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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Gabriel Rodriguez Herrera (Royal Credit Union, NMLS #2467505), Jason Groth (Saint Cloud Financial Credit Union, NMLS #220218), and Matthew Vanyo (The Huntington National Bank, NMLS #913402).
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 | ▲ 5396 (#5938 → #542) | $7.3M | 38 |
| #2 | Jason Groth | 220218 | Saint Cloud Financial Credit Union | 421441 | Saint Cloud, MN | ▲ 5227 (#5938 → #711) | $3.7M | 31 |
| #3 | Matthew Vanyo | 913402 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 5202 (#5938 → #736) | $6.6M | 30 |
| #4 | Bradley Benson | 420018 | MY CREDIT UNION | 653465 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 4938 (#5938 → #1000) | $5.5M | 23 |
| #4 | Amanda Tellez-Casey | 1846801 | Think Mutual Bank | 440195 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 4938 (#5938 → #1000) | $7.1M | 23 |
| #6 | Darron Grimes | 2037036 | Iconic Mortgage Corp. | 1547953 | — | ▲ 4787 (#5938 → #1151) | $1.5M | 20 |
| #7 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 4569 (#5938 → #1369) | $4.2M | 16 |
| #7 | Sara Schultz | 2397513 | WESTconsin Credit Union | 398196 | Hudson, WI | ▲ 4569 (#5938 → #1369) | $1.7M | 16 |
| #9 | Henry Lowery | 1107234 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4508 (#5938 → #1430) | $5.1M | 15 |
| #9 | Jerold Jackson | 1294324 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 4508 (#5938 → #1430) | $2.9M | 15 |
| #11 | Joan Chea | 2416234 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | ▲ 4425 (#5938 → #1513) | $1.4M | 14 |
| #12 | Matthew Vipond | 1901568 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4346 (#5938 → #1592) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #12 | Rebecca Gomez | 2496848 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 4346 (#5938 → #1592) | $5.2M | 13 |
| #12 | Jacob Williams | 2071836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4346 (#5938 → #1592) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #15 | Debra Fisher | 2143129 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4251 (#5938 → #1687) | $2.4M | 12 |
| #15 | Erika Ellison | 2188373 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 4251 (#5938 → #1687) | $1.8M | 12 |
| #17 | Deneen Schoenke | 1098257 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 4155 (#5938 → #1783) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #17 | Andrew Berkhausen | 1132400 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4155 (#5938 → #1783) | $1.0M | 11 |
| #17 | Adam Orley | 172660 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4155 (#5938 → #1783) | $1.2M | 11 |
| #20 | Lindsay Swedberg | 2438529 | Northview Bank | 403266 | Cloquet, MN | ▲ 4052 (#5938 → #1886) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #20 | Paul Groteboer | 638157 | Members Cooperative Credit Union | 422512 | Duluth, MN | ▲ 4052 (#5938 → #1886) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #20 | Brenda Vogelaar | 580348 | United Prairie Bank | 409735 | Mankato, MN | ▲ 4052 (#5938 → #1886) | $2.5M | 10 |
| #20 | Joseph Guarino | 1637367 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4052 (#5938 → #1886) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #20 | Jaffe Biederman | 1476055 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 4052 (#5938 → #1886) | $3.9M | 10 |
| #20 | Kirk Brown | 342427 | Genisys Credit Union | 409008 | Eagan, MN | ▲ 4052 (#5938 → #1886) | $493K | 10 |
| #26 | Seham Escaffi | 2096955 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #26 | John Scott | 1448916 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #26 | Samiel Margoles | 1367727 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #26 | Scott Langenberg | 938064 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #26 | Kurt Stanaitis | 350450 | Twin City Lending Corp. | 380336 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #26 | Wesam Dababneh | 336242 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #26 | Julian Kavukcu | 1149667 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #26 | Edgar Castaneda | 2469162 | 10 Waters Home Lending LLC | 2497030 | Hastings, MN | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #26 | Dominic Gilbert | 2123634 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $4.0M | 9 |
| #26 | Natalie Navarro | 1986286 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $796K | 9 |
| #26 | Taylor Crume | 1980069 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #26 | Sarah Reinelt | 1554068 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #26 | DANIEL GILLMAN | 2278572 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COLERAINE,THE | 449854 | Coleraine, MN | ▲ 3941 (#5938 → #1997) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #39 | Tyler Horn | 1433436 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $3.2M | 8 |
| #39 | Omar Bahour | 1411155 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #39 | Derek Everson | 2481228 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | — | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #39 | Timothy Petrenko | 2492015 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #39 | Eric Austin | 1783227 | Premier Bank | 403178 | Woodbury, MN | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $3.5M | 8 |
| #39 | Sandra McDonald | 183385 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $2.8M | 8 |
| #39 | Kristina Joeckel | 858930 | Old National Bank | 459308 | — | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $832K | 8 |
| #39 | Charles Jarrard | 246433 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #39 | Cameron Perket | 1536030 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Lake Elmo, MN | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #39 | Mike Morales | 40129 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #39 | Darla Abrahamson | 954635 | Two Harbors Federal Credit Union | 459040 | Two Harbors, MN | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #39 | Taylor Nicholson | 2252892 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 3773 (#5938 → #2165) | $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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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