Retention champions in Illinois in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include KYLE ERNST (Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #219642), Ashok Lakshmanan (Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc, NMLS #238977), and Kyle Gillespie (OriginPoint LLC, NMLS #223778).
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 | $36.8M | 70 | 65.4% |
| #2 | Ashok Lakshmanan | 238977 | Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc | 237990 | Naperville, IL | $36.3M | 87 | 69.6% |
| #3 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $29.3M | 43 | 65.2% |
| #4 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $28.8M | 32 | 78.0% |
| #5 | Or Gera | 1269459 | RealFi Solutions, LLC | 2478197 | Chicago, IL | $28.5M | 58 | 86.6% |
| #6 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $28.0M | 48 | 52.2% |
| #7 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $23.8M | 31 | 44.9% |
| #8 | Beth Lewis | 219774 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Evanston, IL | $23.7M | 43 | 68.3% |
| #9 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $22.7M | 67 | 53.2% |
| #10 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $21.8M | 26 | 56.5% |
| #11 | Andrew Boland | 222913 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Denver, CO | $21.7M | 36 | 61.0% |
| #12 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 46 | 79.3% |
| #13 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 29 | 70.7% |
| #14 | Samuel Sharp | 224518 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $20.6M | 39 | 37.1% |
| #15 | Sharbel Shamoon | 218880 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $20.1M | 41 | 77.4% |
| #16 | Daryn Peterson | 755958 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | St Charles, IL | $19.0M | 26 | 76.5% |
| #17 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $18.4M | 22 | 24.7% |
| #18 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $17.4M | 37 | 84.1% |
| #19 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $16.3M | 39 | 70.9% |
| #20 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $16.2M | 31 | 67.4% |
| #21 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $15.9M | 39 | 83.0% |
| #22 | Anthony Lupescu | 224410 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Virtual, TN | $15.8M | 21 | 65.6% |
| #23 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $15.7M | 36 | 78.3% |
| #24 | Venu Cherukuri | 2425985 | VC MORTGAGE LLC | 2789876 | Aurora, IL | $14.8M | 35 | 76.1% |
| #25 | Matthew Flaherty | 444994 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $13.9M | 19 | 63.3% |
| #26 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $13.7M | 25 | 55.6% |
| #27 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $13.6M | 30 | 85.7% |
| #28 | Gaetano Grimaldi | 457560 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $13.6M | 20 | 66.7% |
| #29 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $13.6M | 32 | 61.5% |
| #30 | Joseph Burke | 251383 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $13.3M | 26 | 66.7% |
| #31 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.3M | 26 | 61.9% |
| #32 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $12.2M | 35 | 79.5% |
| #33 | Daniel Gjeldum | 686529 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Hinsdale, IL | $12.2M | 19 | 70.4% |
| #34 | DANIEL ROGERS | 131966 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Palos Park, IL | $12.1M | 29 | 50.9% |
| #35 | Daniel Gore | 223780 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $11.9M | 20 | 87.0% |
| #36 | Jeffrey Steinberg | 810814 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Downers Grove, IL | $11.8M | 16 | 76.2% |
| #37 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $11.6M | 28 | 56.0% |
| #38 | James Webber | 1277615 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Oak Brook, IL | $11.4M | 25 | 86.2% |
| #39 | Leo Neidetcher | 584684 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | La Grange, IL | $11.4M | 17 | 63.0% |
| #40 | Jeffrey Dulla | 207322 | United Home Loans, Inc. | 207546 | Western Springs, IL | $11.0M | 21 | 70.0% |
| #41 | Daniel Gottstein | 396896 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $11.0M | 16 | 84.2% |
| #42 | Spencer Brown | 139581 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $10.9M | 29 | 64.4% |
| #43 | DAS PALAKATH | 222629 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $10.9M | 27 | 67.5% |
| #44 | John Noldan | 193680 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Elmhurst, IL | $10.7M | 21 | 39.6% |
| #45 | Nicholas Dokken | 1382274 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Coral Springs, FL | $10.7M | 18 | 62.1% |
| #46 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Charles, IL | $10.6M | 32 | 71.1% |
| #47 | Lori Rinaldi | 762284 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Chicago, IL | $10.2M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #48 | Manish Shah | 1994538 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Grand Prairie, TX | $10.2M | 24 | 77.4% |
| #49 | john drivas | 227591 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | $10.1M | 15 | 71.4% |
| #50 | Joseph Rosen | 1814273 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Chicago, IL | $10.0M | 17 | 47.2% |
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 Volume — Illinois. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-volume
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