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 July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Faith Milenewicz (First Community Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2713596), Derick Benitez (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2734285), and Sean Dibsy (OPTIMUM FIRST INC., NMLS #2236623).
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 | Faith Milenewicz | 2713596 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | $4.8M | 9 | $530K |
| #2 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $4.4M | 13 | $337K |
| #3 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $4.2M | 8 | $528K |
| #4 | Urusa Umatiya | 2778015 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $3.7M | 5 | $744K |
| #5 | Angela Herrera | 2802679 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $3.5M | 5 | $701K |
| #6 | Meredith Nwankwo | 2788044 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $3.5M | 18 | $195K |
| #7 | Madeline Pirrello | 2781978 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $3.4M | 8 | $429K |
| #8 | Holly Najvar | 2776454 | Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation | 3446 | Ann Arbor, MI | $3.4M | 9 | $373K |
| #9 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $3.3M | 8 | $419K |
| #10 | UDUAK AMASI NKALARI | 2424801 | Mortgage Funding Solutions, LLC | 1972934 | Garland, TX | $3.2M | 8 | $404K |
| #11 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.1M | 11 | $282K |
| #12 | Maria Lopez Bottas | 2775391 | Direct Path Mortgage LLC | 2783717 | Coral Gables, FL | $3.1M | 8 | $383K |
| #13 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $2.7M | 10 | $266K |
| #14 | Jesus Pujol | 2774381 | Clarity Lending LLC | 2527964 | Plano, TX | $2.4M | 7 | $341K |
| #15 | Julie Latney | 2818058 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $2.3M | 5 | $464K |
| #16 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.3M | 8 | $288K |
| #17 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $2.2M | 6 | $368K |
| #18 | Anna Rodriguez | 1952101 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | $2.0M | 9 | $225K |
| #19 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $2.0M | 6 | $327K |
| #20 | Peyton Leonard | 2789953 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $1.8M | 9 | $204K |
| #21 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.8M | 5 | $360K |
| #22 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.8M | 5 | $358K |
| #23 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.8M | 7 | $253K |
| #24 | Sri harsha Grandhi | 2770565 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | San Antonio, TX | $1.8M | 4 | $438K |
| #25 | Ross Flaharty | 2793889 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.7M | 5 | $346K |
| #26 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.7M | 4 | $428K |
| #27 | David Bober | 2819920 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Plano, TX | $1.7M | 4 | $428K |
| #28 | Omid Golnabi | 2649181 | 5th & Brick LLC | 2848442 | Plano, TX | $1.7M | 3 | $568K |
| #29 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.6M | 3 | $530K |
| #30 | Bindia Sukumar | 2659517 | Texas First Mortgage LLC | 2419924 | Richmond, TX | $1.5M | 3 | $514K |
| #31 | Quinton Starks | 2782169 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | San Antonio, TX | $1.5M | 5 | $306K |
| #32 | Kalli Brooks | 2766935 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $1.4M | 8 | $179K |
| #33 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.3M | 5 | $267K |
| #34 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.3M | 3 | $435K |
| #35 | Zalkifl Zahir | 2801586 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Houston, TX | $1.3M | 4 | $322K |
| #36 | Kenneth Rypstra | 2760353 | DIRECTIONS EQUITY, LLC | 214519 | San Antonio, TX | $1.3M | 3 | $428K |
| #37 | JEDEDIAH STINSON | 1249005 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $1.3M | 2 | $640K |
| #38 | Jennifer Locke | 2784399 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $1.3M | 2 | $633K |
| #39 | Reese Mettauer | 2792058 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Fort Worth, TX | $1.2M | 3 | $415K |
| #40 | DIEGO PEREZ-MARTINEZ | 2793455 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.2M | 3 | $412K |
| #41 | Giovanny Lopez | 2760600 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Dallas, TX | $1.2M | 6 | $205K |
| #42 | Sarah Bardett | 2784024 | Education First Federal Credit Union | 407801 | Beaumont, TX | $1.2M | 5 | $246K |
| #43 | Aubrei Dowdy | 2815566 | Public Employees Credit Union | 568855 | Austin, TX | $1.2M | 16 | $76K |
| #44 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $1.1M | 3 | $383K |
| #45 | Jacob Wallace | 2800716 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 2 | $572K |
| #46 | TRINH NGUYEN | 2775390 | LOAN JAVA, LLC | 1996720 | Richardson, TX | $1.1M | 2 | $568K |
| #47 | Jessica Hall | 2768366 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 2 | $567K |
| #48 | Hyamal Ramos | 2821147 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Louisville, KY | $1.1M | 3 | $369K |
| #49 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 4 | $275K |
| #50 | Quinton Scheuermann | 2792396 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 5 | $218K |
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 July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-volume
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