5 | $176K |
| #42 | DAVID NEWMAN | 2381052 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | Maumee, OH | $855K | 8 | $107K |
| #43 | Joseph Vinci | 2357005 | Liberty Home Mortgage Corporation | 1114762 | — | $811K | 5 | $162K |
| #44 | Misty Ransdell | 2447921 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $794K | 4 | $198K |
| #45 | LeAnn Zandarski | 2464770 | ASSOCIATED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION, INC. | 451588 | — | $790K | 11 | $72K |
| #46 | San Majhi | 2433035 | INTRA-NATIONAL MORTGAGE INC. | 2620605 | Blacklick, OH | $778K | 2 | $389K |
| #47 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $773K | 8 | $97K |
| #48 | Rebecca Gomez | 2496848 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $772K | 2 | $386K |
| #49 | Audrey Boyd | 2414917 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $756K | 2 | $378K |
| #50 | Mary Jones | 2503188 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $734K | 4 | $184K |
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 (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-rookie-by-volume/2023
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