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 August 27, 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 | 80 | $70K |
| #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 | Spencer Patton | 2584231 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $2.6M | 16 | $161K |
| #6 | Claudia De La Sierra | 2658854 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $8.8M | 16 | $547K |
| #8 | William Faulkner | 2703720 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $6.0M | 15 | $398K |
| #8 | Emma Cady | 2685301 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.4M | 15 | $491K |
| #10 | Marta Kryvko | 2703327 | Selfreliance Federal Credit Union | 537122 | Chicago, IL | $4.1M | 14 | $292K |
| #10 | Stephanie Viramontes | 2526962 | KeySmart Mortgage, Co. | 1833870 | Berwyn, IL | $4.4M | 14 | $312K |
| #10 | Jaelin Brown | 2720523 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | $1.9M | 14 | $137K |
| #13 | Weston Parrish | 2667221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.1M | 13 | $163K |
| #13 | Dominika Turski | 2284928 | COMPASS LENDING, INC. | 2379519 | Park Ridge, IL | $4.5M | 13 | $345K |
| #13 | Alan Johnson | 2710593 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.7M | 13 | $287K |
| #13 | Daniel Smith | 2711567 | STREATOR ONIZED CREDIT UNION | 421974 | — | $1.2M | 13 | $93K |
| #17 | Derek Rathbun | 2677265 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | — | $5.2M | 12 | $432K |
| #17 | Steven Macias-Luna | 2662203 | Fay Servicing, LLC | 88244 | — | $955K | 12 | $80K |
| #17 | Giemona Ward | 2686598 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.4M | 12 | $198K |
| #17 | Benjamin Wild | 273113 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Rock Island, IL | $2.3M | 12 | $188K |
| #21 | GARY CECIL | 2723441 | Land of Lincoln Credit Union | 412587 | Decatur, IL | $1.4M | 11 | $130K |
| #21 | Madan Ramineni | 2724790 | The Hill Mortgage Company | 2004973 | Aurora, IL | $3.9M | 11 | $351K |
| #21 | Lesli Carter | 1836629 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $3.3M | 11 | $300K |
| #24 | Thomas Cush | 307651 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $2.2M | 9 | $248K |
| #24 | Kimberly Baggins | 2718534 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $3.2M | 9 | $352K |
| #24 | Robert Watford | 2691432 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $2.5M | 9 | $279K |
| #24 | Jennifer Harder | 2717331 | Midland States Bank | 411141 | Bourbonnais, IL | $1.1M | 9 | $118K |
| #28 | Zachary Nixon | 2674597 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $1.7M | 8 | $213K |
| #28 | Audra Collins | 2740723 | Dieterich Bank | 408244 | Effingham, IL | $2.1M | 8 | $267K |
| #28 | Camryn Soria | 2682541 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $2.8M | 8 | $347K |
| #31 | Jaylen Reed White | 2412665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.7M | 7 | $248K |
| #31 | Hannah Kelley | 2732189 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $1.9M | 7 | $266K |
| #31 | Christianne Murrens | 2458963 | Mortgage Professional, Inc. | 2458879 | Libertyville, IL | $2.1M | 7 | $296K |
| #31 | Sourov Datta | 2296547 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.4M | 7 | $204K |
| #31 | Kevin Fannin | 2688241 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | Indianapolis, IN | $510K | 7 | $73K |
| #31 | Barry Roffman | 26846 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $952K | 7 | $136K |
| #31 | Matthew Santos | 2699832 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.9M | 7 | $266K |
| #31 | issac khwaja | 2685131 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $1.8M | 7 | $261K |
| #31 | Gregory Metcalf | 997312 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | — | $1.4M | 7 | $201K |
| #31 | Jazzlyn Finch | 2682515 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $1.5M | 7 | $212K |
| #31 | Ibraheem Samona | 2690686 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.0M | 7 | $292K |
| #31 | Bonita Chatfield | 2718535 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | $2.2M | 7 | $309K |
| #43 | Andre Gill | 2681333 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.2M | 6 | $197K |
| #43 | Cambria Schwartz | 2662188 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.2M | 6 | $195K |
| #43 | Dragana Vasiljevic | 2644538 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Northbrook, IL | $1.6M | 6 | $273K |
| #43 | Taylor Coric | 2727725 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $966K | 6 | $161K |
| #43 | Tiffany Avelar Orozco | 2682499 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $480K | 6 | $80K |
| #43 | Mohamad Baidoun | 2717524 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.6M | 6 | $438K |
| #43 | Blaine Zarnick | 2688374 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $546K | 6 | $91K |
| #43 | Luis Rentas Arroyo | 2674601 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.7M | 6 | $282K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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