Leading rookies in Illinois in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Tetyana Brown (HOME LENDING OF AMERICA, Inc, NMLS #2689503), Daniel Denham (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2770436), and Ryan Millinger (Compeer Financial, ACA, NMLS #2803894).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tetyana Brown | 2689503 | HOME LENDING OF AMERICA, Inc | 391523 | Castle Rock, CO | $9.0M | 47 | $191K |
| #2 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $4.5M | 19 | $238K |
| #3 | Ryan Millinger | 2803894 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Edwards, IL | $4.1M | 13 | $315K |
| #4 | John Hultberg | 408288 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Downers Grove, IL | $3.4M | 10 | $339K |
| #5 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $2.7M | 5 | $547K |
| #6 | Mackenzie Wienke | 2730359 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Champaign, IL | $2.4M | 19 | $127K |
| #7 | Michael Brandt | 2838442 | Security Bank, S.B. | 416191 | Springfield, IL | $2.3M | 7 | $325K |
| #8 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.2M | 10 | $221K |
| #9 | Nicole Tindall | 2755131 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $2.2M | 4 | $550K |
| #10 | ANDRII VOVK | 2786775 | Smart Rate Lending, LLC | 2557750 | Northbrook, IL | $2.2M | 7 | $312K |
| #11 | IDEEN GHAFFARI | 2711449 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chicago, IL | $2.2M | 7 | $308K |
| #12 | Benjamin Duran Garcia | 2771584 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | $2.1M | 7 | $307K |
| #13 | Timothy Hixon | 2791931 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $2.1M | 6 | $349K |
| #14 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $2.0M | 9 | $222K |
| #15 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.0M | 6 | $329K |
| #16 | Jessica Dye | 2803052 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $1.9M | 4 | $478K |
| #17 | Christine Boyd | 2587242 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.9M | 2 | $949K |
| #18 | Diego Solis | 2821352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.8M | 8 | $230K |
| #19 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.8M | 7 | $256K |
| #20 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.7M | 6 | $289K |
| #21 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.7M | 7 | $244K |
| #22 | Brandon Barney | 2810870 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Bloomington, IL | $1.7M | 2 | $833K |
| #23 | Andrew Kinney | 2804113 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $1.6M | 11 | $147K |
| #24 | Yevgeniya Loy | 2799309 | iBanc Mortgage Services LLC | 1267690 | Park Ridge, IL | $1.5M | 2 | $770K |
| #25 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $1.5M | 10 | $153K |
| #26 | Molly Jones | 2785816 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $1.5M | 7 | $214K |
| #27 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.5M | 6 | $250K |
| #28 | Roy Chase | 2815709 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | — | $1.4M | 4 | $359K |
| #29 | Seth Bailey | 2824690 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $1.4M | 10 | $140K |
| #30 | Hailee Ramirez | 2519695 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $1.4M | 3 | $456K |
| #31 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.4M | 5 | $272K |
| #32 | Jordan Wagner | 2817119 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.3M | 4 | $328K |
| #33 | David Smith | 2216242 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Chicago, IL | $1.3M | 4 | $315K |
| #34 | Gustavo Perez | 2821356 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.2M | 5 | $244K |
| #35 | Dounya Hamdan | 2784759 | ILoan LLC | 1947845 | Westmont, IL | $1.2M | 3 | $399K |
| #36 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.2M | 4 | $295K |
| #37 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $1.2M | 3 | $389K |
| #38 | Matthew Warnecke | 2800857 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.2M | 3 | $387K |
| #39 | Kelly Pohl | 2831835 | INB, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 477621 | Peoria, IL | $1.1M | 8 | $143K |
| #40 | Roberto Pacheco | 2826827 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $1.1M | 6 | $190K |
| #41 | Allison Williams | 2148059 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $1.1M | 3 | $379K |
| #42 | Eric Grollman | 2786401 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.1M | 6 | $189K |
| #43 | Abayomi Olatoye-Peters | 2737978 | DIMENSION MORTGAGE CORP. | 803635 | Wilmette, IL | $1.1M | 3 | $375K |
| #44 | Kurstin Garcia | 2812959 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $1.1M | 7 | $155K |
| #45 | Lee Garoutte | 360998 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.1M | 8 | $135K |
| #46 | John Ward | 2774232 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naperville, IL | $1.1M | 4 | $264K |
| #47 | Tish Evans | 2785815 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $1.1M | 3 | $351K |
| #48 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 8 | $130K |
| #49 | Oliver Garrett | 1466087 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Warrenville, IL | $1.0M | 3 | $346K |
| #50 | Sheenu Sawhney | 2670294 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $1.0M | 1 | $1.0M |
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 Volume — Illinois. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-volume
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