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 August 27, 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 | Dante Conti | 2586781 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $2.2M | 11 | $202K |
| #4 | Adam Berzsenyi | 388248 | Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation | 280412 | — | $2.9M | 11 | $264K |
| #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 | Sierra Wash | 2633729 | North Shore Bank | 410466 | Wauwatosa, WI | $930K | 8 | $116K |
| #9 | Royce Wenning | 2556332 | Epic Mortgage Processing LLC | 2404936 | Brookfield, WI | $1.5M | 8 | $182K |
| #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 | — | $1.9M | 7 | $276K |
| #13 | Marcela Galatis | 2603318 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $1.4M | 6 | $227K |
| #13 | Anna-Marie Flahaut | 2591314 | First State Bank | 469882 | — | $659K | 6 | $110K |
| #13 | Adam Beaudoin | 2231582 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.0M | 6 | $167K |
| #13 | Megan Buchholz | 2578101 | First State Bank | 469882 | New London, WI | $1.3M | 6 | $221K |
| #13 | Travis Antone | 2571924 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Green Bay, WI | $2.0M | 6 | $331K |
| #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 |
| #20 | Chase Mullarky | 2626370 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $405K | 5 | $81K |
| #20 | Evan Schanfeldt | 2632554 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | — | $466K | 5 | $93K |
| #20 | Jasmine Edmison | 2573119 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $610K | 5 | $122K |
| #20 | Liza Godard | 2591309 | First State Bank | 469882 | Auburndale, WI | $576K | 5 | $115K |
| #20 | Michael OConnell | 2607586 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | — | $2.5M | 5 | $500K |
| #20 | Margaret Hamner | 2540500 | Bank Five Nine | 410817 | — | $1.8M | 5 | $364K |
| #20 | Ashley Spriestersbach | 2565149 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $992K | 5 | $198K |
| #27 | Melody Moore | 2576764 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Coppell, TX | $270K | 4 | $67K |
| #27 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.4M | 4 | $350K |
| #27 | Thor Johnson | 2607256 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $626K | 4 | $156K |
| #27 | Luke Negen | 2566600 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $468K | 4 | $117K |
| #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 | Zachary Newman | 2564075 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $716K | 4 | $179K |
| #27 | Armani Mills | 2597503 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Dublin, OH | $224K | 4 | $56K |
| #27 | DaVita Talbert | 2573706 | Fulton Bank, National Association | 485401 | — | $251K | 4 | $63K |
| #27 | Heather Held | 2597505 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $273K | 4 | $68K |
| #37 | Foster Marshall | 2607681 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $242K | 3 | $81K |
| #37 | Stephanie Garcia | 2573122 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $283K | 3 | $94K |
| #37 | David Dion | 2573705 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $235K | 3 | $78K |
| #37 | Malcolm Alexander | 2646135 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $534K | 3 | $178K |
| #37 | Breanne Jakobi | 2651868 | Cumberland Federal Bank, FSB | 405513 | Cumberland, WI | $1.3M | 3 | $422K |
| #37 | Joseph Hamama | 2354589 | NATIONS MORTGAGE, LLC | 2275128 | Troy, MI | $794K | 3 | $265K |
| #37 | Shaquille Larkins | 2597508 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $245K | 3 | $82K |
| #37 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $811K | 3 | $270K |
| #37 | Kristian Jaramillo | 2585104 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | $809K | 3 | $270K |
| #37 | Laura Nowaskey | 2602928 | Alliance Bank | 504738 | Mondovi, WI | $229K | 3 | $76K |
| #37 | Karisa Tabil | 2597005 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $110K | 3 | $37K |
| #37 | Parker Clark | 2591956 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | La Crosse, WI | $238K | 3 | $79K |
| #37 | Patricia Lemus Moreno | 2597507 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $165K | 3 | $55K |
| #37 | Duc Lam | 2529818 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | — | $370K | 3 | $123K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/wisconsin/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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