Biggest climbers in Illinois in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Sidney Mathues (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2645390), Joseph Magnelli (FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, NMLS #363231), and Neil Surgenor (Truist Bank, NMLS #372700).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sidney Mathues | 2645390 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 7858 (#9547 → #1689) | $6.4M | 17 |
| #2 | Joseph Magnelli | 363231 | FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | 565428 | Elgin, IL | ▲ 7515 (#8881 → #1366) | $8.0M | 35 |
| #3 | Neil Surgenor | 372700 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 7201 (#8479 → #1278) | $8.5M | 9 |
| #4 | Joshua Shcherbelis | 2006972 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7083 (#9635 → #2552) | $4.0M | 10 |
| #5 | Christie Augustin | 2559866 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7012 (#9455 → #2443) | $4.3M | 16 |
| #6 | Paul Marinescu | 337543 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 6990 (#9608 → #2618) | $3.9M | 9 |
| #7 | Nicholas Gregory | 2624351 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6883 (#9530 → #2647) | $3.8M | 11 |
| #8 | Mykhailo Zaverukha | 2672707 | Selfreliance Federal Credit Union | 537122 | Wheeling, IL | ▲ 6841 (#7323 → #482) | $17.0M | 55 |
| #9 | Amber Leach | 1708040 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6792 (#8518 → #1726) | $6.3M | 20 |
| #10 | George Cremeans | 188582 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6786 (#8578 → #1792) | $6.0M | 4 |
| #11 | Leorjan Vuktilaj | 2279348 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6736 (#9058 → #2322) | $4.5M | 17 |
| #12 | Nickolas Stefanias | 2076975 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6709 (#8567 → #1858) | $5.8M | 14 |
| #13 | Benjamin Mellis | 2418356 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6595 (#9794 → #3199) | $3.1M | 18 |
| #14 | Hezekiah Wilson | 2094695 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6521 (#9520 → #2999) | $3.3M | 10 |
| #15 | Brandy Vital | 1883148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6505 (#8736 → #2231) | $4.7M | 2 |
| #16 | Salvatore Aievoli | 1638952 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | ▲ 6504 (#8135 → #1631) | $6.7M | 11 |
| #17 | Jennifer Gately | 2223709 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Willowbrook, IL | ▲ 6474 (#9766 → #3292) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #18 | Jennifer Abele | 1636944 | Raymond James Bank | 405712 | Saint Petersburg, FL | ▲ 6467 (#8835 → #2368) | $4.4M | 1 |
| #19 | Patrick Konwerski | 1566730 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6384 (#9657 → #3273) | $3.0M | 14 |
| #20 | Linda Taglia | 646212 | AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 466799 | Ottawa, IL | ▲ 6381 (#8088 → #1707) | $6.3M | 15 |
| #21 | MICHAEL RUFFALO | 230051 | The Mortgage Store Co. | 230046 | Downers Grove, IL | ▲ 6350 (#8110 → #1760) | $6.1M | 15 |
| #22 | Jessica Wiegand | 562904 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Westfield, IN | ▲ 6348 (#9815 → #3467) | $2.7M | 10 |
| #23 | Christopher Zajec | 1458567 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6343 (#9762 → #3419) | $2.8M | 16 |
| #24 | Lori Larson | 415068 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 6321 (#8796 → #2475) | $4.2M | 7 |
| #25 | Calvin Rodriguez | 837779 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6311 (#9326 → #3015) | $3.3M | 2 |
| #26 | David Dakoske | 584779 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6309 (#8699 → #2390) | $4.4M | 8 |
| #27 | Michael Dunn | 915546 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6303 (#9260 → #2957) | $3.4M | 9 |
| #28 | Tomasz Dokudowiec | 984528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Schaumburg, IL | ▲ 6298 (#8359 → #2061) | $5.1M | 12 |
| #29 | Dawn Price | 938196 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6292 (#9514 → #3222) | $3.0M | 24 |
| #30 | Nik Nikprelaj | 2594801 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6227 (#9847 → #3620) | $2.6M | 10 |
| #31 | Lauri Beach | 2647487 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Lisle, IL | ▲ 6173 (#8732 → #2559) | $4.0M | 13 |
| #32 | Edgar Kircher | 1033411 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6154 (#8935 → #2781) | $3.6M | 17 |
| #33 | Michelle Bosnyak | 1724748 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Tulsa, OK | ▲ 6129 (#7125 → #996) | $10.3M | 9 |
| #34 | John Parker | 996540 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6121 (#9637 → #3516) | $2.7M | 6 |
| #35 | Tracy Alexander | 2278408 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6118 (#7412 → #1294) | $8.4M | 28 |
| #36 | Derek Shounia | 2135409 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6098 (#7829 → #1731) | $6.3M | 24 |
| #37 | Jolene Efnor | 2436969 | Peoples National Bank of Kewanee | 462098 | Kewanee, IL | ▲ 6082 (#7741 → #1659) | $6.6M | 12 |
| #38 | Kent Wenzel | 142934 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6025 (#9322 → #3297) | $2.9M | 5 |
| #39 | Shivonne Espinoza | 1929349 | Longbridge Financial, LLC | 957935 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6021 (#8729 → #2708) | $3.7M | 8 |
| #40 | Todd Solomon | 51941 | Delmar Financial Company | 30998 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 5979 (#8308 → #2329) | $4.5M | 15 |
| #41 | Stephanie Ankrom | 2729593 | Scott Credit Union | 415767 | Collinsville, IL | ▲ 5959 (#7498 → #1539) | $7.1M | 37 |
| #42 | Christopher Solodon | 2594701 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5945 (#9939 → #3994) | $2.3M | 12 |
| #43 | Marcelino Dabish | 1862169 | Turbo Mortgage Funding LLC | 1911058 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 5910 (#7928 → #2018) | $5.3M | 13 |
| #44 | Gavin Dougherty | 2686314 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5910 (#9969 → #4059) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #45 | Josephine Weishaar | 2030448 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 5902 (#9814 → #3912) | $2.4M | 6 |
| #46 | Kimberly Quarrie | 537384 | Wheaton Bank & Trust Company, National Association | 455664 | Wheaton, IL | ▲ 5895 (#7243 → #1348) | $8.1M | 29 |
| #47 | Stephen Knudson | 1888241 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 5883 (#9018 → #3135) | $3.2M | 7 |
| #48 | Janet Jaimes Velasco | 1835177 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 5850 (#9473 → #3623) | $2.6M | 5 |
| #49 | Seth Baskett | 2605432 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 5845 (#8439 → #2594) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #50 | Christiana Valerio | 19380 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5835 (#9602 → #3767) | $2.5M | 9 |
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 Volume — Illinois. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-climbers-by-volume
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