Leading rookies in South Carolina in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221), Gavin Parto (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2789398), and Gabriel De Freitas Medina (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2778392).
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 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $5.0M | 16 | $314K |
| #1 | Gavin Parto | 2789398 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Charleston, SC | $4.7M | 16 | $296K |
| #3 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.2M | 14 | $229K |
| #4 | Brody McGuire | 2533793 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Summerville, SC | $4.6M | 12 | $384K |
| #4 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.8M | 12 | $230K |
| #6 | Bradley Roche | 2382170 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Charleston, SC | $3.5M | 11 | $322K |
| #7 | Thomas Stroud | 2686732 | Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 139164 | Spartanburg, SC | $2.4M | 10 | $240K |
| #7 | Richard Vaughan | 2804374 | COUNTYBANK | 462088 | Greenville, SC | $3.5M | 10 | $353K |
| #9 | Sandy Jacob | 2812001 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.2M | 9 | $128K |
| #10 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.6M | 8 | $201K |
| #11 | Hyamal Ramos | 2821147 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Louisville, KY | $870K | 7 | $124K |
| #11 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.5M | 7 | $495K |
| #11 | Hannah Powell | 2728966 | Mortgage Equity Partners LLC | 1936 | Manning, SC | $1.8M | 7 | $251K |
| #14 | King Evangelista | 2775420 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $504K | 6 | $84K |
| #14 | JUAN GALEANO ARANGO | 2811976 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Greenville, SC | $1.4M | 6 | $230K |
| #14 | Stephen Buie | 2794689 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $2.0M | 6 | $336K |
| #14 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $864K | 6 | $144K |
| #14 | Ashley Gill | 2801711 | Upstart Mortgage, LLC | 2443873 | Columbus, OH | $338K | 6 | $56K |
| #14 | Joshua Van Simmons | 2789842 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $1.9M | 6 | $309K |
| #20 | Jacob Fogel | 2813568 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $654K | 5 | $131K |
| #20 | Embrey Steadings | 2682980 | Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 139164 | Spartanburg, SC | $714K | 5 | $143K |
| #20 | Abdur-Raufibn Abdullah | 2811840 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $630K | 5 | $126K |
| #20 | Kurtis Song | 2785936 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $505K | 5 | $101K |
| #20 | Joshua Horne | 2788439 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $481K | 5 | $96K |
| #20 | Jose Fuentes | 2811992 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $851K | 5 | $170K |
| #20 | Dane Hertzler | 2784762 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 5 | $213K |
| #20 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 5 | $222K |
| #20 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $777K | 5 | $155K |
| #29 | Luis Armenta Lopez | 2779832 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $471K | 4 | $118K |
| #29 | Terry Bagsby | 2777749 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Franklin, TN | $933K | 4 | $233K |
| #29 | Bryce Alexander | 2788418 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $686K | 4 | $171K |
| #29 | Joseph Awadallah | 2082388 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $567K | 4 | $142K |
| #29 | John Richert | 2830550 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $523K | 4 | $131K |
| #29 | Audrey Mitta | 2678686 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Greer, SC | $779K | 4 | $195K |
| #29 | Michelle Younan | 2189864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.1M | 4 | $276K |
| #29 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $665K | 4 | $166K |
| #29 | Ryan Cooper | 2830596 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $464K | 4 | $116K |
| #29 | Matthew Warnecke | 2800857 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 4 | $268K |
| #29 | Charles Davis | 2805542 | Motivation Financial LLC | 2228345 | Charlotte, NC | $2.1M | 4 | $518K |
| #29 | Matthew Meenzhuber | 2792421 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $660K | 4 | $165K |
| #29 | Richard Hall | 2762599 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lake Wylie, SC | $1.1M | 4 | $264K |
| #29 | Zane Lee | 2795734 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #29 | CAITLIN RAMAGE | 2792996 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Columbia, SC | $1.0M | 4 | $259K |
| #44 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $494K | 3 | $165K |
| #44 | Drew Laing | 2820758 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Greenville, SC | $724K | 3 | $241K |
| #44 | Fabian Torres | 847914 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $342K | 3 | $114K |
| #44 | Tya Kennedy | 2797509 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Chapin, SC | $844K | 3 | $281K |
| #44 | Travis Farida | 2811981 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $762K | 3 | $254K |
| #44 | Sean Owen | 2818886 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Marlborough, MA | $155K | 3 | $52K |
| #44 | Aldrish Jimenez Yanez | 2791185 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $284K | 3 | $95K |
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 — South Carolina. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-rookie-by-units
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