Leading rookies in Illinois in 2025, 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 Claudia De La Sierra (Pulte Mortgage LLC, NMLS #2658854), Emma Cady (Pulte Mortgage LLC, NMLS #2685301), and Carmen Katalinic (Old Second National Bank, NMLS #2715840).
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 | Claudia De La Sierra | 2658854 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $8.3M | 15 | $556K |
| #2 | Emma Cady | 2685301 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $7.9M | 16 | $495K |
| #3 | Carmen Katalinic | 2715840 | Old Second National Bank | 406097 | Chicago, IL | $6.4M | 41 | $157K |
| #4 | William Faulkner | 2703720 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $6.0M | 15 | $398K |
| #5 | Mercedes Gutierrez | 2706394 | Credit Union 1 | 384759 | Lombard, IL | $5.6M | 79 | $71K |
| #6 | Derek Rathbun | 2677265 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | — | $5.2M | 12 | $432K |
| #7 | Malani Smithenry | 2682074 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Bloomington, IL | $4.6M | 20 | $230K |
| #8 | Cassandra Solarte | 2561072 | EMERALD MORTGAGE CORP. | 155736 | Fox River Grove, IL | $4.5M | 17 | $265K |
| #9 | Dominika Turski | 2284928 | COMPASS LENDING, INC. | 2379519 | Park Ridge, IL | $4.2M | 12 | $351K |
| #10 | Stephanie Viramontes | 2526962 | KeySmart Mortgage, Co. | 1833870 | Berwyn, IL | $4.1M | 13 | $316K |
| #11 | Madan Ramineni | 2724790 | The Hill Mortgage Company | 2004973 | Aurora, IL | $3.9M | 11 | $351K |
| #12 | Alan Johnson | 2710593 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Moorpark, CA | $3.7M | 13 | $287K |
| #13 | Marta Kryvko | 2703327 | Selfreliance Federal Credit Union | 537122 | Chicago, IL | $3.7M | 13 | $284K |
| #14 | Kimberly Baggins | 2718534 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $3.2M | 9 | $352K |
| #15 | Camryn Soria | 2682541 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $2.8M | 8 | $347K |
| #16 | Mohamad Baidoun | 2717524 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.6M | 6 | $438K |
| #17 | Lesli Carter | 1836629 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | $2.6M | 9 | $292K |
| #18 | Stephanie Ankrom | 2729593 | Scott Credit Union | 415767 | Collinsville, IL | $2.6M | 17 | $151K |
| #19 | Robert Watford | 2691432 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $2.5M | 9 | $279K |
| #20 | Spencer Patton | 2584231 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $2.3M | 15 | $153K |
| #21 | Giemona Ward | 2686598 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.3M | 11 | $205K |
| #22 | Benjamin Wild | 273113 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Rock Island, IL | $2.3M | 12 | $188K |
| #23 | Thomas Cush | 307651 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $2.2M | 9 | $248K |
| #24 | Bonita Chatfield | 2718535 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | $2.2M | 7 | $309K |
| #25 | Weston Parrish | 2667221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $2.1M | 13 | $163K |
| #26 | Ibraheem Samona | 2690686 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $2.0M | 7 | $292K |
| #27 | Audra Collins | 2740723 | Dieterich Bank | 408244 | Effingham, IL | $2.0M | 7 | $282K |
| #28 | Jaelin Brown | 2720523 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | $1.9M | 14 | $137K |
| #29 | Christianne Murrens | 2458963 | Mortgage Professional, Inc. | 2458879 | Libertyville, IL | $1.9M | 6 | $312K |
| #30 | Tony Dillabough | 2717620 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.9M | 2 | $934K |
| #31 | Otto Wenzler | 2699454 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.9M | 6 | $310K |
| #32 | Matthew Santos | 2699832 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.9M | 7 | $266K |
| #33 | issac khwaja | 2685131 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $1.8M | 7 | $261K |
| #34 | Erik Flores | 1393861 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Simi Valley, CA | $1.8M | 4 | $442K |
| #35 | Jaylen Reed White | 2412665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.7M | 7 | $248K |
| #36 | kacey ruffin | 2669329 | Servis One, Inc. | 38078 | Irving, TX | $1.7M | 4 | $430K |
| #37 | Zachary Nixon | 2674597 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $1.7M | 8 | $213K |
| #38 | Marlena Cheeks | 2716088 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | Fort Mill, SC | $1.7M | 3 | $565K |
| #39 | Luis Rentas Arroyo | 2674601 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $1.7M | 6 | $282K |
| #40 | Tristan Torrey | 2674947 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | Fort Mill, SC | $1.7M | 4 | $416K |
| #41 | Tari Kapchinske | 2682336 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Bourbonnais, IL | $1.7M | 5 | $332K |
| #42 | Dragana Vasiljevic | 2644538 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Northbrook, IL | $1.6M | 6 | $273K |
| #43 | Scott Stoddard | 2717603 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $1.6M | 5 | $325K |
| #44 | Cameron Connelly | 2681551 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.6M | 5 | $320K |
| #45 | JUSTIN TAYLOR | 2768022 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 663185 | Coppell, TX | $1.6M | 1 | $1.6M |
| #46 | Adriana Najera Sunsin | 2650602 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.6M | 5 | $313K |
| #47 | Elijah Wall | 2702851 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $1.5M | 5 | $308K |
| #48 | Gage Purcell | 2674649 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Lenexa, KS | $1.5M | 4 | $382K |
| #49 | AI CAO | 2424062 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $1.5M | 5 | $306K |
| #50 | Cooper King | 2653888 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Indian Land, SC | $1.5M | 4 | $379K |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-volume/2025
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