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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Tetyana Brown (HOME LENDING OF AMERICA, Inc, NMLS #2689503), Daniel Denham (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2770436), and Benjamin Duran Garcia (NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE INC., NMLS #2771584).
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 | $3.7M | 19 | $197K |
| #2 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $1.9M | 6 | $315K |
| #3 | Benjamin Duran Garcia | 2771584 | NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE INC. | 2090506 | Berwyn, IL | $1.7M | 5 | $336K |
| #4 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $983K | 4 | $246K |
| #5 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $954K | 3 | $318K |
| #6 | john hultberg | 408288 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $920K | 2 | $460K |
| #7 | IDEEN GHAFFARI | 2711449 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Chicago, IL | $870K | 3 | $290K |
| #8 | George Damm | 2802792 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $861K | 3 | $287K |
| #9 | Nicole Tindall | 2755131 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $755K | 1 | $755K |
| #10 | Trevor Otto | 2790502 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $739K | 2 | $370K |
| #11 | Rachel Pepin | 2784838 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $686K | 3 | $229K |
| #12 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $666K | 3 | $222K |
| #13 | Joseph Amegadzie | 2786498 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cincinnati, OH | $514K | 2 | $257K |
| #14 | John Ward | 2774232 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Naperville, IL | $510K | 1 | $510K |
| #15 | Justin Rodriguez | 2459510 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $441K | 3 | $147K |
| #16 | Courtney Carter | 1838726 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $429K | 1 | $429K |
| #17 | Dustin Putt | 2764844 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $418K | 2 | $209K |
| #18 | Dallin Yates | 2626910 | Nations Capital Services, Inc. | 2398738 | Merriam, KS | $355K | 1 | $355K |
| #19 | Allison Williams | 2148059 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | $355K | 1 | $355K |
| #20 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $349K | 2 | $175K |
| #21 | Stephen Buie | 2794689 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | $346K | 1 | $346K |
| #22 | Mackenzie Wienke | 2730359 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Champaign, IL | $328K | 2 | $164K |
| #23 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $311K | 4 | $78K |
| #24 | Christopher DeRosa | 2795875 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $291K | 2 | $145K |
| #25 | Aquilino Rodriguez | 2740222 | Veracity Financial, Inc. | 283550 | Chicago, IL | $285K | 1 | $285K |
| #26 | Connor Vincelette | 2776520 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $282K | 1 | $282K |
| #27 | Josue Castillo Guzman | 2762686 | Global Equity Finance, Inc. | 13116 | San Diego, CA | $278K | 1 | $278K |
| #28 | Austin VanMarter | 2811825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $273K | 1 | $273K |
| #29 | CyeNyla Hall | 2773617 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $271K | 1 | $271K |
| #30 | Emilio Caballero | 2777031 | OPTIMUM FIRST INC. | 240415 | Huntington Beach, CA | $260K | 1 | $260K |
| #31 | Dominic Rhodes | 2773294 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $260K | 1 | $260K |
| #32 | Fatmir Useini | 2796509 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | $255K | 1 | $255K |
| #33 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $254K | 1 | $254K |
| #34 | Margaryta Bugaienko | 2802818 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $250K | 1 | $250K |
| #35 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $231K | 1 | $231K |
| #36 | Anthony LoPresti | 2776123 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $222K | 1 | $222K |
| #37 | James Finley | 573501 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $207K | 1 | $207K |
| #38 | Shane Light | 2804870 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | $196K | 1 | $196K |
| #39 | Ankitkumar Soni | 2631085 | INFINITY FINANCING SOLUTIONS INC. | 2490029 | Schaumburg, IL | $184K | 1 | $184K |
| #40 | Kole Clay | 2786965 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Columbus, OH | $171K | 1 | $171K |
| #41 | Ryan Kutil | 2785810 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Champaign, IL | $167K | 2 | $83K |
| #42 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $165K | 1 | $165K |
| #43 | Thea Soper | 2800945 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $165K | 1 | $165K |
| #44 | Evvyn Leonard | 2684278 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | $153K | 1 | $153K |
| #45 | Helen Moy | 2806006 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Columbus, OH | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #46 | Taylor Bills | 2785218 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $149K | 1 | $149K |
| #47 | Lilia Trejo | 2701250 | Hometown Lending Inc | 2712965 | Dallas, TX | $148K | 1 | $148K |
| #47 | Stephanie Hall | 2792509 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | Palo Alto, CA | $148K | 3 | $49K |
| #49 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $142K | 2 | $71K |
| #50 | Heather Spilotro | 2790379 | Geneva Financial, LLC | 42056 | — | $141K | 1 | $141K |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-rookie-by-volume/2026
Powered by ChatMMI