Biggest climbers in Minnesota in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Daniel Hirsch (Bell Bank, NMLS #1320496), Christina Vetromila (Pulte Mortgage LLC, NMLS #1698508), and Seth Russell (Pulte Mortgage LLC, NMLS #1923092).
Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Current Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | Rank Change | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Daniel Hirsch | 1320496 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 8672 (#9572 → #900) | $1.9M | 35 |
| #2 | Christina Vetromila | 1698508 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 8645 (#9572 → #927) | $11.2M | 34 |
| #2 | Seth Russell | 1923092 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | — | ▲ 8645 (#9572 → #927) | $11.9M | 34 |
| #4 | Alyssa Montoya | 2058355 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | — | ▲ 8505 (#9572 → #1067) | $10.7M | 30 |
| #5 | John McCormick | 2084358 | Northport Funding LLC | 1868733 | Wayzata, MN | ▲ 8444 (#9572 → #1128) | $10.2M | 29 |
| #6 | Aimee Smuts | 1468476 | Ages Mortgage, LLC | 27830 | Riverside, CA | ▲ 8269 (#9572 → #1303) | $8.3M | 25 |
| #7 | KaoZong Browne | 1977861 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 8213 (#9572 → #1359) | $6.3M | 24 |
| #7 | Tyler Sworsky | 2008183 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Golden Valley, MN | ▲ 8213 (#9572 → #1359) | $6.1M | 24 |
| #9 | Emily Jacobson | 2140063 | Spectra Home Mortgage Inc | 836603 | Mendota Heights, MN | ▲ 8174 (#9572 → #1398) | $5.7M | 23 |
| #10 | Kevin Hauser | 655465 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Covington, KY | ▲ 8009 (#9572 → #1563) | $1.9M | 20 |
| #11 | Kyle Green | 2121957 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 7877 (#9572 → #1695) | $4.4M | 18 |
| #12 | Joseph Tatarek | 2027672 | Bell Bank | 419538 | — | ▲ 7738 (#9572 → #1834) | $1.4M | 16 |
| #12 | Benjamin Rudesill | 1107461 | Old National Bank | 459308 | — | ▲ 7738 (#9572 → #1834) | $1.3M | 16 |
| #14 | KELLY ALVARADO | 799782 | WAKOTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 412560 | — | ▲ 7665 (#9572 → #1907) | $833K | 15 |
| #14 | Subhasini Singh | 941701 | TRUSTONE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 523134 | — | ▲ 7665 (#9572 → #1907) | $1.1M | 15 |
| #14 | Sandra Frith | 564023 | ALLIANT CREDIT UNION | 197185 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7665 (#9572 → #1907) | $8.8M | 15 |
| #14 | Daniel Loudin | 480386 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Covington, KY | ▲ 7665 (#9572 → #1907) | $1.8M | 15 |
| #18 | Eric Krakowski | 2004801 | Think Mutual Bank | 440195 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 7566 (#9572 → #2006) | $994K | 14 |
| #19 | Corey Samora | 781651 | Cambria Financial Group, LLC | 322798 | Owatonna, MN | ▲ 7507 (#8258 → #751) | $9.2M | 40 |
| #20 | Kersey Resch | 1858098 | Connexus Credit Union | 649316 | — | ▲ 7449 (#9572 → #2123) | $1.0M | 13 |
| #20 | Amy Bollman | 2177309 | Kensington Bank | 662871 | — | ▲ 7449 (#9572 → #2123) | $2.5M | 13 |
| #22 | Jackson Koenigs | 2098993 | United Farmers State Bank | 662603 | Adams, MN | ▲ 7343 (#9572 → #2229) | $2.6M | 12 |
| #22 | Joshua Shcherbelis | 2006972 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7343 (#9572 → #2229) | $2.7M | 12 |
| #22 | Derek Apsche | 2063805 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 7343 (#9572 → #2229) | $719K | 12 |
| #22 | Christopher Doss | 402076 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 7343 (#9572 → #2229) | $1.7M | 12 |
| #26 | Justin Ell | 1859288 | Nicolet National Bank | 411069 | Appleton, WI | ▲ 7222 (#9572 → #2350) | $612K | 11 |
| #26 | Mitchell Rutledge | 2058675 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | ▲ 7222 (#9572 → #2350) | $2.7M | 11 |
| #26 | Amy Price | 630817 | Independent Bank | 454790 | East Lansing, MI | ▲ 7222 (#9572 → #2350) | $2.5M | 11 |
| #29 | Ronaldo Nova | 2022783 | Hipotecario Broker, LLC | 2571591 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7079 (#9572 → #2493) | $2.6M | 10 |
| #29 | Jesse Verhel | 2009613 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | — | ▲ 7079 (#9572 → #2493) | $2.4M | 10 |
| #31 | Christopher Thrune | 1625922 | Merchants Bank, National Association | 402469 | Winona, MN | ▲ 7063 (#7204 → #141) | $20.3M | 101 |
| #32 | Brenda Rodriguez | 1247146 | Think Mutual Bank | 440195 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 6955 (#8258 → #1303) | $5.1M | 25 |
| #32 | Ryan Chrest | 2084736 | Bell Bank | 419538 | — | ▲ 6955 (#8258 → #1303) | $1.6M | 25 |
| #32 | Jennifer Staley | 608929 | South Story Bank & Trust | 583380 | Huxley, IA | ▲ 6955 (#8258 → #1303) | $10.3M | 25 |
| #35 | Gabriela Olaiz | 2038495 | HighTechLending Inc | 7147 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6907 (#9572 → #2665) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #35 | Debra Chmiel | 28210 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 6907 (#9572 → #2665) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #35 | Michael Williams | 18842 | First Community Mortgage, Inc. | 629700 | — | ▲ 6907 (#9572 → #2665) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #35 | Mary Weisenborn | 2056780 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6907 (#9572 → #2665) | $3.6M | 9 |
| #35 | Matthew Mogan | 2087808 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6907 (#9572 → #2665) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #35 | Diane Breyfogle | 2079919 | State Bank of Taunton | 691170 | — | ▲ 6907 (#9572 → #2665) | $4.5M | 9 |
| #41 | Gabrielle Hammond | 2125585 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6716 (#9572 → #2856) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #41 | Brady MacIver | 1584847 | HERITAGE HOME LENDING, LLC | 2038914 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 6716 (#9572 → #2856) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #41 | John Kim | 1754389 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6716 (#9572 → #2856) | $3.3M | 8 |
| #41 | Adam Wilcox | 2126420 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | ▲ 6716 (#9572 → #2856) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #45 | Grecia Williams Ledesma | 2212661 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 6713 (#7204 → #491) | $19.8M | 54 |
| #46 | Sarah Harazin | 2092301 | HomeTown Bank | 403208 | Olivia, MN | ▲ 6563 (#8258 → #1695) | $2.1M | 18 |
| #46 | Courtney Reichert | 657397 | Minnco Credit Union | 640612 | Isanti, MN | ▲ 6563 (#8258 → #1695) | $773K | 18 |
| #46 | Brianne Fieseler | 1528861 | Think Mutual Bank | 440195 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 6563 (#8258 → #1695) | $1.3M | 18 |
| #49 | Gregory Heal II | 1846509 | LL Financial LLC | 2667229 | Mount Pleasant, WI | ▲ 6454 (#9572 → #3118) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #49 | Emmett Rogers | 2017171 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6454 (#9572 → #3118) | $1.5M | 7 |
These rankings are powered by MMI's nationwide residential mortgage public record dataset. MMI collects mortgage transaction data from recording jurisdictions across the United States, with an average data latency of approximately 22 days from the recording date.
Transactions are matched to NMLS identifiers for loan officers, lenders, and brokers where applicable. MMI then deduplicates, normalizes, and validates this data to create an authoritative mortgage production dataset that powers MMI's analytics, recruiting, marketing, and intelligence products.
Rankings reflect recorded mortgage transactions available to MMI at the time of the last data refresh. Recent activity may continue to update as additional transactions are recorded and processed.
TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Minnesota (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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