Biggest climbers in Illinois in 2026, 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 Chad Standish (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #843765), Austin Phillips (HICKORY POINT BANK & TRUST, NMLS #1789101), and Nickolas Stefanias (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2076975).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chad Standish | 843765 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | ▲ 8855 (#9086 → #231) | $11.6M | 37 |
| #2 | Austin Phillips | 1789101 | HICKORY POINT BANK & TRUST | 433956 | Champaign, IL | ▲ 8247 (#9086 → #839) | $3.8M | 18 |
| #3 | Nickolas Stefanias | 2076975 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 7773 (#9086 → #1313) | $5.4M | 13 |
| #4 | Jeremiah Hackbart | 155781 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 7514 (#9086 → #1572) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #5 | Albert Tigranyan | 1750335 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7145 (#9086 → #1941) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #5 | David Melton | 512895 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 7145 (#9086 → #1941) | $3.1M | 9 |
| #5 | Timothy McNellis | 1995883 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7145 (#9086 → #1941) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #5 | Brian Parmely | 2747789 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | ▲ 7145 (#9086 → #1941) | $355K | 9 |
| #5 | Derek Piper | 2749335 | FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHAMPAIGN URBANA | 435120 | Champaign, IL | ▲ 7145 (#9086 → #1941) | $2.0M | 9 |
| #10 | Brian Chrisco | 220563 | JLB Corporation | 114937 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 6916 (#9086 → #2170) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #10 | Rafal Nawara | 2075672 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Northbrook, IL | ▲ 6916 (#9086 → #2170) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #10 | Bradley Stephens | 869932 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6916 (#9086 → #2170) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #10 | Conor Reaume | 1418980 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 6916 (#9086 → #2170) | $4.0M | 8 |
| #10 | Gage Gorvett | 1903089 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6916 (#9086 → #2170) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #10 | Joshua Shcherbelis | 2006972 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6916 (#9086 → #2170) | $3.0M | 8 |
| #16 | Gavin Dougherty | 2686314 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #16 | Itzchel Vargas | 2230011 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Oak Park, IL | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #16 | Christian Moore | 1977970 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #16 | Natalia Valderas | 2631080 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #16 | Mark Windau | 1961788 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $3.9M | 7 |
| #16 | James Boatner | 2690670 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #16 | WINSTON DACUYCUY | 924142 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Glenview, IL | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #16 | Stephanie McCanlas | 1235142 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $554K | 7 |
| #16 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #16 | Samantha Counihan | 2087145 | Mortgage Center L.C. | 282701 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $1.5M | 7 |
| #16 | Teresa Sobrino | 450752 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6668 (#9086 → #2418) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #27 | Joseph Magnelli | 363231 | FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | 565428 | Elgin, IL | ▲ 6412 (#7621 → #1209) | $3.3M | 14 |
| #28 | Matthew Swoboda | 1042278 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Owings Mills, MD | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $912K | 6 |
| #28 | Richard Erkenbeck | 880565 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #28 | RAFAL GORSKI | 228686 | COMPASS LENDING, INC. | 2379519 | Park Ridge, IL | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $2.5M | 6 |
| #28 | Michael Lynch | 502411 | Aplos Mortgage Inc. | 1839730 | Crystal Lake, IL | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #28 | Carol Karr | 861704 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #28 | Jessica Wiegand | 562904 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Westfield, IN | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #28 | Bill Eliopoulos | 285119 | Cosmos Mortgage Corporation | 281382 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $1.0M | 6 |
| #28 | Tucker Mayfield | 1037287 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | — | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $642K | 6 |
| #28 | Brandon Nafso | 1856555 | Mortgage Express, Inc. | 1916307 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #28 | Kevin Burkett | 2686296 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #28 | TYLOR PATTERSON | 2665259 | Petefish, Skiles & Company | 446369 | Virginia, IL | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $828K | 6 |
| #28 | Jivana Zakour | 2734694 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #28 | Victor Arreola | 2733768 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6326 (#9086 → #2760) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #41 | Diana Esparza | 2613780 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 6308 (#7621 → #1313) | $2.0M | 13 |
| #42 | Rebecca Asher | 2560407 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6191 (#7621 → #1430) | $1.7M | 12 |
| #43 | Danny Anders | 83715 | Credit Union 1 | 384759 | Lombard, IL | ▲ 6018 (#6546 → #528) | $2.5M | 24 |
| #44 | Ivan Urbano Salazar | 847276 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5857 (#9086 → #3229) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #44 | Cole Gordon | 2695749 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 5857 (#9086 → #3229) | $500K | 5 |
| #44 | Simone Blankenberger | 2236041 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5857 (#9086 → #3229) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #44 | Karl Hartmann | 32623 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5857 (#9086 → #3229) | $939K | 5 |
| #44 | Colby Richardson | 1965040 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | ▲ 5857 (#9086 → #3229) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #44 | Karlton Uhm | 186188 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Bloomingdale, IL | ▲ 5857 (#9086 → #3229) | $1.0M | 5 |
| #44 | Ayad Saka | 2211340 | DYNAGEN LENDING, LLC | 2179695 | — | ▲ 5857 (#9086 → #3229) | $2.0M | 5 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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