Leading rookies in Texas in 2025, 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 Justin Pietersz (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2562108), Carina Ochoa (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1767591), and Leah Kurtz (Pinnacle Funding Group, Inc., NMLS #2670674).
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 | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Justin Pietersz | 2562108 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $19.1M | 84 | $227K |
| #2 | Carina Ochoa | 1767591 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | San Antonio, TX | $12.4M | 67 | $185K |
| #3 | Leah Kurtz | 2670674 | Pinnacle Funding Group, Inc. | 260879 | McKinney, TX | $19.7M | 54 | $364K |
| #4 | Deepthi Podupati | 2642394 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | Prosper, TX | $25.2M | 46 | $547K |
| #5 | Adel Dominguez Romero | 2379786 | Warens Financial Group, LLC | 2532048 | Houston, TX | $10.3M | 42 | $245K |
| #5 | Jaimie Christy-Gol Sabbagh | 2681694 | Afeela Lending LLC | 2693822 | Houston, TX | $14.8M | 42 | $352K |
| #7 | Maria Valadez | 2685317 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $12.5M | 38 | $328K |
| #8 | Levelle Smith | 1530574 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | $9.4M | 30 | $315K |
| #9 | Lesli Carter | 1836629 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $10.0M | 28 | $357K |
| #10 | Jamie Ledford | 2691433 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $8.9M | 26 | $343K |
| #10 | Marguerite Cooper | 2669330 | Lend Mortgage Services, LLC | 2675481 | College Station, TX | $9.6M | 26 | $368K |
| #10 | Claudia De La Sierra | 2658854 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $9.7M | 26 | $373K |
| #13 | Juan Jijon | 2685456 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.6M | 25 | $305K |
| #14 | Staci Curb | 2621909 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Killeen, TX | $8.9M | 24 | $371K |
| #14 | Henry Dill | 2522601 | DIRECTIONS EQUITY, LLC | 214519 | San Antonio, TX | $7.4M | 24 | $307K |
| #16 | Jace Maxwell | 2685509 | ALLIANCE CREDIT UNION | 440863 | Fort Worth, TX | $2.2M | 23 | $97K |
| #17 | Christian Lineberry | 2681953 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Houston, TX | $4.1M | 21 | $195K |
| #17 | KUSUMAKUMARI MODABOINA | 2649057 | VS MORTGAGE LLC | 2879214 | Troy, MI | $11.3M | 21 | $537K |
| #19 | Cesar Rangel | 2717471 | Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union | 583215 | Live Oak, TX | $3.0M | 20 | $149K |
| #19 | Jacob Thomas | 2641669 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.8M | 20 | $342K |
| #19 | Emiliano Pastrana Rangel | 2722522 | Frost Bank | 431208 | San Antonio, TX | $2.5M | 20 | $123K |
| #19 | Emma Cady | 2685301 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.6M | 20 | $381K |
| #23 | Austin Green | 2732199 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $5.4M | 19 | $286K |
| #23 | Joshua Castillo | 2697379 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.8M | 19 | $357K |
| #23 | David Podemski | 2641923 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | San Diego, CA | $4.5M | 19 | $236K |
| #23 | Hussein Khalil | 2683272 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $8.3M | 19 | $437K |
| #27 | Jenarae Ditto | 2738932 | Texas Mortgage Lending, LLC | 1641703 | Allen, TX | $5.8M | 18 | $324K |
| #27 | Lindsay Parsons | 2645521 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.4M | 18 | $465K |
| #27 | Angel Perez | 2697373 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $6.7M | 18 | $373K |
| #27 | Adrian Lopez-Cavazos | 2653044 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Edinburg, TX | $4.0M | 18 | $221K |
| #27 | Ethan Bennett | 2215764 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $5.5M | 18 | $307K |
| #27 | Matthew Tolve | 2676157 | Model Mortgage, LLC | 2516810 | Houston, TX | $5.5M | 18 | $307K |
| #33 | Vienna Jessop | 2634019 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $6.7M | 17 | $392K |
| #34 | Jemsley Acelouis | 2253211 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $7.1M | 16 | $441K |
| #34 | Sidy Diallo | 2662565 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Richardson, TX | $5.7M | 16 | $355K |
| #34 | Ivan Gonzalez | 2709777 | TAILORED LENDING LLC | 2534270 | El Paso, TX | $4.1M | 16 | $256K |
| #37 | Andrew Staley | 2681436 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $2.6M | 15 | $171K |
| #37 | COLBY STEWARD | 1579314 | Texas Regional Bank | 804865 | — | $2.1M | 15 | $140K |
| #37 | Gentry Beresford | 2678572 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $3.0M | 15 | $202K |
| #37 | Joshua Wayman | 2657658 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $5.9M | 15 | $390K |
| #41 | Dawn Scott | 2631137 | Lifestyles Finance, LLC | 2439899 | Blue Ridge, TX | $2.4M | 14 | $174K |
| #41 | Simona Nikolaeva-Placentia | 2698872 | Education First Federal Credit Union | 407801 | — | $2.4M | 14 | $168K |
| #41 | Jason Rush | 2675965 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $4.6M | 14 | $332K |
| #41 | Cecil Rolle | 2697372 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $4.1M | 14 | $290K |
| #41 | Drew Lindbeck | 2663848 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.5M | 14 | $176K |
| #46 | Scott Turner | 2615161 | LOZANO, 813 LLC | 779416 | San Antonio, TX | $4.2M | 13 | $323K |
| #46 | Celia Valdez | 2722499 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Corpus Christi, TX | $895K | 13 | $69K |
| #46 | Priya Enuganti | 2720269 | Baba Lending LLC | 2447756 | Irving, TX | $6.7M | 13 | $514K |
| #46 | Maria Torres Vazquez | 2661107 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Houston, TX | $3.6M | 13 | $276K |
| #46 | Jaylen Reed White | 2412665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $3.0M | 13 | $230K |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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