Languages · Illinois

Russian-speaking loan officers in Illinois

As of 2026-10-28, LenDb lists 6 loan officers licensed in or based in Illinois whose lender pages say they speak Russian. The top-ranked are Alex Margulis (CrossCountry Mortgage, Chicago), Daniel Shenderovich (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Niles) and Steve Kantorov (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Buffalo Grove). Ranking is lender-neutral: a license in IL, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement. Languages come only from loan officers' own lender pages, and most lender pages do not list languages. A loan officer missing from this list may still speak it: not listed means not stated, not that they do not speak it.

Last verified . Sources: loan officers' own lender pages and state license records. Licenses: check NMLS Consumer Access.

Ranked, with reasons · top 6

  1. 1

    Alex MargulisNMLS 192878

    CrossCountry Mortgage · Chicago, IL · licensed in 29 states

    • Down payment assistance
    • Jumbo loan
    • ✓Licensed in IL: confirmed with the Illinois regulator (license 31.0019230), verified 2026-10-28
    • Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)
    • Office in Chicago, IL
    • Earliest state license record: November 21, 2006 (Illinois), per state regulator
  2. 2

    Daniel ShenderovichNMLS 228992

    JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · Niles, IL

    • FHA loan
    • VA loan
    • Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
    • Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
    • Office in Niles, IL
    • States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
  3. 3

    Steve KantorovNMLS 218336

    JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · Buffalo Grove, IL

    • FHA loan
    • Self-employed
    • VA loan
    • Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
    • Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
    • Office in Buffalo Grove, IL
    • States 14 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
  4. 4

    Natalia PutilovaNMLS 2702569

    A & N Mortgage Services, Inc. · Chicago, IL

    • First-time buyer
    • ✓Licensed in IL: confirmed with the Illinois regulator (license 31.0091913), verified 2026-10-28
    • Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-21)
    • Office in Chicago, IL
    • Earliest state license record: October 17, 2025 (Illinois), per state regulator
  5. 5

    Ruslan RaskinNMLS 1948626

    JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · Lake Forest, IL

    • Self-employed
    • VA loan
    • Vacation home
    • Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
    • Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
    • Office in Lake Forest, IL
  6. 6

    Julia MelkovaNMLS 560109

    Bank of America · Bank · Buffalo Grove, IL

    • Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
    • Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
    • Office in Buffalo Grove, IL

How this list is ranked

A loan officer is listed when their own lender page lists Russian. Loan officers are included when a IL license is confirmed with the state regulator (check mark), IL is listed on their lender page, or they work at a bank or credit union (likely federally registered; verify at NMLS). Then branch location, experience and profile completeness. No paid placement. Methodology.

Same list as JSON: /api/v1/loan-officers?lang=ru&state=IL. Not a lender. Not a referral service. Verify licenses at NMLS Consumer Access.