Biggest climbers in Minnesota this year, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 20, 2026, the top 3 include Steven Gables (PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company, NMLS #208331), Roberta Jo Amic (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #206400), and Carter Karppinen (Frandsen Bank & Trust, NMLS #2472688).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | Rank Change | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Steven Gables | 208331 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 6693 (#6795 → #102) | $10.4M | 29 | $358K |
| #2 | Roberta Jo Amic | 206400 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | ▲ 5881 (#6802 → #921) | $2.4M | 11 | $221K |
| #3 | Carter Karppinen | 2472688 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | Cloquet, MN | ▲ 5677 (#6791 → #1114) | $2.0M | 8 | $250K |
| #4 | Brendan Wall | 2612947 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5456 (#6693 → #1237) | $1.8M | 5 | $355K |
| #5 | BRENDA BAKER | 460562 | KODABANK | 643716 | Bemidji, MN | ▲ 5259 (#6323 → #1064) | $2.1M | 3 | $702K |
| #6 | Farah Masoud | 2162944 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5257 (#6619 → #1362) | $1.6M | 6 | $266K |
| #7 | Chad Aurich | 2121561 | Produce State Bank | 531565 | Hollandale, MN | ▲ 5167 (#6693 → #1526) | $1.4M | 1 | $1.4M |
| #8 | Mitchell Olson | 368604 | Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 3094 | Cold Spring, MN | ▲ 4939 (#5855 → #916) | $2.4M | 8 | $306K |
| #9 | Jessica Bartlett | 1100281 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 4892 (#6688 → #1796) | $1.1M | 2 | $574K |
| #10 | James Schaefer | 339497 | MSP Mortgage LLC | 2342441 | Edina, MN | ▲ 4828 (#5286 → #458) | $4.4M | 14 | $315K |
| #11 | Zachary Hill | 2652610 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4798 (#6084 → #1286) | $1.7M | 8 | $211K |
| #12 | Ashley Huerd | 917980 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | ▲ 4777 (#5228 → #451) | $4.5M | 18 | $247K |
| #13 | Zachary Kovash | 712118 | Merchants Bank, National Association | 402469 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 4740 (#4853 → #113) | $9.8M | 13 | $750K |
| #14 | Kelley Christianer | 1973620 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Moorpark, CA | ▲ 4737 (#5437 → #700) | $3.1M | 7 | $447K |
| #15 | Nicole Hjelden | 710489 | Border Bank | 704691 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 4673 (#6160 → #1487) | $1.4M | 6 | $241K |
| #16 | Vincent Bradford | 501937 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | ▲ 4635 (#5524 → #889) | $2.5M | 3 | $837K |
| #17 | Thomas Guidarelli | 1067998 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Edina, MN | ▲ 4626 (#5422 → #796) | $2.8M | 5 | $562K |
| #18 | Walyn Smith | 1389359 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 4597 (#6619 → #2022) | $995K | 3 | $332K |
| #19 | Agustin Palattao | 36543 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 4590 (#5676 → #1086) | $2.1M | 2 | $1.0M |
| #20 | Jason Malmstrom | 207914 | THE TURNKEY FOUNDATION INC. | 236669 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 4549 (#5280 → #731) | $3.0M | 11 | $273K |
| #21 | Timothy Barrett | 282754 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 4545 (#5625 → #1080) | $2.1M | 6 | $346K |
| #22 | Dorothy Bemisdarfer | 697416 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 4544 (#5791 → #1247) | $1.8M | 5 | $351K |
| #23 | Natisha Shannon | 1904955 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4544 (#6289 → #1745) | $1.2M | 8 | $147K |
| #24 | Robert Riley | 2036557 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4542 (#5954 → #1412) | $1.5M | 4 | $380K |
| #25 | Julian Kavukcu | 1149667 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 4519 (#6007 → #1488) | $1.4M | 4 | $361K |
| #26 | Timothy Petrenko | 2492015 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 4493 (#5091 → #598) | $3.6M | 21 | $171K |
| #27 | Brian Cottrill | 853835 | CFR Mortgage LLC | 2474471 | Eau Claire, WI | ▲ 4489 (#5765 → #1276) | $1.7M | 1 | $1.7M |
| #28 | Brayden Disanza | 2407778 | Green Lending LLC | 2598612 | Independence, OH | ▲ 4483 (#5204 → #721) | $3.0M | 11 | $276K |
| #29 | Joshua Shcherbelis | 2006972 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 4449 (#5662 → #1213) | $1.8M | 4 | $455K |
| #30 | Allie Hammoud | 1794341 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4443 (#6619 → #2176) | $895K | 4 | $224K |
| #31 | Daniel Conzelman | 847808 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4441 (#5831 → #1390) | $1.6M | 5 | $311K |
| #32 | Mitchell Rutledge | 2058675 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 4385 (#5586 → #1201) | $1.8M | 5 | $369K |
| #33 | Craig Park | 2001485 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 4380 (#4996 → #616) | $3.5M | 7 | $500K |
| #34 | Joey Kaseman | 423181 | CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF PARK RAPIDS, THE | 409427 | Park Rapids, MN | ▲ 4380 (#6405 → #2025) | $995K | 3 | $332K |
| #35 | Daniel Hunt | 571926 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 4359 (#6651 → #2292) | $839K | 2 | $419K |
| #36 | Ami Simons | 552515 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 4353 (#5160 → #807) | $2.8M | 7 | $394K |
| #37 | Craig Reardon | 564065 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 4331 (#4948 → #617) | $3.5M | 1 | $3.5M |
| #38 | James McTernan | 1112719 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | ▲ 4321 (#5635 → #1314) | $1.7M | 4 | $413K |
| #39 | Steven Mann | 400723 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Hibbing, MN | ▲ 4264 (#5116 → #852) | $2.6M | 10 | $261K |
| #40 | Scott Andrews | 1380519 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 4258 (#6246 → #1988) | $1.0M | 3 | $339K |
| #41 | Mohamad Al Kaaki | 1366758 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4248 (#5959 → #1711) | $1.2M | 3 | $406K |
| #42 | Ryan Bowren | 1762580 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 4245 (#5725 → #1480) | $1.4M | 1 | $1.4M |
| #43 | Mohammed Khan | 2618289 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 4217 (#5735 → #1518) | $1.4M | 3 | $469K |
| #44 | Kyle Ciliento | 1237958 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4212 (#5628 → #1416) | $1.5M | 4 | $379K |
| #45 | Emmanuel Joseph Madrid | 2109049 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4200 (#5736 → #1536) | $1.4M | 5 | $278K |
| #46 | Ali Alubaidy | 2623042 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4178 (#4824 → #646) | $3.4M | 14 | $240K |
| #47 | Jordan Peterson | 1411654 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | McLean, VA | ▲ 4165 (#6034 → #1869) | $1.1M | 2 | $550K |
| #48 | Nicholas Dokken | 1382274 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Coral Springs, FL | ▲ 4140 (#4959 → #819) | $2.7M | 4 | $679K |
| #49 | Wyatt Stadler | 2111012 | TOPLINE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 654913 | Forest Lake, MN | ▲ 4132 (#6013 → #1881) | $1.1M | 11 | $99K |
| #50 | Erin Leck | 1446893 | All Western Mortgage, Inc. | 14210 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 4112 (#5237 → #1125) | $2.0M | 5 | $397K |
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