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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Ashok Lakshmanan (Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc, NMLS #238977), Or Gera (RealFi Solutions, LLC, NMLS #1269459), and KYLE ERNST (Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #219642).
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 | $38.9M | 95 | 67.4% |
| #2 | Or Gera | 1269459 | RealFi Solutions, LLC | 2478197 | Chicago, IL | $36.1M | 73 | 85.9% |
| #3 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $37.3M | 71 | 61.7% |
| #4 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $23.5M | 68 | 53.1% |
| #5 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $29.7M | 51 | 52.6% |
| #6 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 46 | 79.3% |
| #7 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $20.3M | 43 | 86.0% |
| #7 | Sharbel Shamoon | 218880 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $20.9M | 43 | 76.8% |
| #7 | Beth Lewis | 219774 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Evanston, IL | $23.7M | 43 | 62.3% |
| #10 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $17.5M | 42 | 68.9% |
| #10 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $17.1M | 42 | 77.8% |
| #12 | Venu Cherukuri | 2425985 | VC MORTGAGE LLC | 2789876 | Aurora, IL | $17.2M | 41 | 80.4% |
| #12 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $28.4M | 41 | 62.1% |
| #14 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $16.9M | 39 | 76.5% |
| #14 | Samuel Sharp | 224518 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $20.3M | 39 | 35.1% |
| #16 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $12.9M | 38 | 74.5% |
| #17 | Andrew Boland | 222913 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Denver, CO | $21.7M | 36 | 55.4% |
| #18 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $14.8M | 35 | 61.4% |
| #19 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Lombard, IL | $11.6M | 34 | 72.3% |
| #20 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $25.1M | 33 | 44.0% |
| #20 | JAMES PETREIKIS | 383300 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Peotone, IL | $8.1M | 33 | 68.8% |
| #20 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $17.0M | 33 | 67.3% |
| #23 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $28.8M | 32 | 76.2% |
| #24 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $12.6M | 31 | 53.4% |
| #25 | DAS PALAKATH | 222629 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $11.8M | 30 | 69.8% |
| #25 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $13.6M | 30 | 81.1% |
| #25 | Spencer Brown | 139581 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $12.8M | 30 | 61.2% |
| #28 | Whitney Valdivia | 1789641 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $6.7M | 29 | 65.9% |
| #28 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $21.8M | 29 | 65.9% |
| #28 | DANIEL ROGERS | 131966 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Palos Park, IL | $12.1M | 29 | 47.5% |
| #28 | Gary Krakowski | 225730 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $9.3M | 29 | 61.7% |
| #28 | Timothy Torricelli | 662914 | Heartland Credit Union | 400083 | Springfield, IL | $5.8M | 29 | 87.9% |
| #33 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $23.7M | 28 | 56.0% |
| #34 | James Webber | 1277615 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Oak Brook, IL | $12.6M | 27 | 81.8% |
| #34 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.4M | 27 | 62.8% |
| #34 | Jai Shah | 229125 | Prism Lending, Inc. | 1587080 | Schaumburg, IL | $9.1M | 27 | 56.3% |
| #34 | Manish Shah | 1994538 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Grand Prairie, TX | $11.3M | 27 | 73.0% |
| #34 | Joseph Burke | 251383 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $13.9M | 27 | 62.8% |
| #34 | Eric Hamilton | 414113 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Downers Grove, IL | $9.0M | 27 | 41.5% |
| #34 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $14.4M | 27 | 54.0% |
| #34 | Konda Gadi | 1285961 | TRI VALLEY HOME LOANS LLC | 2114972 | Aurora, IL | $11.6M | 27 | 77.1% |
| #42 | Daryn Peterson | 755958 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | St Charles, IL | $19.0M | 26 | 66.7% |
| #43 | Aaron Kowalski | 443957 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Naperville, IL | $6.7M | 24 | 66.7% |
| #43 | Tory Tarsitano | 146166 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mount Prospect, IL | $10.2M | 24 | 88.9% |
| #43 | Matthew Paradis | 195204 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Denver, CO | $9.3M | 24 | 52.2% |
| #43 | Logan Brean | 1846106 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Antioch, IL | $6.4M | 24 | 60.0% |
| #47 | zhu chen | 222169 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $7.4M | 23 | 71.9% |
| #47 | Daniel Delgado | 192800 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naperville, IL | $10.4M | 23 | 38.3% |
| #47 | Daniel Graham | 30946 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Warrenville, IL | $8.8M | 23 | 53.5% |
| #47 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $19.0M | 23 | 25.6% |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2026
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