Biggest climbers in Illinois in 2023, 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 Erick Mendoza Vazquez (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #1951489), Jarod Sanders (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2337228), and Travis Baker (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2244020).
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 | Rank Change | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Erick Mendoza Vazquez | 1951489 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Forest Park, IL | ▲ 8641 (#9336 → #695) | $12.8M | 48 |
| #2 | Jarod Sanders | 2337228 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Marion, IL | ▲ 8494 (#9336 → #842) | $3.6M | 42 |
| #3 | Travis Baker | 2244020 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 8307 (#9336 → #1029) | $10.3M | 36 |
| #4 | Dominic Gilbert | 2123634 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Denver, CO | ▲ 7996 (#9336 → #1340) | $13.6M | 30 |
| #5 | Bryan Pruett | 2329518 | FCB BANKS | 418466 | — | ▲ 7648 (#9336 → #1688) | $3.3M | 24 |
| #6 | Cory Roberts | 1939983 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | ▲ 7426 (#7988 → #562) | $10.3M | 54 |
| #7 | Laurent Hage | 2258580 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7383 (#9336 → #1953) | $1.5M | 21 |
| #8 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 2307518 | KeySmart Mortgage, Co. | 1833870 | Berwyn, IL | ▲ 7206 (#9336 → #2130) | $5.0M | 19 |
| #8 | Anand Ilangovan Thirumurugan | 2139575 | SI Mortgage Company | 68434 | Sterling Heights, MI | ▲ 7206 (#9336 → #2130) | $7.3M | 19 |
| #10 | Amber Wilkerson | 810281 | United Community Credit Union | 808279 | Quincy, IL | ▲ 7146 (#7988 → #842) | $4.3M | 42 |
| #11 | Kewana Reese | 1998953 | ILoan LLC | 1947845 | Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7105 (#9336 → #2231) | $4.1M | 18 |
| #11 | Maricela Flores | 1702739 | Panorama Mortgage Group, LLC | 133739 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 7105 (#9336 → #2231) | $3.4M | 18 |
| #13 | Adam White | 2013240 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | McKinney, TX | ▲ 6994 (#7988 → #994) | $2.9M | 37 |
| #14 | Vincent Tafuto | 1708408 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6991 (#9336 → #2345) | $1.6M | 17 |
| #14 | Joshua Brown | 423584 | BUENA VISTA NATIONAL BANK | 583174 | Chester, IL | ▲ 6991 (#9336 → #2345) | $918K | 17 |
| #16 | Patrick Linnehan | 389594 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6914 (#7988 → #1074) | $22.7M | 35 |
| #17 | Said Yilmaz | 2357904 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Mount Prospect, IL | ▲ 6856 (#9336 → #2480) | $7.0M | 16 |
| #17 | James Peters | 574339 | United Community Bank | 571147 | — | ▲ 6856 (#9336 → #2480) | $1.6M | 16 |
| #19 | Dimitri Yaldoo | 2016094 | AJY Holdings LLC | 2731572 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6733 (#9336 → #2603) | $3.4M | 15 |
| #20 | Miguel Marquina | 1844355 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6648 (#7988 → #1340) | $6.4M | 30 |
| #21 | Leslie Harris | 2142353 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6579 (#9336 → #2757) | $1.0M | 14 |
| #22 | MARIO GUERRA | 2049191 | Midland States Bank | 411141 | — | ▲ 6436 (#9336 → #2900) | $2.7M | 13 |
| #22 | James Repasky | 1095360 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | Fort Mill, SC | ▲ 6436 (#9336 → #2900) | $6.2M | 13 |
| #22 | Alan Cruz | 2050688 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 6436 (#9336 → #2900) | $5.2M | 13 |
| #25 | Kimberly Dunn | 2268577 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | ▲ 6435 (#7988 → #1553) | $7.4M | 26 |
| #26 | Korey Leonhard | 861706 | Green Lending LLC | 2598612 | Independence, OH | ▲ 6258 (#9336 → #3078) | $3.1M | 12 |
| #26 | ELMER FRAGOSO | 1904009 | RABBI MORTGAGE INC. | 2265111 | Wheaton, IL | ▲ 6258 (#9336 → #3078) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #26 | Joshua James | 1799938 | Royal Banks of Missouri | 407568 | Ballwin, MO | ▲ 6258 (#9336 → #3078) | $1.1M | 12 |
| #29 | Beau VanLoo | 1774833 | ASCENTRA CREDIT UNION | 401370 | Bettendorf, IA | ▲ 6222 (#7988 → #1766) | $832K | 23 |
| #30 | Dwight George | 2128333 | Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc. | 141868 | Terre Haute, IN | ▲ 6078 (#9336 → #3258) | $1.5M | 11 |
| #30 | Joshua Maddaleno | 804487 | Taylorville Community Credit Union | 800706 | Litchfield, IL | ▲ 6078 (#9336 → #3258) | $920K | 11 |
| #30 | LYNETTE DEWITT | 2372704 | West Central Bank | 482454 | Ashland, IL | ▲ 6078 (#9336 → #3258) | $2.5M | 11 |
| #30 | Kyle Newquist | 1794314 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6078 (#9336 → #3258) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #30 | Jason Ham | 1944394 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6078 (#9336 → #3258) | $1.9M | 11 |
| #30 | Cortney Smetanko | 780445 | The Gerber State Bank | 483656 | Argenta, IL | ▲ 6078 (#9336 → #3258) | $1.4M | 11 |
| #30 | Jason Kane | 983060 | CoVantage Credit Union | 412987 | De Pere, WI | ▲ 6078 (#9336 → #3258) | $2.1M | 11 |
| #30 | Steven Smith | 40098 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 6078 (#9336 → #3258) | $1.4M | 11 |
| #38 | Rajeev Gandhi | 68641 | SI Mortgage Company | 68434 | Sterling Heights, MI | ▲ 6057 (#7086 → #1029) | $17.6M | 36 |
| #39 | Roxanne Hill | 1928441 | TEAM USA MORTGAGE L.L.C. | 9908 | Bloomington, IL | ▲ 6035 (#7988 → #1953) | $5.4M | 21 |
| #39 | Parker Neal | 2162922 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6035 (#7988 → #1953) | $1.4M | 21 |
| #41 | Rick Zablocki | 1933183 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Novi, MI | ▲ 6027 (#6343 → #316) | $25.0M | 73 |
| #42 | Oksana Chudnovsky | 231050 | LendLink Financial Inc. | 1162430 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 5858 (#7988 → #2130) | $4.7M | 19 |
| #43 | Brooke Brassfield | 1840100 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | ▲ 5857 (#7086 → #1229) | $3.3M | 32 |
| #44 | LeAntonee Hardrick | 1080091 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 5833 (#9336 → #3503) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #44 | Melissa Pacheco | 1614857 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 5833 (#9336 → #3503) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #44 | Connor Learman | 2302672 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5833 (#9336 → #3503) | $712K | 10 |
| #44 | Henrik Arndt | 258537 | Mortgage Access Corp. | 2731 | Morris Plains, NJ | ▲ 5833 (#9336 → #3503) | $3.8M | 10 |
| #44 | Kevin Puntney | 260687 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 5833 (#9336 → #3503) | $1.4M | 10 |
| #44 | VERNON LAM | 881104 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Niles, IL | ▲ 5833 (#9336 → #3503) | $1.4M | 10 |
| #44 | Maria Martinez | 2189137 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | — | ▲ 5833 (#9336 → #3503) | $1.3M | 10 |
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. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Illinois (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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