Retention champions in Illinois in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Thomas Lavallee (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #132849), victor shkolnikov (United Lending Team, INC, NMLS #1172221), and Edward Currie (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #523638).
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 | Retained Volume | Retained Loans | Retention Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $15.9M | 58 | 55.8% |
| #2 | victor shkolnikov | 1172221 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | $19.6M | 49 | 63.6% |
| #3 | Edward Currie | 523638 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $46.3M | 43 | 52.4% |
| #4 | Ashok Lakshmanan | 238977 | Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc | 237990 | Naperville, IL | $12.1M | 40 | 64.5% |
| #4 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $35.1M | 40 | 83.3% |
| #6 | Howard shen | 288604 | Tiger Loans, Inc. | 1169300 | Las Vegas, NV | $12.8M | 39 | 90.7% |
| #7 | Jorden Brok | 224315 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $16.3M | 35 | 77.8% |
| #8 | Joseph McQuillen | 225480 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Northbrook, IL | $13.9M | 33 | 84.6% |
| #9 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $8.6M | 32 | 76.2% |
| #10 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $10.8M | 26 | 76.5% |
| #10 | Valerie King | 247722 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Bannockburn, IL | $11.5M | 26 | 81.3% |
| #10 | Vyacheslav Kantorov | 218336 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Buffalo Grove, IL | $7.8M | 26 | 74.3% |
| #13 | Andrew Fridman | 226033 | One Republic, Inc. | 258913 | Arlington Heights, IL | $9.6M | 25 | 100.0% |
| #13 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $8.4M | 25 | 49.0% |
| #15 | Ross Tornabene | 225037 | Better Home Loans Inc. | 2551195 | South Barrington, IL | $7.4M | 24 | 80.0% |
| #15 | Jeffrey Karlin | 210554 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $7.3M | 24 | 88.9% |
| #17 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Charles, IL | $5.4M | 23 | 74.2% |
| #17 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $6.4M | 23 | 67.6% |
| #19 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $8.6M | 22 | 66.7% |
| #19 | Michael Spotak | 228580 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Arlington Heights, IL | $10.3M | 22 | 75.9% |
| #19 | David Brozovich | 665420 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $3.3M | 22 | 61.1% |
| #22 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $7.4M | 21 | 67.7% |
| #22 | Matthew Paradis | 195204 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Geneva, IL | $5.2M | 21 | 52.5% |
| #24 | James Jefferson | 703014 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $5.8M | 20 | 41.7% |
| #24 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $9.8M | 20 | 60.6% |
| #24 | Kelsey Goeckner | 1243811 | Dieterich Bank | 408244 | — | $4.1M | 20 | 83.3% |
| #27 | Jocelyn Retz | 412688 | Old Second National Bank | 406097 | Yorkville, IL | $5.1M | 19 | 65.5% |
| #27 | Alexander Margolin | 324574 | C&R Mortgage Corporation | 227317 | Deerfield, IL | $7.4M | 19 | 82.6% |
| #29 | Yao Chen | 1339741 | EXPEDIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | 841926 | Deerfield, IL | $5.1M | 18 | 78.3% |
| #29 | William Pendley | 211969 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $5.4M | 18 | 75.0% |
| #29 | Richard Pikula | 224000 | MidAmerica Bancorp, Inc. | 203035 | Harwood Heights, IL | $4.7M | 18 | 56.3% |
| #29 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $7.8M | 18 | 72.0% |
| #29 | Rhonda Graves | 1741016 | Rock Valley Credit Union | 597779 | Machesney Park, IL | $727K | 18 | 81.8% |
| #34 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $9.2M | 17 | 29.8% |
| #34 | john drivas | 227591 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | $11.2M | 17 | 51.5% |
| #34 | JAMES PETREIKIS | 383300 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Peotone, IL | $3.8M | 17 | 60.7% |
| #34 | Lori Rinaldi | 762284 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Chicago, IL | $13.5M | 17 | 53.1% |
| #34 | Anthony J Pigatti | 681070 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | Elmhurst, IL | $8.0M | 17 | 73.9% |
| #39 | Eric Schroeder | 232609 | Mortgage Capital Group Inc. | 232660 | Crystal Lake, IL | $5.2M | 16 | 59.3% |
| #39 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $5.0M | 16 | 44.4% |
| #39 | Brett Lotsoff | 108704 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $9.5M | 16 | 76.2% |
| #39 | Peter Argianas | 136026 | Gold Coast Bank | 411877 | Chicago, IL | $13.3M | 16 | 64.0% |
| #39 | Whitney Valdivia | 1789641 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $1.8M | 16 | 72.7% |
| #39 | Shanna Fisher | 779290 | Longview Bank | 429909 | Tilton, IL | $2.4M | 16 | 80.0% |
| #39 | Matthew Flaherty | 444994 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $8.1M | 16 | 72.7% |
| #39 | DALE DEITERS | 611164 | GERMANTOWN TRUST & SAVINGS BANK | 463042 | Breese, IL | $3.9M | 16 | 88.9% |
| #39 | Anthony Lupescu | 224410 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Virtual, TN | $10.5M | 16 | 36.4% |
| #48 | Audra Iori | 255710 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $3.7M | 15 | 83.3% |
| #48 | Timothy Lichtenstein | 418582 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Hoffman Estates, IL | $3.9M | 15 | 100.0% |
| #48 | Suren Sampat | 220469 | First Alliance Home Mortgage, LLC | 5034 | Naperville, IL | $7.0M | 15 | 46.9% |
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. Retention Champions by Loan Count — Illinois (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2022
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