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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Thomas Graese (Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1884233), Leah Pechman (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #695794), and Brady Day (First Class Mortgage V, Inc, NMLS #206008).
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 | $12.0M | 161 | $75K |
| #2 | Leah Pechman | 695794 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $18.6M | 108 | $173K |
| #3 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $33.4M | 101 | $331K |
| #4 | Ian Week | 2153049 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Bemidji, MN | $11.7M | 97 | $121K |
| #5 | Morgan Anderson | 1600977 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $12.8M | 96 | $134K |
| #6 | Brenda Horne | 1020372 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $13.9M | 85 | $164K |
| #7 | Tara Alden | 787975 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $16.4M | 84 | $195K |
| #8 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $26.2M | 83 | $315K |
| #8 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $33.8M | 83 | $407K |
| #10 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $31.0M | 81 | $383K |
| #11 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | $34.8M | 79 | $441K |
| #11 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $14.3M | 79 | $182K |
| #13 | Nou Thao | 1187853 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $10.4M | 75 | $139K |
| #13 | Kathryn Glashan | 402409 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Roseville, MN | $15.3M | 75 | $204K |
| #15 | Loni Hedtke | 251680 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Woodbury, MN | $15.1M | 72 | $210K |
| #16 | Bony Schwanke | 1585267 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $10.6M | 70 | $152K |
| #16 | Drew Hulegaard | 1614698 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $26.0M | 70 | $372K |
| #18 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $15.5M | 67 | $232K |
| #18 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $22.4M | 67 | $334K |
| #20 | Brenda Nelson | 758794 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Faribault, MN | $8.4M | 66 | $128K |
| #21 | Brandi Donaghue | 758798 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Fergus Falls, MN | $5.4M | 65 | $82K |
| #22 | Andrea DeChampeau | 758806 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Grand Rapids, MN | $5.1M | 64 | $80K |
| #22 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $20.8M | 64 | $325K |
| #24 | Kevin Ehler | 402022 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $23.8M | 63 | $377K |
| #25 | Becky Crenshaw | 758630 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $5.9M | 62 | $95K |
| #25 | Tara Hudgens | 2004057 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $4.1M | 62 | $66K |
| #25 | Art Lorenzo Quintin | 422358 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Eagan, MN | $7.0M | 62 | $112K |
| #28 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $24.1M | 60 | $402K |
| #29 | Beth Patterson | 400912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $21.8M | 55 | $396K |
| #29 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $21.6M | 55 | $393K |
| #31 | MICHAEL NOONE | 372494 | Mortgages By Noone, LLC | 1274274 | Eagan, MN | $22.6M | 54 | $418K |
| #31 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $15.7M | 54 | $290K |
| #33 | Elizabeth Peter | 364033 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $19.0M | 53 | $359K |
| #33 | Genna Briggs | 1086114 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | $14.1M | 53 | $267K |
| #35 | Amy Lodermeier | 754661 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Brainerd, MN | $5.6M | 52 | $108K |
| #35 | Kellie Jorgenson | 758777 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Winona, MN | $5.6M | 52 | $107K |
| #37 | Alyssa Amic-shega | 1027405 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | $5.8M | 51 | $113K |
| #37 | Tammy Kalkwarf | 1525571 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $8.4M | 51 | $165K |
| #39 | James Krantz | 761955 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Wayzata, MN | $20.9M | 50 | $417K |
| #39 | Thomas Jussila | 194821 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Cape Coral, FL | $16.7M | 50 | $334K |
| #39 | Karen Ackerman | 469485 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Saint Paul, MN | $9.8M | 50 | $197K |
| #39 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $21.4M | 50 | $428K |
| #39 | Lee Aldrich | 325834 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Monticello, MN | $17.8M | 50 | $357K |
| #44 | Jordan Martinsen | 2462119 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $20.3M | 49 | $413K |
| #44 | Christine Ferk | 758629 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Rochester, MN | $5.5M | 49 | $113K |
| #46 | Jay Dacey | 375033 | Jay Dacey Mortgage Team Inc. | 1812066 | Little Canada, MN | $20.9M | 48 | $435K |
| #46 | Alison Zaverl-Jylha | 1935121 | Northern Communities Credit Union | 433751 | Duluth, MN | $4.7M | 48 | $97K |
| #46 | Ashland Alitz | 1584948 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $13.7M | 48 | $285K |
| #49 | WILLIAM ESCHER | 1661751 | BLAZE CREDIT UNION | 469510 | Falcon Hgts, MN | $8.2M | 46 | $178K |
| #50 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $12.9M | 45 | $286K |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-units/2026
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