Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. (DKMC), a midsized national mortgage company headquartered in Downers Grove, Ill., has improved its national standing in a series of recently released rankings of top mortgage lenders and originators, the company announced.
The rankings from the Scotsman Guide placed DKMC at number 33 of the nation’s top 50 mortgage lenders by annual loan volume, and 67 of the lender’s loan officers were recognized among the publication’s Top Originators list.
“I’m very proud to see our organization continue to move up the ranks of the nation’s top lenders and mortgage originators,” DKMC CEO Paul Lueken said in a release. “Throughout 2020, we broke many of our own records for loan closings and hiring, but these rankings are hard proof that we’re not just improving against ourselves, but against other industry leaders as well.”
DKMC increased its annual loan volume by 160 percent to $9.35 billion in 2020, and more than doubled its workforce to over 800 employees. Indy Johar, DKMC’s top loan officer, was listed as the number 5 top originator in Scotsman Guide and closed more than $1 billion in loans for the year, setting a career record.
Another publication, Mortgage Executive Magazine, also included DKMC in its industry rankings at 31 on the magazine’s Top 100 Mortgage Companies in America list, up six places from its previous ranking. Mortgage Executive Magazine also listed DKMC 27 out of the 50 Best Companies to Work For, and 86 of DKMC’s loan officers earned a spot on its Top 1 percent Mortgage Originators in America list.