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 October 11, 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 | ▲ 8666 (#9367 → #701) | $12.8M | 48 |
| #2 | Jarod Sanders | 2337228 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Marion, IL | ▲ 8581 (#9367 → #786) | $4.0M | 44 |
| #3 | Travis Baker | 2244020 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 8394 (#9367 → #973) | $11.3M | 38 |
| #4 | Dominic Gilbert | 2123634 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Denver, CO | ▲ 8019 (#9367 → #1348) | $13.6M | 30 |
| #5 | Bryan Pruett | 2329518 | FCB BANKS | 418466 | — | ▲ 7673 (#9367 → #1694) | $3.3M | 24 |
| #6 | Cory Roberts | 1939983 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | ▲ 7482 (#8018 → #536) | $10.4M | 56 |
| #7 | Laurent Hage | 2258580 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7402 (#9367 → #1965) | $1.5M | 21 |
| #8 | Anand Ilangovan Thirumurugan | 2139575 | SI Mortgage Company | 68434 | Sterling Heights, MI | ▲ 7219 (#9367 → #2148) | $7.3M | 19 |
| #8 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 2307518 | KeySmart Mortgage, Co. | 1833870 | Berwyn, IL | ▲ 7219 (#9367 → #2148) | $5.0M | 19 |
| #10 | Amber Wilkerson | 810281 | United Community Credit Union | 808279 | Quincy, IL | ▲ 7170 (#8018 → #848) | $4.3M | 42 |
| #11 | Maricela Flores | 1702739 | Panorama Mortgage Group, LLC | 133739 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 7118 (#9367 → #2249) | $3.4M | 18 |
| #11 | Kewana Reese | 1998953 | ILoan LLC | 1947845 | Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 7118 (#9367 → #2249) | $4.1M | 18 |
| #13 | Adam White | 2013240 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | McKinney, TX | ▲ 7011 (#8018 → #1007) | $2.9M | 37 |
| #14 | Joshua Brown | 423584 | BUENA VISTA NATIONAL BANK | 583174 | Chester, IL | ▲ 7005 (#9367 → #2362) | $918K | 17 |
| #14 | Vincent Tafuto | 1708408 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7005 (#9367 → #2362) | $1.6M | 17 |
| #16 | Patrick Linnehan | 389594 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6935 (#8018 → #1083) | $22.7M | 35 |
| #17 | James Peters | 574339 | United Community Bank | 571147 | — | ▲ 6875 (#9367 → #2492) | $1.6M | 16 |
| #17 | Said Yilmaz | 2357904 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Mount Prospect, IL | ▲ 6875 (#9367 → #2492) | $7.0M | 16 |
| #19 | Conor Allan | 1523308 | Greenside Capital LLC | 2372297 | Weston, FL | ▲ 6752 (#9367 → #2615) | $893K | 15 |
| #19 | Dimitri Yaldoo | 2016094 | AJY Holdings LLC | 2731572 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6752 (#9367 → #2615) | $3.4M | 15 |
| #19 | Sarah Scott | 1938447 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6752 (#9367 → #2615) | $7.1M | 15 |
| #22 | Miguel Marquina | 1844355 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6670 (#8018 → #1348) | $6.4M | 30 |
| #23 | Leslie Harris | 2142353 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6598 (#9367 → #2769) | $1.0M | 14 |
| #24 | Kimberly Dunn | 2268577 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | ▲ 6510 (#8018 → #1508) | $7.7M | 27 |
| #25 | James Repasky | 1095360 | NBI Financial Group LLC | 2354884 | Rock Hill, SC | ▲ 6455 (#9367 → #2912) | $6.2M | 13 |
| #25 | Alan Cruz | 2050688 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 6455 (#9367 → #2912) | $5.2M | 13 |
| #25 | MARIO GUERRA | 2049191 | Midland States Bank | 411141 | — | ▲ 6455 (#9367 → #2912) | $2.7M | 13 |
| #28 | ELMER FRAGOSO | 1904009 | RABBI MORTGAGE INC. | 2265111 | Wheaton, IL | ▲ 6274 (#9367 → #3093) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #28 | Korey Leonhard | 861706 | Green Lending LLC | 2598612 | Independence, OH | ▲ 6274 (#9367 → #3093) | $3.1M | 12 |
| #28 | Joshua James | 1799938 | Royal Banks of Missouri | 407568 | Ballwin, MO | ▲ 6274 (#9367 → #3093) | $1.1M | 12 |
| #31 | Beau VanLoo | 1774833 | ASCENTRA CREDIT UNION | 401370 | Bettendorf, IA | ▲ 6236 (#8018 → #1782) | $832K | 23 |
| #32 | Roxanne Hill | 1928441 | TEAM USA MORTGAGE L.L.C. | 9908 | Bloomington, IL | ▲ 6149 (#8018 → #1869) | $5.8M | 22 |
| #33 | Rajeev Gandhi | 68641 | SI Mortgage Company | 68434 | Sterling Heights, MI | ▲ 6096 (#7103 → #1007) | $17.9M | 37 |
| #34 | Cortney Smetanko | 780445 | The Gerber State Bank | 483656 | Argenta, IL | ▲ 6091 (#9367 → #3276) | $1.4M | 11 |
| #34 | Steven Smith | 40098 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 6091 (#9367 → #3276) | $1.4M | 11 |
| #34 | LYNETTE DEWITT | 2372704 | West Central Bank | 482454 | Ashland, IL | ▲ 6091 (#9367 → #3276) | $2.5M | 11 |
| #34 | Kyle Newquist | 1794314 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6091 (#9367 → #3276) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #34 | Dwight George | 2128333 | Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc. | 141868 | Terre Haute, IN | ▲ 6091 (#9367 → #3276) | $1.5M | 11 |
| #34 | Jason Ham | 1944394 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6091 (#9367 → #3276) | $1.9M | 11 |
| #34 | Jason Kane | 983060 | CoVantage Credit Union | 412987 | De Pere, WI | ▲ 6091 (#9367 → #3276) | $2.1M | 11 |
| #34 | Joshua Maddaleno | 804487 | Taylorville Community Credit Union | 800706 | Litchfield, IL | ▲ 6091 (#9367 → #3276) | $920K | 11 |
| #42 | Rick Zablocki | 1933183 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | ▲ 6053 (#6374 → #321) | $25.0M | 73 |
| #43 | Parker Neal | 2162922 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6053 (#8018 → #1965) | $1.4M | 21 |
| #44 | Oksana Chudnovsky | 231050 | LendLink Financial Inc. | 1162430 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 5870 (#8018 → #2148) | $4.7M | 19 |
| #45 | Brooke Brassfield | 1840100 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | ▲ 5867 (#7103 → #1236) | $3.3M | 32 |
| #46 | Kevin Puntney | 260687 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 5848 (#9367 → #3519) | $1.4M | 10 |
| #46 | LeAntonee Hardrick | 1080091 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 5848 (#9367 → #3519) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #46 | Nancy Short | 1493583 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 5848 (#9367 → #3519) | $552K | 10 |
| #46 | Henrik Arndt | 258537 | Mortgage Access Corp. | 2731 | Morris Plains, NJ | ▲ 5848 (#9367 → #3519) | $3.8M | 10 |
| #46 | Melissa Pacheco | 1614857 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 5848 (#9367 → #3519) | $2.3M | 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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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