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 October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Ashok Lakshmanan (Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc, NMLS #238977), KYLE ERNST (Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #219642), and Or Gera (RealFi Solutions, LLC, NMLS #1269459).
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 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $37.3M | 71 | 61.7% |
| #3 | Or Gera | 1269459 | RealFi Solutions, LLC | 2478197 | Chicago, IL | $36.1M | 73 | 85.9% |
| #4 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $29.7M | 51 | 52.6% |
| #5 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $28.8M | 32 | 76.2% |
| #6 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $28.4M | 41 | 62.1% |
| #7 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $25.1M | 33 | 44.0% |
| #8 | Beth Lewis | 219774 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Evanston, IL | $23.7M | 43 | 62.3% |
| #9 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $23.7M | 28 | 56.0% |
| #10 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $23.5M | 68 | 53.1% |
| #11 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $21.8M | 29 | 65.9% |
| #12 | Andrew Boland | 222913 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Denver, CO | $21.7M | 36 | 55.4% |
| #13 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $21.0M | 46 | 79.3% |
| #14 | Sharbel Shamoon | 218880 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $20.9M | 43 | 76.8% |
| #15 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $20.3M | 43 | 86.0% |
| #16 | Samuel Sharp | 224518 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $20.3M | 39 | 35.1% |
| #17 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $19.0M | 23 | 25.6% |
| #18 | Daryn Peterson | 755958 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | St Charles, IL | $19.0M | 26 | 66.7% |
| #19 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $17.5M | 42 | 68.9% |
| #20 | Venu Cherukuri | 2425985 | VC MORTGAGE LLC | 2789876 | Aurora, IL | $17.2M | 41 | 80.4% |
| #21 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $17.1M | 42 | 77.8% |
| #22 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $17.0M | 33 | 67.3% |
| #23 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $16.9M | 39 | 76.5% |
| #24 | Anthony Lupescu | 224410 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Virtual, TN | $16.6M | 22 | 59.5% |
| #25 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $14.8M | 35 | 61.4% |
| #26 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $14.4M | 27 | 54.0% |
| #27 | Matthew Flaherty | 444994 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $14.2M | 21 | 65.6% |
| #28 | Joseph Burke | 251383 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $13.9M | 27 | 62.8% |
| #29 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $13.6M | 30 | 81.1% |
| #30 | Gaetano Grimaldi | 457560 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $13.4M | 20 | 60.6% |
| #31 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $12.9M | 38 | 74.5% |
| #32 | Spencer Brown | 139581 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $12.8M | 30 | 61.2% |
| #33 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $12.6M | 31 | 53.4% |
| #34 | James Webber | 1277615 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Oak Brook, IL | $12.6M | 27 | 81.8% |
| #35 | Daniel Gottstein | 396896 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $12.5M | 17 | 81.0% |
| #36 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.4M | 27 | 62.8% |
| #37 | Lori Rinaldi | 762284 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Chicago, IL | $12.2M | 15 | 65.2% |
| #38 | Jeffrey Steinberg | 810814 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Downers Grove, IL | $12.2M | 16 | 72.7% |
| #39 | Daniel Gjeldum | 686529 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Hinsdale, IL | $12.2M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #40 | DANIEL ROGERS | 131966 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Palos Park, IL | $12.1M | 29 | 47.5% |
| #41 | Daniel Gore | 223780 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $11.9M | 20 | 76.9% |
| #42 | DAS PALAKATH | 222629 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $11.8M | 30 | 69.8% |
| #43 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lombard, IL | $11.6M | 34 | 72.3% |
| #44 | Konda Gadi | 1285961 | TRI VALLEY HOME LOANS LLC | 2114972 | Aurora, IL | $11.6M | 27 | 77.1% |
| #45 | Leo Neidetcher | 584684 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Hinsdale, IL | $11.4M | 17 | 58.6% |
| #46 | Manish Shah | 1994538 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Grand Prairie, TX | $11.3M | 27 | 73.0% |
| #47 | Jeffrey Dulla | 207322 | United Home Loans, Inc. | 207546 | Western Springs, IL | $11.2M | 22 | 68.8% |
| #48 | Jon Goldman | 904027 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Chicago, IL | $11.0M | 15 | 60.0% |
| #49 | Joseph Rosen | 1814273 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Chicago, IL | $10.9M | 19 | 46.3% |
| #50 | john drivas | 227591 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | $10.9M | 14 | 60.9% |
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 October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-volume
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