Leading rookies in Illinois in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include APEXA PATEL (INFINITY FINANCING SOLUTIONS INC., NMLS #2490006), Devin Riss (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #1654314), and Scott Biggs (Pulte Mortgage LLC, NMLS #2580131).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | APEXA PATEL | 2490006 | INFINITY FINANCING SOLUTIONS INC. | 2490029 | Schaumburg, IL | $32.2M | 104 | $310K |
| #2 | Devin Riss | 1654314 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $7.7M | 16 | $483K |
| #3 | Scott Biggs | 2580131 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $5.4M | 12 | $449K |
| #4 | Ameer Aboalnadie | 2554517 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Villa Park, IL | $4.0M | 12 | $332K |
| #5 | Jeffrey Berger | 1217640 | Framework Mortgage, LLC | 1211416 | — | $3.6M | 10 | $364K |
| #6 | Hugo Ruiz | 217987 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Westchester, IL | $3.2M | 13 | $244K |
| #7 | Sviatoslav Bukriy | 2587434 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | $2.8M | 8 | $346K |
| #8 | Meliza Angiano | 2556936 | One Republic, Inc. | 258913 | Arlington Heights, IL | $2.8M | 9 | $307K |
| #9 | Andre Kizy | 2399537 | Mortgage One Funding LLC | 2261660 | Clawson, MI | $2.5M | 8 | $308K |
| #10 | Matthew Messel | 2608715 | Brighton Bank | 892951 | — | $2.3M | 5 | $463K |
| #11 | William Stanwick | 2609359 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.2M | 9 | $242K |
| #12 | Alaa Alhasanat | 2559844 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | — | $2.1M | 7 | $304K |
| #13 | Nikhil cyriac | 2118046 | SIMPLY FINANCIAL INC | 1634411 | Chicago, IL | $1.9M | 7 | $272K |
| #14 | Dawn Compton | 1357216 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.9M | 8 | $233K |
| #15 | Esther Zamudio | 2600531 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | — | $1.8M | 6 | $300K |
| #16 | Timothy Graves | 2598437 | Streator Home Savings Bank | 421604 | Streator, IL | $1.8M | 25 | $71K |
| #17 | Phillip Raso | 2554878 | INB, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 477621 | Peoria, IL | $1.7M | 6 | $288K |
| #18 | Andrew Phalen | 2354018 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $1.7M | 4 | $427K |
| #19 | Douglas Roche | 2583200 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.7M | 5 | $336K |
| #20 | Christopher Johnson | 2259531 | OnTime Mortgage Inc. | 1846554 | Willowbrook, IL | $1.6M | 3 | $548K |
| #21 | Cody Salter | 2566867 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Lombard, IL | $1.6M | 5 | $329K |
| #22 | Susan Thom | 2547874 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Chesterfield, MO | $1.6M | 3 | $525K |
| #23 | Austin Lea | 2217698 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Cincinnati, OH | $1.5M | 4 | $387K |
| #24 | William Kroeker | 2623451 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.5M | 4 | $383K |
| #25 | SIVA KUMAR KANDIGATLA | 2469720 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | $1.5M | 3 | $501K |
| #26 | Jasmine Edmison | 2573119 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.5M | 17 | $88K |
| #27 | Eric Hollis | 2591713 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $1.5M | 8 | $186K |
| #28 | Jessica Herrera | 2481109 | Prime Rate Lending Group Inc | 1341261 | Chicago, IL | $1.5M | 8 | $183K |
| #29 | Damein Dade | 2558950 | Direct Mortgage Investors, Inc. | 1559635 | Palm Beach, FL | $1.5M | 5 | $292K |
| #30 | Tyler Kamprath | 2556018 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.5M | 5 | $292K |
| #31 | Luis Castro | 2553971 | Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC | 376205 | Saint Augustine, FL | $1.5M | 5 | $292K |
| #32 | Cindy Bengtson | 2573118 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $1.4M | 11 | $130K |
| #33 | Jace Matkin | 2543748 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.4M | 5 | $275K |
| #34 | Ashley Gray | 2555776 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.3M | 5 | $254K |
| #35 | Shiva Tuli | 2564109 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.3M | 6 | $209K |
| #36 | Micheal Alsante | 2575531 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.2M | 5 | $242K |
| #37 | Fernando Garcia | 2530511 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chicago, IL | $1.2M | 3 | $401K |
| #38 | ANDREW WICKS | 2580796 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $1.1M | 3 | $375K |
| #39 | Jana Kiemm | 2569970 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | $1.1M | 7 | $160K |
| #40 | Darsy Melo Vega | 2573306 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naperville, IL | $1.1M | 5 | $220K |
| #41 | Tito Cervantes | 2455993 | Fay Servicing, LLC | 88244 | Rosemont, IL | $1.1M | 6 | $181K |
| #42 | Patrick Cox | 2596579 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Nashville, TN | $1.1M | 3 | $360K |
| #43 | Deborah Fancher | 265788 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 4 | $266K |
| #44 | Mary Goldsberry | 2629130 | Longview Bank | 429909 | Marshall, IL | $1.0M | 9 | $116K |
| #45 | Elias Masud | 2553460 | Brighton Bank | 892951 | Brighton, TN | $1.0M | 2 | $509K |
| #46 | Gabriela Chico Flores | 2574244 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 3 | $336K |
| #47 | Robert Schneider | 2631147 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $997K | 2 | $498K |
| #48 | Kerstyn Reeves | 2564104 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $987K | 2 | $493K |
| #49 | Connor Boulton | 2580540 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $981K | 4 | $245K |
| #50 | Ethan Garbe | 2552733 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Naples, FL | $965K | 4 | $241K |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-volume/2024
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