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 May 28, 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 | $27.7M | 65 | 67.7% |
| #2 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $31.5M | 61 | 74.4% |
| #3 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $17.5M | 50 | 49.5% |
| #4 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $26.4M | 45 | 57.0% |
| #5 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $18.8M | 42 | 82.4% |
| #6 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $27.3M | 40 | 70.2% |
| #7 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $15.5M | 38 | 82.6% |
| #8 | Beth Lewis | 219774 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Evanston, IL | $17.5M | 36 | 72.0% |
| #9 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $14.2M | 34 | 77.3% |
| #9 | Samuel Sharp | 224518 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $16.6M | 34 | 38.2% |
| #11 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $13.0M | 33 | 82.5% |
| #11 | Sharbel Shamoon | 218880 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $15.5M | 33 | 82.5% |
| #11 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $11.9M | 33 | 84.6% |
| #14 | Or Gera | 1269459 | RealFi Solutions, LLC | 2478197 | Chicago, IL | $15.1M | 32 | 84.2% |
| #15 | JAMES PETREIKIS | 383300 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Peotone, IL | $7.4M | 29 | 82.9% |
| #16 | Venu Cherukuri | 2425985 | VC MORTGAGE LLC | 2789876 | Aurora, IL | $11.9M | 28 | 75.7% |
| #16 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $22.0M | 28 | 50.9% |
| #16 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $24.8M | 28 | 84.8% |
| #19 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $14.3M | 27 | 69.2% |
| #19 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $12.1M | 27 | 79.4% |
| #19 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.6M | 27 | 65.9% |
| #19 | DANIEL ROGERS | 131966 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Palos Park, IL | $11.4M | 27 | 60.0% |
| #23 | DAS PALAKATH | 222629 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $10.7M | 26 | 78.8% |
| #23 | Andrew Boland | 222913 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Denver, CO | $15.3M | 26 | 63.4% |
| #23 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $19.6M | 26 | 74.3% |
| #23 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $11.6M | 26 | 83.9% |
| #27 | Gary Krakowski | 225730 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $8.3M | 25 | 64.1% |
| #27 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Charles, IL | $8.8M | 25 | 75.8% |
| #29 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $13.0M | 24 | 60.0% |
| #30 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $9.3M | 23 | 67.6% |
| #31 | Aaron Kowalski | 443957 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Naperville, IL | $6.2M | 22 | 81.5% |
| #31 | James Webber | 1277615 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Oak Brook, IL | $10.7M | 22 | 91.7% |
| #31 | Spencer Brown | 139581 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $8.8M | 22 | 64.7% |
| #34 | Daryn Peterson | 755958 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | St Charles, IL | $15.9M | 21 | 80.8% |
| #34 | Joseph Burke | 251383 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $10.1M | 21 | 80.8% |
| #34 | Matthew Paradis | 195204 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Geneva, IL | $8.1M | 21 | 61.8% |
| #34 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $17.9M | 21 | 60.0% |
| #38 | Eric Hamilton | 414113 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Downers Grove, IL | $6.8M | 20 | 43.5% |
| #38 | Gaetano Grimaldi | 457560 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $13.4M | 20 | 90.9% |
| #38 | Jai Shah | 229125 | Prism Lending, Inc. | 1587080 | Schaumburg, IL | $6.8M | 20 | 57.1% |
| #38 | Daniel Delgado | 192800 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naperville, IL | $9.4M | 20 | 42.6% |
| #38 | Matthew Rosen | 218323 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Downers Grove, IL | $10.1M | 20 | 62.5% |
| #43 | Logan Brean | 1846106 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Antioch, IL | $4.9M | 19 | 70.4% |
| #43 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $8.1M | 19 | 59.4% |
| #43 | Michael Blackhall | 221737 | Town & Country Mortgage Services, Inc. | 221739 | Arlington Heights, IL | $7.4M | 19 | 95.0% |
| #43 | Matthew Kennedy | 218030 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Chicago, IL | $7.7M | 19 | 90.5% |
| #43 | zhu chen | 222169 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $5.9M | 19 | 86.4% |
| #43 | Matthew Wilkerson | 422689 | EZ MORTGAGE, LLC | 2190506 | East Peoria, IL | $3.5M | 19 | 52.8% |
| #49 | Whitney Valdivia | 1789641 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $4.4M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #49 | Timothy Torricelli | 662914 | Heartland Credit Union | 400083 | Springfield, IL | $3.8M | 18 | 90.0% |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2026
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