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# 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.

## Ranked, with reasons

1. **[Alex Margulis](https://lendb.ai/lo/alexander-margulis-192878)** (NMLS 192878), CrossCountry Mortgage, Chicago, IL
   - Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)
   - Office in Chicago, IL
   - Licensed in IL: confirmed with the Illinois regulator (license 31.0019230), verified 2026-10-28
   - Earliest state license record: November 21, 2006 (Illinois), per state regulator
2. **[Daniel Shenderovich](https://lendb.ai/lo/daniel-shenderovich-228992)** (NMLS 228992), JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Niles, IL
   - Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
   - Office in Niles, IL
   - Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
   - States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
3. **[Steve Kantorov](https://lendb.ai/lo/steve-kantorov-218336)** (NMLS 218336), JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Buffalo Grove, IL
   - Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
   - Office in Buffalo Grove, IL
   - Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
   - States 14 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
4. **[Natalia Putilova](https://lendb.ai/lo/natalia-putilova-2702569)** (NMLS 2702569), A & N Mortgage Services, Inc., Chicago, IL
   - Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-21)
   - Office in Chicago, IL
   - Licensed in IL: confirmed with the Illinois regulator (license 31.0091913), verified 2026-10-28
   - Earliest state license record: October 17, 2025 (Illinois), per state regulator
5. **[Ruslan Raskin](https://lendb.ai/lo/ruslan-raskin-1948626)** (NMLS 1948626), JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Lake Forest, IL
   - Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
   - Office in Lake Forest, IL
   - Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
6. **[Julia Melkova](https://lendb.ai/lo/julia-melkova-560109)** (NMLS 560109), Bank of America, Buffalo Grove, IL
   - Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
   - Office in Buffalo Grove, IL
   - Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS

Cite as: LenDb.ai, https://lendb.ai/lang/ru/illinois.

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