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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include MICHAEL RUFFALO (The Mortgage Store Co., NMLS #230051), Michelle Bosnyak (Finance of America Reverse LLC, NMLS #1724748), and Chad Standish (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #843765).
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 | MICHAEL RUFFALO | 230051 | The Mortgage Store Co. | 230046 | Downers Grove, IL | ▲ 8000 (#9765 → #1765) | $4.0M | 9 |
| #2 | Michelle Bosnyak | 1724748 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Tulsa, OK | ▲ 7999 (#8629 → #630) | $9.4M | 8 |
| #3 | Chad Standish | 843765 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | ▲ 7978 (#8322 → #344) | $14.1M | 48 |
| #4 | Stewart Magid | 226863 | Consumers Credit Union | 692733 | Carol Stream, IL | ▲ 7913 (#9994 → #2081) | $3.3M | 27 |
| #5 | Iuliia Lytvynenko | 2671332 | Smart Rate Lending, LLC | 2557750 | Northbrook, IL | ▲ 7735 (#9310 → #1575) | $4.4M | 15 |
| #6 | Jeremiah Hackbart | 155781 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 7716 (#9096 → #1380) | $5.1M | 19 |
| #7 | Richard Erkenbeck | 880565 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 7702 (#9812 → #2110) | $3.3M | 11 |
| #8 | Riley Collins | 1874768 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | New York, NY | ▲ 7585 (#8156 → #571) | $10.1M | 5 |
| #9 | Albert Tigranyan | 1750335 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7424 (#9493 → #2069) | $3.4M | 11 |
| #10 | Albert Hensling | 71287 | United American Mortgage Corporation | 1942 | Palm Desert, CA | ▲ 7379 (#9300 → #1921) | $3.6M | 4 |
| #11 | Kevin Swanson | 1693397 | Heartland Bank and Trust Company | 402266 | Bloomington, IL | ▲ 7301 (#7895 → #594) | $9.8M | 8 |
| #12 | Thomas Russe | 492042 | Sterling Bank | 506328 | St Charles, IL | ▲ 7299 (#9125 → #1826) | $3.8M | 1 |
| #13 | Patrick Giuliano | 1375936 | Pan American Bank & Trust | 607827 | Melrose Park, IL | ▲ 7166 (#9965 → #2799) | $2.4M | 1 |
| #14 | Linda Zintak Schimoler | 196079 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Northbrook, IL | ▲ 7139 (#9802 → #2663) | $2.6M | 6 |
| #15 | John West | 193020 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 7137 (#9547 → #2410) | $2.9M | 7 |
| #16 | Douglas Valle | 2664552 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7097 (#9262 → #2165) | $3.2M | 10 |
| #17 | Kevin Burgess | 392444 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 7090 (#9719 → #2629) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #18 | Kimberly Quarrie | 537384 | Wheaton Bank & Trust Company, National Association | 455664 | Wheaton, IL | ▲ 6918 (#8788 → #1870) | $3.7M | 16 |
| #19 | Brett Foster | 536673 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Grand Rapids, MI | ▲ 6914 (#9227 → #2313) | $3.0M | 6 |
| #20 | RAFAL GORSKI | 228686 | COMPASS LENDING, INC. | 2379519 | Park Ridge, IL | ▲ 6909 (#9591 → #2682) | $2.5M | 6 |
| #21 | Joshua Groenwald | 984636 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6893 (#9644 → #2751) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #22 | Teresa Sobrino | 450752 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6886 (#9534 → #2648) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #23 | Ed Edwards | 354378 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6884 (#8884 → #2000) | $3.5M | 2 |
| #24 | JOSEPH METZGER | 955819 | LIGHTWORKERS HOME LOANS INC. | 2696820 | Rolling Meadows, IL | ▲ 6857 (#9701 → #2844) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #25 | Jay Meadors | 438568 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Greenwood, IN | ▲ 6761 (#8666 → #1905) | $3.7M | 5 |
| #26 | Bill Eliopoulos | 285119 | Cosmos Mortgage Corporation | 281382 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6700 (#9099 → #2399) | $2.9M | 12 |
| #27 | Christopher Nellis | 1408836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6688 (#9128 → #2440) | $2.8M | 3 |
| #28 | Michael Buckley | 2612407 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6637 (#9665 → #3028) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #29 | Andrew Zynda | 2115772 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6462 (#9395 → #2933) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #30 | Nathan Goldstein | 79336 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Hingham, MA | ▲ 6455 (#9233 → #2778) | $2.4M | 2 |
| #31 | Bradley Stephens | 869932 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6453 (#9459 → #3006) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #32 | magdleen hussein | 226599 | C.U. Financial, Inc. | 178066 | Orland Park, IL | ▲ 6411 (#9306 → #2895) | $2.3M | 6 |
| #33 | BELEM CADENA | 2389973 | Abri Credit Union | 794586 | Romeoville, IL | ▲ 6407 (#9088 → #2681) | $2.5M | 31 |
| #34 | John Homsombath | 2733797 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 6358 (#9973 → #3615) | $1.8M | 6 |
| #35 | Scott Potosky | 1471547 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 6354 (#7358 → #1004) | $6.8M | 6 |
| #36 | Fernando Gutierrez | 503299 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | Naperville, IL | ▲ 6318 (#7723 → #1405) | $5.0M | 4 |
| #37 | Karen Yach | 512058 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Plover, WI | ▲ 6310 (#8126 → #1816) | $3.8M | 5 |
| #38 | Jeffrey Elvers | 684207 | Bank & Trust Company | 464041 | Litchfield, IL | ▲ 6266 (#7766 → #1500) | $4.7M | 27 |
| #39 | Jeffrey Koch | 221501 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Schaumburg, IL | ▲ 6214 (#9784 → #3570) | $1.8M | 4 |
| #40 | Kamil Klimek | 2453268 | Molitor Financial Group, LLC | 227034 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6162 (#9883 → #3721) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #41 | Tyler Green | 1139968 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6149 (#9429 → #3280) | $2.0M | 7 |
| #42 | Jessica Kelly | 2262190 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 6103 (#9849 → #3746) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #43 | Austin Bross | 1710064 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 6099 (#9174 → #3075) | $2.2M | 6 |
| #44 | Raymond Hale | 930306 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Flower Mound, TX | ▲ 6090 (#9033 → #2943) | $2.3M | 6 |
| #45 | Naomi Lang | 972725 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Springfield, MO | ▲ 6064 (#8659 → #2595) | $2.6M | 5 |
| #46 | Edward Brady | 184937 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6041 (#9992 → #3951) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #47 | Katelin Haught | 2038963 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5976 (#8010 → #2034) | $3.4M | 15 |
| #48 | Logan Mead | 2463713 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Novi, MI | ▲ 5970 (#9861 → #3891) | $1.6M | 2 |
| #49 | Zachary White | 1900385 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Schaumburg, IL | ▲ 5967 (#8722 → #2755) | $2.4M | 6 |
| #50 | Salvatore Aievoli | 1638952 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | ▲ 5963 (#8836 → #2873) | $2.3M | 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 Volume — Illinois (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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