Leading rookies in Illinois in 2025, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Mercedes Gutierrez (Credit Union 1, NMLS #2706394), Carmen Katalinic (Old Second National Bank, NMLS #2715840), and Malani Smithenry (Compeer Financial, ACA, NMLS #2682074).
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 | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mercedes Gutierrez | 2706394 | Credit Union 1 | 384759 | Lombard, IL | $5.6M | 79 | $71K |
| #2 | Carmen Katalinic | 2715840 | Old Second National Bank | 406097 | Chicago, IL | $6.4M | 41 | $157K |
| #3 | Malani Smithenry | 2682074 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Bloomington, IL | $4.6M | 20 | $230K |
| #4 | Stephanie Ankrom | 2729593 | Scott Credit Union | 415767 | Collinsville, IL | $2.6M | 17 | $151K |
| #4 | Cassandra Solarte | 2561072 | EMERALD MORTGAGE CORP. | 155736 | Fox River Grove, IL | $4.5M | 17 | $265K |
| #6 | Emma Cady | 2685301 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.9M | 16 | $495K |
| #7 | Spencer Patton | 2584231 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $2.3M | 15 | $153K |
| #7 | Claudia De La Sierra | 2658854 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $8.3M | 15 | $556K |
| #7 | William Faulkner | 2703720 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $6.0M | 15 | $398K |
| #10 | Jaelin Brown | 2720523 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | $1.9M | 14 | $137K |
| #11 | Alan Johnson | 2710593 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Moorpark, CA | $3.7M | 13 | $287K |
| #11 | Stephanie Viramontes | 2526962 | KeySmart Mortgage, Co. | 1833870 | Berwyn, IL | $4.1M | 13 | $316K |
| #11 | Daniel Smith | 2711567 | STREATOR ONIZED CREDIT UNION | 421974 | Morris, IL | $1.2M | 13 | $93K |
| #11 | Marta Kryvko | 2703327 | Selfreliance Federal Credit Union | 537122 | Chicago, IL | $3.7M | 13 | $284K |
| #11 | Weston Parrish | 2667221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.1M | 13 | $163K |
| #16 | Benjamin Wild | 273113 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Rock Island, IL | $2.3M | 12 | $188K |
| #16 | Derek Rathbun | 2677265 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | — | $5.2M | 12 | $432K |
| #16 | Steven Macias-Luna | 2662203 | Fay Servicing, LLC | 88244 | — | $955K | 12 | $80K |
| #16 | Dominika Turski | 2284928 | COMPASS LENDING, INC. | 2379519 | Park Ridge, IL | $4.2M | 12 | $351K |
| #20 | GARY CECIL | 2723441 | Land of Lincoln Credit Union | 412587 | Decatur, IL | $1.4M | 11 | $130K |
| #20 | Madan Ramineni | 2724790 | The Hill Mortgage Company | 2004973 | Aurora, IL | $3.9M | 11 | $351K |
| #20 | Giemona Ward | 2686598 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.3M | 11 | $205K |
| #23 | Thomas Cush | 307651 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $2.2M | 9 | $248K |
| #23 | Robert Watford | 2691432 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $2.5M | 9 | $279K |
| #23 | Kimberly Baggins | 2718534 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $3.2M | 9 | $352K |
| #23 | Lesli Carter | 1836629 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $2.6M | 9 | $292K |
| #23 | Jennifer Harder | 2717331 | Midland States Bank | 411141 | Bourbonnais, IL | $1.1M | 9 | $118K |
| #28 | Camryn Soria | 2682541 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $2.8M | 8 | $347K |
| #28 | Zachary Nixon | 2674597 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $1.7M | 8 | $213K |
| #30 | Jazzlyn Finch | 2682515 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $1.5M | 7 | $212K |
| #30 | Audra Collins | 2740723 | Dieterich Bank | 408244 | Effingham, IL | $2.0M | 7 | $282K |
| #30 | Barry Roffman | 26846 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $952K | 7 | $136K |
| #30 | Kevin Fannin | 2688241 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | Indianapolis, IN | $510K | 7 | $73K |
| #30 | Matthew Santos | 2699832 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.9M | 7 | $266K |
| #30 | Bonita Chatfield | 2718535 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | $2.2M | 7 | $309K |
| #30 | Sourov Datta | 2296547 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.4M | 7 | $204K |
| #30 | Gregory Metcalf | 997312 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Independence, OH | $1.4M | 7 | $201K |
| #30 | issac khwaja | 2685131 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $1.8M | 7 | $261K |
| #30 | Jaylen Reed White | 2412665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.7M | 7 | $248K |
| #30 | Ibraheem Samona | 2690686 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.0M | 7 | $292K |
| #41 | Cambria Schwartz | 2662188 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.2M | 6 | $195K |
| #41 | Andre Gill | 2681333 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.2M | 6 | $197K |
| #41 | Taylor Coric | 2727725 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $966K | 6 | $161K |
| #41 | Justin Mercer | 2662230 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $484K | 6 | $81K |
| #41 | Monte White | 2699836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $782K | 6 | $130K |
| #41 | Conner Denton | 2682511 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $564K | 6 | $94K |
| #41 | Ethan Hazlerig | 2734673 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $976K | 6 | $163K |
| #41 | Hannah Kelley | 2732189 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $1.5M | 6 | $243K |
| #41 | Daniel Schupke | 2723613 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $721K | 6 | $120K |
| #41 | Rosmery Sarduy Escalona | 2713898 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $435K | 6 | $73K |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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