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 August 27, 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 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $20.2M | 196 | $103K |
| #7 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $73.5M | 196 | $375K |
| #9 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $15.2M | 194 | $78K |
| #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 | — | $67.6M | 173 | $391K |
| #15 | Mona Edick | 452504 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Cape Coral, FL | $54.1M | 168 | $322K |
| #15 | Daniel Lumbar | 1786253 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $9.2M | 168 | $55K |
| #17 | Andrea DeChampeau | 758806 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Grand Rapids, MN | $10.7M | 166 | $64K |
| #18 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $61.7M | 165 | $374K |
| #19 | Lai Bifulk | 1805073 | Minnco Credit Union | 640612 | Vadnais Heights, MN | $19.1M | 155 | $123K |
| #19 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $65.1M | 155 | $420K |
| #21 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $53.3M | 154 | $346K |
| #22 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $52.1M | 149 | $350K |
| #23 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $36.4M | 148 | $246K |
| #23 | Chad Larsen | 607457 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $60.7M | 148 | $410K |
| #25 | Robert Conover | 331585 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $51.6M | 145 | $356K |
| #26 | Grant Johannes | 1021513 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $12.8M | 143 | $90K |
| #26 | Kong Thao | 1470941 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $29.9M | 143 | $209K |
| #26 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $49.6M | 143 | $347K |
| #29 | Tammy Kalkwarf | 1525571 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $20.1M | 141 | $143K |
| #29 | Nathan Hardesty | 2322699 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $49.2M | 141 | $349K |
| #29 | Trevin Wilson | 625388 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $60.8M | 141 | $431K |
| #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 | Plymouth, MN | $60.8M | 137 | $444K |
| #35 | Molly Peterson | 308436 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Elk River, MN | $35.8M | 133 | $269K |
| #35 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $15.8M | 133 | $119K |
| #37 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $45.3M | 132 | $343K |
| #37 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $42.7M | 132 | $323K |
| #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 |
| #44 | Brandi Donaghue | 758798 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Fergus Falls, MN | $6.7M | 126 | $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 | Minnetonka, MN | $9.6M | 125 | $77K |
| #47 | Mary Costley | 504786 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Duluth, MN | $46.6M | 123 | $379K |
| #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 |
| #50 | Tanya Danielson | 509843 | Sherburne State Bank | 362519 | Becker, MN | $28.9M | 122 | $237K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units/2023
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