Leading rookies in Texas in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Angela Herrera (HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2802679), Meredith Nwankwo (Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC, NMLS #2788044), and Faith Milenewicz (First Community Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2713596).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Angela Herrera | 2802679 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $7.3M | 12 | $605K |
| #2 | Meredith Nwankwo | 2788044 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $7.2M | 35 | $207K |
| #3 | Faith Milenewicz | 2713596 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | $5.9M | 12 | $488K |
| #4 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $5.8M | 12 | $485K |
| #5 | Peyton Leonard | 2789953 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $5.6M | 24 | $234K |
| #6 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.7M | 12 | $389K |
| #7 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.6M | 11 | $415K |
| #8 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $4.5M | 14 | $320K |
| #9 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $4.5M | 10 | $445K |
| #10 | Jacqueline Jeffcoat | 2802022 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Temple, TX | $4.3M | 16 | $270K |
| #11 | Urusa Umatiya | 2778015 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $4.2M | 7 | $607K |
| #12 | Holly Najvar | 2776454 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Ann Arbor, MI | $4.1M | 12 | $343K |
| #13 | Kalli Brooks | 2766935 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $4.0M | 21 | $192K |
| #14 | UDUAK AMASI NKALARI | 2424801 | Mortgage Funding Solutions, LLC | 1972934 | Garland, TX | $3.9M | 10 | $390K |
| #15 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.9M | 13 | $297K |
| #16 | Matthew Kemps | 2841211 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | $3.9M | 1 | $3.9M |
| #17 | David Bober | 2819920 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Plano, TX | $3.8M | 12 | $319K |
| #18 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $3.8M | 10 | $380K |
| #19 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $3.8M | 11 | $345K |
| #20 | Rachel Long | 2699879 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $3.7M | 9 | $414K |
| #21 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.7M | 10 | $368K |
| #22 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.6M | 16 | $225K |
| #23 | Faisal Darugar | 2756695 | Matador Lending LLC | 1871433 | Houston, TX | $3.6M | 5 | $711K |
| #24 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $3.3M | 12 | $271K |
| #25 | Maria Lopez Bottas | 2775391 | OPUS HOME LOANS INC | 2687614 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $3.1M | 8 | $383K |
| #26 | Zalkifl Zahir | 2801586 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Houston, TX | $2.9M | 7 | $415K |
| #27 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.9M | 8 | $357K |
| #28 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.8M | 7 | $400K |
| #29 | Anna Rodriguez | 1952101 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | $2.7M | 13 | $209K |
| #30 | Chase Eickenhorst | 2801226 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.7M | 8 | $334K |
| #31 | Nicole Tindall | 2755131 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $2.7M | 6 | $443K |
| #32 | Reese Mettauer | 2792058 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Fort Worth, TX | $2.7M | 7 | $379K |
| #33 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.6M | 6 | $431K |
| #34 | Osirus Munn | 2817071 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.4M | 6 | $408K |
| #35 | Julie Latney | 2818058 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $2.4M | 6 | $402K |
| #36 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.4M | 9 | $268K |
| #37 | Jesus Pujol | 2774381 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Kansas City, MO | $2.4M | 7 | $341K |
| #38 | Kenneth Roberts | 2772414 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Abilene, TX | $2.3M | 8 | $286K |
| #39 | Sri harsha Grandhi | 2770565 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | $2.2M | 5 | $437K |
| #40 | Quinton Starks | 2782169 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | San Antonio, TX | $2.0M | 7 | $288K |
| #41 | Patrick Wheelis | 2821421 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $2.0M | 2 | $990K |
| #42 | Muthu Subramaniam | 2781760 | Subramaniam Realty LLC | 2793218 | Carrollton, TX | $1.9M | 9 | $215K |
| #43 | Giovanny Lopez | 2760600 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Dallas, TX | $1.9M | 9 | $213K |
| #44 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.9M | 9 | $211K |
| #45 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.9M | 6 | $314K |
| #46 | Pouyan Haji Ghasem | 2497922 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.9M | 6 | $313K |
| #47 | DIEGO PEREZ-MARTINEZ | 2793455 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.9M | 5 | $373K |
| #48 | Yavuz Gorgulu | 2769426 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.8M | 4 | $440K |
| #49 | Christopher Czernek | 2799927 | BTB Holdings, LLC | 2577520 | Lago Vista, TX | $1.8M | 4 | $438K |
| #50 | Ross Flaharty | 2793889 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.7M | 5 | $346K |
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 Volume — Texas. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-volume
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