Leading rookies in South Carolina 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 Gavin Parto (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2789398), Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221), and Brody McGuire (NFM Lending, LLC, NMLS #2533793).
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 | Gavin Parto | 2789398 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Charleston, SC | $4.9M | 17 | $291K |
| #2 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $5.0M | 16 | $314K |
| #3 | Brody McGuire | 2533793 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Summerville, SC | $5.3M | 14 | $377K |
| #3 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.2M | 14 | $229K |
| #5 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.8M | 12 | $230K |
| #6 | Thomas Stroud | 2686732 | Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 139164 | Spartanburg, SC | $2.6M | 11 | $238K |
| #6 | Bradley Roche | 2382170 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Charleston, SC | $3.5M | 11 | $322K |
| #8 | 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 | Ashley Gill | 2801711 | Upstart Mortgage, LLC | 2443873 | Columbus, OH | $384K | 7 | $55K |
| #11 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $896K | 7 | $128K |
| #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 |
| #16 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.2M | 6 | $199K |
| #16 | JUAN GALEANO ARANGO | 2811976 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Greenville, SC | $1.4M | 6 | $230K |
| #16 | Stephen Buie | 2794689 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $2.0M | 6 | $336K |
| #16 | King Evangelista | 2775420 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $504K | 6 | $84K |
| #20 | Audrey Mitta | 2678686 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Greer, SC | $1.1M | 5 | $220K |
| #20 | Dane Hertzler | 2784762 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 5 | $213K |
| #20 | Jacob Fogel | 2813568 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $654K | 5 | $131K |
| #20 | Abdur-Raufibn Abdullah | 2811840 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $630K | 5 | $126K |
| #20 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $777K | 5 | $155K |
| #20 | Joshua Van Simmons | 2789842 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $1.5M | 5 | $308K |
| #20 | Ryan Cooper | 2830596 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $523K | 5 | $105K |
| #20 | Zane Lee | 2795734 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Irvine, CA | $846K | 5 | $169K |
| #20 | Embrey Steadings | 2682980 | Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC | 139164 | Spartanburg, SC | $714K | 5 | $143K |
| #20 | Keith Lopez | 2814077 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | North Charleston, SC | $1.6M | 5 | $318K |
| #20 | Kurtis Song | 2785936 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $505K | 5 | $101K |
| #20 | Jose Fuentes | 2811992 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $851K | 5 | $170K |
| #20 | Joshua Horne | 2788439 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $481K | 5 | $96K |
| #33 | John Richert | 2830550 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $523K | 4 | $131K |
| #33 | Luis Armenta Lopez | 2779832 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $471K | 4 | $118K |
| #33 | Terry Bagsby | 2777749 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | Franklin, TN | $933K | 4 | $233K |
| #33 | Bobbie Jean Goodman | 2808295 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Ladson, SC | $1.3M | 4 | $320K |
| #33 | Charles Davis | 2805542 | Motivation Financial LLC | 2228345 | Charlotte, NC | $2.1M | 4 | $518K |
| #33 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $665K | 4 | $166K |
| #33 | Adam Hofmann | 2811806 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.7M | 4 | $667K |
| #33 | Hussein Yassin | 2821626 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $341K | 4 | $85K |
| #33 | Connor Keller | 2818654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $593K | 4 | $148K |
| #33 | Matthew Meenzhuber | 2792421 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $660K | 4 | $165K |
| #33 | Bryce Alexander | 2788418 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $686K | 4 | $171K |
| #33 | Joseph Awadallah | 2082388 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $567K | 4 | $142K |
| #33 | Michelle Younan | 2189864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.1M | 4 | $276K |
| #33 | CAITLIN RAMAGE | 2792996 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Columbia, SC | $1.0M | 4 | $259K |
| #33 | Richard Hall | 2762599 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lake Wylie, SC | $1.1M | 4 | $264K |
| #33 | Matthew Warnecke | 2800857 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 4 | $268K |
| #33 | Brian Lin | 2768734 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Phoenix, AZ | $398K | 4 | $99K |
| #50 | Sean Owen | 2818886 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Marlborough, MA | $155K | 3 | $52K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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