Biggest climbers in Minnesota in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Jason Groth (Saint Cloud Financial Credit Union, NMLS #220218), Joel Clevenger (Citizens Alliance Bank, NMLS #480137), and Jerold Jackson (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #1294324).
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 | Jason Groth | 220218 | Saint Cloud Financial Credit Union | 421441 | Saint Cloud, MN | ▲ 8336 (#9807 → #1471) | $3.6M | 30 |
| #2 | Joel Clevenger | 480137 | Citizens Alliance Bank | 791572 | Watertown, MN | ▲ 8161 (#9928 → #1767) | $2.8M | 3 |
| #3 | Jerold Jackson | 1294324 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 7925 (#9626 → #1701) | $2.9M | 15 |
| #4 | Michael Hartman | 312692 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 7898 (#9807 → #1909) | $2.5M | 4 |
| #5 | Gabriel Rodriguez Herrera | 2467505 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | ▲ 7567 (#8402 → #835) | $7.3M | 38 |
| #6 | AARON THOMAS | 2114396 | THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BEMIDJI | 440421 | — | ▲ 7540 (#9807 → #2267) | $1.9M | 12 |
| #7 | Rachelle Martin | 460417 | Alerus Financial, N.A. DBA Alerus Mortgage | 416135 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 7533 (#9644 → #2111) | $2.1M | 2 |
| #8 | Bradley Benson | 420018 | MY CREDIT UNION | 653465 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 7483 (#8588 → #1105) | $5.4M | 22 |
| #9 | Jacob Williams | 2071836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7481 (#9153 → #1672) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #10 | Erika Ellison | 2188373 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 7443 (#9807 → #2364) | $1.8M | 12 |
| #11 | Oneal Isaac | 30002 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7202 (#9395 → #2193) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #12 | Sara Schultz | 2397513 | WESTconsin Credit Union | 398196 | Hudson, WI | ▲ 7141 (#9574 → #2433) | $1.7M | 16 |
| #13 | Adam Clapp | 2383605 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Plymouth, MN | ▲ 7139 (#9574 → #2435) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #14 | Omar Bahour | 1411155 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7108 (#9387 → #2279) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #15 | John Scott | 1448916 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | ▲ 7056 (#8876 → #1820) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #16 | Sean Sucharski | 1195197 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7000 (#9255 → #2255) | $1.9M | 4 |
| #17 | Brian Jensen | 1503701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 6947 (#8286 → #1339) | $4.2M | 16 |
| #18 | Delis Gautreaux | 706053 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6904 (#9217 → #2313) | $1.8M | 5 |
| #19 | Mitchell Peterson | 542622 | First State Bank | 488766 | Grand Forks, ND | ▲ 6895 (#9807 → #2912) | $1.3M | 3 |
| #20 | Adam Sher | 1980079 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 6888 (#9134 → #2246) | $1.9M | 6 |
| #21 | Cheri Pagnac | 769595 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | Oslo, MN | ▲ 6842 (#8064 → #1222) | $4.7M | 1 |
| #22 | David Thomas | 585409 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6801 (#9006 → #2205) | $2.0M | 3 |
| #23 | Brian Carnes | 1219402 | Premier Bank | 403178 | Roseville, MN | ▲ 6585 (#9803 → #3218) | $1.1M | 2 |
| #24 | Julian Kavukcu | 1149667 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 6578 (#8450 → #1872) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #25 | Heather Vanover | 488930 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | — | ▲ 6578 (#9637 → #3059) | $1.2M | 12 |
| #26 | Darla Abrahamson | 954635 | Two Harbors Federal Credit Union | 459040 | Two Harbors, MN | ▲ 6533 (#9023 → #2490) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #27 | Jonathan Wick | 1117614 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6484 (#8211 → #1727) | $2.9M | 9 |
| #28 | Michael Lassiter | 1013650 | SoFI Lending Corp. | 1121636 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6468 (#8671 → #2203) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #29 | Scott Zacharias | 649546 | Security Bank & Trust Company | 415819 | Chaska, MN | ▲ 6448 (#8845 → #2397) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #30 | Seham Escaffi | 2096955 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6446 (#8846 → #2400) | $1.7M | 9 |
| #31 | Daniel Baird | 496304 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 6446 (#9275 → #2829) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #32 | Belen Garita | 2239335 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6401 (#8319 → #1918) | $2.4M | 5 |
| #33 | Katherine Kadlec | 712117 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | Hayward, WI | ▲ 6393 (#9673 → #3280) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #34 | Jeremy Schmidt | 569279 | Lake Region Bank | 417388 | Willmar, MN | ▲ 6363 (#9120 → #2757) | $1.4M | 9 |
| #35 | Lynae DeMonte | 1159766 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6337 (#9084 → #2747) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #36 | Peter Johnson | 421779 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Iowa City, IA | ▲ 6328 (#8691 → #2363) | $1.8M | 3 |
| #37 | Benjamin Golden | 1900315 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 6312 (#9562 → #3250) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #38 | Wesam Dababneh | 336242 | Priority 1 Lending, LLC | 1375378 | Livonia, MI | ▲ 6302 (#8432 → #2130) | $2.1M | 9 |
| #39 | Darron Grimes | 2037036 | Iconic Mortgage Corp. | 1547953 | — | ▲ 6277 (#8985 → #2708) | $1.5M | 20 |
| #40 | Joseph Guarino | 1637367 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6260 (#7903 → #1643) | $3.1M | 10 |
| #41 | Liliana Esquer-Yanez | 847905 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6252 (#8947 → #2695) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #42 | Nicholas Leeman | 1794460 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6230 (#9123 → #2893) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #43 | Emily Nelson | 1654225 | FM Bank | 758405 | Waseca, MN | ▲ 6192 (#8434 → #2242) | $1.9M | 4 |
| #44 | Daphne Lash | 1055635 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Indian Land, SC | ▲ 6192 (#8899 → #2707) | $1.5M | 4 |
| #45 | James Bruce | 332323 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 6154 (#8648 → #2494) | $1.6M | 7 |
| #46 | William Bonney | 864373 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 6153 (#9722 → #3569) | $980K | 3 |
| #47 | Miranda Lau | 739609 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 6138 (#8455 → #2317) | $1.8M | 10 |
| #48 | Eric Austin | 1783227 | Premier Bank | 403178 | Woodbury, MN | ▲ 6129 (#7621 → #1492) | $3.5M | 8 |
| #49 | Ann Bassett | 760927 | Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union | 483355 | La Crosse, WI | ▲ 6114 (#9240 → #3126) | $1.2M | 12 |
| #50 | Lindsay Tami | 2302375 | Provident Funding Associates, L.P. | 3821 | Santa Rosa, CA | ▲ 6106 (#7960 → #1854) | $2.6M | 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 Volume — Minnesota (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-volume/2024
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