Leading rookies in Texas 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 Meredith Nwankwo (Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #2788044), Jacqueline Jeffcoat (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #2802022), and Peyton Leonard (Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #2789953).
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 | Meredith Nwankwo | 2788044 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $10.8M | 51 | $212K |
| #2 | Jacqueline Jeffcoat | 2802022 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Temple, TX | $11.4M | 41 | $279K |
| #3 | Peyton Leonard | 2789953 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $9.0M | 38 | $238K |
| #4 | Kalli Brooks | 2766935 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $6.5M | 31 | $210K |
| #5 | Aubrei Dowdy | 2815566 | Public Employees Credit Union | 568855 | Austin, TX | $1.6M | 22 | $73K |
| #6 | Shannon Elwell | 2804194 | East Texas Professional Credit Union | 402355 | Longview, TX | $2.5M | 21 | $117K |
| #6 | David Bober | 2819920 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Plano, TX | $6.5M | 21 | $307K |
| #8 | Rachel Long | 2699879 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $8.1M | 20 | $407K |
| #9 | Anna Rodriguez | 1952101 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | $3.7M | 19 | $193K |
| #10 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $7.4M | 18 | $411K |
| #10 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $5.7M | 18 | $316K |
| #10 | Holly Najvar | 2776454 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | — | $6.8M | 18 | $375K |
| #13 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.7M | 17 | $217K |
| #13 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $5.1M | 17 | $299K |
| #15 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $4.3M | 16 | $270K |
| #15 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $7.4M | 16 | $465K |
| #15 | Angela Herrera | 2802679 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $8.8M | 16 | $549K |
| #18 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $7.0M | 15 | $464K |
| #19 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.7M | 14 | $262K |
| #19 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $6.2M | 14 | $444K |
| #21 | Sarah Bardett | 2784024 | Education First Federal Credit Union | 407801 | Beaumont, TX | $2.7M | 13 | $211K |
| #21 | Kenneth Roberts | 2772414 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Abilene, TX | $3.8M | 13 | $295K |
| #23 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $5.0M | 12 | $416K |
| #23 | Faith Milenewicz | 2713596 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | $5.9M | 12 | $488K |
| #25 | DIEGO PEREZ-MARTINEZ | 2793455 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | $3.3M | 11 | $302K |
| #25 | Muthu Subramaniam | 2781760 | Subramaniam Realty LLC | 2793218 | Carrollton, TX | $2.4M | 11 | $217K |
| #25 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $4.1M | 11 | $370K |
| #25 | UDUAK AMASI NKALARI | 2424801 | Mortgage Funding Solutions, LLC | 1972934 | Garland, TX | $4.1M | 11 | $373K |
| #25 | Reese Mettauer | 2792058 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Fort Worth, TX | $3.4M | 11 | $306K |
| #25 | Andres Sanchez | 2735465 | Sente Mortgage, Inc. | 132111 | Houston, TX | $3.2M | 11 | $287K |
| #25 | Zalkifl Zahir | 2801586 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Houston, TX | $4.5M | 11 | $413K |
| #32 | Jayson Rechlin | 2821359 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.4M | 10 | $137K |
| #32 | Trey Krueger | 2821429 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.5M | 10 | $151K |
| #32 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.0M | 10 | $200K |
| #32 | Chase Eickenhorst | 2801226 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $3.3M | 10 | $330K |
| #32 | Michelle Younan | 2189864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.7M | 10 | $171K |
| #32 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $3.4M | 10 | $337K |
| #32 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $3.2M | 10 | $320K |
| #32 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.6M | 10 | $257K |
| #40 | John Richert | 2830550 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.9M | 9 | $211K |
| #40 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.7M | 9 | $188K |
| #40 | Giovanny Lopez | 2760600 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Dallas, TX | $1.9M | 9 | $213K |
| #40 | Cody Hess | 2802793 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $3.2M | 9 | $355K |
| #40 | Fabian Lopez | 2827545 | Eastman Credit Union | 407253 | Longview, TX | $963K | 9 | $107K |
| #45 | Peter Nahabedian | 2727249 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.7M | 8 | $214K |
| #45 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.9M | 8 | $359K |
| #45 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.0M | 8 | $251K |
| #45 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.6M | 8 | $200K |
| #45 | Urusa Umatiya | 2778015 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $4.6M | 8 | $569K |
| #45 | Nicole Tindall | 2755131 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $3.7M | 8 | $459K |
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 — Texas. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-units
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