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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Deepthi Podupati (Loan Factory, Inc., 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 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | Prosper, TX | $25.2M | 46 | $547K |
| #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 | $19.1M | 84 | $227K |
| #4 | Jaimie Christy-Gol Sabbagh | 2681694 | Afeela Lending LLC | 2693822 | Houston, TX | $14.8M | 42 | $352K |
| #5 | Maria Valadez | 2685317 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $12.5M | 38 | $328K |
| #6 | Carina Ochoa | 1767591 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | San Antonio, TX | $12.4M | 67 | $185K |
| #7 | KUSUMAKUMARI MODABOINA | 2649057 | VS MORTGAGE LLC | 2879214 | Troy, MI | $11.3M | 21 | $537K |
| #8 | Adel Dominguez Romero | 2379786 | Warens Financial Group, LLC | 2532048 | Houston, TX | $10.3M | 42 | $245K |
| #9 | Lesli Carter | 1836629 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $10.0M | 28 | $357K |
| #10 | Claudia De La Sierra | 2658854 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $9.7M | 26 | $373K |
| #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 | $7.6M | 25 | $305K |
| #18 | Emma Cady | 2685301 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.6M | 20 | $381K |
| #19 | Nathan Yankovich | 2688483 | ARMSTRONG BANK | 648682 | Dallas, TX | $7.5M | 13 | $580K |
| #20 | Shantanu Patil | 2658492 | Simplex Lending LLC | 2092138 | Fulshear, TX | $7.5M | 13 | $578K |
| #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 | Angel Perez | 2697373 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $6.7M | 18 | $373K |
| #26 | Priya Enuganti | 2720269 | Baba Lending LLC | 2447756 | Irving, TX | $6.7M | 13 | $514K |
| #27 | Vienna Jessop | 2634019 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $6.7M | 17 | $392K |
| #28 | Meredith Paddock | 2694201 | Merchants Realty & Loan Corp | 283279 | Fort Worth, TX | $6.6M | 10 | $662K |
| #29 | Aiswarya Lakshmi Srinivasan | 2658883 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $6.6M | 12 | $546K |
| #30 | Raghavendra Rao Gundapaneni | 2607343 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Troy, MI | $5.9M | 12 | $495K |
| #31 | Joshua Wayman | 2657658 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $5.9M | 15 | $390K |
| #32 | Jenarae Ditto | 2738932 | Texas Mortgage Lending, LLC | 1641703 | Allen, TX | $5.8M | 18 | $324K |
| #33 | Sidy Diallo | 2662565 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Richardson, TX | $5.7M | 16 | $355K |
| #34 | Vijayaraghava Kattamudi | 2606381 | Genex Lending, LLC | 1997487 | Bloomingdale, IL | $5.5M | 11 | $503K |
| #35 | Matthew Tolve | 2676157 | Model Mortgage, LLC | 2516810 | Houston, TX | $5.5M | 18 | $307K |
| #36 | Ethan Bennett | 2215764 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $5.5M | 18 | $307K |
| #37 | Austin Green | 2732199 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $5.4M | 19 | $286K |
| #38 | Jithender Yellenki | 2683659 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | $5.4M | 9 | $597K |
| #39 | Colleen Simpson | 2686315 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $4.8M | 13 | $373K |
| #40 | Alvin Halley | 2655384 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $4.7M | 13 | $361K |
| #41 | Jason Rush | 2675965 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $4.6M | 14 | $332K |
| #42 | David Podemski | 2641923 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | San Diego, CA | $4.5M | 19 | $236K |
| #43 | Phillip ONeill | 2686292 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $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 | Zubair Karim | 2655516 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $4.2M | 12 | $351K |
| #48 | Vincent Lulic | 1446541 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $4.2M | 11 | $383K |
| #49 | Scott Turner | 2615161 | LOZANO, 813 LLC | 779416 | San Antonio, TX | $4.2M | 13 | $323K |
| #50 | John Ipri | 2655404 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $4.1M | 12 | $344K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-volume/2025
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