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 October 11, 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 | $19.7M | 49 | 63.6% |
| #3 | Edward Currie | 523638 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $47.3M | 44 | 52.4% |
| #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 | $33.8M | 39 | 83.0% |
| #5 | 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 | $13.1M | 29 | 78.4% |
| #11 | Valerie King | 247722 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Bannockburn, IL | $12.4M | 26 | 81.3% |
| #11 | 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 | 50.0% |
| #15 | Jeffrey Karlin | 210554 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $7.3M | 24 | 88.9% |
| #15 | Ross Tornabene | 225037 | Better Home Loans Inc. | 2551195 | South Barrington, IL | $7.4M | 24 | 80.0% |
| #17 | David Brozovich | 665420 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $3.7M | 23 | 62.2% |
| #17 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Lombard, IL | $5.4M | 23 | 76.7% |
| #17 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $6.4M | 23 | 67.6% |
| #20 | Kelsey Goeckner | 1243811 | Dieterich Bank | 408244 | — | $4.7M | 22 | 88.0% |
| #20 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $8.6M | 22 | 62.9% |
| #20 | Michael Spotak | 228580 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Arlington Heights, IL | $10.3M | 22 | 75.9% |
| #23 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $7.4M | 21 | 70.0% |
| #24 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $9.8M | 20 | 60.6% |
| #24 | Matthew Paradis | 195204 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Denver, CO | $5.0M | 20 | 51.3% |
| #24 | James Jefferson | 703014 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $5.8M | 20 | 41.7% |
| #27 | Alexander Margolin | 324574 | C&R Mortgage Corporation | 227317 | Deerfield, IL | $7.4M | 19 | 82.6% |
| #27 | Jocelyn Retz | 412688 | Old Second National Bank | 406097 | Yorkville, IL | $5.1M | 19 | 65.5% |
| #29 | Rhonda Graves | 1741016 | Rock Valley Credit Union | 597779 | Machesney Park, IL | $727K | 18 | 81.8% |
| #29 | William Pendley | 211969 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $5.1M | 18 | 75.0% |
| #29 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $7.8M | 18 | 72.0% |
| #29 | Richard Pikula | 224000 | MidAmerica Bancorp, Inc. | 203035 | Harwood Heights, IL | $4.7M | 18 | 56.3% |
| #29 | Yao Chen | 1339741 | EXPEDIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | 841926 | Deerfield, IL | $5.1M | 18 | 81.8% |
| #29 | JAMES PETREIKIS | 383300 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Peotone, IL | $4.0M | 18 | 62.1% |
| #35 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $9.2M | 17 | 30.4% |
| #35 | john drivas | 227591 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | $11.2M | 17 | 51.5% |
| #35 | Anthony J Pigatti | 681070 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | Elmhurst, IL | $8.0M | 17 | 73.9% |
| #35 | Lori Rinaldi | 762284 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Chicago, IL | $13.5M | 17 | 53.1% |
| #39 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $5.0M | 16 | 43.2% |
| #39 | Peter Argianas | 136026 | Gold Coast Bank | 411877 | — | $13.3M | 16 | 61.5% |
| #39 | Shanna Fisher | 779290 | Longview Bank | 429909 | Tilton, IL | $2.4M | 16 | 80.0% |
| #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 | 35.6% |
| #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% |
| #46 | Dmitry Bresler | 222124 | Cambridge Lending Group, Inc. | 275218 | Deerfield, IL | $5.5M | 15 | 83.3% |
| #46 | Timothy Lichtenstein | 418582 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Hoffman Estates, IL | $3.9M | 15 | 100.0% |
| #46 | Jacob Saladino | 673094 | United Community Bank | 571147 | — | $1.2M | 15 | 88.2% |
| #46 | Suren Sampat | 220469 | First Alliance Home Mortgage, LLC | 5034 | Naperville, IL | $7.0M | 15 | 46.9% |
| #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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2022
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