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 August 27, 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 | 56.3% |
| #2 | victor shkolnikov | 1172221 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | $19.2M | 48 | 63.2% |
| #3 | Edward Currie | 523638 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $46.3M | 43 | 51.8% |
| #4 | Ashok Lakshmanan | 238977 | Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc | 237990 | Naperville, IL | $12.6M | 42 | 64.6% |
| #5 | 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 | 92.9% |
| #7 | Jorden Brok | 224315 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $16.7M | 36 | 80.0% |
| #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 | $12.3M | 27 | 77.1% |
| #11 | Vyacheslav Kantorov | 218336 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Buffalo Grove, IL | $7.8M | 26 | 74.3% |
| #11 | Valerie King | 247722 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Bannockburn, IL | $12.2M | 26 | 81.3% |
| #13 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $8.4M | 25 | 50.0% |
| #13 | Andrew Fridman | 226033 | One Republic, Inc. | 258913 | Arlington Heights, IL | $9.6M | 25 | 100.0% |
| #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 | 85.7% |
| #17 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $6.4M | 23 | 67.6% |
| #17 | David Brozovich | 665420 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $3.7M | 23 | 62.2% |
| #17 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Charles, IL | $5.4M | 23 | 74.2% |
| #20 | Michael Spotak | 228580 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Arlington Heights, IL | $10.3M | 22 | 75.9% |
| #20 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $8.6M | 22 | 66.7% |
| #22 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $7.4M | 21 | 70.0% |
| #22 | Kelsey Goeckner | 1243811 | Dieterich Bank | 408244 | — | $4.7M | 21 | 84.0% |
| #24 | Matthew Paradis | 195204 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Geneva, IL | $5.0M | 20 | 51.3% |
| #24 | James Jefferson | 703014 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $5.8M | 20 | 41.7% |
| #26 | Alexander Margolin | 324574 | C&R Mortgage Corporation | 227317 | Deerfield, IL | $7.4M | 19 | 82.6% |
| #26 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $9.2M | 19 | 59.4% |
| #26 | Jocelyn Retz | 412688 | Old Second National Bank | 406097 | Yorkville, IL | $5.1M | 19 | 65.5% |
| #29 | William Pendley | 211969 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $5.4M | 18 | 75.0% |
| #29 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $9.7M | 18 | 31.6% |
| #29 | Rhonda Graves | 1741016 | Rock Valley Credit Union | 597779 | Machesney Park, IL | $727K | 18 | 81.8% |
| #29 | Yao Chen | 1339741 | EXPEDIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | 841926 | Deerfield, IL | $5.1M | 18 | 78.3% |
| #29 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $7.8M | 18 | 72.0% |
| #34 | Richard Pikula | 224000 | MidAmerica Bancorp, Inc. | 203035 | Harwood Heights, IL | $4.3M | 17 | 54.8% |
| #34 | john drivas | 227591 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | $11.2M | 17 | 51.5% |
| #34 | Anthony J Pigatti | 681070 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | Elmhurst, IL | $8.0M | 17 | 73.9% |
| #34 | JAMES PETREIKIS | 383300 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Peotone, IL | $3.8M | 17 | 60.7% |
| #34 | Matthew Flaherty | 444994 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $8.8M | 17 | 73.9% |
| #39 | Brett Lotsoff | 108704 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $9.5M | 16 | 76.2% |
| #39 | Anthony Lupescu | 224410 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Virtual, TN | $10.5M | 16 | 34.8% |
| #39 | Whitney Valdivia | 1789641 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $1.8M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #39 | Peter Argianas | 136026 | Gold Coast Bank | 411877 | — | $13.3M | 16 | 61.5% |
| #39 | DALE DEITERS | 611164 | GERMANTOWN TRUST & SAVINGS BANK | 463042 | Breese, IL | $3.9M | 16 | 88.9% |
| #39 | Shanna Fisher | 779290 | Longview Bank | 429909 | Tilton, IL | $2.4M | 16 | 80.0% |
| #39 | Lori Rinaldi | 762284 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Chicago, IL | $13.3M | 16 | 51.6% |
| #46 | Gina Wesson | 688550 | Resource Bank, NA | 246476 | Somonauk, IL | $3.3M | 15 | 57.7% |
| #46 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $4.6M | 15 | 41.7% |
| #46 | Audra Iori | 255710 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $3.7M | 15 | 83.3% |
| #46 | Timothy Lichtenstein | 418582 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Hoffman Estates, IL | $3.9M | 15 | 100.0% |
| #46 | John Kirpanos | 222986 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $10.4M | 15 | 68.2% |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2022
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