Top 50 Most Influential Mortgage Expert in America (MoneyTips)

Illinois' #1 Awarded First-Time Buyer Program Specialist (IHDA)

lllinois' Awarded Best Veterans' Advocate Loan Officer (IMBA)

Top 1% of Mortgage Originators in America

Jason Accola is a senior mortgage consultant with Wintrust Mortgage. Since 2012, Jason has been annually recognized by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) with the Governor’s Award as either the Number One Mortgage Originator in the State of Illinois or Chicagoland for first-time and repeat buyer down payment and closing costs assistance programs. He has helped over 1,000 Illinois, Wisconsin, & Indiana families fund over $190 million in loans using down payment assistance and closing cost programs.

Jason specializes in home renovation financing providing expertise with the FHA 203(k) and Fannie Mae HomeStyle products, whereby borrowers can secure one loan to purchase and renovate a new home or refinance and rehab their existing residence. For more complex and larger scale projects, he offers assistance in securing construction-to-permanent financing, which can be utilized to buy and build a new home.

A strong proponent of veteran’s programs and initiatives, Jason was awarded Best Veterans’ Advocate Loan Officer in Illinois by the Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association (IMBA) in 2015. On behalf of Wintrust Mortgage, he assisted in the creation of a corporate-wide program named A.S.K. (Armed Services Knowledge), which garnered national attention, and was inducted into the inaugural Hall of Honor by the National Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). In addition, Jason participated in press conferences with the Governor of Illinois to promote loan programs available to Illinois veterans.

A Wintrust Mortgage President’s Circle and President’s Award winner, he has been featured in Chicago Agent Magazine’s Who’s Who in Chicago Real Estate and on WGN TV’s “Money Matters.” He has also been recognized as a Top 50 Most Influential Mortgage Expert in America by MoneyTips and in the Top One Percent of Mortgage Originators in America by Mortgage Executive Magazine.

Jason is an Eagle Scout, a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a recipient of the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship to University of Oxford in England. More information about Jason, including recommendations from past clients and service partners, can be found on Google and Zillow.

Please contact Jason so that he and his team can understand your residential lending needs, and determine how to best assist you and your family.

Illinois customers: 312-487-3553

Wisconsin customers: 414-622-1224