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 July 13, 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 | Sean Casper | 2622892 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | Brookfield, WI | $1.6M | 9 | $182K |
| #7 | GRESKELLY DIAZ PENARANDA | 709649 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | $1.8M | 9 | $203K |
| #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 | Adam Beaudoin | 2231582 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.0M | 6 | $167K |
| #13 | Erica Sunstein | 2584899 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.3M | 6 | $214K |
| #13 | Megan Buchholz | 2578101 | First State Bank | 469882 | New London, WI | $1.3M | 6 | $221K |
| #13 | Anna-Marie Flahaut | 2591314 | First State Bank | 469882 | — | $659K | 6 | $110K |
| #13 | Lauren Hudson | 1627672 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Waukesha, WI | $1.4M | 6 | $231K |
| #13 | Marcela Galatis | 2603318 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $1.4M | 6 | $227K |
| #13 | Travis Antone | 2571924 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Green Bay, WI | $2.0M | 6 | $331K |
| #20 | Ashley Spriestersbach | 2565149 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $992K | 5 | $198K |
| #20 | Jasmine Edmison | 2573119 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $610K | 5 | $122K |
| #20 | Margaret Hamner | 2540500 | Bank Five Nine | 410817 | — | $1.8M | 5 | $364K |
| #20 | Michael OConnell | 2607586 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | — | $2.5M | 5 | $500K |
| #20 | Evan Schanfeldt | 2632554 | Landmark Credit Union | 401043 | — | $466K | 5 | $93K |
| #20 | Chase Mullarky | 2626370 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $405K | 5 | $81K |
| #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 | Luke Negen | 2566600 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $468K | 4 | $117K |
| #27 | Thor Johnson | 2607256 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $626K | 4 | $156K |
| #27 | Heather Held | 2597505 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $273K | 4 | $68K |
| #27 | Zachary Newman | 2564075 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $716K | 4 | $179K |
| #27 | Joshua Jackson | 2590070 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $1.4M | 4 | $350K |
| #27 | Christian Sturdee | 2556168 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $817K | 4 | $204K |
| #27 | Melody Moore | 2576764 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Coppell, TX | $270K | 4 | $67K |
| #27 | DaVita Talbert | 2573706 | Fulton Bank, National Association | 485401 | — | $251K | 4 | $63K |
| #27 | Neela Chintalapudi | 2573121 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $465K | 4 | $116K |
| #37 | David Dion | 2573705 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $235K | 3 | $78K |
| #37 | Shaquille Larkins | 2597508 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $245K | 3 | $82K |
| #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 | Zoe Ramsay | 2619824 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $459K | 3 | $153K |
| #37 | Laura Nowaskey | 2602928 | Alliance Bank | 504738 | Mondovi, WI | $229K | 3 | $76K |
| #37 | William Iwaskiewicz | 2379071 | Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation | 280412 | — | $612K | 3 | $204K |
| #37 | Kristian Jaramillo | 2585104 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | $809K | 3 | $270K |
| #37 | Stephanie Garcia | 2573122 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $283K | 3 | $94K |
| #37 | Brian Garcia | 2603320 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $811K | 3 | $270K |
| #37 | Duc Lam | 2529818 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | — | $370K | 3 | $123K |
| #37 | Joseph Hamama | 2354589 | NATIONS MORTGAGE, LLC | 2275128 | Troy, MI | $794K | 3 | $265K |
| #37 | Natalie Archibald | 2575445 | Altra Federal Credit Union | 457287 | — | $163K | 3 | $54K |
| #37 | Phillip Armstrong | 2606932 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | $263K | 3 | $88K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/wisconsin/top-rookie-by-units/2024
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