Biggest climbers in Minnesota in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Ashley Melin (Minnco Credit Union, NMLS #1545366), Tiffany Espie (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1273405), and Jordan Jones (NBKC Bank, NMLS #1936270).
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 | Ashley Melin | 1545366 | Minnco Credit Union | 640612 | — | ▲ 9144 (#9987 → #843) | $6.8M | 29 |
| #2 | Tiffany Espie | 1273405 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8264 (#9839 → #1575) | $3.2M | 9 |
| #3 | Jordan Jones | 1936270 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 7927 (#9470 → #1543) | $3.3M | 7 |
| #4 | Drew Willis | 2088204 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7903 (#8983 → #1080) | $5.1M | 11 |
| #5 | Paul Cuellar | 1108350 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7813 (#9901 → #2088) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #6 | Kristal Fennelly | 1198907 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 7809 (#9760 → #1951) | $2.4M | 5 |
| #7 | Ken Schmidt | 697466 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Naperville, IL | ▲ 7714 (#9194 → #1480) | $3.5M | 2 |
| #8 | Samuel MacArthur | 2255709 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 7639 (#9757 → #2118) | $2.1M | 6 |
| #9 | Ana Avalos Quiroz | 2706308 | TOPLINE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 654913 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 7636 (#9259 → #1623) | $3.1M | 26 |
| #10 | Matthew Zoro | 1957754 | American First Funding LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7528 (#9758 → #2230) | $2.0M | 5 |
| #11 | Christine Christensen | 806066 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 7301 (#9612 → #2311) | $1.9M | 3 |
| #12 | Anthony Corona | 2645372 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7239 (#9985 → #2746) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #13 | Daniel Conzelman | 847808 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7203 (#9196 → #1993) | $2.3M | 9 |
| #14 | Ryan Dunn | 114526 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 7163 (#9516 → #2353) | $1.9M | 3 |
| #15 | Bethany Kleven | 473100 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 7132 (#8512 → #1380) | $3.9M | 2 |
| #16 | Aaron Kowalczyk | 2603768 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7126 (#8561 → #1435) | $3.7M | 5 |
| #17 | Jason Handke | 420825 | BISON STATE BANK | 757416 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 7107 (#9809 → #2702) | $1.5M | 2 |
| #18 | Jamey Welle | 400946 | Baxter Credit Union | 476905 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 7024 (#7652 → #628) | $9.0M | 23 |
| #19 | Andre Bahnam | 2400316 | DYNAGEN LENDING, LLC | 2179695 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7004 (#9588 → #2584) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #20 | Laura Wilson | 27530 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6980 (#9942 → #2962) | $1.3M | 2 |
| #21 | Kipling Kemper | 333191 | CFR Mortgage LLC | 2474471 | Maple Grove, MN | ▲ 6963 (#9131 → #2168) | $2.1M | 5 |
| #22 | Joshua Castillo | 2697379 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 6959 (#9624 → #2665) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #23 | Michael Davis | 2408562 | M & M Mortgage, LLC | 213677 | Roseville, MN | ▲ 6956 (#9373 → #2417) | $1.8M | 8 |
| #24 | Connor Wigand | 1625522 | HomeTown Bank | 403208 | Henderson, MN | ▲ 6932 (#9131 → #2199) | $2.0M | 4 |
| #25 | Larry Penland | 85127 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6931 (#9978 → #3047) | $1.3M | 3 |
| #26 | Maxwell Schmidt | 1127716 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6924 (#8289 → #1365) | $3.9M | 10 |
| #27 | Lisa Price | 2718307 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | ▲ 6911 (#9769 → #2858) | $1.4M | 3 |
| #28 | James Poepl | 1255269 | Vermillion State Bank | 504763 | Vermillion, MN | ▲ 6900 (#9628 → #2728) | $1.5M | 3 |
| #29 | Robert Alberts | 517014 | SECURITY STATE BANK OF WANAMINGO, INCORPORATED | 451678 | Wanamingo, MN | ▲ 6882 (#9649 → #2767) | $1.5M | 3 |
| #30 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6852 (#9807 → #2955) | $1.4M | 3 |
| #31 | Vamshee Avasarala Raghavendra | 2416210 | TRI VALLEY HOME LOANS LLC | 2114972 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6835 (#8820 → #1985) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #32 | Richard Erkenbeck | 880565 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Seattle, WA | ▲ 6820 (#8497 → #1677) | $2.9M | 11 |
| #33 | Chih Jean Wu-Sampson | 2181169 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6817 (#9914 → #3097) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #34 | Michael Malone | 2715158 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Duluth, MN | ▲ 6765 (#9112 → #2347) | $1.9M | 5 |
| #35 | Chad Standish | 843765 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | ▲ 6751 (#7420 → #669) | $8.5M | 29 |
| #36 | Daniel Picchiotti | 2147854 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 6750 (#9227 → #2477) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #37 | Steven Hoppe | 1228665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6675 (#9536 → #2861) | $1.4M | 9 |
| #38 | Anthony Lim | 1957820 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6671 (#8795 → #2124) | $2.1M | 4 |
| #39 | FATOUMATA DIBBA | 1874628 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Blaine, MN | ▲ 6643 (#9244 → #2601) | $1.6M | 4 |
| #40 | Kathryn Peterson | 283144 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | — | ▲ 6612 (#8850 → #2238) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #41 | Lynda De-Witt | 2643550 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6606 (#8885 → #2279) | $1.9M | 4 |
| #42 | Michael Freeman | 231039 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6584 (#9502 → #2918) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #43 | Ernest Auger | 1611044 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 6544 (#8512 → #1968) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #44 | Gregory Rios | 1505482 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Monticello, MN | ▲ 6517 (#8733 → #2216) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #45 | Lisa Neis | 738709 | Citibank, NA | 412915 | O Fallon, MO | ▲ 6500 (#8656 → #2156) | $2.1M | 1 |
| #46 | Aaron Ellefson | 2039680 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | River Falls, WI | ▲ 6460 (#8279 → #1819) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #47 | Dakota Thompson | 2065079 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 6459 (#9703 → #3244) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #48 | Cody Uren | 2056288 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6437 (#8185 → #1748) | $2.8M | 11 |
| #49 | Cale Ross | 1426950 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Richfield, MN | ▲ 6400 (#8379 → #1979) | $2.3M | 5 |
| #50 | Kevin McLaughlin | 2686298 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 6354 (#8769 → #2415) | $1.8M | 5 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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