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 July 7, 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 | $33.7M | 66 | 66.0% |
| #2 | Ashok Lakshmanan | 238977 | Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc | 237990 | Naperville, IL | $33.0M | 80 | 70.2% |
| #3 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $27.9M | 41 | 67.2% |
| #4 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $27.6M | 47 | 56.6% |
| #5 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $27.2M | 30 | 83.3% |
| #6 | Or Gera | 1269459 | RealFi Solutions, LLC | 2478197 | Chicago, IL | $22.5M | 46 | 85.2% |
| #7 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $22.3M | 29 | 48.3% |
| #8 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 46 | 80.7% |
| #9 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $21.0M | 63 | 52.5% |
| #10 | Samuel Sharp | 224518 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 40 | 37.7% |
| #11 | Sharbel Shamoon | 218880 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $20.7M | 42 | 87.5% |
| #12 | Beth Lewis | 219774 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Evanston, IL | $20.1M | 39 | 68.4% |
| #13 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $19.7M | 24 | 58.5% |
| #14 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $19.5M | 26 | 70.3% |
| #15 | Andrew Boland | 222913 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Denver, CO | $19.2M | 32 | 59.3% |
| #16 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $16.4M | 35 | 85.4% |
| #17 | Daryn Peterson | 755958 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | St Charles, IL | $16.3M | 22 | 84.6% |
| #18 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $15.8M | 38 | 73.1% |
| #19 | Anthony Lupescu | 224410 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Virtual, TN | $15.5M | 20 | 76.9% |
| #20 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $15.4M | 37 | 80.4% |
| #21 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $15.1M | 28 | 65.1% |
| #22 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $14.3M | 33 | 80.5% |
| #23 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $13.7M | 25 | 54.3% |
| #24 | Venu Cherukuri | 2425985 | VC MORTGAGE LLC | 2789876 | Aurora, IL | $13.6M | 32 | 78.0% |
| #25 | Gaetano Grimaldi | 457560 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $13.4M | 20 | 71.4% |
| #26 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $12.8M | 18 | 24.3% |
| #27 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $12.7M | 30 | 71.4% |
| #28 | Joseph Burke | 251383 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $12.5M | 25 | 65.8% |
| #29 | Daniel Gjeldum | 686529 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.2M | 19 | 67.9% |
| #30 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.1M | 26 | 61.9% |
| #31 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $12.0M | 34 | 87.2% |
| #32 | Daniel Gore | 223780 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $11.9M | 20 | 76.9% |
| #33 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $11.7M | 27 | 84.4% |
| #34 | DANIEL ROGERS | 131966 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Palos Park, IL | $11.4M | 27 | 55.1% |
| #35 | Leo Neidetcher | 584684 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | La Grange, IL | $11.4M | 17 | 63.0% |
| #36 | Jeffrey Dulla | 207322 | United Home Loans, Inc. | 207546 | Western Springs, IL | $11.1M | 21 | 77.8% |
| #37 | James Webber | 1277615 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Oak Brook, IL | $11.1M | 23 | 88.5% |
| #38 | DAS PALAKATH | 222629 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $10.7M | 26 | 70.3% |
| #39 | John Noldan | 193680 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $10.7M | 21 | 45.7% |
| #40 | Jeffrey Steinberg | 810814 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Downers Grove, IL | $10.7M | 15 | 75.0% |
| #41 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Charles, IL | $10.4M | 31 | 77.5% |
| #42 | Matthew Rosen | 218323 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Downers Grove, IL | $10.1M | 20 | 55.6% |
| #43 | Joseph Rosen | 1814273 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Chicago, IL | $10.0M | 17 | 50.0% |
| #44 | Daniel Gottstein | 396896 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $10.0M | 15 | 88.2% |
| #45 | Nicholas Dokken | 1382274 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Coral Springs, FL | $9.9M | 16 | 59.3% |
| #46 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $9.9M | 23 | 59.0% |
| #47 | Jon Goldman | 904027 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Chicago, IL | $9.8M | 14 | 63.6% |
| #48 | Matthew Flaherty | 444994 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $9.6M | 12 | 57.1% |
| #49 | Spencer Brown | 139581 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $9.4M | 25 | 65.8% |
| #50 | Edward Currie | 523638 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $9.4M | 9 | 40.9% |
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 July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-volume
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