Retention champions in Illinois in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 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 | $31.5M | 61 | 74.4% |
| #2 | Ashok Lakshmanan | 238977 | Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc | 237990 | Naperville, IL | $27.7M | 65 | 67.7% |
| #3 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $27.3M | 40 | 70.2% |
| #4 | Joel Schaub | 224512 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naples, FL | $26.4M | 45 | 57.0% |
| #5 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $24.8M | 28 | 84.8% |
| #6 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $22.0M | 28 | 50.9% |
| #7 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $19.6M | 26 | 74.3% |
| #8 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $18.8M | 42 | 82.4% |
| #9 | Michael Nielsen | 223614 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $17.9M | 21 | 60.0% |
| #10 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $17.5M | 50 | 49.5% |
| #11 | Beth Lewis | 219774 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Evanston, IL | $17.5M | 36 | 72.0% |
| #12 | Samuel Sharp | 224518 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $16.6M | 34 | 38.2% |
| #13 | Daryn Peterson | 755958 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | St Charles, IL | $15.9M | 21 | 80.8% |
| #14 | Sharbel Shamoon | 218880 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $15.5M | 33 | 82.5% |
| #15 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $15.5M | 38 | 82.6% |
| #16 | Andrew Boland | 222913 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Denver, CO | $15.3M | 26 | 63.4% |
| #17 | Or Gera | 1269459 | RealFi Solutions, LLC | 2478197 | Chicago, IL | $15.1M | 32 | 84.2% |
| #18 | Luke Wojtasik | 363847 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $14.3M | 27 | 69.2% |
| #19 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $14.2M | 34 | 77.3% |
| #20 | Anthony Lupescu | 224410 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Virtual, TN | $13.7M | 18 | 81.8% |
| #21 | Gaetano Grimaldi | 457560 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $13.4M | 20 | 90.9% |
| #22 | Bradley Boden | 221841 | Select Lending Services LLC | 2027853 | Chicago, IL | $13.0M | 24 | 60.0% |
| #23 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $13.0M | 33 | 82.5% |
| #24 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.6M | 27 | 65.9% |
| #25 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $12.3M | 17 | 25.0% |
| #26 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $12.1M | 27 | 79.4% |
| #27 | Venu Cherukuri | 2425985 | VC MORTGAGE LLC | 2789876 | Aurora, IL | $11.9M | 28 | 75.7% |
| #28 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $11.9M | 33 | 84.6% |
| #29 | Daniel Gjeldum | 686529 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Hinsdale, IL | $11.7M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #30 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $11.6M | 26 | 83.9% |
| #31 | DANIEL ROGERS | 131966 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Palos Park, IL | $11.4M | 27 | 60.0% |
| #32 | James Webber | 1277615 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Oak Brook, IL | $10.7M | 22 | 91.7% |
| #33 | DAS PALAKATH | 222629 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $10.7M | 26 | 78.8% |
| #34 | Leo Neidetcher | 584684 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | La Grange, IL | $10.5M | 16 | 64.0% |
| #35 | Nicholas Dokken | 1382274 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Coral Springs, FL | $10.4M | 17 | 65.4% |
| #36 | Matthew Flaherty | 444994 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $10.4M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #37 | Joseph Burke | 251383 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $10.1M | 21 | 80.8% |
| #38 | Matthew Rosen | 218323 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Downers Grove, IL | $10.1M | 20 | 62.5% |
| #39 | Daniel Gottstein | 396896 | Waterman Bank | 414704 | Chicago, IL | $10.0M | 15 | 88.2% |
| #40 | Daniel Gore | 223780 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $9.7M | 17 | 85.0% |
| #41 | Jeffrey Steinberg | 810814 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Downers Grove, IL | $9.6M | 13 | 81.3% |
| #42 | Jeffrey Dulla | 207322 | United Home Loans, Inc. | 207546 | Western Springs, IL | $9.4M | 18 | 72.0% |
| #43 | Daniel Delgado | 192800 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naperville, IL | $9.4M | 20 | 42.6% |
| #44 | Joshua Jones | 588201 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Park Ridge, IL | $9.3M | 23 | 67.6% |
| #45 | Daniel Chookaszian | 227832 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Wilmette, IL | $9.1M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #46 | Edward Currie | 523638 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $8.9M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #47 | Spencer Brown | 139581 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $8.8M | 22 | 64.7% |
| #48 | john drivas | 227591 | Michigan State University Federal Credit Union | 405297 | East Lansing, MI | $8.8M | 13 | 72.2% |
| #49 | Christopher Hoss | 933997 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Charles, IL | $8.8M | 25 | 75.8% |
| #50 | Leslie Struthers | 205800 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $8.8M | 7 | 58.3% |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-volume/2026
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