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 May 28, 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 | 466 | $68K |
| #2 | Ian Week | 2153049 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Bemidji, MN | $40.6M | 365 | $111K |
| #3 | Leah Pechman | 695794 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $42.4M | 318 | $133K |
| #4 | Andrea DeChampeau | 758806 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Grand Rapids, MN | $22.4M | 285 | $79K |
| #5 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $58.4M | 278 | $210K |
| #6 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $48.5M | 258 | $188K |
| #7 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $34.2M | 256 | $134K |
| #8 | Kathryn Glashan | 402409 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Roseville, MN | $39.1M | 249 | $157K |
| #9 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $85.2M | 243 | $350K |
| #10 | Casey Ware | 1267402 | Community Neighborhood Housing Services | 363923 | Saint Paul, MN | $7.6M | 224 | $34K |
| #11 | Brandi Donaghue | 758798 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Fergus Falls, MN | $14.3M | 212 | $68K |
| #11 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $22.9M | 212 | $108K |
| #13 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $69.6M | 203 | $343K |
| #14 | Kellie Jorgenson | 758777 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Winona, MN | $18.3M | 198 | $93K |
| #15 | Tara Hudgens | 2004057 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $14.3M | 197 | $73K |
| #16 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $67.3M | 196 | $343K |
| #17 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $46.9M | 195 | $240K |
| #18 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $88.8M | 194 | $458K |
| #19 | Becky Crenshaw | 758630 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $15.6M | 189 | $83K |
| #20 | Daniel Lumbar | 1786253 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $15.9M | 186 | $86K |
| #21 | Meghan Laursen | 1374640 | Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union | 483355 | Rochester, MN | $15.8M | 184 | $86K |
| #22 | Bony Schwanke | 1585267 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $20.6M | 183 | $112K |
| #22 | Drew Hulegaard | 1614698 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $70.1M | 183 | $383K |
| #24 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $78.5M | 182 | $431K |
| #25 | Tara Alden | 787975 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $30.7M | 180 | $171K |
| #26 | Lee Aldrich | 325834 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Monticello, MN | $55.6M | 179 | $311K |
| #26 | Nou Thao | 1187853 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $25.2M | 179 | $141K |
| #28 | Karen Ackerman | 469485 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $27.0M | 176 | $154K |
| #28 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $60.5M | 176 | $344K |
| #30 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $66.2M | 172 | $385K |
| #31 | Robert Conover | 331585 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $67.4M | 171 | $394K |
| #32 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | $80.3M | 168 | $478K |
| #33 | Christine Ferk | 758629 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $16.5M | 167 | $99K |
| #33 | Swai Tun | 1365393 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Maplewood, MN | $37.8M | 167 | $226K |
| #33 | Tammy Kalkwarf | 1525571 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $27.0M | 167 | $162K |
| #36 | David McGee | 382956 | Build Wealth, MN, Inc. | 383703 | Minneapolis, MN | $7.6M | 166 | $46K |
| #37 | Derek Lodermeier | 1616397 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $35.6M | 165 | $216K |
| #38 | Genna Briggs | 1086114 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | $28.3M | 163 | $174K |
| #38 | Amy Lodermeier | 754661 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Brainerd, MN | $15.6M | 163 | $95K |
| #40 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $53.4M | 162 | $330K |
| #41 | Alyssa Amic-shega | 1027405 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | $24.8M | 159 | $156K |
| #42 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $66.9M | 157 | $426K |
| #43 | Kevin Ehler | 402022 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $62.0M | 156 | $398K |
| #44 | VERONICA FRANZEN | 757043 | Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union | 441960 | Brainerd, MN | $20.6M | 155 | $133K |
| #45 | Luke Klitzke | 455645 | CorTrust Mortgage Inc. | 458038 | Hutchinson, MN | $42.3M | 153 | $276K |
| #45 | Art Lorenzo Quintin | 422358 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Eagan, MN | $13.1M | 153 | $85K |
| #47 | Diane Strand | 936247 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $67.9M | 151 | $450K |
| #48 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $23.9M | 147 | $162K |
| #49 | Angela Sherer | 373912 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $44.0M | 144 | $306K |
| #50 | Bryan Atwood | 2252323 | Atwood Mortgage, LLC | 2272658 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $41.5M | 142 | $292K |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units/2025
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