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Recognizing the hard work and talent of our lending partners and their teams.

Statewide Loan Officer Awards

The loan officers who helped the most borrowers across the State of Illinois.

Statewide Lender Awards

The lending partners who helped the most borrowers across the State of Illinois.

Regional Loan Officer Awards

The loan officers who helped the most borrowers in their region.

Regional Lender Awards

The lending partners who helped the most borrowers in their region.

Award Report

Download an annual report of all award winners.

Awards Gallery

Pictures of the award winners and their teams!

Top Statewide Loan Officers

These loan officers helped the most borrowers across the State of Illinois. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, hundreds of Illinois families have a new place to call home! We honor their commitment to helping homebuyers access affordable housing. Congratulations!
1st
Saul Pinela
Neighborhood Loans

Saul Pinela

Neighborhood Loans

99 Units

$23,574,608.00

708-738-1464

NMLS ID:

232162

2nd
Justin Rodriguez
Neighborhood Loans

Justin Rodriguez

Neighborhood Loans

87 Units

$24,234,244.00

773-425-2373

NMLS ID:

1967485

3rd
Bobby Brown
Flat Branch Home Loans

Bobby Brown

Flat Branch Home Loans

76 Units

$8,459,660.00

309-303-0555

NMLS ID:

1018234

4th
Melissa Guerra
LoanDepot

Melissa Guerra

LoanDepot

57 Units

$13,617,905.00

630-327-9414

NMLS ID:

226589

5th
Diego Ramos
Fairway Home Mortgage

Diego Ramos

Fairway Home Mortgage

55 Units

$9,866,842.00

779-537-9620

NMLS ID:

1154265

Top Statewide Loan Officers are scored by a total count of units purchased across the State of Illinois - Units as defined are new 1st lien position mortgage.

Top Statewide Lenders

These lenders helped the most borrowers across the State of Illinois. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, hundreds of Illinois families have a new place to call home! We honor their commitment to helping homebuyers access affordable housing. Congratulations!
1st
Neighborhood Loans

Neighborhood Loans

633 Units

$158,742,642.00

NMLS ID:

222982

2nd
Fairway Home Mortgage

Fairway Home Mortgage

437 Units

$99,149,670.00

NMLS ID:

2289

3rd
Rate

Rate

406 Units

$94,852,694.00

NMLS ID:

2611

4th
Flat Branch Home Loans

Flat Branch Home Loans

247 Units

$31,196,911.00

NMLS ID:

224149

5th
New American Funding

New American Funding

236 Units

$36,131,118.00

NMLS ID:

6606

Top Statewide Lenders are scored by a total count of units purchased across the State of Illinois - Units as defined are new 1st lien position mortgage.

Statwide LOs
Regional LOs

Regional Top Loan Officers

Choose a Region:

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Neighborhood Loans

1

Chicagoland Region

Units:

Volume:

Saul Pinela

Neighborhood Loans

NMLS#:

232162

Saul Pinela

708-738-1464

$23,574,608.00

99 Units

Neighborhood Loans

2

Chicagoland Region

Units:

Volume:

Justin Rodriguez

Neighborhood Loans

NMLS#:

1967485

Justin Rodriguez

773-425-2373

$24,234,244.00

87 Units

Flat Branch Home Loans

1

Central Region

Units:

Volume:

Bobby Brown

Flat Branch Home Loans

NMLS#:

1018234

Bobby Brown

309-303-0555

$8,459,660.00

76 Units

LoanDepot

3

Chicagoland Region

Units:

Volume:

Melissa Guerra

LoanDepot

NMLS#:

226589

Melissa Guerra

630-327-9414

$13,617,905.00

57 Units

Fairway Home Mortgage

1

Northwest Region

Units:

Volume:

Diego Ramos

Fairway Home Mortgage

NMLS#:

1154265

Diego Ramos

779-537-9620

$9,866,842.00

55 Units

Cornerstone First Mortgage

2

Central Region

Units:

Volume:

Matt Erickson

Cornerstone First Mortgage

NMLS#:

1373349

Matt Erickson

309-530-0088

$6,597,500.00

49 Units

Fairway Home Mortgage

1

Southern Region

Units:

Volume:

Eric White

Fairway Home Mortgage

NMLS#:

8622

Eric White

309-253-2860

$5,648,472.00

43 Units

All lenders and loan officers are identified by the NMLS number entered on each purchased IHDA Loan. The NMLS number must be in the lender’s or loan officer’s name to contribute to their totals.

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  • Loan officers are scored by a count of total units purchased across the State Of Illinois and are ranked within the region of which the majority of their loans are located – Units as defined as new 1st lien position mortgage

  • Chicagoland includes these counties: Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, La Salle, McHenry, Will

  • Northwest includes these counties: Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Davies, Lee, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago

  • Central region Includes these counties: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Livingston, Iroquois, Jersey, Knox, Logan, Macon, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Woodford

  • Southern regions Includes these counties: Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Massac, Menard, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson

Regional Top Lenders

Lenders

Choose a Region:

1

CHICAGOLAND

Neighborhood Loans

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

603

$153,925,539.00

2

CHICAGOLAND

Rate

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

351

$86,746,669.00

3

CHICAGOLAND

Fairway Home Mortgage

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

327

$82,524,380.00

4

CHICAGOLAND

LoanDepot

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

200

$47,845,901.00

5

CHICAGOLAND

Wintrust Mortgage

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

177

$43,900,248.00

1

NORTHWEST

GreenState Credit Union

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

150

$23,014,676.00

2

NORTHWEST

Fairway Home Mortgage

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

71

$11,637,263.00

3

NORTHWEST

Envoy Mortgage

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

61

$9,581,820.00

4

NORTHWEST

Guild Mortgage

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

53

$8,389,432.00

5

NORTHWEST

First Mid Bank & Trust

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

39

$5,906,055.00

1

CENTRAL

Flat Branch Home Loans

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

218

$27,280,527.00

2

CENTRAL

New American Funding

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

100

$13,670,123.00

3

CENTRAL

First State Mortgage

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

91

$13,659,320.00

4

CENTRAL

U.S. Bank

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

69

$9,091,497.00

5

CENTRAL

Synergy One Lending

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

52

$7,308,419.00

1

SOUTHERN

New American Funding

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

96

$14,339,522.00

2

SOUTHERN

Delmar Mortgage

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

62

$9,010,233.00

3

SOUTHERN

Homestead Financial Mortgage

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

46

$6,418,040.00

4

SOUTHERN

Guild Mortgage

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

27

$3,721,115.00

5

SOUTHERN

Premier Mortgage Resources

Regional Units:

Regional Volume:

25

$2,787,745.00

All lenders and loan officers are identified by the NMLS number entered on each purchased IHDA Loan. The NMLS number must be in the lender’s or loan officer’s name to contribute to their totals.

  • Scored by a count of total units purchased within the region specified. Units as defined as new 1st lien position mortgage

  • Chicagoland includes these counties: Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, La Salle, McHenry, Will

  • Northwest includes these counties: Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Davies, Lee, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago

  • Central region includes these counties: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Livingston, Iroquois, Jersey, Knox, Logan, Macon, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Woodford

  • Southern regions includes these counties: Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Massac, Menard, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson

AwardsPhotos

Lender Awards Gallery

Thank you to all the loan officers and their teams for supporting the programs! Lenders, if you have photos of your IHDA awards or a visit you'd like to share, email us and we'll get it posted!
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