Biggest climbers in Illinois in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Stewart Magid (Consumers Credit Union, NMLS #226863), Chad Standish (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #843765), and MICHAEL RUFFALO (The Mortgage Store Co., NMLS #230051).
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 | Stewart Magid | 226863 | Consumers Credit Union | 692733 | Carol Stream, IL | ▲ 8579 (#9989 → #1410) | $6.4M | 50 |
| #2 | Chad Standish | 843765 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | ▲ 7972 (#8325 → #353) | $17.7M | 61 |
| #3 | MICHAEL RUFFALO | 230051 | The Mortgage Store Co. | 230046 | Downers Grove, IL | ▲ 7885 (#9765 → #1880) | $4.8M | 12 |
| #4 | Michelle Bosnyak | 1724748 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Tulsa, OK | ▲ 7830 (#8628 → #798) | $10.3M | 9 |
| #5 | Jeremiah Hackbart | 155781 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 7705 (#9095 → #1390) | $6.5M | 24 |
| #6 | Iuliia Lytvynenko | 2671332 | Smart Rate Lending, LLC | 2557750 | Northbrook, IL | ▲ 7403 (#9309 → #1906) | $4.7M | 16 |
| #7 | Riley Collins | 1874768 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | New York, NY | ▲ 7329 (#8156 → #827) | $10.1M | 5 |
| #8 | Laurie Powell | 1642515 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 7255 (#9673 → #2418) | $3.6M | 6 |
| #9 | Kevin Swanson | 1693397 | Heartland Bank and Trust Company | 402266 | Bloomington, IL | ▲ 7232 (#7893 → #661) | $11.6M | 12 |
| #10 | Kimberly Quarrie | 537384 | Wheaton Bank & Trust Company, National Association | 455664 | Wheaton, IL | ▲ 7223 (#8787 → #1564) | $5.9M | 22 |
| #11 | Salvatore Aievoli | 1638952 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | ▲ 7193 (#8833 → #1640) | $5.6M | 9 |
| #12 | Albert Hensling | 71287 | United American Mortgage Corporation | 1942 | Palm Desert, CA | ▲ 7166 (#9299 → #2133) | $4.2M | 6 |
| #13 | Richard Erkenbeck | 880565 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 7165 (#9810 → #2645) | $3.3M | 11 |
| #14 | Thomas Russe | 492042 | Sterling Bank | 506328 | St Charles, IL | ▲ 7154 (#9124 → #1970) | $4.6M | 2 |
| #15 | Kevin Burgess | 392444 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7080 (#9719 → #2639) | $3.3M | 11 |
| #16 | Teresa Sobrino | 450752 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 7059 (#9531 → #2472) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #17 | Linda Zintak Schimoler | 196079 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Northbrook, IL | ▲ 7017 (#9800 → #2783) | $3.1M | 7 |
| #18 | Brett Foster | 536673 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 6951 (#9227 → #2276) | $3.9M | 8 |
| #19 | Patrick Giuliano | 1375936 | Pan American Bank & Trust | 607827 | Melrose Park, IL | ▲ 6949 (#9961 → #3012) | $2.8M | 2 |
| #20 | Albert Tigranyan | 1750335 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6901 (#9489 → #2588) | $3.4M | 11 |
| #21 | Kamil Klimek | 2453268 | Molitor Financial Group, LLC | 227034 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6852 (#9881 → #3029) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #22 | John Homsombath | 2733797 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6612 (#9969 → #3357) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #23 | RAFAL GORSKI | 228686 | COMPASS LENDING, INC. | 2379519 | Park Ridge, IL | ▲ 6600 (#9590 → #2990) | $2.8M | 7 |
| #24 | John West | 193020 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 6571 (#9545 → #2974) | $2.9M | 7 |
| #25 | Jeffrey McMillin | 415077 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 6561 (#8998 → #2437) | $3.6M | 7 |
| #26 | Douglas Valle | 2664552 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6538 (#9262 → #2724) | $3.2M | 10 |
| #27 | Chris Laburu | 867112 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Los Angeles, CA | ▲ 6483 (#9970 → #3487) | $2.3M | 4 |
| #28 | Bill Eliopoulos | 285119 | Cosmos Mortgage Corporation | 281382 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6380 (#9098 → #2718) | $3.2M | 13 |
| #29 | Christopher Nellis | 1408836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6380 (#9127 → #2747) | $3.1M | 4 |
| #30 | Ed Edwards | 354378 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6374 (#8882 → #2508) | $3.5M | 2 |
| #31 | Christie Augustin | 2559866 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6322 (#8994 → #2672) | $3.3M | 12 |
| #32 | magdleen hussein | 226599 | C.U. Financial, Inc. | 178066 | Orland Park, IL | ▲ 6318 (#9305 → #2987) | $2.8M | 8 |
| #33 | Karen Yach | 512058 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Plover, WI | ▲ 6291 (#8126 → #1835) | $4.9M | 7 |
| #34 | Joshua Groenwald | 984636 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6288 (#9643 → #3355) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #35 | Jay Meadors | 438568 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Greenwood, IN | ▲ 6266 (#8665 → #2399) | $3.7M | 5 |
| #36 | JOSEPH METZGER | 955819 | LIGHTWORKERS HOME LOANS INC. | 2696820 | Rolling Meadows, IL | ▲ 6245 (#9701 → #3456) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #37 | Zachary White | 1900385 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Schaumburg, IL | ▲ 6239 (#8721 → #2482) | $3.5M | 10 |
| #38 | Scott Potosky | 1471547 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6211 (#7357 → #1146) | $7.8M | 7 |
| #39 | Amber Leach | 1708040 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6163 (#7695 → #1532) | $6.0M | 18 |
| #40 | Jeffrey Elvers | 684207 | Bank & Trust Company | 464041 | Litchfield, IL | ▲ 6163 (#7764 → #1601) | $5.7M | 34 |
| #41 | Michael Buckley | 2612407 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6142 (#9665 → #3523) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #42 | Susan Shaw | 204038 | HOME STATE BANK/NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 478452 | McHenry, IL | ▲ 6058 (#9981 → #3923) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #43 | Jeffrey Koch | 221501 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Schaumburg, IL | ▲ 6050 (#9782 → #3732) | $2.1M | 5 |
| #44 | KENNETH NORKUS | 294227 | Great Mortgage, Inc. | 478647 | Naperville, IL | ▲ 6020 (#9110 → #3090) | $2.7M | 6 |
| #45 | Joseph Magnelli | 363231 | FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | 565428 | Elgin, IL | ▲ 5989 (#7420 → #1431) | $6.4M | 30 |
| #46 | George Cremeans | 188582 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 5937 (#7454 → #1517) | $6.0M | 4 |
| #47 | Fernando Gutierrez | 503299 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | Naperville, IL | ▲ 5920 (#7721 → #1801) | $5.0M | 4 |
| #48 | BELEM CADENA | 2389973 | Abri Credit Union | 794586 | Romeoville, IL | ▲ 5884 (#9087 → #3203) | $2.6M | 33 |
| #49 | Nathan Goldstein | 79336 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Hingham, MA | ▲ 5845 (#9233 → #3388) | $2.4M | 2 |
| #50 | Andrew Zynda | 2115772 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 5834 (#9393 → #3559) | $2.3M | 7 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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