Leading rookies in Illinois in 2026, 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 Tetyana Brown (HOME LENDING OF AMERICA, Inc, NMLS #2689503), Mackenzie Wienke (Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2730359), 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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tetyana Brown | 2689503 | HOME LENDING OF AMERICA, Inc | 391523 | Castle Rock, CO | $6.2M | 38 | $163K |
| #2 | Mackenzie Wienke | 2730359 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Champaign, IL | $2.1M | 15 | $139K |
| #2 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $3.6M | 15 | $241K |
| #4 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.9M | 9 | $215K |
| #4 | john hultberg | 408288 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Columbia, MD | $3.2M | 9 | $355K |
| #6 | Ryan Millinger | 2803894 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Edwards, IL | $1.7M | 8 | $214K |
| #7 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.8M | 7 | $256K |
| #7 | Stephanie Hall | 2792509 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $364K | 7 | $52K |
| #7 | Molly Jones | 2785816 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $1.5M | 7 | $214K |
| #7 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.7M | 7 | $244K |
| #7 | Andrew Kinney | 2804113 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $1.3M | 7 | $182K |
| #7 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.5M | 7 | $217K |
| #7 | Benjamin Duran Garcia | 2771584 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | $2.1M | 7 | $307K |
| #14 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $582K | 6 | $97K |
| #14 | Eric Grollman | 2786401 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.1M | 6 | $189K |
| #14 | Chelsea Pineda | 2825499 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $424K | 6 | $71K |
| #14 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $616K | 6 | $103K |
| #14 | Justin Rodriguez | 2459510 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $825K | 6 | $138K |
| #14 | Lee Garoutte | 360998 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $772K | 6 | $129K |
| #20 | Christopher DeRosa | 2795875 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $782K | 5 | $156K |
| #20 | Dezzeree Colton | 2796009 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $210K | 5 | $42K |
| #20 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.4M | 5 | $272K |
| #20 | Christopher Fusco | 2782148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $424K | 5 | $85K |
| #20 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.0M | 5 | $201K |
| #20 | Timothy Hixon | 2791931 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $1.9M | 5 | $373K |
| #20 | Diego Solis | 2821352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 5 | $201K |
| #20 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $2.7M | 5 | $547K |
| #20 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.5M | 5 | $305K |
| #29 | Jordan Wagner | 2817119 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.3M | 4 | $328K |
| #29 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $472K | 4 | $118K |
| #29 | Dimetrius Madden | 2149583 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $565K | 4 | $141K |
| #29 | Ajitesh Goyal | 2821329 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $558K | 4 | $140K |
| #29 | Jack Bowden | 2804061 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $942K | 4 | $236K |
| #29 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $704K | 4 | $176K |
| #29 | Tristan Breen | 2812017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $516K | 4 | $129K |
| #29 | Michael Diana | 2833123 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $323K | 4 | $81K |
| #29 | Joseph Trujillo | 2790428 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $250K | 4 | $63K |
| #29 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Pensacola, FL | $834K | 4 | $208K |
| #29 | Yeonghyeon Jo | 2821472 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $656K | 4 | $164K |
| #29 | Edward Weber | 41763 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $366K | 4 | $92K |
| #29 | Aaron Lynn | 2806834 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $323K | 4 | $81K |
| #29 | Tiffany Bloom | 2789419 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $198K | 4 | $50K |
| #29 | IDEEN GHAFFARI | 2711449 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chicago, IL | $1.1M | 4 | $283K |
| #29 | Roberto Pacheco | 2826827 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $901K | 4 | $225K |
| #29 | Kelly Pohl | 2831835 | INB, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 477621 | Peoria, IL | $413K | 4 | $103K |
| #29 | Mercedes Brown | 2736622 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Philadelphia, PA | $348K | 4 | $87K |
| #29 | Staci Peerenboom | 2812955 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $874K | 4 | $219K |
| #48 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $722K | 3 | $241K |
| #48 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $437K | 3 | $146K |
| #48 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $1.2M | 3 | $389K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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