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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Chad Standish (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #843765), Austin Phillips (HICKORY POINT BANK & TRUST, NMLS #1789101), and Derek Piper (FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHAMPAIGN URBANA, NMLS #2749335).
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 | ▲ 8886 (#9144 → #258) | $17.7M | 61 |
| #2 | Austin Phillips | 1789101 | HICKORY POINT BANK & TRUST | 433956 | Champaign, IL | ▲ 8114 (#9144 → #1030) | $7.3M | 28 |
| #3 | Derek Piper | 2749335 | FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHAMPAIGN URBANA | 435120 | Champaign, IL | ▲ 7091 (#9144 → #2053) | $3.2M | 15 |
| #3 | Leann Blumenfeld | 2438925 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 7091 (#9144 → #2053) | $1.3M | 15 |
| #5 | Nickolas Stefanias | 2076975 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6946 (#9144 → #2198) | $5.8M | 14 |
| #5 | Brian Parmely | 2747789 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | ▲ 6946 (#9144 → #2198) | $695K | 14 |
| #7 | Bill Eliopoulos | 285119 | Cosmos Mortgage Corporation | 281382 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6815 (#9144 → #2329) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #7 | Edward Salas | 2652764 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6815 (#9144 → #2329) | $2.5M | 13 |
| #9 | Joseph Magnelli | 363231 | FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | 565428 | Elgin, IL | ▲ 6771 (#7695 → #924) | $6.4M | 30 |
| #10 | Teresa Sobrino | 450752 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6653 (#9144 → #2491) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #10 | Michael Lynch | 502411 | Aplos Mortgage Inc. | 1839730 | Crystal Lake, IL | ▲ 6653 (#9144 → #2491) | $3.0M | 12 |
| #10 | Timothy McNellis | 1995883 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6653 (#9144 → #2491) | $2.7M | 12 |
| #10 | Samantha Counihan | 2087145 | Mortgage Center L.C. | 282701 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6653 (#9144 → #2491) | $2.3M | 12 |
| #14 | Richard Erkenbeck | 880565 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6471 (#9144 → #2673) | $3.3M | 11 |
| #14 | Ashur Malki | 2564136 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6471 (#9144 → #2673) | $1.5M | 11 |
| #14 | Carol Karr | 861704 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 6471 (#9144 → #2673) | $2.2M | 11 |
| #14 | Albert Tigranyan | 1750335 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6471 (#9144 → #2673) | $3.4M | 11 |
| #14 | Meghana Arudi | 2631720 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Buffalo Grove, IL | ▲ 6471 (#9144 → #2673) | $3.0M | 11 |
| #14 | Conor Reaume | 1418980 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 6471 (#9144 → #2673) | $5.4M | 11 |
| #20 | Jeremiah Hackbart | 155781 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6452 (#7695 → #1243) | $6.5M | 24 |
| #21 | Diana Esparza | 2613780 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 6374 (#7695 → #1321) | $2.8M | 23 |
| #22 | Danny Anders | 83715 | Credit Union 1 | 384759 | Lombard, IL | ▲ 6337 (#6595 → #258) | $7.1M | 61 |
| #23 | Joshua Shcherbelis | 2006972 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6220 (#9144 → #2924) | $4.0M | 10 |
| #23 | Derek Larson | 2717379 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6220 (#9144 → #2924) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #23 | Zed Jammoa | 2597915 | Mortgage One Funding LLC | 2261660 | Clawson, MI | ▲ 6220 (#9144 → #2924) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #23 | Rafal Nawara | 2075672 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Northbrook, IL | ▲ 6220 (#9144 → #2924) | $2.9M | 10 |
| #23 | Paul Koscielniak | 443575 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6220 (#9144 → #2924) | $17.5M | 10 |
| #23 | TYLOR PATTERSON | 2665259 | Petefish, Skiles & Company | 446369 | Virginia, IL | ▲ 6220 (#9144 → #2924) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #29 | Matthew Ross | 198169 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $1.1M | 9 |
| #29 | Matthew Swoboda | 1042278 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Owings Mills, MD | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #29 | Victor Arreola | 2733768 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #29 | Salvatore Aievoli | 1638952 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $5.6M | 9 |
| #29 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #29 | Itzchel Vargas | 2230011 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Oak Park, IL | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #29 | Andrew Trimai | 2661994 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $897K | 9 |
| #29 | David Melton | 512895 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $3.1M | 9 |
| #29 | James Boatner | 2690670 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #29 | Timothy Martin | 1566778 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $1.9M | 9 |
| #29 | Sarkis Douiahy | 1890198 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $1.9M | 9 |
| #29 | Wesley Springer | 2220510 | The First National Bank in Tremont | 486305 | Hopedale, IL | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $2.0M | 9 |
| #29 | Kalin Docter | 2699792 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #29 | Stephanie McCanlas | 1235142 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $960K | 9 |
| #29 | Paul Samartgedes | 2717475 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #29 | Bradley Stephens | 869932 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 5981 (#9144 → #3163) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #45 | Rebecca Asher | 2560407 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 5755 (#7695 → #1940) | $2.6M | 16 |
| #46 | Kendale Jones | 1566702 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5642 (#7695 → #2053) | $4.0M | 15 |
| #47 | Christiana Valerio | 19380 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5640 (#9144 → #3504) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #47 | Jessica Wiegand | 562904 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Westfield, IN | ▲ 5640 (#9144 → #3504) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #47 | Gage Gorvett | 1903089 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5640 (#9144 → #3504) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #47 | Branden Post | 1054608 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5640 (#9144 → #3504) | $3.0M | 8 |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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