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 July 13, 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 | 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 | Champaign, IL | $2.6M | 16 | $161K |
| #9 | William Faulkner | 2703720 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $6.0M | 15 | $398K |
| #10 | Stephanie Viramontes | 2526962 | KeySmart Mortgage, Co. | 1833870 | Berwyn, IL | $4.4M | 14 | $312K |
| #10 | Marta Kryvko | 2703327 | Selfreliance Federal Credit Union | 537122 | Chicago, IL | $4.1M | 14 | $292K |
| #10 | Jaelin Brown | 2720523 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | $1.9M | 14 | $137K |
| #13 | Daniel Smith | 2711567 | STREATOR ONIZED CREDIT UNION | 421974 | — | $1.2M | 13 | $93K |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 | GARY CECIL | 2723441 | Land of Lincoln Credit Union | 412587 | Decatur, IL | $1.4M | 11 | $130K |
| #21 | Lesli Carter | 1836629 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $3.3M | 11 | $300K |
| #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 | Kimberly Baggins | 2718534 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $3.2M | 9 | $352K |
| #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 | Barry Roffman | 26846 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $952K | 7 | $136K |
| #31 | Jaylen Reed White | 2412665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.7M | 7 | $248K |
| #31 | Bonita Chatfield | 2718535 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | $2.2M | 7 | $309K |
| #31 | Ibraheem Samona | 2690686 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.0M | 7 | $292K |
| #31 | Gregory Metcalf | 997312 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Independence, OH | $1.4M | 7 | $201K |
| #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 | Jazzlyn Finch | 2682515 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $1.5M | 7 | $212K |
| #31 | Hannah Kelley | 2732189 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $1.9M | 7 | $266K |
| #31 | issac khwaja | 2685131 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $1.8M | 7 | $261K |
| #31 | Matthew Santos | 2699832 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.9M | 7 | $266K |
| #31 | Christianne Murrens | 2458963 | Mortgage Professional, Inc. | 2458879 | Libertyville, IL | $2.1M | 7 | $296K |
| #43 | Christopher Brown | 308421 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $729K | 6 | $121K |
| #43 | Mohamad Baidoun | 2717524 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.6M | 6 | $438K |
| #43 | Ethan Hazlerig | 2734673 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $976K | 6 | $163K |
| #43 | Conner Denton | 2682511 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $564K | 6 | $94K |
| #43 | Luis Rentas Arroyo | 2674601 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.7M | 6 | $282K |
| #43 | Monte White | 2699836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $782K | 6 | $130K |
| #43 | Justin Mercer | 2662230 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $484K | 6 | $81K |
| #43 | Cambria Schwartz | 2662188 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.2M | 6 | $195K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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