Biggest Climbers by Volume — Minnesota

Biggest climbers in Minnesota in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Carter Karppinen (Frandsen Bank & Trust, NMLS #2472688), Farah Masoud (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2162944), and Brendan Wall (loanDepot.com, LLC, NMLS #2612947).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Biggest Climbers by Volume — Minnesota — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change YTD Volume YTD Loans
#1 Carter Karppinen 2472688 Frandsen Bank & Trust 718070 Cloquet, MN ▲ 6876 (#7780 → #904) $3.8M 12
#2 Farah Masoud 2162944 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6744 (#7982 → #1238) $2.6M 9
#3 Brendan Wall 2612947 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI ▲ 6348 (#8065 → #1717) $1.8M 5
#4 Gary Robinson 1161806 Magnifi Financial Credit Union 447069 Sartell, MN ▲ 6323 (#8062 → #1739) $1.8M 9
#5 Jeffrey Wishnew 620935 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Plano, TX ▲ 6075 (#7893 → #1818) $1.6M 3
#6 Chad Aurich 2121561 Produce State Bank 531565 Hollandale, MN ▲ 6039 (#8065 → #2026) $1.4M 1
#7 Jeffrey Andrews 7826 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Denville, NJ ▲ 6008 (#8062 → #2054) $1.4M 4
#8 Alyssa Dimeck 998850 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6000 (#7422 → #1422) $2.2M 12
#9 Nicole Hjelden 710489 Border Bank 704691 Fargo, ND ▲ 5994 (#7469 → #1475) $2.1M 8
#10 Sean Cahan 309034 Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC 173855 San Diego, CA ▲ 5990 (#7681 → #1691) $1.8M 2
#11 Brittney Bell 2713550 First Bank Blue Earth 417698 Blue Earth, MN ▲ 5989 (#8020 → #2031) $1.4M 8
#12 Christopher Pritchett 400924 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 Minneapolis, MN ▲ 5803 (#7579 → #1776) $1.7M 6
#13 bhavin patel 103451 NEXA Mortgage, LLC 1660690 Mesa, AZ ▲ 5763 (#7343 → #1580) $2.0M 4
#14 Zachary Hill 2652610 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 5707 (#7382 → #1675) $1.8M 9
#15 Randy Cebulla 2302252 Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Pierz 528169 Pierz, MN ▲ 5638 (#7579 → #1941) $1.5M 7
#16 LaDia Dodd 1987983 Flex Mortgage LLC 2082987 Edina, MN ▲ 5625 (#6767 → #1142) $2.9M 10
#17 Michael Caputo 1394587 Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC 391521 Horsham, PA ▲ 5616 (#8101 → #2485) $1.1M 3
#18 Walyn Smith 1389359 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Coppell, TX ▲ 5603 (#7982 → #2379) $1.1M 4
#19 William Miller 721421 Saint Clair State Bank (Incorporated) 715516 Saint Clair, MN ▲ 5600 (#7529 → #1929) $1.5M 6
#20 Jason Malmstrom 207914 THE TURNKEY FOUNDATION INC. 236669 Roseville, CA ▲ 5598 (#6498 → #900) $3.8M 14
#21 Ryan Jones 2681432 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 5598 (#7121 → #1523) $2.0M 11
#22 Fahad Merza 2256030 United Lending Team, INC 2273319 Troy, MI ▲ 5578 (#7982 → #2404) $1.1M 4
#23 Joshua Murry 950417 U.S. Bank National Association 402761 Owensboro, KY ▲ 5571 (#7893 → #2322) $1.2M 5
#24 Timothy Barrett 282754 Bell Bank 419538 Bloomington, MN ▲ 5511 (#6872 → #1361) $2.3M 7
#25 Allie Hammoud 1794341 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 5494 (#7982 → #2488) $1.1M 5
#26 Brian Niles 416032 U.S. Bank National Association 402761 Owensboro, KY ▲ 5493 (#7407 → #1914) $1.5M 5
#27 Thomas Guidarelli 1067998 Tradition Mortgage LLC 286998 Edina, MN ▲ 5481 (#6646 → #1165) $2.8M 5
#28 Vincent Bradford 501937 Guild Mortgage Company LLC 3274 Edina, MN ▲ 5469 (#6760 → #1291) $2.5M 3
#29 Nathaniel Nielsen 1961264 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 West Des Moines, IA ▲ 5467 (#7766 → #2299) $1.2M 3
#30 Wyatt Stadler 2111012 TOPLINE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION 654913 Forest Lake, MN ▲ 5463 (#7302 → #1839) $1.6M 16
#31 Brayden Disanza 2407778 Green Lending LLC 2598612 ▲ 5383 (#6397 → #1014) $3.3M 12
#32 Joshua Groenwald 984636 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 5368 (#7191 → #1823) $1.6M 5
#33 Denise Tanner 1013331 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Sandy Springs, GA ▲ 5361 (#7785 → #2424) $1.1M 5
#34 Craig Park 2001485 NBKC Bank 409631 Kansas City, MO ▲ 5254 (#6140 → #886) $3.8M 8
#35 Emelda Harris 1708429 Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 75243 Minneapolis, MN ▲ 5241 (#8192 → #2951) $841K 4
#36 Joshua Shcherbelis 2006972 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 5234 (#6912 → #1678) $1.8M 4
#37 Nicholas Francis 2681416 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 5222 (#7857 → #2635) $985K 6
#38 Pamela Kurtz 2452486 Security Bank & Trust Company 415819 Waconia, MN ▲ 5208 (#6526 → #1318) $2.4M 3
#39 Jun Yang 2222953 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 Saint Paul, MN ▲ 5197 (#5584 → #387) $7.5M 26
#40 Emmanuel Joseph Madrid 2109049 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Irvine, CA ▲ 5176 (#6992 → #1816) $1.6M 6
#41 Ami Simons 552515 Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. 1025894 Overland Park, KS ▲ 5162 (#6344 → #1182) $2.8M 7
#42 Tareik Awada 1615117 Liberty 1 Lending Inc. 2551187 Livonia, MI ▲ 5142 (#6129 → #987) $3.4M 12
#43 Daniel Conzelman 847808 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 5119 (#6646 → #1527) $2.0M 7
#44 Craig Reardon 564065 The Huntington National Bank 402436 Columbus, OH ▲ 5116 (#6088 → #972) $3.5M 1
#45 Yenai Collazo 2717952 First Alliance Credit Union 403380 Stewartville, MN ▲ 5108 (#6526 → #1418) $2.2M 11
#46 Justyn Schoening 2342730 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 5090 (#7982 → #2892) $865K 4
#47 James McTernan 1112719 Tomo Mortgage, LLC 2059741 New York, NY ▲ 5074 (#6882 → #1808) $1.7M 4
#48 Daniel Hunt 571926 Planet Home Lending, LLC 17022 Tampa, FL ▲ 5054 (#8017 → #2963) $839K 2
#49 Jesse Heath 1846140 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 5022 (#7494 → #2472) $1.1M 3
#50 Ryan Bowren 1762580 INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC 2524174 Southfield, MI ▲ 5006 (#6980 → #1974) $1.4M 1

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in Minnesota in 2026 so far?
Carter Karppinen (Frandsen Bank & Trust, NMLS #2472688) ranks #1 in Minnesota in 2026 so far with $3.8M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Minnesota in 2026 so far?
1. Carter Karppinen (Frandsen Bank & Trust); 2. Farah Masoud (Rocket Mortgage, LLC); 3. Brendan Wall (loanDepot.com, LLC). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Volume — Minnesota. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-volume

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