Leading rookies in Texas in 2026, 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 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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Meredith Nwankwo | 2788044 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $11.3M | 53 | $213K |
| #2 | Jacqueline Jeffcoat | 2802022 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Temple, TX | $12.7M | 46 | $275K |
| #3 | Peyton Leonard | 2789953 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $9.5M | 40 | $238K |
| #4 | Kalli Brooks | 2766935 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $6.7M | 32 | $210K |
| #5 | Aubrei Dowdy | 2815566 | Public Employees Credit Union | 568855 | Austin, TX | $1.8M | 23 | $79K |
| #6 | Shannon Elwell | 2804194 | East Texas Professional Credit Union | 402355 | Longview, TX | $2.6M | 22 | $117K |
| #7 | 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 | Holly Najvar | 2776454 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Corona, CA | $6.8M | 18 | $375K |
| #10 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $5.3M | 18 | $297K |
| #10 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.8M | 18 | $209K |
| #10 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $5.7M | 18 | $316K |
| #10 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $7.4M | 18 | $411K |
| #15 | Angela Herrera | 2802679 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $9.2M | 17 | $541K |
| #16 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $4.3M | 16 | $270K |
| #16 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $7.4M | 16 | $465K |
| #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 | Faith Milenewicz | 2713596 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | $5.9M | 12 | $488K |
| #23 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $5.0M | 12 | $416K |
| #25 | UDUAK AMASI NKALARI | 2424801 | Mortgage Funding Solutions, LLC | 1972934 | Garland, TX | $4.1M | 11 | $373K |
| #25 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $4.1M | 11 | $370K |
| #25 | Reese Mettauer | 2792058 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Fort Worth, TX | $3.4M | 11 | $306K |
| #25 | DIEGO PEREZ-MARTINEZ | 2793455 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | $3.3M | 11 | $302K |
| #25 | Andres Sanchez | 2735465 | Sente Mortgage, Inc. | 132111 | Houston, TX | $3.2M | 11 | $287K |
| #25 | Muthu Subramaniam | 2781760 | Subramaniam Realty LLC | 2793218 | Carrollton, TX | $2.4M | 11 | $217K |
| #25 | Zalkifl Zahir | 2801586 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Houston, TX | $4.5M | 11 | $413K |
| #32 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $3.2M | 10 | $320K |
| #32 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $3.4M | 10 | $337K |
| #32 | Trey Krueger | 2821429 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.5M | 10 | $151K |
| #32 | Jayson Rechlin | 2821359 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.4M | 10 | $137K |
| #32 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.6M | 10 | $257K |
| #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 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.0M | 10 | $200K |
| #40 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.2M | 9 | $247K |
| #40 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.7M | 9 | $188K |
| #40 | Fabian Lopez | 2827545 | Eastman Credit Union | 407253 | Longview, TX | $963K | 9 | $107K |
| #40 | John Richert | 2830550 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.9M | 9 | $211K |
| #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 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.7M | 9 | $188K |
| #47 | Aja George | 2776519 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.1M | 8 | $389K |
| #47 | Quinton Starks | 2782169 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | San Antonio, TX | $2.3M | 8 | $286K |
| #47 | Mercedes Brown | 2736622 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $1.8M | 8 | $231K |
| #47 | Maria Lopez Bottas | 2775391 | OPUS HOME LOANS INC | 2687614 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $3.1M | 8 | $383K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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