Top loan officers in Minnesota in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Thomas Graese (Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1884233), Steven Rode (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #1253332), and Kristen Heichel (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #27180).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thomas Graese | 1884233 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $44.4M | 469 | $95K |
| #2 | Steven Rode | 1253332 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | — | $17.3M | 286 | $61K |
| #3 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $42.9M | 261 | $164K |
| #4 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $64.5M | 260 | $248K |
| #5 | Aaron Gerber | 1094726 | TRUSTONE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 523134 | Plymouth, MN | $30.5M | 254 | $120K |
| #6 | Genna Briggs | 1086114 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | $36.3M | 248 | $147K |
| #7 | Conor Hesch | 3597 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $82.2M | 233 | $353K |
| #8 | Kathryn Glashan | 402409 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Roseville, MN | $31.0M | 232 | $133K |
| #9 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $79.0M | 231 | $342K |
| #10 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $66.2M | 230 | $288K |
| #11 | Mona Edick | 452504 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Cape Coral, FL | $69.4M | 226 | $307K |
| #12 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $58.9M | 219 | $269K |
| #13 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $85.5M | 218 | $392K |
| #13 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $79.4M | 218 | $364K |
| #15 | Kevin Ehler | 402022 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | — | $78.4M | 207 | $379K |
| #16 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $19.7M | 205 | $96K |
| #17 | Thomas Ahles | 141854 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $65.2M | 200 | $326K |
| #18 | Robert Strandell | 274802 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $70.3M | 193 | $364K |
| #19 | Karen Stroebel | 754181 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $18.4M | 192 | $96K |
| #20 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $69.7M | 189 | $369K |
| #21 | Becky Crenshaw | 758630 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $16.4M | 187 | $88K |
| #22 | Grant Johannes | 1021513 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $17.9M | 183 | $98K |
| #23 | Dean Schiffler | 155671 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Bloomington, MN | $55.8M | 182 | $307K |
| #24 | Karen Ackerman | 469485 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $21.3M | 181 | $117K |
| #25 | Sandra Talberg | 404559 | Bell Bank | 419538 | White Bear Lake, MN | $55.6M | 174 | $319K |
| #26 | Tara Alden | 787975 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $25.0M | 173 | $145K |
| #26 | Brandon Peterson | 302002 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Champlin, MN | $57.3M | 173 | $331K |
| #26 | Ashley Huerd | 917980 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | $18.9M | 173 | $109K |
| #29 | Brian Bahr | 38008 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Lakeville, MN | $20.8M | 172 | $121K |
| #30 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $67.3M | 170 | $396K |
| #31 | Blair Mathewson | 331880 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Maple Grove, MN | $46.5M | 165 | $282K |
| #31 | Kristin Piatz | 452537 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | $49.1M | 165 | $297K |
| #31 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $21.3M | 165 | $129K |
| #34 | Diane Strand | 936247 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $67.8M | 163 | $416K |
| #35 | Molly Peterson | 308436 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Elk River, MN | $46.8M | 162 | $289K |
| #36 | Randi Livon | 460415 | Alerus Financial, N.A. DBA Alerus Mortgage | 416135 | Minnetonka, MN | $63.7M | 161 | $396K |
| #36 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $22.9M | 161 | $142K |
| #38 | Norah Gondeck | 341214 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $62.5M | 160 | $391K |
| #39 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $58.6M | 159 | $368K |
| #40 | Angela Sherer | 373912 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $49.5M | 158 | $313K |
| #41 | Kellie Jorgenson | 758777 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Winona, MN | $14.3M | 156 | $92K |
| #41 | Sarah Yellen | 650238 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $13.7M | 156 | $88K |
| #43 | Jared Hanowski | 211935 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Champlin, MN | $42.7M | 155 | $276K |
| #44 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $37.8M | 153 | $247K |
| #44 | Kevin Yamaya | 400490 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Maple Grove, MN | $57.8M | 153 | $378K |
| #46 | Andrew Hendrickson | 340524 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $66.3M | 151 | $439K |
| #47 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $51.9M | 149 | $348K |
| #47 | Lai Bifulk | 1805073 | Minnco Credit Union | 640612 | Vadnais Heights, MN | $20.7M | 149 | $139K |
| #49 | Ian Week | 2153049 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Bemidji, MN | $9.3M | 148 | $63K |
| #49 | Roberta Jo Amic | 206400 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | $19.1M | 148 | $129K |
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 (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units/2022
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