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 October 11, 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 | Cassandra Solarte | 2561072 | EMERALD MORTGAGE CORP. | 155736 | Fox River Grove, IL | $4.5M | 17 | $265K |
| #4 | Stephanie Ankrom | 2729593 | Scott Credit Union | 415767 | Collinsville, IL | $2.6M | 17 | $151K |
| #6 | Emma Cady | 2685301 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.9M | 16 | $495K |
| #6 | Claudia De La Sierra | 2658854 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $8.8M | 16 | $547K |
| #6 | Spencer Patton | 2584231 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $2.6M | 16 | $161K |
| #9 | 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 |
| #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 |
| #13 | Weston Parrish | 2667221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.1M | 13 | $163K |
| #13 | Alan Johnson | 2710593 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $3.7M | 13 | $287K |
| #13 | Dominika Turski | 2284928 | COMPASS LENDING, INC. | 2379519 | Park Ridge, IL | $4.5M | 13 | $345K |
| #13 | Daniel Smith | 2711567 | STREATOR ONIZED CREDIT UNION | 421974 | — | $1.2M | 13 | $93K |
| #17 | Benjamin Wild | 273113 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Rock Island, IL | $2.3M | 12 | $188K |
| #17 | Giemona Ward | 2686598 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.4M | 12 | $198K |
| #17 | Derek Rathbun | 2677265 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | — | $5.2M | 12 | $432K |
| #17 | Steven Macias-Luna | 2662203 | Fay Servicing, LLC | 88244 | — | $955K | 12 | $80K |
| #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 |
| #21 | GARY CECIL | 2723441 | Land of Lincoln Credit Union | 412587 | Decatur, IL | $1.4M | 11 | $130K |
| #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 | Thomas Cush | 307651 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $2.2M | 9 | $248K |
| #24 | Jennifer Harder | 2717331 | Midland States Bank | 411141 | Bourbonnais, IL | $1.1M | 9 | $118K |
| #28 | Audra Collins | 2740723 | Dieterich Bank | 408244 | Effingham, IL | $2.1M | 8 | $267K |
| #28 | Zachary Nixon | 2674597 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $1.7M | 8 | $213K |
| #28 | Camryn Soria | 2682541 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $2.8M | 8 | $347K |
| #31 | Hannah Kelley | 2732189 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $1.9M | 7 | $266K |
| #31 | Bonita Chatfield | 2718535 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | $2.2M | 7 | $309K |
| #31 | Jazzlyn Finch | 2682515 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $1.5M | 7 | $212K |
| #31 | Issac Khwaja | 2685131 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $1.8M | 7 | $261K |
| #31 | Sourov Datta | 2296547 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.4M | 7 | $204K |
| #31 | Barry Roffman | 26846 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $952K | 7 | $136K |
| #31 | Christianne Murrens | 2458963 | Mortgage Professional, Inc. | 2458879 | Libertyville, IL | $2.1M | 7 | $296K |
| #31 | Gregory Metcalf | 997312 | Green Lending LLC | 2598612 | — | $1.4M | 7 | $201K |
| #31 | Kevin Fannin | 2688241 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | Indianapolis, IN | $510K | 7 | $73K |
| #31 | Matthew Santos | 2699832 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.9M | 7 | $266K |
| #31 | Ibraheem Samona | 2690686 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.0M | 7 | $292K |
| #31 | Jaylen Reed White | 2412665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.7M | 7 | $248K |
| #43 | Ethan Hazlerig | 2734673 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $976K | 6 | $163K |
| #43 | Mohamad Baidoun | 2717524 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.6M | 6 | $438K |
| #43 | Melvin Brown | 2716436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.2M | 6 | $192K |
| #43 | Luis Rentas Arroyo | 2674601 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.7M | 6 | $282K |
| #43 | Randy Korkis | 2690546 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $707K | 6 | $118K |
| #43 | Daniel Schupke | 2723613 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $721K | 6 | $120K |
| #43 | Christie Augustin | 2559866 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $847K | 6 | $141K |
| #43 | Taylor Coric | 2727725 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $966K | 6 | $161K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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