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 July 13, 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 | ▲ 5399 (#5941 → #542) | $7.3M | 38 |
| #2 | Jason Groth | 220218 | Saint Cloud Financial Credit Union | 421441 | Saint Cloud, MN | ▲ 5207 (#5941 → #734) | $3.6M | 30 |
| #2 | Matthew Vanyo | 913402 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 5207 (#5941 → #734) | $6.6M | 30 |
| #4 | Bradley Benson | 420018 | MY CREDIT UNION | 653465 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 4942 (#5941 → #999) | $5.5M | 23 |
| #4 | Amanda Tellez-Casey | 1846801 | Think Mutual Bank | 440195 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 4942 (#5941 → #999) | $7.1M | 23 |
| #6 | Darron Grimes | 2037036 | Iconic Mortgage Corp. | 1547953 | — | ▲ 4791 (#5941 → #1150) | $1.5M | 20 |
| #7 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 4573 (#5941 → #1368) | $4.2M | 16 |
| #7 | Sara Schultz | 2397513 | WESTconsin Credit Union | 398196 | Hudson, WI | ▲ 4573 (#5941 → #1368) | $1.7M | 16 |
| #9 | Henry Lowery | 1107234 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4514 (#5941 → #1427) | $5.1M | 15 |
| #9 | Jerold Jackson | 1294324 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 4514 (#5941 → #1427) | $2.9M | 15 |
| #11 | Joan Chea | 2416234 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | ▲ 4431 (#5941 → #1510) | $1.4M | 14 |
| #12 | Rebecca Gomez | 2496848 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 4352 (#5941 → #1589) | $5.2M | 13 |
| #12 | Jacob Williams | 2071836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4352 (#5941 → #1589) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #12 | Matthew Vipond | 1901568 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4352 (#5941 → #1589) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #15 | Erika Ellison | 2188373 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 4256 (#5941 → #1685) | $1.8M | 12 |
| #15 | Debra Fisher | 2143129 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4256 (#5941 → #1685) | $2.4M | 12 |
| #17 | Andrew Berkhausen | 1132400 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4159 (#5941 → #1782) | $1.0M | 11 |
| #17 | Deneen Schoenke | 1098257 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 4159 (#5941 → #1782) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #17 | Adam Orley | 172660 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4159 (#5941 → #1782) | $1.2M | 11 |
| #20 | Kirk Brown | 342427 | Genisys Credit Union | 409008 | Eagan, MN | ▲ 4056 (#5941 → #1885) | $493K | 10 |
| #20 | Lindsay Swedberg | 2438529 | Northwoods Credit Union | 408894 | Cloquet, MN | ▲ 4056 (#5941 → #1885) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #20 | Brenda Vogelaar | 580348 | United Prairie Bank | 409735 | Mankato, MN | ▲ 4056 (#5941 → #1885) | $2.5M | 10 |
| #20 | Jaffe Biederman | 1476055 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 4056 (#5941 → #1885) | $3.9M | 10 |
| #20 | Joseph Guarino | 1637367 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4056 (#5941 → #1885) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #20 | Paul Groteboer | 638157 | Members Cooperative Credit Union | 422512 | Duluth, MN | ▲ 4056 (#5941 → #1885) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #26 | Natalie Navarro | 1986286 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $796K | 9 |
| #26 | Julian Kavukcu | 1149667 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #26 | Wesam Dababneh | 336242 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #26 | Edgar Castaneda | 2469162 | 10 Waters Home Lending LLC | 2497030 | Hastings, MN | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #26 | Sarah Reinelt | 1554068 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #26 | Scott Langenberg | 938064 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #26 | Seham Escaffi | 2096955 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | — | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #26 | Samiel Margoles | 1367727 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #26 | John Scott | 1448916 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #26 | DANIEL GILLMAN | 2278572 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COLERAINE,THE | 449854 | Coleraine, MN | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #26 | Taylor Crume | 1980069 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #26 | Kurt Stanaitis | 350450 | Twin City Lending Corp. | 380336 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #26 | Dominic Gilbert | 2123634 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3946 (#5941 → #1995) | $4.0M | 9 |
| #39 | Sandra McDonald | 183385 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $2.8M | 8 |
| #39 | Mike Morales | 40129 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #39 | Omar Bahour | 1411155 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #39 | Derek Everson | 2481228 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | — | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #39 | Shannon Kunishima | 1662155 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #39 | Charles Jarrard | 246433 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #39 | Allie Hammoud | 1794341 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $1.5M | 8 |
| #39 | Taylor Nicholson | 2252892 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #39 | Michelle Williams | 400850 | Merchants Bank, National Association | 402469 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #39 | Darla Abrahamson | 954635 | Two Harbors Federal Credit Union | 459040 | Two Harbors, MN | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #39 | Cameron Perket | 1536030 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Lake Elmo, MN | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #39 | Tyler Horn | 1433436 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3776 (#5941 → #2165) | $3.2M | 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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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