Top loan officers in Minnesota in 2023, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Thomas Graese (Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1884233), Meghan Laursen (Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1374640), and Ian Week (National Bank of Commerce, NMLS #2153049).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thomas Graese | 1884233 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $26.9M | 441 | $61K |
| #2 | Meghan Laursen | 1374640 | Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union | 483355 | Rochester, MN | $18.8M | 287 | $66K |
| #3 | Ian Week | 2153049 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Bemidji, MN | $17.4M | 241 | $72K |
| #4 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $56.2M | 231 | $243K |
| #5 | Leah Pechman | 695794 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $27.0M | 212 | $128K |
| #6 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $78.6M | 203 | $387K |
| #7 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $73.5M | 196 | $375K |
| #8 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $15.2M | 194 | $78K |
| #8 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $20.1M | 194 | $103K |
| #10 | Steven Rode | 1253332 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | — | $11.6M | 193 | $60K |
| #11 | Kathryn Glashan | 402409 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Roseville, MN | $24.1M | 182 | $132K |
| #12 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $28.9M | 180 | $160K |
| #13 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $46.9M | 179 | $262K |
| #14 | Mark Oelschlager | 442456 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $67.6M | 173 | $391K |
| #15 | Daniel Lumbar | 1786253 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $9.2M | 168 | $55K |
| #16 | Andrea DeChampeau | 758806 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Grand Rapids, MN | $10.7M | 166 | $64K |
| #17 | Mona Edick | 452504 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Cape Coral, FL | $53.3M | 165 | $323K |
| #18 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $61.6M | 164 | $376K |
| #19 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $65.1M | 155 | $420K |
| #19 | Lai Bifulk | 1805073 | Minnco Credit Union | 640612 | Vadnais Heights, MN | $19.1M | 155 | $123K |
| #21 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $53.1M | 153 | $347K |
| #22 | Chad Larsen | 607457 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $60.7M | 148 | $410K |
| #22 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $51.8M | 148 | $350K |
| #24 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $36.3M | 147 | $247K |
| #25 | Robert Conover | 331585 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $51.6M | 145 | $356K |
| #26 | Kong Thao | 1470941 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $30.0M | 144 | $208K |
| #27 | Grant Johannes | 1021513 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $12.8M | 143 | $90K |
| #28 | Nathan Hardesty | 2322699 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $49.2M | 141 | $349K |
| #28 | Trevin Wilson | 625388 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $60.8M | 141 | $431K |
| #28 | Tammy Kalkwarf | 1525571 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $20.1M | 141 | $143K |
| #28 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $48.8M | 141 | $346K |
| #32 | Diane Strand | 936247 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $54.5M | 140 | $389K |
| #33 | Swai Tun | 1365393 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Maplewood, MN | $33.1M | 137 | $242K |
| #33 | Beth Patterson | 400912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | $60.8M | 137 | $444K |
| #35 | Molly Peterson | 308436 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Elk River, MN | $35.7M | 133 | $268K |
| #35 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $15.8M | 133 | $119K |
| #37 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $42.7M | 132 | $323K |
| #37 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $45.3M | 132 | $343K |
| #39 | Brent Busch | 1626669 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Mankato, MN | $35.4M | 131 | $270K |
| #39 | Nou Thao | 1187853 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $14.7M | 131 | $112K |
| #41 | Karen Ackerman | 469485 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $10.8M | 130 | $83K |
| #42 | Johana Farrar | 1903975 | Figure Lending LLC | 1717824 | Charlotte, NC | $8.0M | 128 | $62K |
| #43 | Angela Sherer | 373912 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $34.3M | 127 | $270K |
| #43 | Brandi Donaghue | 758798 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Fergus Falls, MN | $6.7M | 127 | $53K |
| #45 | Brenda Horne | 1020372 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $14.9M | 125 | $119K |
| #45 | Kevin Delozier | 1979067 | City & County Credit Union | 402842 | — | $9.6M | 125 | $77K |
| #47 | Derek Lodermeier | 1616397 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $30.3M | 123 | $246K |
| #47 | Cody LaZarre | 1614700 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $46.0M | 123 | $374K |
| #47 | Mary Costley | 504786 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Duluth, MN | $46.6M | 123 | $379K |
| #50 | Elizabeth Peter | 364033 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $36.7M | 121 | $304K |
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 (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units/2023
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