Retention champions in Illinois in 2026, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Ashok Lakshmanan (Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc, NMLS #238977), KYLE ERNST (Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #219642), and Anil Loomba (Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc, NMLS #222807).
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 | Ashok Lakshmanan | 238977 | Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc | 237990 | Naperville, IL | $33.0M | 80 | 70.2% |
| #2 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $33.7M | 66 | 66.0% |
| #3 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $21.0M | 63 | 52.5% |
| #4 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $27.6M | 47 | 56.6% |
| #5 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 46 | 80.7% |
| #5 | Or Gera | 1269459 | RealFi Solutions, LLC | 2478197 | Chicago, IL | $22.5M | 46 | 85.2% |
| #7 | Sharbel Shamoon | 218880 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $20.7M | 42 | 87.5% |
| #8 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $27.9M | 41 | 67.2% |
| #9 | Samuel Sharp | 224518 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 40 | 37.7% |
| #10 | Beth Lewis | 219774 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Evanston, IL | $20.1M | 39 | 68.4% |
| #11 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $15.8M | 38 | 73.1% |
| #12 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $15.4M | 37 | 80.4% |
| #13 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $16.4M | 35 | 85.4% |
| #14 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $12.0M | 34 | 87.2% |
| #15 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $14.3M | 33 | 80.5% |
| #16 | Venu Cherukuri | 2425985 | VC MORTGAGE LLC | 2789876 | Aurora, IL | $13.6M | 32 | 78.0% |
| #16 | Andrew Boland | 222913 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Denver, CO | $19.2M | 32 | 59.3% |
| #18 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Charles, IL | $10.4M | 31 | 77.5% |
| #19 | JAMES PETREIKIS | 383300 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Peotone, IL | $7.6M | 30 | 76.9% |
| #19 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $27.2M | 30 | 83.3% |
| #19 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $12.7M | 30 | 71.4% |
| #22 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $22.3M | 29 | 48.3% |
| #23 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $15.1M | 28 | 65.1% |
| #23 | Gary Krakowski | 225730 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $8.8M | 28 | 66.7% |
| #25 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $11.7M | 27 | 84.4% |
| #25 | DANIEL ROGERS | 131966 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Palos Park, IL | $11.4M | 27 | 55.1% |
| #27 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.1M | 26 | 61.9% |
| #27 | DAS PALAKATH | 222629 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $10.7M | 26 | 70.3% |
| #27 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $19.5M | 26 | 70.3% |
| #30 | Spencer Brown | 139581 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $9.4M | 25 | 65.8% |
| #30 | Joseph Burke | 251383 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $12.5M | 25 | 65.8% |
| #30 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $13.7M | 25 | 54.3% |
| #33 | Timothy Torricelli | 662914 | Heartland Credit Union | 400083 | Springfield, IL | $5.0M | 24 | 88.9% |
| #33 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $19.7M | 24 | 58.5% |
| #35 | Logan Brean | 1846106 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Antioch, IL | $6.0M | 23 | 69.7% |
| #35 | Aaron Kowalski | 443957 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Naperville, IL | $6.6M | 23 | 79.3% |
| #35 | Connie Tovar | 226742 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mokena, IL | $6.7M | 23 | 71.9% |
| #35 | James Webber | 1277615 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Oak Brook, IL | $11.1M | 23 | 88.5% |
| #35 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $9.9M | 23 | 59.0% |
| #40 | Daryn Peterson | 755958 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | St Charles, IL | $16.3M | 22 | 84.6% |
| #40 | Jai Shah | 229125 | Prism Lending, Inc. | 1587080 | Schaumburg, IL | $7.1M | 22 | 57.9% |
| #40 | Matthew Paradis | 195204 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Geneva, IL | $8.6M | 22 | 59.5% |
| #43 | John Noldan | 193680 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Elmhurst, IL | $10.7M | 21 | 45.7% |
| #43 | Tory Tarsitano | 146166 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mount Prospect, IL | $9.1M | 21 | 91.3% |
| #43 | zhu chen | 222169 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $6.5M | 21 | 80.8% |
| #43 | Eric Hamilton | 414113 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Downers Grove, IL | $7.5M | 21 | 41.2% |
| #43 | Whitney Valdivia | 1789641 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $5.3M | 21 | 65.6% |
| #43 | Michael Blackhall | 221737 | Town & Country Mortgage Services, Inc. | 221739 | Arlington Heights, IL | $8.2M | 21 | 91.3% |
| #43 | Jeffrey Dulla | 207322 | United Home Loans, Inc. | 207546 | Western Springs, IL | $11.1M | 21 | 77.8% |
| #50 | Stanley Obrecht | 223638 | Endeavor Capital, LLC | 222524 | Edwardsville, IL | $5.1M | 20 | 51.3% |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2026
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