Top loan officers in Minnesota in 2025, 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), Ian Week (National Bank of Commerce, NMLS #2153049), and Leah Pechman (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #695794).
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 | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thomas Graese | 1884233 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $31.6M | 468 | $68K |
| #2 | Ian Week | 2153049 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Bemidji, MN | $40.7M | 369 | $110K |
| #3 | Leah Pechman | 695794 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $43.2M | 319 | $135K |
| #4 | Andrea DeChampeau | 758806 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Grand Rapids, MN | $22.6M | 289 | $78K |
| #5 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $60.2M | 284 | $212K |
| #6 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $34.5M | 261 | $132K |
| #7 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $48.0M | 256 | $188K |
| #8 | Kathryn Glashan | 402409 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Roseville, MN | $39.2M | 252 | $156K |
| #9 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $87.6M | 248 | $353K |
| #10 | Casey Ware | 1267402 | Community Neighborhood Housing Services | 363923 | Saint Paul, MN | $7.6M | 225 | $34K |
| #11 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $23.4M | 216 | $109K |
| #12 | Brandi Donaghue | 758798 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Fergus Falls, MN | $14.5M | 214 | $68K |
| #13 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $70.5M | 207 | $341K |
| #14 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $69.3M | 202 | $343K |
| #15 | Kellie Jorgenson | 758777 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Winona, MN | $18.4M | 200 | $92K |
| #16 | Tara Hudgens | 2004057 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $14.4M | 198 | $73K |
| #17 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $90.9M | 197 | $461K |
| #18 | Drew Hulegaard | 1614698 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $74.9M | 194 | $386K |
| #18 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $46.3M | 194 | $238K |
| #20 | Becky Crenshaw | 758630 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $15.6M | 189 | $83K |
| #21 | Daniel Lumbar | 1786253 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $16.0M | 188 | $85K |
| #22 | Lee Aldrich | 325834 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Monticello, MN | $57.8M | 186 | $311K |
| #23 | Meghan Laursen | 1374640 | Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union | 483355 | Rochester, MN | $16.1M | 185 | $87K |
| #23 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $79.6M | 185 | $430K |
| #25 | Bony Schwanke | 1585267 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $20.6M | 183 | $112K |
| #26 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $62.1M | 180 | $345K |
| #26 | Tara Alden | 787975 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $30.7M | 180 | $171K |
| #28 | Nou Thao | 1187853 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $25.2M | 179 | $141K |
| #29 | Karen Ackerman | 469485 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $28.2M | 178 | $158K |
| #30 | Robert Conover | 331585 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $70.6M | 177 | $399K |
| #31 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $67.7M | 176 | $385K |
| #32 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Prior Lake, MN | $84.1M | 172 | $489K |
| #33 | Swai Tun | 1365393 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Maplewood, MN | $38.3M | 170 | $225K |
| #34 | Tammy Kalkwarf | 1525571 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $27.3M | 169 | $162K |
| #34 | Derek Lodermeier | 1616397 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $36.8M | 169 | $218K |
| #36 | David McGee | 382956 | Build Wealth, MN, Inc. | 383703 | Minneapolis, MN | $7.6M | 167 | $46K |
| #36 | Genna Briggs | 1086114 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | $29.5M | 167 | $176K |
| #38 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $54.8M | 166 | $330K |
| #39 | Christine Ferk | 758629 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $16.3M | 165 | $99K |
| #40 | Amy Lodermeier | 754661 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Brainerd, MN | $15.6M | 163 | $95K |
| #41 | Diane Strand | 936247 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $72.0M | 160 | $450K |
| #41 | Kevin Ehler | 402022 | Ideal Credit Union | 401783 | Saint Paul, MN | $64.1M | 160 | $401K |
| #43 | Alyssa Amic-shega | 1027405 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | $24.8M | 159 | $156K |
| #44 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $67.6M | 158 | $428K |
| #45 | VERONICA FRANZEN | 757043 | Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union | 441960 | Brainerd, MN | $20.6M | 156 | $132K |
| #46 | Luke Klitzke | 455645 | CorTrust Mortgage Inc. | 458038 | Hutchinson, MN | $42.5M | 154 | $276K |
| #46 | Art Lorenzo Quintin | 422358 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Eagan, MN | $13.1M | 154 | $85K |
| #48 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $24.3M | 148 | $164K |
| #49 | Tanya Danielson | 509843 | Sherburne Bank | 362519 | Becker, MN | $47.3M | 147 | $322K |
| #49 | Angela Sherer | 373912 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $44.9M | 147 | $305K |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units/2025
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