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 July 13, 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 | MANA HOME LOANS LLC | 2701164 | Prosper, TX | $24.4M | 45 | $542K |
| #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 | $11.7M | 36 | $326K |
| #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 | $9.5M | 27 | $353K |
| #10 | Marguerite Cooper | 2669330 | Lend Mortgage Services, LLC | 2675481 | College Station, TX | $9.6M | 26 | $368K |
| #10 | Jamie Ledford | 2691433 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $8.9M | 26 | $343K |
| #12 | Claudia De La Sierra | 2658854 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $9.1M | 25 | $364K |
| #12 | Juan Jijon | 2685456 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.6M | 25 | $305K |
| #14 | Henry Dill | 2522601 | DIRECTIONS EQUITY, LLC | 214519 | San Antonio, TX | $7.4M | 24 | $307K |
| #14 | Staci Curb | 2621909 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Killeen, TX | $8.9M | 24 | $371K |
| #16 | Jace Maxwell | 2685509 | ALLIANCE CREDIT UNION | 440863 | Fort Worth, TX | $2.2M | 23 | $97K |
| #17 | KUSUMAKUMARI MODABOINA | 2649057 | ShopWise Mortgage LLC | 2412164 | Troy, MI | $11.3M | 21 | $537K |
| #17 | Christian Lineberry | 2681953 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Houston, TX | $4.1M | 21 | $195K |
| #19 | Jacob Thomas | 2641669 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.8M | 20 | $342K |
| #19 | Emma Cady | 2685301 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.6M | 20 | $381K |
| #19 | Emiliano Pastrana Rangel | 2722522 | Frost Bank | 431208 | San Antonio, TX | $2.5M | 20 | $123K |
| #19 | Cesar Rangel | 2717471 | Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union | 583215 | Live Oak, TX | $3.0M | 20 | $149K |
| #23 | Joshua Castillo | 2697379 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.8M | 19 | $357K |
| #23 | Austin Green | 2732199 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $5.4M | 19 | $286K |
| #23 | Hussein Khalil | 2683272 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $8.3M | 19 | $437K |
| #23 | David Podemski | 2641923 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | San Diego, CA | $4.5M | 19 | $236K |
| #27 | Lindsay Parsons | 2645521 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.4M | 18 | $465K |
| #27 | Jenarae Ditto | 2738932 | Texas Mortgage Lending, LLC | 1641703 | Allen, TX | $5.8M | 18 | $324K |
| #27 | Matthew Tolve | 2676157 | Model Mortgage, LLC | 2516810 | Houston, TX | $5.5M | 18 | $307K |
| #27 | Ethan Bennett | 2215764 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $5.5M | 18 | $307K |
| #27 | Angel Perez | 2697373 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $6.7M | 18 | $373K |
| #27 | Adrian Lopez-Cavazos | 2653044 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Edinburg, TX | $4.0M | 18 | $221K |
| #33 | Vienna Jessop | 2634019 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $6.7M | 17 | $392K |
| #33 | Sidy Diallo | 2662565 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Richardson, TX | $6.2M | 17 | $367K |
| #35 | Ivan Gonzalez | 2709777 | TAILORED LENDING LLC | 2534270 | El Paso, TX | $4.1M | 16 | $256K |
| #35 | Jemsley Acelouis | 2253211 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $7.1M | 16 | $441K |
| #37 | COLBY STEWARD | 1579314 | Texas Regional Bank | 804865 | Houston, TX | $2.1M | 15 | $140K |
| #37 | Joshua Wayman | 2657658 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $5.9M | 15 | $390K |
| #37 | Andrew Staley | 2681436 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $2.6M | 15 | $171K |
| #37 | Gentry Beresford | 2678572 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $3.0M | 15 | $202K |
| #41 | Drew Lindbeck | 2663848 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.5M | 14 | $176K |
| #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 | Cecil Rolle | 2697372 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $4.1M | 14 | $290K |
| #41 | Jason Rush | 2675965 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $4.6M | 14 | $332K |
| #46 | Alvin Halley | 2655384 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $4.7M | 13 | $361K |
| #46 | Celia Sanchez | 2722499 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Corpus Christi, TX | $895K | 13 | $69K |
| #46 | Conner Russell | 2646072 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $4.4M | 13 | $335K |
| #46 | Jaylen Reed White | 2412665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $3.0M | 13 | $230K |
| #46 | Franz Vincent Sarangaya | 2624915 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $2.8M | 13 | $215K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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