Dallas-Fort Worth agents were prominently featured in the 2025 edition of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Report.
The highest-ranking Latino originator in the Metroplex was Joella Benson of Town Square Mortgage & Investments, Inc., who reached a sales volume of $94,811,676 across 325 transactions. That transaction volume was the third-highest among NAHREP members nationwide.
“These professionals represent the backbone of Latino homeownership growth in the U.S.,” NAHREP National President Oralia Herrera said in a press release. “They have guided thousands of families through a tough housing market, proving that trust, market expertise and deep community ties are the true drivers of success in this industry.”
Meet the Metroplex agents who ranked among the top 250 in the state:
No. 3 – Joella Benson, Town Square Mortgage & Investments, Inc.
325 transactions, $94,811,676
No. 5 – Fermin Barrera, DHI Mortgage
305 transactions, $89,931,017
No. 6 – Alfredo Lujan, DHI Mortgage
301 transactions, $91,969,399
No. 18 – Dina Pierson, Supreme Lending
245 transactions, $38,604,895
No. 33 – Alex Varela, Neighborhood Loans
219 transactions, $78,019,565
No. 34 – Diego Giraldo, Texas Bank Mortgage Company
217 transactions, $51,039,766
No. 45 – Katerina Savignano, DHI Mortgage
197 transactions, $66,403,804
No. 49 – Gabe Reyes, Texas Bank Mortgage Company
194 transactions, $47,863,893
No. 51 – Kenneth Chavarria, Sociable Mortgage LLC
191 transactions, $56,266,739
No. 58 – Jose Iraheta, DHI Mortgage
178 transactions, $60,828,780
No. 65 – Yesenia Castaneda, Town Square Mortgage & Investments
172 transactions, $49,038,347
No. 83 – Julio Chavez, Supreme Lending
156 transactions, $29,088,574
No. 100 – Carmen Lupercio, Texas Bank Mortgage Company
146 transactions, $36,819,238
No. 105 – Maria Salas, Texas Bank Mortgage Company
144 transactions, $33,978,699
No. 111 – Jose Mendez, Mortgage Matters
141 transactions, $38,244,961
No. 140 – Carolina Moreno, Texas Bank Mortgage Company
125 transactions, $26,579,121
No. 158 – Joseph Soto, CrossCountry Mortgage
116 transactions, $46,193,210
No. 167 – Hugo Ortiz-Pulido, PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
115 transactions, $30,044,919
No. 180 – Chris Brancato, Supreme Lending
108 transactions, $26,713,377
No. 190 – Iveth Guzman, Texas Bank Mortgage Company
103 transactions, $23,147,174
No. 231 – Ubaldo Leon, CrossCountry Mortgage
92 transactions, $86,953,347
No. 235 – Jorge Aldrete, CrossCountry Mortgage
92 transactions, $31,809,432
NAHREP also ranked lending companies based on the number of times each was represented by loan originators in this year’s ranking. Fifty-four originators were from DHI Mortgage, more than any other company in the country; the lender was followed by Cross Country Mortgage and Rate.