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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Thomas Graese (Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1884233), Leah Pechman (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #695794), and Andrea DeChampeau (Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, NMLS #758806).
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 | $28.4M | 338 | $84K |
| #2 | Leah Pechman | 695794 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $39.6M | 240 | $165K |
| #3 | Andrea DeChampeau | 758806 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Grand Rapids, MN | $16.7M | 207 | $80K |
| #4 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $30.1M | 206 | $146K |
| #5 | Tara Alden | 787975 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $36.1M | 203 | $178K |
| #6 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $23.4M | 195 | $120K |
| #7 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $40.3M | 192 | $210K |
| #8 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $63.7M | 186 | $342K |
| #9 | Brenda Horne | 1020372 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $33.8M | 182 | $186K |
| #10 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $73.1M | 175 | $418K |
| #11 | Kathryn Glashan | 402409 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Roseville, MN | $34.3M | 174 | $197K |
| #12 | Bony Schwanke | 1585267 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $27.9M | 170 | $164K |
| #13 | Drew Hulegaard | 1614698 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $63.8M | 168 | $380K |
| #14 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Prior Lake, MN | $72.2M | 167 | $432K |
| #15 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $36.1M | 164 | $220K |
| #15 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $55.8M | 164 | $340K |
| #17 | Brandi Donaghue | 758798 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Fergus Falls, MN | $13.7M | 161 | $85K |
| #17 | Art Lorenzo Quintin | 422358 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Eagan, MN | $17.6M | 161 | $110K |
| #19 | Christine Ferk | 758629 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $17.6M | 160 | $110K |
| #20 | Tara Hudgens | 2004057 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $13.7M | 159 | $86K |
| #21 | Becky Crenshaw | 758630 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $13.5M | 157 | $86K |
| #22 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $64.6M | 155 | $416K |
| #23 | Tammy Kalkwarf | 1525571 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $25.5M | 147 | $174K |
| #24 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $46.8M | 145 | $323K |
| #25 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $27.9M | 144 | $194K |
| #25 | Nou Thao | 1187853 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $22.8M | 144 | $158K |
| #27 | Kellie Jorgenson | 758777 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Winona, MN | $17.9M | 143 | $125K |
| #28 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $46.5M | 138 | $337K |
| #29 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $37.7M | 135 | $279K |
| #29 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $49.6M | 135 | $367K |
| #31 | Robert Conover | 331585 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $57.5M | 134 | $429K |
| #31 | Karen Ackerman | 469485 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $22.2M | 134 | $165K |
| #33 | Ian Week | 2153049 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Bemidji, MN | $16.0M | 132 | $121K |
| #34 | Lee Aldrich | 325834 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Monticello, MN | $44.8M | 130 | $345K |
| #35 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $49.2M | 129 | $381K |
| #36 | Genna Briggs | 1086114 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | $29.0M | 127 | $229K |
| #37 | Mary Costley | 504786 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Duluth, MN | $39.9M | 126 | $317K |
| #38 | Alyssa Amic-shega | 1027405 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | $16.6M | 125 | $133K |
| #39 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $52.2M | 124 | $421K |
| #40 | Amy Lodermeier | 754661 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Brainerd, MN | $12.7M | 122 | $104K |
| #41 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $46.2M | 115 | $402K |
| #42 | Derek Lodermeier | 1616397 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $26.9M | 114 | $236K |
| #43 | Alexis Patynski | 2684598 | Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union | 441960 | Baxter, MN | $16.3M | 110 | $148K |
| #44 | Beth Patterson | 400912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | $43.8M | 109 | $402K |
| #45 | Jordan Martinsen | 2462119 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $43.0M | 108 | $398K |
| #46 | Molly Peterson | 308436 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Elk River, MN | $32.1M | 107 | $300K |
| #47 | Meghan Laursen | 1374640 | Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union | 483355 | Rochester, MN | $9.9M | 105 | $94K |
| #47 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $45.2M | 105 | $430K |
| #47 | Brent Busch | 1626669 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Mankato, MN | $31.0M | 105 | $295K |
| #50 | Mona Edick | 452504 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Cape Coral, FL | $33.9M | 103 | $329K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units/2026
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