Leading rookies in Washington in 2023, 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 Jaylen Shelton (Capital One, National Association, NMLS #2462825), Jose Gutierrez (SUNFLOWER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NMLS #2453618), and Nestor Diaz (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2171748).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jaylen Shelton | 2462825 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.7M | 13 | $128K |
| #2 | Jose Gutierrez | 2453618 | SUNFLOWER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 709491 | — | $4.3M | 12 | $355K |
| #3 | Nestor Diaz | 2171748 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bothell, WA | $4.1M | 11 | $368K |
| #3 | Angela Vandenhaak | 2429742 | Nationwide Loans, Inc | 1799965 | Carlsbad, CA | $5.7M | 11 | $516K |
| #5 | ESPOIR Balezi | 2349944 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Tacoma, WA | $4.3M | 9 | $477K |
| #6 | Jamie Lindsey | 2436054 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gig Harbor, WA | $2.9M | 8 | $366K |
| #6 | JIHONG ZHENG | 2438890 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.7M | 8 | $216K |
| #8 | Garrett Morice | 2412391 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | $2.3M | 7 | $323K |
| #9 | LOC NGUYEN | 2276870 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $2.7M | 6 | $447K |
| #9 | Tong Moua | 2492287 | Global Federal Credit Union | 409001 | — | $685K | 6 | $114K |
| #11 | Cory Wantaja | 2453458 | Elev8 Mortgage, LLC | 1819034 | Woodland, WA | $1.7M | 5 | $343K |
| #11 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $492K | 5 | $98K |
| #11 | Jamieson Marino | 2462824 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $582K | 5 | $116K |
| #11 | Kevin Moore | 2441251 | Residential Mortgage, LLC | 167729 | Vancouver, WA | $2.6M | 5 | $524K |
| #11 | Sheila Ottosen | 1470906 | Mortgage One Northwest Inc | 82426 | Olympia, WA | $2.0M | 5 | $402K |
| #11 | Jason Miller | 2455319 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Kent, WA | $1.3M | 5 | $257K |
| #17 | Azad Marfazelian | 909612 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | $1.8M | 4 | $444K |
| #17 | Jarrod Hall | 2407686 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | — | $1.2M | 4 | $288K |
| #17 | Andy Bergmann | 2453455 | Elev8 Mortgage, LLC | 1819034 | Woodland, WA | $1.6M | 4 | $402K |
| #17 | Christopher Phillips | 1929696 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $292K | 4 | $73K |
| #17 | DeNeca Morrison | 2433095 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $1.8M | 4 | $455K |
| #17 | Mary Jones | 2503188 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $509K | 4 | $127K |
| #17 | Madison Hellickson | 2336375 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Sumner, WA | $1.8M | 4 | $453K |
| #17 | Loren Brewer | 2481343 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $293K | 4 | $73K |
| #25 | KESHAV SHARMA | 2468293 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Kirkland, WA | $1.7M | 3 | $551K |
| #25 | Noah Nava-Pina | 2477301 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $243K | 3 | $81K |
| #25 | Harold Ciccia | 2443361 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Fife, WA | $1.4M | 3 | $476K |
| #25 | Marshall Swearingen | 2487112 | Columbia Community Credit Union | 401934 | Vancouver, WA | $90K | 3 | $30K |
| #25 | Hunter Humphrey | 2462823 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $230K | 3 | $77K |
| #25 | Sherrita Green | 2462828 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $497K | 3 | $166K |
| #25 | Tiana Torres | 1722283 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $488K | 3 | $163K |
| #25 | Avery Dykstra | 2500131 | Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage Company | 3182 | Bellingham, WA | $744K | 3 | $248K |
| #25 | Claire Shepherd | 2463667 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $1.8M | 3 | $586K |
| #25 | James Madden | 2463051 | Luminate Home Loans, Inc. | 150953 | — | $1.3M | 3 | $431K |
| #25 | Justina Stoddert | 2054973 | Mortgage One Northwest Inc | 82426 | Olympia, WA | $1.1M | 3 | $363K |
| #25 | James Pham | 2463678 | Banner Bank | 439266 | Vancouver, WA | $220K | 3 | $73K |
| #25 | Michael Harvey II | 2466429 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Chandler, AZ | $259K | 3 | $86K |
| #25 | Emma Wells | 2480881 | Columbia Community Credit Union | 401934 | — | $153K | 3 | $51K |
| #39 | Zeinab Chami | 2453778 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.1M | 2 | $543K |
| #39 | Samantha Weitzel | 2450458 | Cascade Federal Credit Union | 763352 | Ruston, WA | $90K | 2 | $45K |
| #39 | Lauren Vanderelzen | 2503187 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $243K | 2 | $122K |
| #39 | John Qafa | 2453829 | Home Advantage Lending LLC | 2510157 | — | $390K | 2 | $195K |
| #39 | Natalie Helmuth | 2507002 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Irvine, CA | $1.2M | 2 | $619K |
| #39 | Joshua Graham | 2468659 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | — | $559K | 2 | $280K |
| #39 | Noel Chapman | 8953 | HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. | 6521 | Iselin, NJ | $957K | 2 | $478K |
| #39 | Victor Malyshev | 2471432 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $851K | 2 | $425K |
| #39 | Matthew Hill | 2441149 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $698K | 2 | $349K |
| #39 | Joshua Clement | 2476050 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | $661K | 2 | $331K |
| #39 | Andrew Watts | 2454199 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | — | $658K | 2 | $329K |
| #39 | Rena Tilghman | 2462827 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $290K | 2 | $145K |
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 — Washington (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/washington/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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