Saul Pinela is the top-transacting Latino mortgage originator in Chicagoland, according to the annual Top 250 ranking from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.
Pinela, an agent with Neighborhood Loans, handled 311 transactions last year with a volume of over $87.2 million.
All told, NAHREP’s Top 250 represents 40 states and Puerto Rico. Men make up 61% of the ranking, while women make up 39%. Nearly 60% have 11 or more years of experience, followed by six to 10 years at 28% and two to five years at 12%. Eighty-one percent are bilingual.
DHI Mortgage ranked as the top company in the country, with 52 loan officers in the Top 250. DHI was followed by CrossCountry Mortgage with 22, New American Funding with 14, Rate with 14 and Guild Mortgage Company with 13.
Meet all the Chicago mortgage lenders featured on NAHREP’s ranking:
No. 10 – Saul Pinela, Neighborhood Loans
311 transactions, $87,267,675
No. 16 – Melissa Guerra, loanDepot
275 transactions, $54,083,347
No. 21 – Danny Delgado, Rate
262 transactions, $101,335,957
No. 26 – Justin Rodriguez, Neighborhood Loans
253 transactions, $72,961,877
No. 49 – Eduardo Carmona, loanDepot
200 transactions, $47,202,564
No. 50 – Francisco Montes de Oca, DHI Mortgage
199 transactions, $64,447,842
No. 76 – Doug Benavides, CrossCountry Mortgage
177 transactions, $49,847,563
No. 91 – Sandy Salas, Fifth Third Bank
162 transactions, $101,762,453
No. 100 – Carlos Villalon, The Money Store
160 transactions, $44,967,915
No. 104 – Cristian Beltran, loanDepot
157 transactions, $35,772,286
No. 121 – Andres Ortiz, GreenState Credit Union
148 transactions, $41,648,883
No. 142 – Johnny Noriega, Neighborhood Loans
134 transactions, $33,739,057
No. 163 – Leticia Avina, New American Funding
126 transactions, $39,908,540
No. 170 – Sandra Keys, loanDepot
123 transactions, $30,037,906
No. 202 – Jon Volpe, Neighborhood Loans
113 transactions, 42,404,860
No. 224 – Carlos Vega, Huntington National Bank
106 transactions, $36,398,340
No. 229 – Sanjuana Alvarez, Resonate Mortgage
105 transactions, $27,920,527
No. 231 – Victor Ortiz, GreenState Credit Union
105 transactions, $23,107,104
No. 234 – Glenda Penaherrera, Golden City Mortgage Corp
104 transactions, $32,946,638
No. 241 – Eduardo Galindo, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
103 transactions, $29,311,726