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 May 28, 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 | $19.3M | 85 | $227K |
| #2 | Carina Ochoa | 1767591 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | San Antonio, TX | $12.7M | 68 | $186K |
| #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 | Jaimie Christy-Gol Sabbagh | 2681694 | Afeela Lending LLC | 2693822 | Houston, TX | $14.8M | 42 | $352K |
| #6 | Adel Dominguez Romero | 2379786 | Warens Financial Group, LLC | 2532048 | Houston, TX | $9.7M | 40 | $243K |
| #7 | Maria Valadez | 2685317 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $12.3M | 38 | $323K |
| #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 | $10.3M | 29 | $355K |
| #10 | Claudia De La Sierra | 2658854 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $10.3M | 28 | $367K |
| #11 | Marguerite Cooper | 2669330 | Lend Mortgage Services, LLC | 2675481 | College Station, TX | $9.6M | 26 | $368K |
| #11 | Juan Jijon | 2685456 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $8.0M | 26 | $307K |
| #11 | Jamie Ledford | 2691433 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $8.9M | 26 | $343K |
| #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 | KUSUMAKUMARI MODABOINA | 2649057 | ShopWise Mortgage LLC | 2412164 | Troy, MI | $11.3M | 21 | $537K |
| #17 | Christian Lineberry | 2681953 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Houston, TX | $4.0M | 21 | $190K |
| #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 | $7.5M | 20 | $373K |
| #23 | Austin Green | 2732199 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $5.4M | 19 | $286K |
| #23 | David Podemski | 2641923 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $4.5M | 19 | $236K |
| #23 | Joshua Castillo | 2697379 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.8M | 19 | $357K |
| #23 | Hussein Khalil | 2683272 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $8.3M | 19 | $437K |
| #27 | Lindsay Parsons | 2645521 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $8.4M | 18 | $465K |
| #27 | Ethan Bennett | 2215764 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $5.5M | 18 | $307K |
| #27 | Jenarae Ditto | 2738932 | Kelly Community Federal Credit Union | 405460 | — | $5.8M | 18 | $324K |
| #30 | Adrian Lopez-Cavazos | 2653044 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Edinburg, TX | $3.8M | 17 | $221K |
| #30 | Vienna Jessop | 2634019 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $6.7M | 17 | $392K |
| #30 | Angel Perez | 2697373 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.4M | 17 | $378K |
| #30 | Matthew Tolve | 2676157 | Homequest Mortgage LLC | 2423729 | The Woodlands, TX | $5.2M | 17 | $305K |
| #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 | $6.0M | 16 | $372K |
| #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 | Joshua Wayman | 2657658 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $5.9M | 15 | $390K |
| #37 | COLBY STEWARD | 1579314 | Texas Regional Bank | 804865 | Houston, TX | $2.1M | 15 | $140K |
| #40 | Gentry Beresford | 2678572 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $2.9M | 14 | $204K |
| #40 | Dawn Scott | 2631137 | Lifestyles Finance, LLC | 2439899 | Blue Ridge, TX | $2.4M | 14 | $174K |
| #40 | Cecil Rolle | 2697372 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $4.1M | 14 | $290K |
| #40 | Drew Lindbeck | 2663848 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.5M | 14 | $176K |
| #40 | Simona Nikolaeva-Placentia | 2698872 | Education First Federal Credit Union | 407801 | — | $2.4M | 14 | $168K |
| #45 | Colleen Simpson | 2686315 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $4.8M | 13 | $373K |
| #45 | Franz Vincent Sarangaya | 2624915 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $2.8M | 13 | $212K |
| #45 | Scott Turner | 2615161 | LOZANO, 813 LLC | 779416 | San Antonio, TX | $4.2M | 13 | $323K |
| #45 | Conner Russell | 2646072 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $4.4M | 13 | $335K |
| #45 | Jaylen Reed White | 2412665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $3.0M | 13 | $230K |
| #45 | Celia Sanchez | 2722499 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Corpus Christi, TX | $895K | 13 | $69K |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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