Top loan officers in Minnesota in 2022, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Jonathan Ressler (The Huntington National Bank, NMLS #277085), Raymond Lesnar (StarBank, NMLS #454121), and Lisa Wells (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #460442).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jonathan Ressler | 277085 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Minnetonka, MN | $103.0M | 116 | $888K |
| #2 | Raymond Lesnar | 454121 | StarBank | 415777 | Eden Prairie, MN | $93.2M | 108 | $863K |
| #3 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $85.2M | 216 | $394K |
| #4 | Conor Hesch | 3597 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $81.7M | 231 | $354K |
| #5 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $79.0M | 231 | $342K |
| #6 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $78.4M | 214 | $366K |
| #7 | Kevin Ehler | 402022 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $78.0M | 206 | $378K |
| #8 | Mark Steil | 452837 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $72.2M | 110 | $657K |
| #9 | Robert Strandell | 274802 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $69.7M | 191 | $365K |
| #10 | Mona Edick | 452504 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Cape Coral, FL | $69.4M | 226 | $307K |
| #11 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $69.2M | 188 | $368K |
| #12 | Michael Fannon | 524057 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | — | $68.9M | 57 | $1.2M |
| #13 | Elizabeth Koehler | 461777 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Bloomington, MN | $68.9M | 148 | $466K |
| #14 | Diane Strand | 936247 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $67.4M | 162 | $416K |
| #15 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $67.3M | 170 | $396K |
| #16 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $66.2M | 230 | $288K |
| #17 | Jaymey Meyer | 342330 | PARK STATE BANK | 401406 | Waconia, MN | $65.8M | 99 | $665K |
| #18 | Andrew Hendrickson | 340524 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $65.1M | 149 | $437K |
| #19 | Thomas Ahles | 141854 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $64.7M | 198 | $327K |
| #20 | Randi Livon | 460415 | Alerus Financial, N.A. DBA Alerus Mortgage | 416135 | Minnetonka, MN | $63.7M | 161 | $396K |
| #21 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $63.3M | 257 | $246K |
| #22 | Norah Gondeck | 341214 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $62.2M | 159 | $391K |
| #23 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $61.3M | 144 | $425K |
| #24 | Jody Grieger | 460389 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $61.1M | 100 | $611K |
| #25 | Adam Will | 367302 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Woodbury, MN | $60.8M | 107 | $568K |
| #26 | James Krantz | 761955 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Wayzata, MN | $59.3M | 119 | $499K |
| #27 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $58.7M | 218 | $269K |
| #28 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $57.9M | 157 | $369K |
| #29 | Kevin Yamaya | 400490 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Maple Grove, MN | $57.7M | 152 | $380K |
| #30 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $57.6M | 141 | $408K |
| #31 | Brandon Peterson | 302002 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | $56.7M | 171 | $332K |
| #32 | Dean Schiffler | 155671 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Bloomington, MN | $55.8M | 182 | $307K |
| #33 | Mathew Kremers | 380052 | Envision Capital, Inc. | 327578 | Wayzata, MN | $55.4M | 120 | $462K |
| #34 | Sandra Talberg | 404559 | Bell Bank | 419538 | White Bear Lake, MN | $54.9M | 171 | $321K |
| #35 | Stuart Mansk | 553805 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Savage, MN | $54.2M | 97 | $559K |
| #36 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | $53.1M | 145 | $366K |
| #37 | Michael Ouverson | 309068 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Savage, MN | $52.1M | 136 | $383K |
| #38 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $51.9M | 149 | $348K |
| #39 | Jason Naber | 756922 | Old National Bank | 459308 | South St Paul, MN | $51.5M | 106 | $486K |
| #40 | Daniel Nugent | 500985 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Blaine, MN | $51.1M | 55 | $929K |
| #41 | NICHOLAS HANSON | 367027 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Edina, MN | $50.7M | 97 | $523K |
| #42 | Eric Pirius | 452509 | Bell Bank | 419538 | — | $50.2M | 131 | $383K |
| #43 | Angela Sherer | 373912 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $49.5M | 158 | $313K |
| #44 | Mark Taylor | 401968 | Alerus Financial, N.A. DBA Alerus Mortgage | 416135 | — | $49.4M | 81 | $610K |
| #45 | Kristin Piatz | 452537 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | $49.0M | 164 | $299K |
| #46 | Randy Hoeschen | 524058 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $48.6M | 102 | $476K |
| #47 | Shawn Poppler | 378097 | US Mortgage Investments of New Prague, Inc. | 375444 | Edina, MN | $47.7M | 127 | $376K |
| #48 | Molly Peterson | 308436 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Elk River, MN | $46.8M | 162 | $289K |
| #49 | Blair Mathewson | 331880 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Maple Grove, MN | $46.4M | 164 | $283K |
| #50 | Kara Cuka | 286490 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Bloomington, MN | $46.2M | 100 | $462K |
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 Volume — Minnesota (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-volume/2022
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