Biggest climbers in Illinois in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Lin Huynh (AML Funding LLC, NMLS #1897334), Kevin Vietti (POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, NMLS #444446), and Bikramjit Dhillon (NuMark Credit Union, NMLS #812443).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lin Huynh | 1897334 | AML Funding LLC | 1910591 | Houston, TX | ▲ 8155 (#9406 → #1251) | $10.5M | 33 |
| #2 | Kevin Vietti | 444446 | POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 231073 | Shorewood, IL | ▲ 7968 (#9406 → #1438) | $6.2M | 29 |
| #3 | Bikramjit Dhillon | 812443 | NuMark Credit Union | 405831 | Crest Hill, IL | ▲ 7777 (#9406 → #1629) | $6.8M | 26 |
| #4 | Maria Copland | 232748 | First National Bank of Omaha | 412727 | Elgin, IL | ▲ 7453 (#9406 → #1953) | $5.2M | 22 |
| #4 | Scott Prsha | 1938935 | FCB BANKS | 418466 | Collinsville, IL | ▲ 7453 (#9406 → #1953) | $2.1M | 22 |
| #6 | Matthew Benway | 2378383 | FCB BANKS | 418466 | Edwardsville, IL | ▲ 7284 (#9406 → #2122) | $3.0M | 20 |
| #7 | Cicily Knowles | 755032 | United Community Bank | 571147 | Hamilton, IL | ▲ 7180 (#9406 → #2226) | $2.4M | 19 |
| #7 | Brenda Zamudio | 689119 | Devon Bank | 412368 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7180 (#9406 → #2226) | $3.4M | 19 |
| #7 | Edward Zamora | 229832 | All Western Mortgage, Inc. | 14210 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 7180 (#9406 → #2226) | $4.1M | 19 |
| #7 | Sarah Sawdon | 2172120 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Port Huron, MI | ▲ 7180 (#9406 → #2226) | $404K | 19 |
| #11 | Joseph Ansonia | 471828 | Baxter Credit Union | 476905 | Vernon Hills, IL | ▲ 7101 (#7667 → #566) | $9.0M | 57 |
| #12 | Earl Bailey | 195198 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Evergreen Park, IL | ▲ 7069 (#9406 → #2337) | $4.0M | 18 |
| #12 | Andres Santillanes | 1887057 | Heartland Bank and Trust Company | 402266 | — | ▲ 7069 (#9406 → #2337) | $3.2M | 18 |
| #14 | Lincoln Stallings | 971566 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6943 (#9406 → #2463) | $4.7M | 17 |
| #14 | Alexis Varga | 1473179 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6943 (#9406 → #2463) | $3.7M | 17 |
| #14 | Tahni Corrales | 2255670 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6943 (#9406 → #2463) | $2.0M | 17 |
| #17 | Brandon Walling | 2531903 | Midland States Bank | 411141 | — | ▲ 6898 (#7667 → #769) | $6.2M | 47 |
| #18 | Michael Harvey II | 2466429 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 6813 (#9406 → #2593) | $1.2M | 16 |
| #18 | Joshua Caine | 1312223 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6813 (#9406 → #2593) | $3.3M | 16 |
| #20 | Damien Lear | 2520396 | Coastal Pacific Lending Inc. | 965211 | Gilbert, AZ | ▲ 6671 (#9406 → #2735) | $1.1M | 15 |
| #21 | Joshua Melroy | 1765010 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6526 (#9406 → #2880) | $1.3M | 14 |
| #21 | Amy Loerzel | 272378 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Milledgeville, GA | ▲ 6526 (#9406 → #2880) | $4.0M | 14 |
| #21 | Steven Farmer | 2536739 | Murphy-Wall State Bank and Trust Company | 416189 | — | ▲ 6526 (#9406 → #2880) | $1.4M | 14 |
| #24 | Sarah Johnson | 2513052 | Independent Mortgage Brokers LLC | 2191655 | Denver, CO | ▲ 6361 (#9406 → #3045) | $1.4M | 13 |
| #24 | Joseph Flynn | 2008498 | MAK Mortgage, Inc. | 2387807 | Libertyville, IL | ▲ 6361 (#9406 → #3045) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #24 | Viktoryia Korka | 2268384 | Doma Lending Co. | 2758127 | Prospect Heights, IL | ▲ 6361 (#9406 → #3045) | $2.9M | 13 |
| #24 | Baltazar Nino | 1688994 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Naperville, IL | ▲ 6361 (#9406 → #3045) | $1.8M | 13 |
| #24 | Tyler Roliard | 2330344 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6361 (#9406 → #3045) | $2.8M | 13 |
| #24 | Maribel Leon | 1510730 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6361 (#9406 → #3045) | $3.8M | 13 |
| #24 | Marius Mezy | 2322088 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6361 (#9406 → #3045) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #31 | MARY VANDEVELDE | 639469 | Central Federal Savings & Loan Association | 458026 | Cicero, IL | ▲ 6316 (#7667 → #1351) | $5.6M | 31 |
| #32 | Gerard Scheffler | 219524 | GRU FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 189514 | Park Ridge, IL | ▲ 6181 (#9406 → #3225) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #32 | Marissa Morton | 2520404 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | ▲ 6181 (#9406 → #3225) | $1.0M | 12 |
| #32 | Sridav Shrestha | 621605 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6181 (#9406 → #3225) | $1.6M | 12 |
| #32 | Timothy Powell | 136749 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Decatur, IN | ▲ 6181 (#9406 → #3225) | $3.2M | 12 |
| #32 | Scott Claeson | 1177773 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6181 (#9406 → #3225) | $2.7M | 12 |
| #32 | Benjamin Rubin | 2372829 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6181 (#9406 → #3225) | $2.4M | 12 |
| #32 | Daniel Kier | 1952151 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6181 (#9406 → #3225) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #32 | Jonathan Bunzeluk | 1037352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6181 (#9406 → #3225) | $1.3M | 12 |
| #32 | Evan Hughey | 2519677 | ANNA JONESBORO NATIONAL BANK | 462276 | Anna, IL | ▲ 6181 (#9406 → #3225) | $544K | 12 |
| #41 | Andrew Popovici | 1023825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6160 (#7667 → #1507) | $6.5M | 28 |
| #42 | Justin Merk | 2152439 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6038 (#7667 → #1629) | $5.9M | 26 |
| #43 | Bryan Gage | 841031 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Glen Ellyn, IL | ▲ 5983 (#9406 → #3423) | $4.9M | 11 |
| #43 | Megan Alexander | 237535 | Community Partners Savings Bank | 466084 | Salem, IL | ▲ 5983 (#9406 → #3423) | $1.1M | 11 |
| #43 | Joseph Fortuna | 853847 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 5983 (#9406 → #3423) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #43 | Johnathan Denha | 1622391 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 5983 (#9406 → #3423) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #43 | Nicholas Sinning | 1708050 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5983 (#9406 → #3423) | $1.8M | 11 |
| #43 | Erin Imsland | 22813 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5983 (#9406 → #3423) | $2.7M | 11 |
| #43 | Caleb Zhao | 2055580 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 5983 (#9406 → #3423) | $4.2M | 11 |
| #43 | Charlie Barrios | 1199875 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 5983 (#9406 → #3423) | $1.5M | 11 |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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