Leading rookies in Pennsylvania in 2023, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Katelyn Brien (Members 1st Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2472271), Michelle Kuzar (Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union, NMLS #125425), and Karen Reed (Members 1st Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2532399).
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 | Katelyn Brien | 2472271 | Members 1st Federal Credit Union | 504564 | — | $16.5M | 278 | $59K |
| #2 | Michelle Kuzar | 125425 | Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union | 189511 | Indiana, PA | $5.2M | 113 | $46K |
| #3 | Karen Reed | 2532399 | Members 1st Federal Credit Union | 504564 | Enola, PA | $2.9M | 47 | $63K |
| #4 | NIcolas Sosa | 2416186 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | Brookfield, WI | $4.8M | 30 | $160K |
| #5 | Joseph Fazelyar | 2463668 | TRUENERGY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 409280 | Springfield, VA | $7.7M | 25 | $307K |
| #6 | Jacqueline Ruggier | 2461462 | Dollar Bank, a Federal Savings Bank | 410342 | Pittsburgh, PA | $1.2M | 21 | $58K |
| #7 | Allison Frassa | 2364021 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Hamburg, NJ | $5.1M | 19 | $270K |
| #8 | Jaylen Shelton | 2462825 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.2M | 14 | $85K |
| #9 | Justin Lee | 1680067 | Northeast Equitable Mortgage LLC | 894392 | Blue Bell, PA | $3.6M | 12 | $298K |
| #9 | Samantha Whitworth | 1684070 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Canonsburg, PA | $2.5M | 12 | $209K |
| #9 | Christina Mattis | 1619396 | Dollar Bank, a Federal Savings Bank | 410342 | Irwin, PA | $793K | 12 | $66K |
| #12 | Angelica Tedesco | 2431531 | Howard Hanna Financial Services, Inc. | 101561 | Pittsburgh, PA | $2.8M | 11 | $259K |
| #12 | James Gayan | 2472066 | Dollar Bank, a Federal Savings Bank | 410342 | Gibsonia, PA | $1.1M | 11 | $99K |
| #12 | Elena Flynn | 2468702 | Mid-Atlantic Funding Inc | 116796 | Dunmore, PA | $1.7M | 11 | $154K |
| #12 | Emma Patterson | 2495685 | Armco Credit Union | 456458 | — | $482K | 11 | $44K |
| #12 | Hunter Humphrey | 2462823 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $678K | 11 | $62K |
| #12 | Mario Carannante | 2461405 | Mortgage America, Inc. | 128501 | Wyomissing, PA | $2.6M | 11 | $240K |
| #18 | jin zhang | 1923890 | OrangePath Financial Inc. | 2070941 | Flushing, NY | $2.1M | 10 | $210K |
| #18 | Larry Yoder | 2459206 | Integrity Home Mortgage Corporation | 208516 | — | $2.2M | 10 | $222K |
| #20 | Rena Tilghman | 2462827 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $736K | 8 | $92K |
| #20 | Yemdry Perdomo | 2496696 | Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation | 176743 | Fairfield, NJ | $1.4M | 8 | $170K |
| #20 | Alexxis Rogers | 2443359 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $862K | 8 | $108K |
| #20 | William Rodriguez | 2419083 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bethlehem, PA | $1.9M | 8 | $232K |
| #20 | Crystal Withers | 2524190 | Dollar Bank, a Federal Savings Bank | 410342 | Pittsburgh, PA | $268K | 8 | $33K |
| #25 | Tyler Stracuzzi | 2484631 | Univest Bank and Trust Co. | 415882 | — | $931K | 7 | $133K |
| #25 | Jamieson Marino | 2462824 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $804K | 7 | $115K |
| #25 | Caley Phillips | 2467666 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Pittsburgh, PA | $1.3M | 7 | $184K |
| #25 | Nicole Peraino | 2453211 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Philadelphia, PA | $1.7M | 7 | $246K |
| #29 | Andrea Pasco | 2474115 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Columbia, MD | $1.1M | 6 | $180K |
| #29 | Charles Viguers | 2475654 | Univest Bank and Trust Co. | 415882 | Souderton, PA | $610K | 6 | $102K |
| #29 | Joshua Freels | 2474626 | Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation | 176743 | Fairfield, NJ | $1.3M | 6 | $213K |
| #29 | Shyamsundar Ramasamy | 2414154 | Apt Mortgage Loan LLC | 2423119 | Coppell, TX | $2.5M | 6 | $424K |
| #29 | Semih Yuksel | 2366049 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Sewell, NJ | $1.2M | 6 | $207K |
| #29 | Sherrita Green | 2462828 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $511K | 6 | $85K |
| #29 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $450K | 6 | $75K |
| #29 | Claudet Miller | 2335738 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $467K | 6 | $78K |
| #37 | Rossana Martinez | 2479394 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $629K | 5 | $126K |
| #37 | Vesna Stimac | 2481344 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $393K | 5 | $79K |
| #37 | Collin Berry | 2453931 | First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union | 595144 | — | $286K | 5 | $57K |
| #37 | Christopher Curtin | 2411278 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $1.5M | 5 | $297K |
| #37 | Keriayn Schmitt | 2510483 | Dollar Bank, a Federal Savings Bank | 410342 | — | $375K | 5 | $75K |
| #37 | Annamarie DeFrank | 2464314 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | Canonsburg, PA | $949K | 5 | $190K |
| #37 | Daniel Lott | 2460902 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 433960 | — | $570K | 5 | $114K |
| #37 | Andrew Wenger | 1643371 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Hardeeville, SC | $1.4M | 5 | $290K |
| #37 | BRENDA STRUBLE | 2498040 | GLASS CAP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 402219 | Connellsville, PA | $175K | 5 | $35K |
| #37 | Ryan Barbalios | 2359270 | Acre Mortgage & Financial, Inc. | 13988 | Riviera Beach, FL | $1.4M | 5 | $276K |
| #37 | Daniel Fruehan | 2467670 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | — | $822K | 5 | $164K |
| #37 | Christopher Godfrey | 2489212 | HORIZON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 461245 | Williamsport, PA | $156K | 5 | $31K |
| #49 | Lauren Vanderelzen | 2503187 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $495K | 4 | $124K |
| #49 | Ann Marie Park | 1479298 | Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 139164 | Gainesville, FL | $859K | 4 | $215K |
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 — Pennsylvania (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/pennsylvania/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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