Leading rookies in Texas in 2025, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Deepthi Podupati (MANA HOME LOANS LLC, NMLS #2642394), Leah Kurtz (Pinnacle Funding Group, Inc., NMLS #2670674), and Justin Pietersz (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2562108).
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 | Deepthi Podupati | 2642394 | MANA HOME LOANS LLC | 2701164 | Prosper, TX | $24.4M | 45 | $542K |
| #2 | Leah Kurtz | 2670674 | Pinnacle Funding Group, Inc. | 260879 | McKinney, TX | $19.7M | 54 | $364K |
| #3 | Justin Pietersz | 2562108 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $19.3M | 85 | $227K |
| #4 | Jaimie Christy-Gol Sabbagh | 2681694 | Afeela Lending LLC | 2693822 | Houston, TX | $14.8M | 42 | $352K |
| #5 | Carina Ochoa | 1767591 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | San Antonio, TX | $12.7M | 68 | $186K |
| #6 | Maria Valadez | 2685317 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $12.3M | 38 | $323K |
| #7 | KUSUMAKUMARI MODABOINA | 2649057 | ShopWise Mortgage LLC | 2412164 | Troy, MI | $11.3M | 21 | $537K |
| #8 | Lesli Carter | 1836629 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $10.3M | 29 | $355K |
| #9 | Claudia De La Sierra | 2658854 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $10.3M | 28 | $367K |
| #10 | Adel Dominguez Romero | 2379786 | Warens Financial Group, LLC | 2532048 | Houston, TX | $9.7M | 40 | $243K |
| #11 | Marguerite Cooper | 2669330 | Lend Mortgage Services, LLC | 2675481 | College Station, TX | $9.6M | 26 | $368K |
| #12 | Levelle Smith | 1530574 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | $9.4M | 30 | $315K |
| #13 | 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 |
| #15 | Lindsay Parsons | 2645521 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.4M | 18 | $465K |
| #16 | Hussein Khalil | 2683272 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $8.3M | 19 | $437K |
| #17 | Juan Jijon | 2685456 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $8.0M | 26 | $307K |
| #18 | Nathan Yankovich | 2688483 | GREAT PLAINS NATIONAL BANK | 458937 | Fort Worth, TX | $7.5M | 13 | $580K |
| #19 | Shantanu Patil | 2658492 | Simplex Lending LLC | 2092138 | Fulshear, TX | $7.5M | 13 | $578K |
| #20 | Emma Cady | 2685301 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.5M | 20 | $373K |
| #21 | Henry Dill | 2522601 | DIRECTIONS EQUITY, LLC | 214519 | San Antonio, TX | $7.4M | 24 | $307K |
| #22 | Jemsley Acelouis | 2253211 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $7.1M | 16 | $441K |
| #23 | Jacob Thomas | 2641669 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.8M | 20 | $342K |
| #24 | Joshua Castillo | 2697379 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.8M | 19 | $357K |
| #25 | Priya Enuganti | 2720269 | Zarak, Inc. | 2547130 | Irving, TX | $6.7M | 13 | $514K |
| #26 | Vienna Jessop | 2634019 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $6.7M | 17 | $392K |
| #27 | Meredith Paddock | 2694201 | Merchants Realty & Loan Corp | 283279 | San Diego, CA | $6.6M | 10 | $662K |
| #28 | Aiswarya Lakshmi Srinivasan | 2658883 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $6.6M | 12 | $546K |
| #29 | Angel Perez | 2697373 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.4M | 17 | $378K |
| #30 | Sidy Diallo | 2662565 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Richardson, TX | $6.0M | 16 | $372K |
| #31 | Raghavendra Rao Gundapaneni | 2607343 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Troy, MI | $5.9M | 12 | $495K |
| #32 | Joshua Wayman | 2657658 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $5.9M | 15 | $390K |
| #33 | Jenarae Ditto | 2738932 | Kelly Community Federal Credit Union | 405460 | — | $5.8M | 18 | $324K |
| #34 | Vijayaraghava Kattamudi | 2606381 | Genex Lending, LLC | 1997487 | Bartlett, IL | $5.5M | 11 | $503K |
| #35 | Ethan Bennett | 2215764 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $5.5M | 18 | $307K |
| #36 | Austin Green | 2732199 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $5.4M | 19 | $286K |
| #37 | Jithender Yellenki | 2683659 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | $5.4M | 9 | $597K |
| #38 | Matthew Tolve | 2676157 | Homequest Mortgage LLC | 2423729 | The Woodlands, TX | $5.2M | 17 | $305K |
| #39 | Colleen Simpson | 2686315 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $4.8M | 13 | $373K |
| #40 | Alvin Halley | 2655384 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $4.7M | 13 | $361K |
| #41 | David Podemski | 2641923 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $4.5M | 19 | $236K |
| #42 | Jason Rush | 2675965 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $4.4M | 13 | $336K |
| #43 | Phillip ONeill | 2686292 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $4.4M | 11 | $397K |
| #44 | Conner Russell | 2646072 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $4.4M | 13 | $335K |
| #45 | Shane O'Neill | 1163966 | Simplex Lending LLC | 2092138 | Fulshear, TX | $4.3M | 6 | $724K |
| #46 | Durga Devkota | 2424870 | Karma Mortgage LLC | 2134746 | Euless, TX | $4.3M | 11 | $392K |
| #47 | Shelbi Bolling | 2642686 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $4.2M | 10 | $422K |
| #48 | Zubair Karim | 2655516 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | $4.2M | 12 | $351K |
| #49 | Brendan Estrada | 2082667 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $4.2M | 10 | $421K |
| #50 | Scott Turner | 2615161 | LOZANO, 813 LLC | 779416 | San Antonio, TX | $4.2M | 13 | $323K |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-volume/2025
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