Leading rookies in Utah in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Connie Denton (Jordan Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2592670), Jana Kiemm (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2569970), and Andrew Pelishek (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2582562).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Connie Denton | 2592670 | Jordan Federal Credit Union | 402456 | South Jordan, UT | $3.7M | 29 | $126K |
| #2 | Jana Kiemm | 2569970 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | $1.4M | 10 | $136K |
| #3 | Andrew Pelishek | 2582562 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Draper, UT | $3.4M | 8 | $429K |
| #4 | Kim Warren | 1534508 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $3.4M | 7 | $487K |
| #4 | Sabrina Spellman | 2553885 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.5M | 7 | $221K |
| #6 | Austin Banditson | 2479810 | 1st Source Funding, Inc. | 859805 | West Jordan, UT | $2.7M | 6 | $458K |
| #7 | Holly Fillmore | 2621900 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | $2.8M | 5 | $570K |
| #7 | Cristian Rivas Villafana | 1122503 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.8M | 5 | $361K |
| #7 | Sebastian Iavasile | 2564100 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | $370K | 5 | $74K |
| #7 | Hannah Varner | 2607852 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | — | $744K | 5 | $149K |
| #7 | Scott Preston | 2569808 | Central Bank | 539119 | Provo, UT | $4.7M | 5 | $934K |
| #7 | Nicholas Larsen | 2557353 | West Ridge Financial Corp | 267440 | Alpine, UT | $2.3M | 5 | $462K |
| #7 | Terrence Walker | 2564285 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $933K | 5 | $187K |
| #14 | Manuel Rojas | 2611977 | Bank of Utah | 422914 | — | $813K | 4 | $203K |
| #14 | Ryan Holman | 2561692 | BHB Mortgage, LLC | 2472472 | Cedar City, UT | $1.6M | 4 | $401K |
| #14 | Thanh Dinh | 2029532 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $1.7M | 4 | $415K |
| #14 | Jeffrey Petersen | 363207 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $1.2M | 4 | $306K |
| #14 | Grant Huish | 2608590 | TACA Mortgage LLC | 1936553 | Murray, UT | $1.6M | 4 | $411K |
| #14 | Shifawn Kwei | 2620133 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $350K | 4 | $88K |
| #14 | David Dion | 2573705 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $353K | 4 | $88K |
| #21 | Dominic Smith | 2576945 | Reliant Home Loans LLC | 1945532 | Salt Lake City, UT | $1.2M | 3 | $387K |
| #21 | Mohammad Baydoun | 2612447 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $839K | 3 | $280K |
| #21 | Rajon Baldwin | 2555781 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | $738K | 3 | $246K |
| #21 | Hamah Bradley | 2612962 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | — | $1.2M | 3 | $395K |
| #21 | Clinton Cowley | 2628860 | Zenlo Lending LLC | 1872884 | Lehi, UT | $1.4M | 3 | $455K |
| #21 | Edward Koziol | 2555226 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Broadview Heights, OH | $427K | 3 | $142K |
| #21 | Braxton Futrell | 2582228 | Rockwell Mortgage LLC | 2413381 | South Jordan, UT | $1.5M | 3 | $484K |
| #21 | Calvin Meade | 19837 | RANLife, Inc. | 3151 | — | $781K | 3 | $260K |
| #21 | Matthew Thatcher | 2579795 | Equity 1st Funding Corp | 111718 | Murray, UT | $1.3M | 3 | $441K |
| #21 | Kaden Niemann | 2605716 | Bolt Home Mortgage, LLC | 2583581 | Logan, UT | $893K | 3 | $298K |
| #21 | Maurice Dydell | 2568366 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | $559K | 3 | $186K |
| #21 | Jana Ellsworth | 2568411 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $1.7M | 3 | $559K |
| #21 | Paul Romain | 2594746 | Staunton Financial, Inc. | 140012 | Southfield, MI | $1.4M | 3 | $470K |
| #34 | Jasmine Edmison | 2573119 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $160K | 2 | $80K |
| #34 | Alene Flanders | 2573115 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $70K | 2 | $35K |
| #34 | Kellie Pelland | 2573120 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $120K | 2 | $60K |
| #34 | Cindy Bengtson | 2573118 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $160K | 2 | $80K |
| #34 | Armando Garcia | 1565851 | KAI Lending LLC | 2782376 | Midvale, UT | $586K | 2 | $293K |
| #34 | Kevin Cabas | 2603560 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | $1.0M | 2 | $511K |
| #34 | Jason Leszczynski | 2564334 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $495K | 2 | $247K |
| #34 | Kelly Stratford | 2580834 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | South Ogden, UT | $919K | 2 | $460K |
| #34 | Lacy Davis | 2586509 | UTAH INDEPENDENT BANK | 688619 | Milford, UT | $532K | 2 | $266K |
| #34 | Kevin Ramirez | 2633560 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $138K | 2 | $69K |
| #34 | Campbell Johnstone | 2586941 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $649K | 2 | $325K |
| #34 | Hailey Rae Smith | 2573707 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $135K | 2 | $68K |
| #34 | Trejan Matagi | 2527361 | Ultimate Home Lending, LLC | 2259749 | — | $1.1M | 2 | $531K |
| #34 | Stephanie Garcia | 2573122 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $260K | 2 | $130K |
| #34 | Alyssa Dudley | 2573704 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $230K | 2 | $115K |
| #34 | Joshua Toothman | 2620132 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Columbus, OH | $85K | 2 | $43K |
| #34 | Rebecka White | 219832 | Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 3094 | Layton, UT | $769K | 2 | $384K |
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 Loan Count — Utah (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/utah/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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