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 July 13, 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 | $16.1M | 208 | $77K |
| #2 | Leah Pechman | 695794 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $26.7M | 144 | $186K |
| #3 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $18.0M | 129 | $140K |
| #4 | Tara Alden | 787975 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $22.7M | 125 | $182K |
| #5 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $41.2M | 124 | $332K |
| #6 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $49.2M | 120 | $410K |
| #7 | Ian Week | 2153049 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Bemidji, MN | $13.7M | 117 | $117K |
| #7 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $23.0M | 117 | $197K |
| #9 | Brenda Horne | 1020372 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $20.2M | 114 | $177K |
| #10 | Andrea DeChampeau | 758806 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Grand Rapids, MN | $9.5M | 113 | $84K |
| #11 | Kathryn Glashan | 402409 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Roseville, MN | $20.0M | 105 | $190K |
| #12 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Prior Lake, MN | $44.9M | 104 | $431K |
| #12 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $41.4M | 104 | $398K |
| #14 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $33.7M | 103 | $327K |
| #15 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $12.4M | 101 | $123K |
| #16 | Bony Schwanke | 1585267 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $14.3M | 97 | $147K |
| #17 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $21.5M | 96 | $224K |
| #18 | Art Lorenzo Quintin | 422358 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Eagan, MN | $11.6M | 95 | $122K |
| #19 | Tara Hudgens | 2004057 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $8.0M | 94 | $85K |
| #20 | Nou Thao | 1187853 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $13.3M | 92 | $145K |
| #20 | Drew Hulegaard | 1614698 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $34.3M | 92 | $373K |
| #20 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $18.0M | 92 | $195K |
| #23 | Brandi Donaghue | 758798 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Fergus Falls, MN | $7.0M | 91 | $77K |
| #24 | Becky Crenshaw | 758630 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $8.0M | 89 | $89K |
| #25 | Kellie Jorgenson | 758777 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Winona, MN | $9.6M | 87 | $110K |
| #26 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $30.1M | 86 | $350K |
| #27 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $27.4M | 85 | $322K |
| #28 | Genna Briggs | 1086114 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | $19.7M | 78 | $253K |
| #28 | Tammy Kalkwarf | 1525571 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $13.2M | 78 | $170K |
| #30 | Amy Lodermeier | 754661 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Brainerd, MN | $8.5M | 77 | $111K |
| #31 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $30.8M | 76 | $405K |
| #31 | Christine Ferk | 758629 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $9.1M | 76 | $120K |
| #33 | Lee Aldrich | 325834 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Monticello, MN | $26.0M | 75 | $346K |
| #33 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $20.6M | 75 | $275K |
| #35 | Beth Patterson | 400912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $29.2M | 74 | $395K |
| #36 | Kevin Ehler | 402022 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | — | $27.9M | 73 | $383K |
| #37 | Alyssa Amic-shega | 1027405 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | $8.6M | 72 | $119K |
| #38 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $30.2M | 71 | $426K |
| #38 | Karen Ackerman | 469485 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $12.4M | 71 | $175K |
| #40 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $27.1M | 70 | $387K |
| #41 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $21.3M | 68 | $314K |
| #42 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $27.9M | 66 | $423K |
| #42 | Elizabeth Peter | 364033 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $22.8M | 66 | $345K |
| #44 | Thomas Jussila | 194821 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Cape Coral, FL | $22.1M | 65 | $340K |
| #45 | Jordan Martinsen | 2462119 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $25.9M | 64 | $404K |
| #45 | Ashland Alitz | 1584948 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $18.6M | 64 | $290K |
| #47 | Alexis Patynski | 2684598 | Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union | 441960 | Baxter, MN | $9.9M | 63 | $158K |
| #47 | Derek Lodermeier | 1616397 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $14.1M | 63 | $224K |
| #47 | MICHAEL NOONE | 372494 | Mortgages By Noone, LLC | 1274274 | Eagan, MN | $26.3M | 63 | $418K |
| #47 | Kevin Yamaya | 400490 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Maple Grove, MN | $22.6M | 63 | $358K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units/2026
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