Biggest climbers in Minnesota in 2026, 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 Chad Standish (Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #843765), Caroline Stein (Freedom Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2655378), and Drew Willis (Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2088204).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chad Standish | 843765 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | ▲ 6297 (#6892 → #595) | $3.9M | 12 |
| #2 | Caroline Stein | 2655378 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6051 (#6892 → #841) | $3.7M | 9 |
| #3 | Drew Willis | 2088204 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5941 (#6892 → #951) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #3 | Michael Davis | 2408562 | M & M Mortgage, LLC | 213677 | Roseville, MN | ▲ 5941 (#6892 → #951) | $1.8M | 8 |
| #5 | Vamshee Avasarala Raghavendra | 2416210 | TRI VALLEY HOME LOANS LLC | 2114972 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5629 (#6892 → #1263) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #5 | Katherine Lee | 1066055 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Novi, MI | ▲ 5629 (#6892 → #1263) | $973K | 6 |
| #5 | Robert Daul | 2751014 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | ▲ 5629 (#6892 → #1263) | $2.5M | 6 |
| #5 | Mark Jacobson | 2548523 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 5629 (#6892 → #1263) | $816K | 6 |
| #5 | Greggory Bonilla | 1994879 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 5629 (#6892 → #1263) | $2.1M | 6 |
| #5 | Evan Roggio | 2061874 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 5629 (#6892 → #1263) | $2.3M | 6 |
| #11 | Maxwell Schmidt | 1127716 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $2.0M | 5 |
| #11 | Joel Rodriguez | 2661220 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $641K | 5 |
| #11 | Ashley Melin | 1545366 | Minnco Credit Union | 640612 | North Branch, MN | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #11 | Julie Wilson | 828123 | Bank Five Nine | 410817 | Oconomowoc, WI | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #11 | Kristal Fennelly | 1198907 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $2.4M | 5 |
| #11 | Steven Hoppe | 1228665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $795K | 5 |
| #11 | William Finnigan | 1605591 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #11 | Kevin McLaughlin | 2686298 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $1.8M | 5 |
| #11 | Sandra Phillips | 755960 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #11 | Denise Tanner | 1013331 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #11 | Yavuz Yilmaz | 1910086 | Saxton Mortgage, LLC | 1717191 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 5409 (#6892 → #1483) | $1.9M | 5 |
| #22 | Brad Rogers | 27552 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.8M | 4 |
| #22 | Jordan Jones | 1936270 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $2.0M | 4 |
| #22 | Thomas Obarski | 1595593 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.0M | 4 |
| #22 | Ryan Schneider | 1097240 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $748K | 4 |
| #22 | Dakota Thompson | 2065079 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #22 | Scott Langenberg | 938064 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $502K | 4 |
| #22 | Ernest Auger | 1611044 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.6M | 4 |
| #22 | Daryn Ruggeberg | 2119377 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #22 | Scotti Ringley | 2723244 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #22 | Payton Cifuentes | 2754298 | First Resource Bank | 409503 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.5M | 4 |
| #22 | John McNelis | 230081 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #22 | Muhannad Swidan | 1731727 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #22 | Jan Russell | 1495445 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #22 | Ellis Nance | 1462678 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #22 | Tiffany Espie | 1273405 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #22 | Amanda Garcia | 1584792 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $959K | 4 |
| #22 | Anthony Hausmann | 601357 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $783K | 4 |
| #22 | Erik Fritsche | 501936 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $994K | 4 |
| #22 | Joshua Nelson | 1001629 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #22 | Paul Cuellar | 1108350 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #22 | Jared Goldhamer | 1771419 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $951K | 4 |
| #22 | Victoria Heisler | 2467054 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Cold Spring, MN | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.0M | 4 |
| #22 | Nicole James | 2655507 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #22 | Matthew Houbba | 1902001 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $696K | 4 |
| #22 | Jonathan Gildner | 1837698 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $842K | 4 |
| #22 | Muhammad Abduljami | 1916263 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5150 (#6892 → #1742) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #48 | Ryan McGran | 2520487 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4793 (#6892 → #2099) | $928K | 3 |
| #48 | Braden Korchmar | 2475791 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4793 (#6892 → #2099) | $633K | 3 |
| #48 | Joseph Howes | 392686 | PMF, Inc. | 1980 | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | ▲ 4793 (#6892 → #2099) | $944K | 3 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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