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 August 27, 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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 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 | $6.1M | 26 | $234K |
| #3 | Kalli Brooks | 2766935 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $4.0M | 21 | $192K |
| #3 | Jacqueline Jeffcoat | 2802022 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Temple, TX | $5.7M | 21 | $273K |
| #5 | Aubrei Dowdy | 2815566 | Public Employees Credit Union | 568855 | Austin, TX | $1.4M | 18 | $76K |
| #6 | 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 | $4.7M | 15 | $310K |
| #7 | David Bober | 2819920 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Plano, TX | $5.2M | 15 | $345K |
| #7 | Anna Rodriguez | 1952101 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | $2.9M | 15 | $196K |
| #7 | Shannon Elwell | 2804194 | East Texas Professional Credit Union | 402355 | Longview, TX | $1.4M | 15 | $94K |
| #11 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.7M | 14 | $262K |
| #11 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $6.5M | 14 | $467K |
| #13 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.9M | 13 | $297K |
| #13 | Holly Najvar | 2776454 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Ann Arbor, MI | $4.6M | 13 | $351K |
| #15 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $4.1M | 12 | $338K |
| #15 | Faith Milenewicz | 2713596 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | $5.9M | 12 | $488K |
| #15 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.7M | 12 | $389K |
| #15 | Angela Herrera | 2802679 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $7.3M | 12 | $605K |
| #19 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.6M | 11 | $415K |
| #19 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $4.4M | 11 | $402K |
| #21 | Rachel Long | 2699879 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $4.0M | 10 | $399K |
| #21 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.5M | 10 | $445K |
| #21 | UDUAK AMASI NKALARI | 2424801 | Mortgage Funding Solutions, LLC | 1972934 | Garland, TX | $3.9M | 10 | $390K |
| #21 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.7M | 10 | $368K |
| #25 | Chase Eickenhorst | 2801226 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $3.3M | 9 | $362K |
| #25 | Muthu Subramaniam | 2781760 | Subramaniam Realty LLC | 2793218 | Carrollton, TX | $1.9M | 9 | $215K |
| #25 | DIEGO PEREZ-MARTINEZ | 2793455 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | $3.1M | 9 | $342K |
| #25 | Giovanny Lopez | 2760600 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Dallas, TX | $1.9M | 9 | $213K |
| #25 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $3.2M | 9 | $352K |
| #25 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.9M | 9 | $211K |
| #25 | Jayson Rechlin | 2821359 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.2M | 9 | $131K |
| #25 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.4M | 9 | $268K |
| #33 | Kenneth Roberts | 2772414 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Abilene, TX | $2.3M | 8 | $286K |
| #33 | Maria Lopez Bottas | 2775391 | OPUS HOME LOANS INC | 2687614 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $3.1M | 8 | $383K |
| #33 | Trey Krueger | 2821429 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.2M | 8 | $156K |
| #33 | Quinton Starks | 2782169 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | San Antonio, TX | $2.3M | 8 | $286K |
| #33 | Urusa Umatiya | 2778015 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $4.6M | 8 | $569K |
| #33 | Michelle Younan | 2189864 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.5M | 8 | $192K |
| #33 | Reese Mettauer | 2792058 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Fort Worth, TX | $2.8M | 8 | $351K |
| #33 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.9M | 8 | $359K |
| #41 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.3M | 7 | $183K |
| #41 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.4M | 7 | $196K |
| #41 | Jesus Pujol | 2774381 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Kansas City, MO | $2.4M | 7 | $341K |
| #41 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.0M | 7 | $282K |
| #41 | Zalkifl Zahir | 2801586 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Houston, TX | $2.9M | 7 | $415K |
| #46 | Sarah Bardett | 2784024 | Education First Federal Credit Union | 407801 | Beaumont, TX | $1.6M | 6 | $261K |
| #46 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.4M | 6 | $233K |
| #46 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $688K | 6 | $115K |
| #46 | David Bonnette | 2814296 | Lifestyles Finance, LLC | 2439899 | Blue Ridge, TX | $1.5M | 6 | $242K |
| #46 | Osirus Munn | 2817071 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.4M | 6 | $408K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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