Leading rookies in Texas in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Faith Milenewicz (First Community Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2713596), Angela Herrera (HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2802679), 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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Faith Milenewicz | 2713596 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | Murfreesboro, TN | $5.6M | 11 | $513K |
| #2 | Angela Herrera | 2802679 | HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation | 130676 | Denver, CO | $4.9M | 7 | $693K |
| #3 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $4.8M | 9 | $529K |
| #4 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $4.4M | 13 | $337K |
| #5 | Meredith Nwankwo | 2788044 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $4.1M | 21 | $197K |
| #6 | Urusa Umatiya | 2778015 | Champions Lending LLC | 1706471 | Houston, TX | $4.0M | 6 | $664K |
| #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 | Peyton Leonard | 2789953 | Olive Branch Home Loans, LLC | 2500551 | Lubbock, TX | $3.0M | 14 | $217K |
| #14 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $2.9M | 13 | $226K |
| #15 | Zalkifl Zahir | 2801586 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Houston, TX | $2.7M | 6 | $446K |
| #16 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.6M | 7 | $372K |
| #17 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $2.6M | 7 | $369K |
| #18 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $2.6M | 7 | $368K |
| #19 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.6M | 9 | $285K |
| #20 | Julie Latney | 2818058 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $2.4M | 6 | $402K |
| #21 | Jesus Pujol | 2774381 | Clarity Lending LLC | 2527964 | Plano, TX | $2.4M | 7 | $341K |
| #22 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.1M | 6 | $344K |
| #23 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.0M | 6 | $339K |
| #24 | Anna Rodriguez | 1952101 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | San Antonio, TX | $2.0M | 9 | $225K |
| #25 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.0M | 6 | $337K |
| #26 | David Bober | 2819920 | Frost Bank | 431208 | Plano, TX | $2.0M | 5 | $402K |
| #27 | Logan O'Keefe | 2781671 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $1.9M | 4 | $487K |
| #28 | Kalli Brooks | 2766935 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Irving, TX | $1.9M | 10 | $188K |
| #29 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.9M | 4 | $468K |
| #30 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.8M | 7 | $253K |
| #31 | Sri harsha Grandhi | 2770565 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Lewisville, TX | $1.8M | 4 | $438K |
| #32 | Ross Flaharty | 2793889 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.7M | 5 | $346K |
| #33 | Omid Golnabi | 2649181 | 5th & Brick LLC | 2848442 | Plano, TX | $1.7M | 3 | $568K |
| #34 | Sarah Bardett | 2784024 | Education First Federal Credit Union | 407801 | Beaumont, TX | $1.6M | 6 | $261K |
| #35 | Bindia Sukumar | 2659517 | Texas First Mortgage LLC | 2419924 | Richmond, TX | $1.5M | 3 | $514K |
| #36 | DIEGO PEREZ-MARTINEZ | 2793455 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.5M | 4 | $385K |
| #37 | Quinton Starks | 2782169 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | San Antonio, TX | $1.5M | 5 | $306K |
| #38 | Cody Hess | 2802793 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $1.4M | 2 | $693K |
| #39 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.3M | 4 | $334K |
| #40 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.3M | 5 | $267K |
| #41 | Nicole Tindall | 2755131 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $1.3M | 3 | $433K |
| #42 | Kenneth Rypstra | 2760353 | DIRECTIONS EQUITY, LLC | 214519 | San Antonio, TX | $1.3M | 3 | $428K |
| #43 | Hyamal Ramos | 2821147 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Louisville, KY | $1.3M | 4 | $321K |
| #44 | JEDEDIAH STINSON | 1249005 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $1.3M | 2 | $640K |
| #45 | Jennifer Locke | 2784399 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $1.3M | 2 | $633K |
| #46 | Reese Mettauer | 2792058 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Fort Worth, TX | $1.2M | 3 | $415K |
| #47 | Giovanny Lopez | 2760600 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Dallas, TX | $1.2M | 6 | $205K |
| #48 | Benjamin Taylor | 2836524 | Pilgrim Bank | 422995 | Mt Pleasant, TX | $1.2M | 2 | $610K |
| #49 | Aubrei Dowdy | 2815566 | Public Employees Credit Union | 568855 | Austin, TX | $1.2M | 16 | $76K |
| #50 | Kayla Gayler | 2804619 | Growing Home Mortgage LLC | 2168523 | Belton, TX | $1.2M | 3 | $402K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/texas/top-rookie-by-volume/2026
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