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 July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Tetyana Brown (HOME LENDING OF AMERICA, Inc, NMLS #2689503), john hultberg (Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #408288), 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 | Denver, CO | $4.9M | 27 | $180K |
| #2 | john hultberg | 408288 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $3.0M | 8 | $372K |
| #2 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.2M | 8 | $280K |
| #4 | Benjamin Duran Garcia | 2771584 | NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE INC. | 2090506 | Berwyn, IL | $2.0M | 6 | $331K |
| #5 | Justin Rodriguez | 2459510 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $710K | 5 | $142K |
| #5 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.4M | 5 | $271K |
| #5 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $373K | 5 | $75K |
| #5 | Stephanie Hall | 2792509 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $227K | 5 | $45K |
| #5 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 5 | $223K |
| #5 | Mackenzie Wienke | 2730359 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Champaign, IL | $878K | 5 | $176K |
| #11 | Joseph Trujillo | 2790428 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $250K | 4 | $63K |
| #11 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.0M | 4 | $256K |
| #11 | Dezzeree Colton | 2796009 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $169K | 4 | $42K |
| #11 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $320K |
| #11 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Pensacola, FL | $834K | 4 | $208K |
| #16 | Aaron Lynn | 2806834 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $224K | 3 | $75K |
| #16 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $242K | 3 | $81K |
| #16 | Ryan Millinger | 2803894 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Edwards, IL | $598K | 3 | $199K |
| #16 | IDEEN GHAFFARI | 2711449 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chicago, IL | $870K | 3 | $290K |
| #16 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $644K | 3 | $215K |
| #16 | George Damm | 2802792 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $861K | 3 | $287K |
| #16 | Edward Weber | 41763 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $309K | 3 | $103K |
| #16 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 3 | $368K |
| #16 | Eric Grollman | 2786401 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $720K | 3 | $240K |
| #25 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $289K | 2 | $145K |
| #25 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $349K | 2 | $175K |
| #25 | Jordan Wagner | 2817119 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $902K | 2 | $451K |
| #25 | Gustavo Perez | 2821356 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $619K | 2 | $310K |
| #25 | Sebastian Wittliff | 2812013 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $366K | 2 | $183K |
| #25 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $812K | 2 | $406K |
| #25 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $881K | 2 | $441K |
| #25 | Iesha Muro | 2792660 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $170K | 2 | $85K |
| #25 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $580K | 2 | $290K |
| #25 | Josue Castillo Guzman | 2762686 | Global Equity Finance, Inc. | 13116 | San Diego, CA | $736K | 2 | $368K |
| #25 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $447K | 2 | $224K |
| #25 | Christopher DeRosa | 2795875 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $291K | 2 | $145K |
| #25 | Daniel Aguilar-Guerra | 2768762 | Global Equity Finance, Inc. | 13116 | San Diego, CA | $249K | 2 | $125K |
| #25 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $328K | 2 | $164K |
| #25 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $811K | 2 | $406K |
| #25 | Ryan Kutil | 2785810 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $167K | 2 | $83K |
| #25 | Cody Hess | 2802793 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $366K | 2 | $183K |
| #25 | Herbert Ramos | 2817468 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $518K | 2 | $259K |
| #25 | Edward Scott | 2804056 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $302K | 2 | $151K |
| #25 | Christian Perez | 2787808 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $103K | 2 | $52K |
| #25 | Trevor Otto | 2790502 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $739K | 2 | $370K |
| #25 | Joseph Amegadzie | 2786498 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cincinnati, OH | $514K | 2 | $257K |
| #25 | Tristan Breen | 2812017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $210K | 2 | $105K |
| #25 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $672K | 2 | $336K |
| #25 | Justin Genest | 2814372 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $282K | 2 | $141K |
| #25 | Sean Owen | 2818886 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Marlborough, MA | $217K | 2 | $108K |
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 July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-units
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