Top loan officers in Minnesota in 2026, 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), Leah Pechman (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #695794), and Morgan Anderson (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #1600977).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thomas Graese | 1884233 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $23.8M | 281 | $85K |
| #2 | Leah Pechman | 695794 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $35.4M | 205 | $172K |
| #3 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $25.4M | 170 | $150K |
| #4 | Tara Alden | 787975 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $29.2M | 167 | $175K |
| #5 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $34.3M | 164 | $209K |
| #6 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $53.2M | 156 | $341K |
| #7 | Andrea DeChampeau | 758806 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Grand Rapids, MN | $12.4M | 153 | $81K |
| #7 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $19.4M | 153 | $127K |
| #9 | Brenda Horne | 1020372 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $27.5M | 152 | $181K |
| #10 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $61.7M | 148 | $417K |
| #11 | Bony Schwanke | 1585267 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $23.1M | 143 | $162K |
| #12 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Prior Lake, MN | $62.1M | 142 | $438K |
| #13 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $48.5M | 140 | $346K |
| #14 | Kathryn Glashan | 402409 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Roseville, MN | $27.4M | 137 | $200K |
| #15 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $29.2M | 133 | $220K |
| #15 | Brandi Donaghue | 758798 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Fergus Falls, MN | $11.5M | 133 | $86K |
| #15 | Drew Hulegaard | 1614698 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $49.8M | 133 | $374K |
| #15 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $53.8M | 133 | $405K |
| #19 | Ian Week | 2153049 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Bemidji, MN | $14.8M | 124 | $119K |
| #20 | Art Lorenzo Quintin | 422358 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Eagan, MN | $14.2M | 123 | $115K |
| #21 | Becky Crenshaw | 758630 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $10.5M | 122 | $86K |
| #21 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $24.1M | 122 | $197K |
| #21 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $40.0M | 122 | $328K |
| #24 | Tara Hudgens | 2004057 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $10.3M | 120 | $86K |
| #25 | Kellie Jorgenson | 758777 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Winona, MN | $14.3M | 119 | $120K |
| #25 | Christine Ferk | 758629 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $12.8M | 119 | $108K |
| #25 | Nou Thao | 1187853 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $17.8M | 119 | $149K |
| #28 | Tammy Kalkwarf | 1525571 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $19.8M | 115 | $172K |
| #29 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $40.8M | 111 | $367K |
| #30 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $36.1M | 110 | $328K |
| #31 | Genna Briggs | 1086114 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | $26.2M | 108 | $243K |
| #32 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $29.8M | 107 | $278K |
| #33 | Karen Ackerman | 469485 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $17.1M | 105 | $163K |
| #34 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $40.7M | 104 | $391K |
| #34 | Amy Lodermeier | 754661 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Brainerd, MN | $10.8M | 104 | $103K |
| #36 | Lee Aldrich | 325834 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Monticello, MN | $35.9M | 102 | $352K |
| #36 | Alyssa Amic-shega | 1027405 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | $13.1M | 102 | $128K |
| #38 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $40.1M | 97 | $413K |
| #39 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $37.8M | 93 | $406K |
| #40 | Mary Costley | 504786 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Duluth, MN | $28.9M | 92 | $314K |
| #40 | Robert Conover | 331585 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $40.0M | 92 | $434K |
| #42 | Beth Patterson | 400912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $35.6M | 91 | $391K |
| #42 | Alicia Huber | 2733672 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | — | $11.6M | 91 | $128K |
| #44 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $38.6M | 90 | $429K |
| #45 | Conor Hesch | 3597 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $34.7M | 89 | $390K |
| #46 | Derek Lodermeier | 1616397 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $20.4M | 87 | $235K |
| #46 | Alexis Patynski | 2684598 | Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union | 441960 | Baxter, MN | $13.7M | 87 | $158K |
| #48 | Jordan Martinsen | 2462119 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $34.8M | 86 | $405K |
| #49 | Rachel Robole | 2273539 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Prior Lake, MN | $30.0M | 85 | $353K |
| #49 | Kevin Yamaya | 400490 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Maple Grove, MN | $31.8M | 85 | $374K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units/2026
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