Leading rookies in Illinois in 2026, ranked by total volume. 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), 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 | Castle Rock, CO | $6.2M | 38 | $163K |
| #2 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $3.6M | 15 | $241K |
| #3 | john hultberg | 408288 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Columbia, MD | $3.2M | 9 | $355K |
| #4 | Ketch Gannon | 2757756 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $2.7M | 5 | $547K |
| #5 | Benjamin Duran Garcia | 2771584 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | $2.1M | 7 | $307K |
| #6 | Mackenzie Wienke | 2730359 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Champaign, IL | $2.1M | 15 | $139K |
| #7 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.9M | 9 | $215K |
| #8 | Timothy Hixon | 2791931 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $1.9M | 5 | $373K |
| #9 | Maxwell Eggleston | 2800903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.8M | 7 | $256K |
| #10 | Nicole Tindall | 2755131 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $1.8M | 3 | $591K |
| #11 | Ryan Millinger | 2803894 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Edwards, IL | $1.7M | 8 | $214K |
| #12 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.7M | 7 | $244K |
| #13 | Brandon Barney | 2810870 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Bloomington, IL | $1.7M | 2 | $833K |
| #14 | Christine Boyd | 2587242 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Scottsdale, AZ | $1.6M | 1 | $1.6M |
| #15 | Jessica Dye | 2803052 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $1.6M | 3 | $544K |
| #16 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.5M | 5 | $305K |
| #17 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.5M | 7 | $217K |
| #18 | Molly Jones | 2785816 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $1.5M | 7 | $214K |
| #19 | Hailee Ramirez | 2519695 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $1.4M | 3 | $456K |
| #20 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.4M | 5 | $272K |
| #21 | Jordan Wagner | 2817119 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.3M | 4 | $328K |
| #22 | Andrew Kinney | 2804113 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $1.3M | 7 | $182K |
| #23 | Sean Dibsy | 2236623 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $1.2M | 3 | $389K |
| #24 | Eric Grollman | 2786401 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.1M | 6 | $189K |
| #25 | IDEEN GHAFFARI | 2711449 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chicago, IL | $1.1M | 4 | $283K |
| #26 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 3 | $368K |
| #27 | Gustavo Perez | 2821356 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 3 | $345K |
| #28 | Sheenu Sawhney | 2670294 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $1.0M | 1 | $1.0M |
| #29 | ANDRII VOVK | 2786775 | Smart Rate Lending, LLC | 2557750 | Northbrook, IL | $1.0M | 3 | $335K |
| #30 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.0M | 5 | $201K |
| #31 | Diego Solis | 2821352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 5 | $201K |
| #32 | Aldrish Jimenez Yanez | 2791185 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $944K | 2 | $472K |
| #33 | Jack Bowden | 2804061 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $942K | 4 | $236K |
| #34 | Scott Montgomery | 2794827 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $940K | 2 | $470K |
| #35 | Roberto Pacheco | 2826827 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $901K | 4 | $225K |
| #36 | Staci Peerenboom | 2812955 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $874K | 4 | $219K |
| #37 | George Damm | 2802792 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $861K | 3 | $287K |
| #38 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $855K | 3 | $285K |
| #39 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $837K | 3 | $279K |
| #40 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Pensacola, FL | $834K | 4 | $208K |
| #41 | Justin Rodriguez | 2459510 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $825K | 6 | $138K |
| #42 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $804K | 3 | $268K |
| #43 | Christopher DeRosa | 2795875 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $782K | 5 | $156K |
| #44 | Lee Garoutte | 360998 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $772K | 6 | $129K |
| #45 | Kyle Javier | 2781983 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | $769K | 2 | $385K |
| #46 | Yevgeniya Loy | 2799309 | iBanc Mortgage Services LLC | 1267690 | Park Ridge, IL | $765K | 1 | $765K |
| #47 | Taylor Hargate | 2773308 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $763K | 1 | $763K |
| #48 | Trevor Otto | 2790502 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $739K | 2 | $370K |
| #49 | Josue Castillo Guzman | 2762686 | Global Equity Finance, Inc. | 13116 | San Diego, CA | $736K | 2 | $368K |
| #50 | William Ketchum | 2767540 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $722K | 3 | $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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-volume/2026
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