Biggest Climbers by Volume — Minnesota (2026)

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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Tiffany Espie (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1273405), Kristal Fennelly (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #1198907), and Matthew Zoro (American First Funding LLC, NMLS #1957754).

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

Biggest Climbers by Volume — Minnesota (2026) — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change 2026 Volume 2026 Loans
#1 Tiffany Espie 1273405 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 8531 (#9948 → #1417) $2.3M 6
#2 Kristal Fennelly 1198907 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Pasadena, CA ▲ 8513 (#9867 → #1354) $2.4M 5
#3 Matthew Zoro 1957754 American First Funding LLC 2362008 Southfield, MI ▲ 8289 (#9865 → #1576) $2.0M 5
#4 Christine Christensen 806066 Bell Bank 419538 Minneapolis, MN ▲ 8064 (#9715 → #1651) $1.9M 3
#5 Jordan Jones 1936270 NBKC Bank 409631 Kansas City, MO ▲ 7996 (#9569 → #1573) $2.0M 4
#6 Drew Willis 2088204 Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 75164 Scottsdale, AZ ▲ 7976 (#9068 → #1092) $3.1M 8
#7 Ryan Dunn 114526 Onity Mortgage Corporation 2726 Mount Laurel, NJ ▲ 7919 (#9616 → #1697) $1.9M 3
#8 Daniel Conzelman 847808 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7722 (#9284 → #1562) $2.0M 7
#9 Michael Davis 2408562 M & M Mortgage, LLC 213677 Roseville, MN ▲ 7721 (#9469 → #1748) $1.8M 8
#10 Kipling Kemper 333191 CFR Mortgage LLC 2474471 Maple Grove, MN ▲ 7677 (#9218 → #1541) $2.1M 5
#11 Joshua Castillo 2697379 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Boca Raton, FL ▲ 7598 (#9729 → #2131) $1.3M 4
#12 Robert Alberts 517014 SECURITY STATE BANK OF WANAMINGO, INCORPORATED 451678 Wanamingo, MN ▲ 7581 (#9754 → #2173) $1.3M 2
#13 Erik Fritsche 501936 Granite Bank 405434 Champlin, MN ▲ 7487 (#9239 → #1752) $1.8M 7
#14 Dakota Thompson 2065079 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 ▲ 7480 (#9809 → #2329) $1.2M 4
#15 Maxwell Schmidt 1127716 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7338 (#8352 → #1014) $3.4M 8
#16 Joseph Hanna 2378031 eMortgage Funding LLC 1059364 Troy, MI ▲ 7334 (#9916 → #2582) $1.0M 2
#17 Vamshee Avasarala Raghavendra 2416210 TRI VALLEY HOME LOANS LLC 2114972 Troy, MI ▲ 7286 (#8900 → #1614) $2.0M 6
#18 Mark Jacobson 2548523 Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. 181106 Chandler, AZ ▲ 7264 (#9645 → #2381) $1.1M 7
#19 Bradley Kramer 1196031 Accunet Mortgage LLC 255368 Waukesha, WI ▲ 7217 (#9918 → #2701) $979K 3
#20 Shayla Williams 2645414 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Conshohocken, PA ▲ 7214 (#9743 → #2529) $1.1M 2
#21 Alex Cavelli 1418307 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 7184 (#9587 → #2403) $1.1M 3
#22 Hussein Elsayedali 1332767 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 7164 (#9353 → #2189) $1.3M 4
#23 Benjamin Hummel 2342632 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 7149 (#9465 → #2316) $1.2M 4
#24 Ana Avalos Quiroz 2706308 TOPLINE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION 654913 Champlin, MN ▲ 7127 (#9353 → #2226) $1.3M 12
#25 Max Laurence 2742633 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Marlton, NJ ▲ 7125 (#9718 → #2593) $1.0M 3
#26 Anthony Lim 1957820 New Era Lending LLC 2424293 Houston, TX ▲ 7107 (#8873 → #1766) $1.8M 3
#27 Kevin McLaughlin 2686298 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 ▲ 7100 (#8847 → #1747) $1.8M 5
#28 Alexander Mezy 2227623 LoanVille LLC 2557256 Troy, MI ▲ 7072 (#9884 → #2812) $924K 2
#29 Ernest Auger 1611044 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Scottsdale, AZ ▲ 7001 (#8581 → #1580) $2.0M 5
#30 Lynda De-Witt 2643550 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6958 (#8966 → #2008) $1.4M 3
#31 Brendan Wall 2612947 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI ▲ 6913 (#8668 → #1755) $1.8M 5
#32 Jonathan Cameron 2169103 NewRez LLC 3013 Fort Washington, PA ▲ 6904 (#9401 → #2497) $1.1M 1
#33 Chad Standish 843765 Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. 1588622 Oakland, CA ▲ 6879 (#7459 → #580) $5.6M 18
#34 Sandra Bohn 777400 Community Bank of Cameron 411494 Cameron, WI ▲ 6859 (#9594 → #2735) $965K 1
#35 Cody Uren 2056288 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6811 (#8244 → #1433) $2.3M 10
#36 Sandra Phillips 755960 Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC 1598647 Chicago, IL ▲ 6804 (#9304 → #2500) $1.1M 5
#37 Gino Avegno Rivera 2314077 Zillow Home Loans, LLC 10287 Irvine, CA ▲ 6779 (#8566 → #1787) $1.7M 7
#38 Ellis Nance 1462678 SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 696891 Cottonwood Heights, UT ▲ 6777 (#9218 → #2441) $1.1M 4
#39 Jay Gizzarelli 1281064 Genisys Credit Union 409008 Royal Oak, MI ▲ 6754 (#8821 → #2067) $1.4M 1
#40 Chad Aurich 2121561 Produce State Bank 531565 Hollandale, MN ▲ 6739 (#8806 → #2067) $1.4M 1
#41 Aaron Ellefson 2039680 Guaranteed Rate, Inc. 2611 River Falls, WI ▲ 6734 (#8342 → #1608) $2.0M 5
#42 Yves Chery 2218594 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 ▲ 6733 (#8516 → #1783) $1.7M 8
#43 Ashley Caruso 1965056 NewRez LLC 3013 Columbia, MD ▲ 6733 (#9754 → #3021) $836K 2
#44 James Poepl 1255269 Vermillion State Bank 504763 Vermillion, MN ▲ 6686 (#9733 → #3047) $830K 2
#45 Amber Zandstra 827991 Black Hills Federal Credit Union 405873 Spearfish, SD ▲ 6683 (#9295 → #2612) $1.0M 2
#46 Derek Beutel 2056926 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 ▲ 6670 (#9353 → #2683) $989K 3
#47 Caroline Stein 2655378 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Marlton, NJ ▲ 6646 (#7408 → #762) $4.5M 11
#48 Steven Hoppe 1228665 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6644 (#9637 → #2993) $845K 6
#49 Muhammad Abduljami 1916263 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6618 (#8661 → #2043) $1.4M 4
#50 Patrick Foster 1578993 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6602 (#8705 → #2103) $1.4M 6

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in Minnesota in 2026?
Tiffany Espie (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1273405) ranks #1 in Minnesota in 2026 with $2.3M in funded mortgage volume based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Minnesota in 2026?
1. Tiffany Espie (Rocket Mortgage, LLC); 2. Kristal Fennelly (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC); 3. Matthew Zoro (American First Funding 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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-volume/2026

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