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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include KYLE ERNST (Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #219642), Anil Loomba (Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc, NMLS #222807), and JAKE CHUNG (J & C Financial Inc, NMLS #230706).
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 | $42.5M | 91 | 75.2% |
| #2 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $28.9M | 69 | 55.2% |
| #3 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $26.8M | 67 | 78.8% |
| #4 | Ashok Lakshmanan | 238977 | Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc | 237990 | Naperville, IL | $25.9M | 66 | 53.7% |
| #5 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $22.9M | 52 | 78.8% |
| #6 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $17.8M | 51 | 68.0% |
| #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 | $20.5M | 46 | 90.2% |
| #9 | Gaetano Grimaldi | 457560 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $24.4M | 42 | 79.2% |
| #10 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Charles, IL | $13.2M | 41 | 67.2% |
| #11 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $27.1M | 40 | 51.9% |
| #12 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $18.2M | 39 | 73.6% |
| #13 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $28.0M | 36 | 63.2% |
| #13 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $21.2M | 36 | 78.3% |
| #15 | Jorden Brok | 224315 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $18.1M | 35 | 89.7% |
| #15 | Manish Shah | 1994538 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Grand Prairie, TX | $16.0M | 35 | 81.4% |
| #15 | David Brozovich | 665420 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $5.6M | 35 | 85.4% |
| #15 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $27.9M | 35 | 62.5% |
| #19 | Stanley Obrecht | 223638 | Endeavor Capital, LLC | 222524 | Edwardsville, IL | $8.9M | 34 | 54.8% |
| #20 | Andrew Fridman | 226033 | One Republic, Inc. | 258913 | Arlington Heights, IL | $11.7M | 33 | 97.1% |
| #21 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $9.8M | 30 | 50.8% |
| #21 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $33.9M | 30 | 69.8% |
| #23 | Lori Huddleston | 559847 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Pittsburgh, PA | $4.5M | 29 | 96.7% |
| #23 | zhu chen | 222169 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $12.8M | 29 | 85.3% |
| #25 | Joseph LaGiglia | 703971 | North Shore Trust & Savings | 438265 | Waukegan, IL | $10.9M | 28 | 60.9% |
| #25 | Jai Shah | 229125 | Prism Lending, Inc. | 1587080 | Schaumburg, IL | $9.1M | 28 | 71.8% |
| #25 | Whitney Valdivia | 1789641 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $5.4M | 28 | 65.1% |
| #25 | Rhonda Graves | 1741016 | Rock Valley Credit Union | 597779 | Machesney Park, IL | $1.8M | 28 | 80.0% |
| #29 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $13.4M | 27 | 60.0% |
| #29 | Kenneth Chandler | 224322 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Smithton, IL | $7.2M | 27 | 61.4% |
| #29 | Anthony Lupescu | 224410 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Virtual, TN | $24.7M | 27 | 61.4% |
| #29 | Jordan Abdel-Haq | 1594000 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Saint Charles, IL | $11.8M | 27 | 67.5% |
| #33 | Gary Krakowski | 225730 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $8.3M | 26 | 48.1% |
| #33 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $11.5M | 26 | 57.8% |
| #33 | Jeffrey Entratter | 195856 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Northbrook, IL | $19.3M | 26 | 70.3% |
| #33 | JAMES PETREIKIS | 383300 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Peotone, IL | $6.6M | 26 | 56.5% |
| #33 | Robert Bowman | 194564 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $17.1M | 26 | 68.4% |
| #38 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $14.1M | 25 | 67.6% |
| #38 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $15.6M | 25 | 67.6% |
| #40 | Bridget Sczepanik | 230690 | Illinois State Credit Union | 571095 | Normal, IL | $4.1M | 24 | 70.6% |
| #40 | Hong Li | 1561372 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $6.2M | 24 | 100.0% |
| #40 | Daniel Graham | 30946 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Warrenville, IL | $9.7M | 24 | 58.5% |
| #40 | Michael Blackhall | 221737 | Town & Country Mortgage Services, Inc. | 221739 | Arlington Heights, IL | $9.6M | 24 | 68.6% |
| #40 | vincent perrone | 230291 | Precision Mortgage Corporation | 2389276 | Barrington, IL | $9.1M | 24 | 82.8% |
| #40 | Scott Halvorsen | 223854 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Naperville, IL | $8.5M | 24 | 64.9% |
| #46 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $8.4M | 23 | 46.9% |
| #46 | Aaron Gosser | 1289655 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Chicago, IL | $11.8M | 23 | 63.9% |
| #46 | Helmut Benavides | 976773 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lisle, IL | $6.3M | 23 | 35.9% |
| #49 | Daryn Peterson | 755958 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | St Charles, IL | $12.8M | 22 | 66.7% |
| #49 | Steven Schneider | 228607 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $11.9M | 22 | 75.9% |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2025
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