Top loan officers in Minnesota in 2023, 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), Nickolas Helstrom (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #1699746), and Desiree Westphal (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #1546194).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jonathan Ressler | 277085 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Minnetonka, MN | $96.4M | 119 | $810K |
| #2 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $78.6M | 203 | $387K |
| #3 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $72.5M | 194 | $374K |
| #4 | Mark Oelschlager | 442456 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | $67.6M | 173 | $391K |
| #5 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $65.0M | 154 | $422K |
| #6 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $61.0M | 163 | $374K |
| #7 | Trevin Wilson | 625388 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $60.8M | 141 | $431K |
| #8 | Beth Patterson | 400912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $60.8M | 137 | $444K |
| #9 | Chad Larsen | 607457 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $60.7M | 148 | $410K |
| #10 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $55.7M | 229 | $243K |
| #11 | Diane Strand | 936247 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $54.5M | 140 | $389K |
| #12 | Mona Edick | 452504 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Cape Coral, FL | $53.8M | 167 | $322K |
| #13 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $52.4M | 151 | $347K |
| #14 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $51.8M | 148 | $350K |
| #15 | Robert Conover | 331585 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $51.6M | 145 | $356K |
| #16 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $49.6M | 143 | $347K |
| #17 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | $49.5M | 103 | $481K |
| #18 | Nathan Hardesty | 2322699 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $49.2M | 141 | $349K |
| #19 | Elizabeth Koehler | 461777 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Bloomington, MN | $46.1M | 90 | $513K |
| #20 | Cody LaZarre | 1614700 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $46.0M | 123 | $374K |
| #21 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $45.9M | 176 | $261K |
| #22 | Mary Costley | 504786 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Duluth, MN | $45.9M | 121 | $379K |
| #23 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $45.3M | 132 | $343K |
| #24 | Kevin Ehler | 402022 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $43.5M | 120 | $363K |
| #25 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $42.7M | 132 | $323K |
| #26 | Daniel Nugent | 500985 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Blaine, MN | $42.1M | 46 | $916K |
| #27 | Andrew Hendrickson | 340524 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $41.6M | 101 | $412K |
| #28 | Raymond Lesnar | 454121 | StarBank | 415777 | Eden Prairie, MN | $41.6M | 49 | $848K |
| #29 | Robert Strandell | 274802 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $40.2M | 117 | $343K |
| #30 | Shawn Poppler | 378097 | US Mortgage Investments of New Prague, Inc. | 375444 | Edina, MN | $40.0M | 103 | $388K |
| #31 | Conor Hesch | 3597 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $39.9M | 120 | $333K |
| #32 | Kevin Yamaya | 400490 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Maple Grove, MN | $38.9M | 111 | $351K |
| #33 | Randi Livon | 460415 | Alerus Financial, N.A. DBA Alerus Mortgage | 416135 | Minnetonka, MN | $38.4M | 100 | $384K |
| #34 | Mark Steil | 452837 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $37.3M | 45 | $829K |
| #35 | Daniel Angerhofer | 91449 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | $37.0M | 101 | $366K |
| #36 | Elizabeth Peter | 364033 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $36.7M | 121 | $304K |
| #37 | Dean Schiffler | 155671 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Bloomington, MN | $36.6M | 119 | $308K |
| #38 | Michael Ouverson | 309068 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Savage, MN | $36.2M | 98 | $369K |
| #39 | Molly Peterson | 308436 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Elk River, MN | $35.8M | 133 | $269K |
| #40 | Eric Johnson | 1472365 | US Mortgage Investments of New Prague, Inc. | 375444 | Edina, MN | $35.7M | 97 | $368K |
| #41 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $35.5M | 146 | $243K |
| #42 | Jody Grieger | 460389 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $35.4M | 54 | $656K |
| #43 | Brent Busch | 1626669 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Mankato, MN | $35.0M | 130 | $269K |
| #44 | Blair Mathewson | 331880 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Maple Grove, MN | $34.4M | 121 | $284K |
| #45 | Angela Sherer | 373912 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $34.3M | 127 | $270K |
| #46 | Andrew Lachenmayer | 280539 | All Western Mortgage, Inc. | 14210 | Las Vegas, NV | $33.1M | 76 | $436K |
| #47 | Swai Tun | 1365393 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Maplewood, MN | $33.1M | 137 | $242K |
| #48 | Mathew Kremers | 380052 | Envision Capital, Inc. | 327578 | Wayzata, MN | $33.0M | 84 | $393K |
| #49 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $32.7M | 109 | $300K |
| #50 | Kristin Piatz | 452537 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | $32.4M | 117 | $277K |
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 (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-volume/2023
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