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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Kristal Fennelly (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #1198907), John McNelis (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #230081), and Tiffany Espie (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1273405).
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 | Kristal Fennelly | 1198907 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 8804 (#9826 → #1022) | $2.4M | 5 |
| #2 | John McNelis | 230081 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 8554 (#9942 → #1388) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #3 | Tiffany Espie | 1273405 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 8476 (#9906 → #1430) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #4 | Christine Christensen | 806066 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 8418 (#9672 → #1254) | $1.9M | 3 |
| #5 | Jordan Jones | 1936270 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 8343 (#9527 → #1184) | $2.0M | 4 |
| #6 | Drew Willis | 2088204 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 8233 (#9026 → #793) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #7 | Matthew Zoro | 1957754 | LAKEVIEW LENDING LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 8150 (#9824 → #1674) | $1.4M | 3 |
| #8 | Michael Davis | 2408562 | M & M Mortgage, LLC | 213677 | Roseville, MN | ▲ 8082 (#9424 → #1342) | $1.8M | 8 |
| #9 | Robert Alberts | 517014 | SECURITY STATE BANK OF WANAMINGO, INCORPORATED | 451678 | Wanamingo, MN | ▲ 7967 (#9711 → #1744) | $1.3M | 2 |
| #10 | Paul Cuellar | 1108350 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 7955 (#9970 → #2015) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #11 | Dakota Thompson | 2065079 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 7898 (#9767 → #1869) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #12 | Ryan Dunn | 114526 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 7888 (#9574 → #1686) | $1.4M | 2 |
| #13 | Brian Betlock | 629254 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | — | ▲ 7860 (#9989 → #2129) | $1.0M | 1 |
| #14 | Joseph Hanna | 2378031 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7794 (#9875 → #2081) | $1.0M | 2 |
| #15 | Daniel Conzelman | 847808 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7726 (#9239 → #1513) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #16 | Bradley Kramer | 1196031 | Accunet Mortgage LLC | 255368 | Waukesha, WI | ▲ 7711 (#9877 → #2166) | $979K | 3 |
| #17 | Shayla Williams | 2645414 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 7667 (#9700 → #2033) | $1.1M | 2 |
| #18 | Vamshee Avasarala Raghavendra | 2416210 | TRI VALLEY HOME LOANS LLC | 2114972 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7643 (#8859 → #1216) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #19 | Alex Cavelli | 1418307 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 7612 (#9545 → #1933) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #20 | Alexander Mezy | 2227623 | LoanVille LLC | 2557256 | Troy, MI | ▲ 7599 (#9843 → #2244) | $924K | 2 |
| #21 | Max Laurence | 2742633 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 7586 (#9675 → #2089) | $1.0M | 3 |
| #22 | Joshua Castillo | 2697379 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 7565 (#9686 → #2121) | $1.0M | 3 |
| #23 | Kevin McLaughlin | 2686298 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | ▲ 7465 (#8806 → #1341) | $1.8M | 5 |
| #24 | Ana Avalos Quiroz | 2706308 | TOPLINE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 654913 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 7375 (#9309 → #1934) | $1.1M | 9 |
| #25 | Sandra Bohn | 777400 | Community Bank of Cameron | 411494 | Cameron, WI | ▲ 7359 (#9552 → #2193) | $965K | 1 |
| #26 | Lynda De-Witt | 2643550 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7323 (#8924 → #1601) | $1.4M | 3 |
| #27 | Kipling Kemper | 333191 | CFR Mortgage LLC | 2474471 | Maple Grove, MN | ▲ 7309 (#9174 → #1865) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #28 | Brendan Wall | 2612947 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 7278 (#8625 → #1347) | $1.8M | 5 |
| #29 | Sandra Phillips | 755960 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 7250 (#9260 → #2010) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #30 | Ellis Nance | 1462678 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 7201 (#9174 → #1973) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #31 | Derek Beutel | 2056926 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 7152 (#9309 → #2157) | $989K | 3 |
| #32 | Jay Gizzarelli | 1281064 | Genisys Credit Union | 409008 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 7129 (#8780 → #1651) | $1.4M | 1 |
| #33 | Mark Jacobson | 2548523 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 7129 (#9602 → #2473) | $816K | 6 |
| #34 | Maxwell Schmidt | 1127716 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7124 (#8309 → #1185) | $2.0M | 5 |
| #35 | Chad Aurich | 2121561 | Produce State Bank | 531565 | Hollandale, MN | ▲ 7114 (#8765 → #1651) | $1.4M | 1 |
| #36 | Steven Hoppe | 1228665 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 7060 (#9594 → #2534) | $795K | 5 |
| #37 | Ernest Auger | 1611044 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 7054 (#8539 → #1485) | $1.6M | 4 |
| #38 | Erik Fritsche | 501936 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 7047 (#9195 → #2148) | $994K | 4 |
| #39 | Jared Goldhamer | 1771419 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 7018 (#9232 → #2214) | $951K | 4 |
| #40 | Muhammad Abduljami | 1916263 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6988 (#8618 → #1630) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #41 | Amanda Evitts | 1194917 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 6960 (#9430 → #2470) | $817K | 2 |
| #42 | Patrick Foster | 1578993 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6959 (#8666 → #1707) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #43 | Anthony Lim | 1957820 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 6936 (#8831 → #1895) | $1.2M | 1 |
| #44 | Jeffrey Ferrari | 951154 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 6934 (#9844 → #2910) | $662K | 5 |
| #45 | Lisa Price | 2718307 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | ▲ 6889 (#9835 → #2946) | $654K | 2 |
| #46 | Kevin Hughes | 1039659 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6868 (#9299 → #2431) | $833K | 1 |
| #47 | Su Feng Vang | 1802921 | Coulee Bank | 410835 | La Crosse, WI | ▲ 6863 (#9168 → #2305) | $895K | 3 |
| #48 | Matthew Garrison | 502505 | University Bank | 715685 | Hendersonville, TN | ▲ 6852 (#9025 → #2173) | $976K | 2 |
| #49 | Brad Rogers | 27552 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 6831 (#8150 → #1319) | $1.8M | 4 |
| #50 | Chad Standish | 843765 | Credit Karma Mortgage, Inc. | 1588622 | Oakland, CA | ▲ 6816 (#7424 → #608) | $3.9M | 12 |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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