Biggest climbers in Illinois in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Laurie Viviano (Scott Credit Union, NMLS #330723), Eric Hillestad (Bank of America, N.A., NMLS #684925), and Jamie Franz (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #221285).
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 | Laurie Viviano | 330723 | Scott Credit Union | 415767 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 8876 (#9947 → #1071) | $9.8M | 52 |
| #2 | Eric Hillestad | 684925 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 8536 (#8736 → #200) | $26.1M | 10 |
| #3 | Jamie Franz | 221285 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 8178 (#9947 → #1769) | $6.3M | 10 |
| #4 | Tawnya Swope | 470173 | Connexus Credit Union | 649316 | Wausau, WI | ▲ 7773 (#9608 → #1835) | $6.0M | 7 |
| #5 | Justin Stone | 411077 | HICKORY POINT BANK & TRUST | 433956 | — | ▲ 7748 (#9310 → #1562) | $7.1M | 24 |
| #6 | Bryan Gage | 841031 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Glen Ellyn, IL | ▲ 7559 (#9750 → #2191) | $4.9M | 11 |
| #7 | Thomas Eboli | 1802228 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Lisle, IL | ▲ 7517 (#9200 → #1683) | $6.6M | 22 |
| #8 | Ryan Murphy | 411080 | Bank of Springfield | 402619 | Springfield, IL | ▲ 7291 (#9918 → #2627) | $3.9M | 6 |
| #9 | Sam Daddono | 222950 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | St Petersburg, FL | ▲ 7102 (#9975 → #2873) | $3.4M | 6 |
| #10 | Fernando Gutierrez | 503299 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | Naperville, IL | ▲ 6999 (#9623 → #2624) | $3.9M | 5 |
| #11 | Oscar Abalahin | 695434 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6845 (#8801 → #1956) | $5.6M | 9 |
| #12 | Andres Santillanes | 1887057 | Heartland Bank and Trust Company | 402266 | — | ▲ 6844 (#9882 → #3038) | $3.2M | 18 |
| #13 | Lawrence Davis | 2007751 | Ruhl Mortgage, LLC | 935629 | Moline, IL | ▲ 6843 (#8550 → #1707) | $6.5M | 51 |
| #14 | Robert Lieb | 512883 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6824 (#9505 → #2681) | $3.8M | 14 |
| #15 | Victoria Solarte | 2368554 | EMERALD MORTGAGE CORP. | 155736 | Fox River Grove, IL | ▲ 6780 (#9108 → #2328) | $4.6M | 18 |
| #16 | Emily Silvestri | 2483940 | Revity Credit Union | 486829 | Granite City, IL | ▲ 6720 (#8138 → #1418) | $7.7M | 89 |
| #17 | Carolyn Hetyey | 218227 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6680 (#9748 → #3068) | $3.1M | 12 |
| #18 | Eddie R. Williams, III | 230597 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 6602 (#9433 → #2831) | $3.5M | 14 |
| #19 | Patrick McCormick | 755882 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Orland Park, IL | ▲ 6564 (#8785 → #2221) | $4.8M | 20 |
| #20 | Jonathan King | 2244751 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6529 (#9162 → #2633) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #21 | Delvarine Jordan | 1243531 | Mortgage Assurance, Inc. | 177208 | Alpharetta, GA | ▲ 6515 (#9784 → #3269) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #22 | Amy Loerzel | 272378 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Milledgeville, GA | ▲ 6514 (#9066 → #2552) | $4.0M | 14 |
| #23 | Kolin Brace | 2104189 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Glen Carbon, IL | ▲ 6481 (#9120 → #2639) | $3.8M | 5 |
| #24 | Joseph Flynn | 2008498 | MAK Mortgage, Inc. | 2387807 | Libertyville, IL | ▲ 6378 (#9102 → #2724) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #25 | Kevin Terry | 1637698 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6376 (#9966 → #3590) | $2.5M | 5 |
| #26 | Nicholas Howard | 1247830 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6242 (#8996 → #2754) | $3.7M | 11 |
| #27 | Kirsten Szwed | 756002 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Northbrook, IL | ▲ 6238 (#9460 → #3222) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #28 | Alyvia Castle | 2372609 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6223 (#9326 → #3103) | $3.1M | 13 |
| #29 | Earl Bailey | 195198 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Evergreen Park, IL | ▲ 6199 (#8741 → #2542) | $4.0M | 18 |
| #30 | Jacob Dufurrena | 1615398 | ClickStart Mortgage LLC | 2281448 | — | ▲ 6146 (#8738 → #2592) | $3.9M | 14 |
| #31 | Linda Nguyen | 1021176 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Mission Viejo, CA | ▲ 6134 (#9008 → #2874) | $3.4M | 8 |
| #32 | Hifza Malik | 1838502 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Gurnee, IL | ▲ 6112 (#9588 → #3476) | $2.6M | 22 |
| #33 | Anthony Dohrman | 746292 | Together Credit Union | 401252 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 6074 (#9750 → #3676) | $2.4M | 14 |
| #34 | Donald Short | 1719371 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6048 (#9461 → #3413) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #35 | Nicholas Lampen | 2412341 | BRADFORD NATIONAL BANK OF GREENVILLE, THE | 486339 | — | ▲ 6045 (#9294 → #3249) | $2.9M | 7 |
| #36 | Paul Swain | 1685767 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6042 (#9270 → #3228) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #37 | Martin Medve | 86840 | Trident Home Loans, LLC | 65716 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 5998 (#8876 → #2878) | $3.4M | 6 |
| #38 | berooz afshar | 216874 | C&R Mortgage Corporation | 227317 | Niles, IL | ▲ 5988 (#9930 → #3942) | $2.2M | 6 |
| #39 | Andrew Popovici | 1023825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5964 (#7694 → #1730) | $6.5M | 28 |
| #40 | Carl Hopf | 1068758 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5947 (#9014 → #3067) | $3.1M | 15 |
| #41 | Andre Raveling | 1921056 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 5937 (#9910 → #3973) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #42 | Tara Hammitt | 2526223 | EAGLE VALLEY BANK | 473780 | Pittsfield, IL | ▲ 5932 (#9896 → #3964) | $2.2M | 16 |
| #43 | Ryan Ulivi | 11788 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Pittsburgh, PA | ▲ 5886 (#9772 → #3886) | $2.3M | 5 |
| #44 | Susan Weinberg | 190403 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Oak Brook, IL | ▲ 5877 (#9651 → #3774) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #45 | Daniel Orem | 1223761 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5831 (#9177 → #3346) | $2.8M | 11 |
| #46 | Marc Cohen | 22302 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5803 (#9757 → #3954) | $2.2M | 29 |
| #47 | Carl Timpson | 1765245 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 5800 (#8970 → #3170) | $3.0M | 9 |
| #48 | Aimee Hall | 361642 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Lenexa, KS | ▲ 5792 (#8966 → #3174) | $3.0M | 8 |
| #49 | Kimberly McClinton | 230702 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Aurora, IL | ▲ 5792 (#9745 → #3953) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #50 | Yolanda Hernandez | 201331 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Waukegan, IL | ▲ 5762 (#9934 → #4172) | $2.0M | 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 Volume — Illinois (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-climbers-by-volume/2024
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