Top loan officers in Minnesota in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Thomas Graese (Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1884233), Leah Pechman (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #695794), and Morgan Anderson (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #1600977).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thomas Graese | 1884233 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $23.6M | 278 | $85K |
| #2 | Leah Pechman | 695794 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $34.6M | 201 | $172K |
| #3 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $24.8M | 167 | $149K |
| #4 | Tara Alden | 787975 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $29.1M | 166 | $175K |
| #5 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $34.2M | 163 | $210K |
| #6 | Andrea DeChampeau | 758806 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Grand Rapids, MN | $12.2M | 152 | $80K |
| #7 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $50.9M | 151 | $337K |
| #8 | Brenda Horne | 1020372 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $27.5M | 150 | $184K |
| #9 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $18.9M | 148 | $128K |
| #10 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $60.4M | 144 | $419K |
| #11 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $47.5M | 138 | $345K |
| #12 | Bony Schwanke | 1585267 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $21.6M | 136 | $159K |
| #13 | Kathryn Glashan | 402409 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Roseville, MN | $26.8M | 135 | $198K |
| #13 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Prior Lake, MN | $59.5M | 135 | $441K |
| #15 | Drew Hulegaard | 1614698 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $49.0M | 131 | $374K |
| #16 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $28.7M | 130 | $221K |
| #16 | Brandi Donaghue | 758798 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Fergus Falls, MN | $10.7M | 130 | $83K |
| #16 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $52.1M | 130 | $401K |
| #19 | Ian Week | 2153049 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Bemidji, MN | $14.7M | 123 | $119K |
| #20 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $39.2M | 120 | $326K |
| #20 | Art Lorenzo Quintin | 422358 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Eagan, MN | $13.6M | 120 | $114K |
| #22 | Kellie Jorgenson | 758777 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Winona, MN | $14.3M | 119 | $120K |
| #23 | Nou Thao | 1187853 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $17.6M | 118 | $149K |
| #23 | Tara Hudgens | 2004057 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $10.1M | 118 | $85K |
| #25 | Becky Crenshaw | 758630 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $10.1M | 116 | $87K |
| #25 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $22.8M | 116 | $197K |
| #27 | Christine Ferk | 758629 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $12.3M | 115 | $107K |
| #28 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $36.1M | 110 | $328K |
| #29 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $37.8M | 107 | $353K |
| #30 | Tammy Kalkwarf | 1525571 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $18.2M | 106 | $172K |
| #31 | Genna Briggs | 1086114 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | $25.3M | 105 | $241K |
| #32 | Amy Lodermeier | 754661 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Brainerd, MN | $10.8M | 104 | $103K |
| #33 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $28.6M | 103 | $277K |
| #34 | Alyssa Amic-shega | 1027405 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | $13.1M | 102 | $128K |
| #35 | Lee Aldrich | 325834 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Monticello, MN | $35.7M | 101 | $354K |
| #36 | Karen Ackerman | 469485 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $16.7M | 100 | $167K |
| #37 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $39.7M | 95 | $418K |
| #38 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $37.3M | 93 | $402K |
| #39 | Mary Costley | 504786 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Duluth, MN | $28.9M | 92 | $314K |
| #40 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $37.1M | 91 | $408K |
| #40 | Beth Patterson | 400912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $35.6M | 91 | $391K |
| #42 | Robert Conover | 331585 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $38.4M | 89 | $432K |
| #43 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $37.7M | 88 | $428K |
| #44 | Alicia Huber | 2733672 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | — | $10.9M | 87 | $125K |
| #44 | Conor Hesch | 3597 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $34.0M | 87 | $390K |
| #46 | Jordan Martinsen | 2462119 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $34.5M | 85 | $406K |
| #46 | Alexis Patynski | 2684598 | Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union | 441960 | Baxter, MN | $13.4M | 85 | $158K |
| #48 | Derek Lodermeier | 1616397 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $19.3M | 84 | $230K |
| #48 | Molly Peterson | 308436 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Elk River, MN | $24.7M | 84 | $294K |
| #50 | Rachel Robole | 2273539 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Prior Lake, MN | $29.5M | 83 | $355K |
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. Top Mortgage Loan Officers by Loan Count — Minnesota. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units
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