Leading rookies in Illinois in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Tetyana Brown (HOME LENDING OF AMERICA, Inc, NMLS #2689503), Mackenzie Wienke (Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2730359), and Daniel Denham (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2770436).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tetyana Brown | 2689503 | HOME LENDING OF AMERICA, Inc | 391523 | Castle Rock, CO | $5.5M | 33 | $168K |
| #2 | Mackenzie Wienke | 2730359 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Champaign, IL | $2.1M | 15 | $139K |
| #2 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $3.6M | 15 | $241K |
| #4 | john hultberg | 408288 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Columbia, MD | $3.2M | 9 | $355K |
| #5 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.5M | 7 | $217K |
| #5 | Benjamin Duran Garcia | 2771584 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | $2.1M | 7 | $307K |
| #5 | Ryan Millinger | 2803894 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Edwards, IL | $1.4M | 7 | $196K |
| #5 | Molly Jones | 2785816 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $1.5M | 7 | $214K |
| #5 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.8M | 7 | $256K |
| #5 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.7M | 7 | $244K |
| #5 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.6M | 7 | $229K |
| #12 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $616K | 6 | $103K |
| #12 | Stephanie Hall | 2792509 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $340K | 6 | $57K |
| #12 | Eric Grollman | 2786401 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.1M | 6 | $189K |
| #12 | Lee Garoutte | 360998 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $772K | 6 | $129K |
| #12 | Justin Rodriguez | 2459510 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $825K | 6 | $138K |
| #12 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $582K | 6 | $97K |
| #12 | Andrew Kinney | 2804113 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $1.1M | 6 | $191K |
| #19 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $2.7M | 5 | $547K |
| #19 | Christopher DeRosa | 2795875 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $782K | 5 | $156K |
| #19 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.5M | 5 | $305K |
| #19 | Dezzeree Colton | 2796009 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $210K | 5 | $42K |
| #19 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.4M | 5 | $272K |
| #19 | Diego Solis | 2821352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 5 | $201K |
| #25 | Chelsea Pineda | 2825499 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $274K | 4 | $69K |
| #25 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $924K | 4 | $231K |
| #25 | Aaron Lynn | 2806834 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $323K | 4 | $81K |
| #25 | IDEEN GHAFFARI | 2711449 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chicago, IL | $1.1M | 4 | $283K |
| #25 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $472K | 4 | $118K |
| #25 | Staci Peerenboom | 2812955 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $874K | 4 | $219K |
| #25 | Joseph Trujillo | 2790428 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $250K | 4 | $63K |
| #25 | Mercedes Brown | 2736622 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Philadelphia, PA | $348K | 4 | $87K |
| #25 | Jordan Wagner | 2817119 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.3M | 4 | $328K |
| #25 | Jack Bowden | 2804061 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $942K | 4 | $236K |
| #25 | Christopher Fusco | 2782148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $359K | 4 | $90K |
| #25 | Tristan Breen | 2812017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $516K | 4 | $129K |
| #25 | Edward Weber | 41763 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $366K | 4 | $92K |
| #25 | Tiffany Bloom | 2789419 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $198K | 4 | $50K |
| #25 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Pensacola, FL | $834K | 4 | $208K |
| #40 | Timothy Hixon | 2791931 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $1.3M | 3 | $444K |
| #40 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $855K | 3 | $285K |
| #40 | George Damm | 2802792 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $861K | 3 | $287K |
| #40 | Justin Genest | 2814372 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $402K | 3 | $134K |
| #40 | Hailee Ramirez | 2519695 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $1.4M | 3 | $456K |
| #40 | Kelly Pohl | 2831835 | INB, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 477621 | Peoria, IL | $379K | 3 | $126K |
| #40 | Dimetrius Madden | 2149583 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $375K | 3 | $125K |
| #40 | Matthew Webber | 2811868 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $183K | 3 | $61K |
| #40 | Joseph Amegadzie | 2786498 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cincinnati, OH | $719K | 3 | $240K |
| #40 | Ghaith Itbi | 2824726 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $329K | 3 | $110K |
| #40 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $524K | 3 | $175K |
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. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — Illinois. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-units
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