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 August 27, 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 | $36.3M | 87 | 69.6% |
| #2 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $36.8M | 70 | 65.4% |
| #3 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $22.7M | 67 | 53.2% |
| #4 | Or Gera | 1269459 | RealFi Solutions, LLC | 2478197 | Chicago, IL | $28.5M | 58 | 86.6% |
| #5 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $28.0M | 48 | 52.2% |
| #6 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 46 | 79.3% |
| #7 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $29.3M | 43 | 65.2% |
| #7 | Beth Lewis | 219774 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Evanston, IL | $23.7M | 43 | 68.3% |
| #9 | Sharbel Shamoon | 218880 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $20.1M | 41 | 77.4% |
| #10 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $16.3M | 39 | 70.9% |
| #10 | Samuel Sharp | 224518 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $20.6M | 39 | 37.1% |
| #10 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $15.9M | 39 | 83.0% |
| #13 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $17.4M | 37 | 84.1% |
| #14 | Andrew Boland | 222913 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Denver, CO | $21.7M | 36 | 61.0% |
| #14 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $15.7M | 36 | 78.3% |
| #16 | Venu Cherukuri | 2425985 | VC MORTGAGE LLC | 2789876 | Aurora, IL | $14.8M | 35 | 76.1% |
| #16 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $12.2M | 35 | 79.5% |
| #18 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $28.8M | 32 | 78.0% |
| #18 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Charles, IL | $10.6M | 32 | 71.1% |
| #18 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $13.6M | 32 | 61.5% |
| #21 | JAMES PETREIKIS | 383300 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Peotone, IL | $7.8M | 31 | 73.8% |
| #21 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $16.2M | 31 | 67.4% |
| #21 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $23.8M | 31 | 44.9% |
| #24 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $13.6M | 30 | 85.7% |
| #25 | DANIEL ROGERS | 131966 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Palos Park, IL | $12.1M | 29 | 50.9% |
| #25 | Spencer Brown | 139581 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $10.9M | 29 | 64.4% |
| #25 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 29 | 70.7% |
| #28 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $11.6M | 28 | 56.0% |
| #28 | Timothy Torricelli | 662914 | Heartland Credit Union | 400083 | Springfield, IL | $5.7M | 28 | 87.5% |
| #28 | Gary Krakowski | 225730 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $8.8M | 28 | 65.1% |
| #31 | Whitney Valdivia | 1789641 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $6.0M | 27 | 67.5% |
| #31 | DAS PALAKATH | 222629 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $10.9M | 27 | 67.5% |
| #33 | Joseph Burke | 251383 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $13.3M | 26 | 66.7% |
| #33 | Jai Shah | 229125 | Prism Lending, Inc. | 1587080 | Schaumburg, IL | $8.7M | 26 | 56.5% |
| #33 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $21.8M | 26 | 56.5% |
| #33 | Daryn Peterson | 755958 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | St Charles, IL | $19.0M | 26 | 76.5% |
| #33 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.3M | 26 | 61.9% |
| #38 | James Webber | 1277615 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Oak Brook, IL | $11.4M | 25 | 86.2% |
| #38 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $13.7M | 25 | 55.6% |
| #40 | Logan Brean | 1846106 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Antioch, IL | $6.4M | 24 | 66.7% |
| #40 | Manish Shah | 1994538 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Grand Prairie, TX | $10.2M | 24 | 77.4% |
| #40 | Eric Hamilton | 414113 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Downers Grove, IL | $8.3M | 24 | 44.4% |
| #43 | Connie Tovar | 226742 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mokena, IL | $6.7M | 23 | 57.5% |
| #43 | Daniel Graham | 30946 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Warrenville, IL | $8.8M | 23 | 56.1% |
| #43 | Matthew Paradis | 195204 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Geneva, IL | $8.8M | 23 | 53.5% |
| #43 | Aaron Kowalski | 443957 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Naperville, IL | $6.6M | 23 | 65.7% |
| #47 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $18.4M | 22 | 24.7% |
| #47 | Michael Blackhall | 221737 | Town & Country Mortgage Services, Inc. | 221739 | Arlington Heights, IL | $8.5M | 22 | 91.7% |
| #47 | James Jefferson | 703014 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $8.3M | 22 | 51.2% |
| #50 | Stanley Obrecht | 223638 | Endeavor Capital, LLC | 222524 | Edwardsville, IL | $5.6M | 21 | 48.8% |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2026
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