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 October 11, 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 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Hollywood Park, TX | $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 | — | $1.9M | 7 | $270K |
| #11 | Dana Ritger | 1754007 | Epic Mortgage Processing LLC | 2404936 | — | $1.9M | 7 | $276K |
| #13 | Lauren Hudson | 1627672 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Waukesha, WI | $1.4M | 6 | $231K |
| #13 | Erica Sunstein | 2584899 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.3M | 6 | $214K |
| #13 | Marcela Galatis | 2603318 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $1.4M | 6 | $227K |
| #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 | Anna-Marie Flahaut | 2591314 | First State Bank | 469882 | — | $659K | 6 | $110K |
| #13 | Travis Antone | 2571924 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Green Bay, WI | $2.0M | 6 | $331K |
| #20 | Margaret Hamner | 2540500 | Bank Five Nine | 410817 | — | $1.8M | 5 | $364K |
| #20 | Chase Mullarky | 2626370 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $405K | 5 | $81K |
| #20 | Jasmine Edmison | 2573119 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $610K | 5 | $122K |
| #20 | Ashley Spriestersbach | 2565149 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $992K | 5 | $198K |
| #20 | Evan Schanfeldt | 2632554 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | — | $466K | 5 | $93K |
| #20 | Michael OConnell | 2607586 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | — | $2.5M | 5 | $500K |
| #20 | Liza Godard | 2591309 | First State Bank | 469882 | Auburndale, WI | $576K | 5 | $115K |
| #27 | Armani Mills | 2597503 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Dublin, OH | $224K | 4 | $56K |
| #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 | Neela Chintalapudi | 2573121 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $465K | 4 | $116K |
| #27 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.4M | 4 | $350K |
| #27 | DaVita Talbert | 2573706 | Fulton Bank, National Association | 485401 | — | $251K | 4 | $63K |
| #27 | Melody Moore | 2576764 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $270K | 4 | $67K |
| #27 | Heather Held | 2597505 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $273K | 4 | $68K |
| #27 | Christian Sturdee | 2556168 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $817K | 4 | $204K |
| #27 | Luke Negen | 2566600 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $468K | 4 | $117K |
| #37 | Kristian Jaramillo | 2585104 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | $809K | 3 | $270K |
| #37 | David Dion | 2573705 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $235K | 3 | $78K |
| #37 | William Iwaskiewicz | 2379071 | Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation | 280412 | — | $612K | 3 | $204K |
| #37 | Natalie Archibald | 2575445 | Altra Federal Credit Union | 457287 | — | $163K | 3 | $54K |
| #37 | Zoe Ramsay | 2619824 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $459K | 3 | $153K |
| #37 | Tamairo Moutry | 1986925 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $315K | 3 | $105K |
| #37 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $811K | 3 | $270K |
| #37 | Foster Marshall | 2607681 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $242K | 3 | $81K |
| #37 | Duc Lam | 2529818 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | — | $370K | 3 | $123K |
| #37 | Stephanie Garcia | 2573122 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $283K | 3 | $94K |
| #37 | Kyle Epps | 2590858 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $684K | 3 | $228K |
| #37 | Laura Nowaskey | 2602928 | Alliance Bank | 504738 | Mondovi, WI | $229K | 3 | $76K |
| #37 | Karisa Tabil | 2597005 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $110K | 3 | $37K |
| #37 | Patricia Lemus Moreno | 2597507 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $165K | 3 | $55K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/wisconsin/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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