Retention champions in Illinois in 2025, 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 KYLE ERNST (Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #219642), Anil Loomba (Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc, NMLS #222807), and Ashok Lakshmanan (Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc, NMLS #238977).
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 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $43.7M | 95 | 76.0% |
| #2 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $30.5M | 72 | 56.3% |
| #3 | Ashok Lakshmanan | 238977 | Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc | 237990 | Naperville, IL | $26.4M | 68 | 54.0% |
| #4 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $26.8M | 67 | 78.8% |
| #5 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $18.7M | 54 | 68.4% |
| #6 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $22.9M | 52 | 82.5% |
| #7 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $19.1M | 48 | 72.7% |
| #8 | Or Gera | 1269459 | RealFi Solutions, LLC | 2478197 | Chicago, IL | $21.7M | 47 | 90.4% |
| #9 | Gaetano Grimaldi | 457560 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $26.3M | 45 | 81.8% |
| #10 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $28.4M | 43 | 53.8% |
| #11 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Lombard, IL | $13.2M | 41 | 67.2% |
| #11 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $18.8M | 41 | 74.5% |
| #13 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $28.4M | 37 | 64.9% |
| #14 | David Brozovich | 665420 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $5.6M | 36 | 85.7% |
| #14 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $21.2M | 36 | 78.3% |
| #14 | Manish Shah | 1994538 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Grand Prairie, TX | $16.2M | 36 | 81.8% |
| #17 | Stanley Obrecht | 223638 | Endeavor Capital, LLC | 222524 | Edwardsville, IL | $9.6M | 35 | 54.7% |
| #17 | Jorden Brok | 224315 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $18.1M | 35 | 87.5% |
| #17 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $27.9M | 35 | 61.4% |
| #20 | Andrew Fridman | 226033 | One Republic, Inc. | 258913 | Arlington Heights, IL | $11.7M | 33 | 97.1% |
| #21 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $33.2M | 30 | 66.7% |
| #21 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $9.8M | 30 | 49.2% |
| #21 | Kenneth Chandler | 224322 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Smithton, IL | $8.1M | 30 | 61.2% |
| #24 | Jai Shah | 229125 | Prism Lending, Inc. | 1587080 | Schaumburg, IL | $9.9M | 29 | 72.5% |
| #24 | zhu chen | 222169 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $12.8M | 29 | 87.9% |
| #24 | Lori Huddleston | 559847 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Pittsburgh, PA | $4.5M | 29 | 96.7% |
| #24 | Whitney Valdivia | 1789641 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $5.9M | 29 | 65.9% |
| #24 | Jordan Abdel-Haq | 1594000 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Saint Charles, IL | $12.5M | 29 | 72.5% |
| #29 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $12.8M | 28 | 59.6% |
| #29 | Joseph LaGiglia | 703971 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Aurora, IL | $10.9M | 28 | 60.9% |
| #29 | Rhonda Graves | 1741016 | Rock Valley Credit Union | 597779 | Machesney Park, IL | $1.8M | 28 | 80.0% |
| #32 | Anthony Lupescu | 224410 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Virtual, TN | $24.7M | 27 | 61.4% |
| #32 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $13.4M | 27 | 57.4% |
| #32 | JAMES PETREIKIS | 383300 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Peotone, IL | $6.9M | 27 | 60.0% |
| #35 | Gary Krakowski | 225730 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $8.3M | 26 | 46.4% |
| #35 | Robert Bowman | 194564 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $17.1M | 26 | 68.4% |
| #37 | Hong Li | 1561372 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $6.4M | 25 | 100.0% |
| #37 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $15.6M | 25 | 64.1% |
| #37 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $14.1M | 25 | 67.6% |
| #37 | Jeffrey Entratter | 195856 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Northbrook, IL | $18.9M | 25 | 69.4% |
| #41 | Jonathan Henry | 226931 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Hanover Park, IL | $7.9M | 24 | 85.7% |
| #41 | Daniel Graham | 30946 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Warrenville, IL | $9.7M | 24 | 58.5% |
| #41 | Scott Halvorsen | 223854 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Naperville, IL | $8.5M | 24 | 64.9% |
| #41 | Aaron Gosser | 1289655 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Chicago, IL | $12.2M | 24 | 63.2% |
| #41 | Bridget Sczepanik | 230690 | Illinois State Credit Union | 571095 | Normal, IL | $4.1M | 24 | 70.6% |
| #41 | Michael Blackhall | 221737 | Town & Country Mortgage Services, Inc. | 221739 | Arlington Heights, IL | $9.6M | 24 | 68.6% |
| #41 | Andrew Boland | 222913 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Denver, CO | $14.1M | 24 | 52.2% |
| #41 | vincent perrone | 230291 | Precision Mortgage Corporation | 2389276 | Barrington, IL | $9.1M | 24 | 82.8% |
| #41 | Helmut Benavides | 976773 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Oak Brook, IL | $6.5M | 24 | 36.9% |
| #50 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $7.2M | 23 | 82.1% |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2025
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