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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Gabriel Rodriguez Herrera (Royal Credit Union, NMLS #2467505), Jason Groth (Citizens Independent Bank, 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 | ▲ 5387 (#5931 → #544) | $7.3M | 38 |
| #2 | Jason Groth | 220218 | Citizens Independent Bank | 662577 | St Louis Park, MN | ▲ 5221 (#5931 → #710) | $3.7M | 31 |
| #3 | Matthew Vanyo | 913402 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 5194 (#5931 → #737) | $6.6M | 30 |
| #4 | Amanda Tellez-Casey | 1846801 | Think Mutual Bank | 440195 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 4932 (#5931 → #999) | $7.1M | 23 |
| #4 | Bradley Benson | 420018 | MY CREDIT UNION | 653465 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 4932 (#5931 → #999) | $5.5M | 23 |
| #6 | Darron Grimes | 2037036 | Iconic Mortgage Corp. | 1547953 | — | ▲ 4779 (#5931 → #1152) | $1.5M | 20 |
| #7 | Sara Schultz | 2397513 | WESTconsin Credit Union | 398196 | — | ▲ 4562 (#5931 → #1369) | $1.7M | 16 |
| #7 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 4562 (#5931 → #1369) | $4.2M | 16 |
| #9 | Jerold Jackson | 1294324 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 4503 (#5931 → #1428) | $2.9M | 15 |
| #9 | Henry Lowery | 1107234 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4503 (#5931 → #1428) | $5.1M | 15 |
| #11 | Joan Chea | 2416234 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | ▲ 4418 (#5931 → #1513) | $1.4M | 14 |
| #12 | Rebecca Gomez | 2496848 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 4340 (#5931 → #1591) | $5.2M | 13 |
| #12 | Jacob Williams | 2071836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4340 (#5931 → #1591) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #12 | Matthew Vipond | 1901568 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4340 (#5931 → #1591) | $3.7M | 13 |
| #15 | Erika Ellison | 2188373 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 4243 (#5931 → #1688) | $1.8M | 12 |
| #15 | Debra Fisher | 2143129 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4243 (#5931 → #1688) | $2.4M | 12 |
| #17 | Andrew Berkhausen | 1132400 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4149 (#5931 → #1782) | $1.0M | 11 |
| #17 | Deneen Schoenke | 1098257 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | — | ▲ 4149 (#5931 → #1782) | $2.4M | 11 |
| #17 | Adam Orley | 172660 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4149 (#5931 → #1782) | $1.2M | 11 |
| #20 | Paul Groteboer | 638157 | Members Cooperative Credit Union | 422512 | Duluth, MN | ▲ 4045 (#5931 → #1886) | $4.3M | 10 |
| #20 | Lindsay Swedberg | 2438529 | Northview Bank | 403266 | Cloquet, MN | ▲ 4045 (#5931 → #1886) | $1.7M | 10 |
| #20 | Brenda Vogelaar | 580348 | United Prairie Bank | 409735 | Mankato, MN | ▲ 4045 (#5931 → #1886) | $2.5M | 10 |
| #20 | Jaffe Biederman | 1476055 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 4045 (#5931 → #1886) | $3.9M | 10 |
| #20 | Joseph Guarino | 1637367 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4045 (#5931 → #1886) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #20 | Kirk Brown | 342427 | Genisys Credit Union | 409008 | Eagan, MN | ▲ 4045 (#5931 → #1886) | $493K | 10 |
| #26 | Julian Kavukcu | 1149667 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #26 | Samiel Margoles | 1367727 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #26 | Wesam Dababneh | 336242 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #26 | Scott Langenberg | 938064 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #26 | Dominic Gilbert | 2123634 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $4.0M | 9 |
| #26 | John Scott | 1448916 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #26 | Natalie Navarro | 1986286 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $796K | 9 |
| #26 | Edgar Castaneda | 2469162 | 10 Waters Home Lending LLC | 2497030 | Hastings, MN | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $2.4M | 9 |
| #26 | Seham Escaffi | 2096955 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #26 | Taylor Crume | 1980069 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #26 | Kurt Stanaitis | 350450 | Twin City Lending Corp. | 380336 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $2.6M | 9 |
| #26 | DANIEL GILLMAN | 2278572 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COLERAINE,THE | 449854 | Coleraine, MN | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #26 | Sarah Reinelt | 1554068 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3932 (#5931 → #1999) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #39 | Sandra McDonald | 183385 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $2.8M | 8 |
| #39 | Derek Everson | 2481228 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | — | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #39 | Timothy Petrenko | 2492015 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #39 | Mike Morales | 40129 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #39 | Allie Hammoud | 1794341 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $1.5M | 8 |
| #39 | Charles Jarrard | 246433 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $2.5M | 8 |
| #39 | Michelle Williams | 400850 | Merchants Bank, National Association | 402469 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #39 | Tyler Horn | 1433436 | Pulte Mortgage LLC | 1791 | Denver, CO | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $3.2M | 8 |
| #39 | Darla Abrahamson | 954635 | Two Harbors Federal Credit Union | 459040 | Two Harbors, MN | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #39 | Kristina Joeckel | 858930 | Old National Bank | 459308 | — | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $832K | 8 |
| #39 | Eric Austin | 1783227 | Premier Bank | 403178 | Woodbury, MN | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $3.5M | 8 |
| #39 | Taylor Nicholson | 2252892 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 3765 (#5931 → #2166) | $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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-units/2024
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