Biggest climbers in Minnesota in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Gabriel Rodriguez Herrera (Royal Credit Union, NMLS #2467505), Matthew Vanyo (The Huntington National Bank, NMLS #913402), and Jason Groth (Saint Cloud Financial Credit Union, NMLS #220218).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gabriel Rodriguez Herrera | 2467505 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | ▲ 5381 (#5923 → #542) | $7.3M | 38 |
| #2 | Matthew Vanyo | 913402 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 5189 (#5923 → #734) | $6.6M | 30 |
| #2 | Jason Groth | 220218 | Saint Cloud Financial Credit Union | 421441 | Saint Cloud, MN | ▲ 5189 (#5923 → #734) | $3.6M | 30 |
| #4 | Amanda Tellez-Casey | 1846801 | Think Mutual Bank | 440195 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 4926 (#5923 → #997) | $7.1M | 23 |
| #5 | Bradley Benson | 420018 | MY CREDIT UNION | 653465 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 4885 (#5923 → #1038) | $5.4M | 22 |
| #6 | Darron Grimes | 2037036 | Iconic Mortgage Corp. | 1547953 | — | ▲ 4779 (#5923 → #1144) | $1.5M | 20 |
| #7 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 4563 (#5923 → #1360) | $4.2M | 16 |
| #7 | Sara Schultz | 2397513 | WESTconsin Credit Union | 398196 | Hudson, WI | ▲ 4563 (#5923 → #1360) | $1.7M | 16 |
| #9 | Henry Lowery | 1107234 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4505 (#5923 → #1418) | $5.1M | 15 |
| #9 | Jerold Jackson | 1294324 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 4505 (#5923 → #1418) | $2.9M | 15 |
| #11 | Joan Chea | 2416234 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | ▲ 4427 (#5923 → #1496) | $1.4M | 14 |
| #12 | Jacob Williams | 2071836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4340 (#5923 → #1583) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #12 | Matthew Vipond | 1901568 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4340 (#5923 → #1583) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #12 | Rebecca Gomez | 2496848 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 4340 (#5923 → #1583) | $5.2M | 13 |
| #15 | Erika Ellison | 2188373 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 4252 (#5923 → #1671) | $1.8M | 12 |
| #15 | Debra Fisher | 2143129 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4252 (#5923 → #1671) | $2.4M | 12 |
| #17 | Adam Orley | 172660 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4154 (#5923 → #1769) | $1.2M | 11 |
| #17 | Andrew Berkhausen | 1132400 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4154 (#5923 → #1769) | $1.0M | 11 |
| #17 | Deneen Schoenke | 1098257 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 4154 (#5923 → #1769) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #20 | Paul Groteboer | 638157 | Members Cooperative Credit Union | 422512 | Duluth, MN | ▲ 4052 (#5923 → #1871) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #20 | Brenda Vogelaar | 580348 | United Prairie Bank | 409735 | Mankato, MN | ▲ 4052 (#5923 → #1871) | $2.5M | 10 |
| #20 | Lindsay Swedberg | 2438529 | Northwoods Credit Union | 408894 | Cloquet, MN | ▲ 4052 (#5923 → #1871) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #20 | Joseph Guarino | 1637367 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4052 (#5923 → #1871) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #20 | Jaffe Biederman | 1476055 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 4052 (#5923 → #1871) | $3.9M | 10 |
| #20 | Kirk Brown | 342427 | Genisys Credit Union | 409008 | Eagan, MN | ▲ 4052 (#5923 → #1871) | $493K | 10 |
| #26 | Scott Langenberg | 938064 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #26 | Seham Escaffi | 2096955 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #26 | Kurt Stanaitis | 350450 | Twin City Lending Corp. | 380336 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #26 | Julian Kavukcu | 1149667 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #26 | Jonathan Wick | 1117614 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #26 | DANIEL GILLMAN | 2278572 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COLERAINE,THE | 449854 | Coleraine, MN | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #26 | Taylor Crume | 1980069 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #26 | Wesam Dababneh | 336242 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #26 | Dominic Gilbert | 2123634 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $4.0M | 9 |
| #26 | John Scott | 1448916 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #26 | Edgar Castaneda | 2469162 | 10 Waters Home Lending LLC | 2497030 | Hastings, MN | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #26 | Samiel Margoles | 1367727 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3935 (#5923 → #1988) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #38 | Shannon Kunishima | 1662155 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #38 | Natalie Navarro | 1986286 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $736K | 8 |
| #38 | Cameron Perket | 1536030 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Lake Elmo, MN | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #38 | Timothy Petrenko | 2492015 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #38 | Sarah Reinelt | 1554068 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #38 | Omar Bahour | 1411155 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #38 | Kristina Joeckel | 858930 | Old National Bank | 459308 | — | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $832K | 8 |
| #38 | Darla Abrahamson | 954635 | Two Harbors Federal Credit Union | 459040 | Two Harbors, MN | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #38 | Mike Morales | 40129 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #38 | John Mathison | 520378 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $3.7M | 8 |
| #38 | Adam Clapp | 2383605 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Plymouth, MN | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #38 | Allie Hammoud | 1794341 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $1.5M | 8 |
| #38 | Derek Everson | 2481228 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | — | ▲ 3768 (#5923 → #2155) | $2.0M | 8 |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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