Leading rookies in Wisconsin 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 Lea Merkel (Forward Bank, NMLS #2587099), Tylor Dolata (Landmark Credit Union, NMLS #2631510), and Nathaniel Krause (CoVantage Credit Union, NMLS #2644068).
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 | Lea Merkel | 2587099 | Forward Bank | 422932 | Marshfield, WI | $5.8M | 35 | $167K |
| #2 | Tylor Dolata | 2631510 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | Brookfield, WI | $2.5M | 33 | $77K |
| #3 | Nathaniel Krause | 2644068 | CoVantage Credit Union | 412987 | Antigo, WI | $2.5M | 14 | $176K |
| #4 | Adam Berzsenyi | 388248 | Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation | 280412 | — | $2.9M | 11 | $264K |
| #4 | Dante Conti | 2586781 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $2.2M | 11 | $202K |
| #6 | Erynn Chase | 2553823 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.1M | 10 | $111K |
| #7 | GRESKELLY DIAZ PENARANDA | 709649 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | $1.8M | 9 | $203K |
| #7 | Sean Casper | 2622892 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | Brookfield, WI | $1.6M | 9 | $182K |
| #9 | Royce Wenning | 2556332 | Epic Mortgage Processing LLC | 2404936 | Brookfield, WI | $1.5M | 8 | $182K |
| #9 | Sierra Wash | 2633729 | North Shore Bank | 410466 | Wauwatosa, WI | $930K | 8 | $116K |
| #11 | Curtis Russell | 2039024 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | $1.9M | 7 | $270K |
| #11 | Dana Ritger | 1754007 | Epic Mortgage Processing LLC | 2404936 | West Bend, WI | $1.9M | 7 | $276K |
| #13 | Erica Sunstein | 2584899 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.3M | 6 | $214K |
| #13 | Lauren Hudson | 1627672 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Waukesha, WI | $1.4M | 6 | $231K |
| #13 | Megan Buchholz | 2578101 | First State Bank | 469882 | New London, WI | $1.3M | 6 | $221K |
| #13 | Adam Beaudoin | 2231582 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.0M | 6 | $167K |
| #13 | Travis Antone | 2571924 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Green Bay, WI | $2.0M | 6 | $331K |
| #13 | Marcela Galatis | 2603318 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $1.4M | 6 | $227K |
| #19 | Evan Schanfeldt | 2632554 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | — | $466K | 5 | $93K |
| #19 | Margaret Hamner | 2540500 | Bank Five Nine | 410817 | — | $1.8M | 5 | $364K |
| #19 | Jasmine Edmison | 2573119 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $610K | 5 | $122K |
| #19 | Michael OConnell | 2607586 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | — | $2.5M | 5 | $500K |
| #19 | Anna-Marie Flahaut | 2591314 | First State Bank | 469882 | — | $451K | 5 | $90K |
| #19 | Chase Mullarky | 2626370 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $405K | 5 | $81K |
| #19 | Ashley Spriestersbach | 2565149 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $992K | 5 | $198K |
| #19 | Liza Godard | 2591309 | First State Bank | 469882 | Auburndale, WI | $576K | 5 | $115K |
| #27 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.4M | 4 | $350K |
| #27 | Neela Chintalapudi | 2573121 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $465K | 4 | $116K |
| #27 | Christian Sturdee | 2556168 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $817K | 4 | $204K |
| #27 | DaVita Talbert | 2573706 | Fulton Bank, National Association | 485401 | Kennett Square, PA | $251K | 4 | $63K |
| #27 | Thor Johnson | 2607256 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $626K | 4 | $156K |
| #27 | Zachary Newman | 2564075 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $716K | 4 | $179K |
| #27 | Luke Negen | 2566600 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $468K | 4 | $117K |
| #27 | Heather Held | 2597505 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $273K | 4 | $68K |
| #27 | Armani Mills | 2597503 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Dublin, OH | $224K | 4 | $56K |
| #27 | Melody Moore | 2576764 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Coppell, TX | $270K | 4 | $67K |
| #37 | Joseph Hamama | 2354589 | NATIONS MORTGAGE, LLC | 2275128 | Troy, MI | $794K | 3 | $265K |
| #37 | Shaquille Larkins | 2597508 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $245K | 3 | $82K |
| #37 | Duc Lam | 2529818 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | — | $370K | 3 | $123K |
| #37 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $811K | 3 | $270K |
| #37 | David Dion | 2573705 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $235K | 3 | $78K |
| #37 | Kristian Jaramillo | 2585104 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | $809K | 3 | $270K |
| #37 | Foster Marshall | 2607681 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $242K | 3 | $81K |
| #37 | Stephanie Garcia | 2573122 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $283K | 3 | $94K |
| #37 | Parker Clark | 2591956 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | La Crosse, WI | $238K | 3 | $79K |
| #37 | Phillip Armstrong | 2606932 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | $263K | 3 | $88K |
| #37 | William Iwaskiewicz | 2379071 | Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation | 280412 | — | $612K | 3 | $204K |
| #37 | Patricia Lemus Moreno | 2597507 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $165K | 3 | $55K |
| #37 | Zoe Ramsay | 2619824 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $459K | 3 | $153K |
| #37 | Malcolm Alexander | 2646135 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $534K | 3 | $178K |
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 — Wisconsin (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/wisconsin/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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