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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Tetyana Brown (HOME LENDING OF AMERICA, Inc, NMLS #2689503), Daniel Denham (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2770436), and john hultberg (Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated, NMLS #408288).
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 | Denver, CO | $4.9M | 27 | $180K |
| #2 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.7M | 10 | $266K |
| #3 | john hultberg | 408288 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $3.0M | 8 | $372K |
| #4 | Benjamin Duran Garcia | 2771584 | NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE INC. | 2090506 | Berwyn, IL | $2.0M | 6 | $331K |
| #5 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 5 | $223K |
| #5 | Stephanie Hall | 2792509 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $227K | 5 | $45K |
| #5 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $373K | 5 | $75K |
| #5 | Justin Rodriguez | 2459510 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $710K | 5 | $142K |
| #5 | Mackenzie Wienke | 2730359 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Champaign, IL | $878K | 5 | $176K |
| #5 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.4M | 5 | $271K |
| #11 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $287K | 4 | $72K |
| #11 | Dezzeree Colton | 2796009 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $169K | 4 | $42K |
| #11 | Joseph Trujillo | 2790428 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $250K | 4 | $63K |
| #11 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Pensacola, FL | $834K | 4 | $208K |
| #11 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.3M | 4 | $320K |
| #11 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.0M | 4 | $256K |
| #17 | IDEEN GHAFFARI | 2711449 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chicago, IL | $870K | 3 | $290K |
| #17 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $722K | 3 | $241K |
| #17 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $804K | 3 | $268K |
| #17 | Jack Bowden | 2804061 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $683K | 3 | $228K |
| #17 | Eric Grollman | 2786401 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $720K | 3 | $240K |
| #17 | Aaron Lynn | 2806834 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $224K | 3 | $75K |
| #17 | George Damm | 2802792 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $861K | 3 | $287K |
| #17 | Christopher DeRosa | 2795875 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $363K | 3 | $121K |
| #17 | Edward Weber | 41763 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $309K | 3 | $103K |
| #17 | Ryan Millinger | 2803894 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Edwards, IL | $598K | 3 | $199K |
| #17 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $644K | 3 | $215K |
| #17 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 3 | $368K |
| #29 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $580K | 2 | $290K |
| #29 | Cody Hess | 2802793 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $366K | 2 | $183K |
| #29 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $881K | 2 | $441K |
| #29 | Edward Scott | 2804056 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $302K | 2 | $151K |
| #29 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $504K | 2 | $252K |
| #29 | Taylor Bills | 2785218 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $302K | 2 | $151K |
| #29 | Christopher Fusco | 2782148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $194K | 2 | $97K |
| #29 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $289K | 2 | $145K |
| #29 | Margaryta Bugaienko | 2802818 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $523K | 2 | $262K |
| #29 | Brandon Barney | 2810870 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Bloomington, IL | $1.7M | 2 | $833K |
| #29 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $812K | 2 | $406K |
| #29 | Gustavo Perez | 2821356 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $619K | 2 | $310K |
| #29 | Jacob Naylor | 2786989 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $589K | 2 | $294K |
| #29 | Molly Jones | 2785816 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $469K | 2 | $235K |
| #29 | Herbert Ramos | 2817468 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $518K | 2 | $259K |
| #29 | Trevor Otto | 2790502 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $739K | 2 | $370K |
| #29 | Justin Genest | 2814372 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $282K | 2 | $141K |
| #29 | Josue Castillo Guzman | 2762686 | Global Equity Finance, Inc. | 13116 | San Diego, CA | $736K | 2 | $368K |
| #29 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $811K | 2 | $406K |
| #29 | Hailee Ramirez | 2519695 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $1.1M | 2 | $530K |
| #29 | Yeonghyeon Jo | 2821472 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $430K | 2 | $215K |
| #29 | Christian Perez | 2787808 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $103K | 2 | $52K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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