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 August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Meredith Nwankwo (Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #2788044), Peyton Leonard (Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #2789953), and Kalli Brooks (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2766935).
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 | $7.2M | 35 | $207K |
| #2 | Peyton Leonard | 2789953 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $5.6M | 24 | $234K |
| #3 | Kalli Brooks | 2766935 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $4.0M | 21 | $192K |
| #4 | Aubrei Dowdy | 2815566 | Public Employees Credit Union | 568855 | Austin, TX | $1.4M | 18 | $76K |
| #5 | Jacqueline Jeffcoat | 2802022 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Temple, TX | $4.3M | 16 | $270K |
| #5 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.6M | 16 | $225K |
| #7 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $4.5M | 14 | $320K |
| #7 | Shannon Elwell | 2804194 | East Texas Professional Credit Union | 402355 | Longview, TX | $940K | 14 | $67K |
| #9 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.9M | 13 | $297K |
| #9 | Anna Rodriguez | 1952101 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | $2.7M | 13 | $209K |
| #11 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $5.8M | 12 | $485K |
| #11 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.7M | 12 | $389K |
| #11 | Holly Najvar | 2776454 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Ann Arbor, MI | $4.1M | 12 | $343K |
| #11 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.3M | 12 | $271K |
| #11 | Angela Herrera | 2802679 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $7.3M | 12 | $605K |
| #11 | David Bober | 2819920 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Plano, TX | $3.8M | 12 | $319K |
| #11 | Faith Milenewicz | 2713596 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | $5.9M | 12 | $488K |
| #18 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $3.8M | 11 | $345K |
| #18 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.6M | 11 | $415K |
| #20 | UDUAK AMASI NKALARI | 2424801 | Mortgage Funding Solutions, LLC | 1972934 | Garland, TX | $3.9M | 10 | $390K |
| #20 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.7M | 10 | $368K |
| #20 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.5M | 10 | $445K |
| #20 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $3.8M | 10 | $380K |
| #24 | Giovanny Lopez | 2760600 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Dallas, TX | $1.9M | 9 | $213K |
| #24 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.9M | 9 | $211K |
| #24 | Muthu Subramaniam | 2781760 | Subramaniam Realty LLC | 2793218 | Carrollton, TX | $1.9M | 9 | $215K |
| #24 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.4M | 9 | $268K |
| #24 | Rachel Long | 2699879 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $3.7M | 9 | $414K |
| #29 | Chase Eickenhorst | 2801226 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.7M | 8 | $334K |
| #29 | Michelle Younan | 2189864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.5M | 8 | $192K |
| #29 | Maria Lopez Bottas | 2775391 | OPUS HOME LOANS INC | 2687614 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $3.1M | 8 | $383K |
| #29 | Kenneth Roberts | 2772414 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Abilene, TX | $2.3M | 8 | $286K |
| #29 | Jayson Rechlin | 2821359 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.1M | 8 | $131K |
| #29 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.9M | 8 | $357K |
| #35 | Urusa Umatiya | 2778015 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $4.2M | 7 | $607K |
| #35 | Trey Krueger | 2821429 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.2M | 7 | $166K |
| #35 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.3M | 7 | $183K |
| #35 | Zalkifl Zahir | 2801586 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Houston, TX | $2.9M | 7 | $415K |
| #35 | Reese Mettauer | 2792058 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Fort Worth, TX | $2.7M | 7 | $379K |
| #35 | Jesus Pujol | 2774381 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Kansas City, MO | $2.4M | 7 | $341K |
| #35 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.8M | 7 | $400K |
| #35 | Quinton Starks | 2782169 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | San Antonio, TX | $2.0M | 7 | $288K |
| #43 | David Bonnette | 2814296 | Lifestyles Finance, LLC | 2439899 | Blue Ridge, TX | $1.5M | 6 | $242K |
| #43 | Alonso Ledezma Perez | 1188913 | Convoy Home Loans, Inc. | 2130517 | El Segundo, CA | $937K | 6 | $156K |
| #43 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.6M | 6 | $431K |
| #43 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.4M | 6 | $233K |
| #43 | Osirus Munn | 2817071 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.4M | 6 | $408K |
| #43 | Julie Latney | 2818058 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $2.4M | 6 | $402K |
| #43 | Andres Sanchez | 2735465 | Sente Mortgage, Inc. | 132111 | Houston, TX | $1.6M | 6 | $271K |
| #43 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.3M | 6 | $220K |
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 August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-units
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