Top loan officers in Minnesota in 2024, 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 Nickolas Helstrom (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #1699746), Desiree Westphal (DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., NMLS #1546194), and Trevin Wilson (Lennar Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #625388).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nickolas Helstrom | 1699746 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $103.4M | 251 | $412K |
| #2 | Desiree Westphal | 1546194 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $90.4M | 208 | $435K |
| #3 | Trevin Wilson | 625388 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $80.4M | 187 | $430K |
| #4 | Kevin Ehler | 402022 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $75.0M | 207 | $362K |
| #5 | Beth Patterson | 400912 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $73.7M | 191 | $386K |
| #6 | Robert Conover | 331585 | M/I Financial, LLC | 50684 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $73.6M | 209 | $352K |
| #7 | Michelle Robinson | 695815 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $73.5M | 387 | $190K |
| #8 | Jonathan Ressler | 277085 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Minnetonka, MN | $72.6M | 87 | $835K |
| #9 | Raymond Lesnar | 454121 | StarBank | 415777 | Eden Prairie, MN | $71.0M | 76 | $934K |
| #10 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | $66.0M | 171 | $386K |
| #11 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $64.3M | 162 | $397K |
| #12 | Heidi Hansen | 1951858 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $63.3M | 143 | $442K |
| #13 | Mark Oelschlager | 442456 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | $62.9M | 167 | $377K |
| #14 | Diane Strand | 936247 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lakeville, MN | $62.0M | 155 | $400K |
| #15 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $58.5M | 165 | $354K |
| #16 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $57.7M | 157 | $368K |
| #17 | Lucas Kanavati | 367028 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Woodbury, MN | $56.7M | 99 | $573K |
| #18 | Chad Larsen | 607457 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $55.7M | 143 | $390K |
| #19 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $54.4M | 148 | $368K |
| #20 | Elizabeth Koehler | 461777 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Bloomington, MN | $52.9M | 131 | $404K |
| #21 | Nathan Hardesty | 2322699 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $51.9M | 155 | $335K |
| #22 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $51.3M | 158 | $324K |
| #23 | Kenneth Rife | 784496 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $50.3M | 168 | $299K |
| #24 | Janice Merrill | 400103 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Hermantown, MN | $49.6M | 181 | $274K |
| #25 | Mary Costley | 504786 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Duluth, MN | $48.6M | 140 | $347K |
| #26 | Keith O'Brien | 681623 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Edina, MN | $48.3M | 149 | $324K |
| #27 | Jeffrey Stensland | 417191 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | $48.0M | 114 | $421K |
| #28 | Conor Hesch | 3597 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $47.9M | 148 | $323K |
| #29 | Derek Lodermeier | 1616397 | Royal Credit Union | 543781 | Arden Hills, MN | $47.5M | 236 | $201K |
| #30 | Andrew Hendrickson | 340524 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $47.2M | 107 | $442K |
| #31 | Mark Steil | 452837 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $46.8M | 45 | $1.0M |
| #32 | Jason Mikunda | 533113 | Northport Funding LLC | 1868733 | Wayzata, MN | $46.8M | 69 | $678K |
| #33 | Cody LaZarre | 1614700 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Plymouth, MN | $46.6M | 122 | $382K |
| #34 | James Krantz | 761955 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Wayzata, MN | $46.4M | 105 | $442K |
| #35 | Lee Aldrich | 325834 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Monticello, MN | $44.7M | 154 | $290K |
| #36 | Shawn Poppler | 378097 | US Mortgage Investments of New Prague, Inc. | 375444 | Edina, MN | $44.1M | 108 | $408K |
| #37 | Kevin Yamaya | 400490 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Maple Grove, MN | $42.8M | 122 | $351K |
| #38 | Angela Sherer | 373912 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $40.2M | 138 | $291K |
| #39 | Elizabeth Peter | 364033 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $40.1M | 122 | $328K |
| #40 | Swai Tun | 1365393 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Maplewood, MN | $39.9M | 251 | $159K |
| #41 | Jay Dacey | 375033 | Jay Dacey Mortgage Team Inc. | 1812066 | Little Canada, MN | $39.6M | 85 | $466K |
| #42 | Sherrie Newman | 758670 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Saint Paul, MN | $39.6M | 149 | $266K |
| #43 | Jody Grieger | 460389 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $39.5M | 77 | $513K |
| #44 | Kristen Heichel | 27180 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rochester, MN | $39.4M | 234 | $169K |
| #45 | Eric Johnson | 1472365 | US Mortgage Investments of New Prague, Inc. | 375444 | Edina, MN | $38.8M | 97 | $400K |
| #46 | Charity Jones | 404481 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | $38.7M | 100 | $387K |
| #47 | Mathew Kremers | 380052 | Envision Capital, Inc. | 327578 | Wayzata, MN | $37.1M | 76 | $488K |
| #48 | Christopher Shedd | 291239 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Plymouth, MN | $36.5M | 63 | $579K |
| #49 | Michael Ouverson | 309068 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Savage, MN | $36.2M | 104 | $348K |
| #50 | Robert Strandell | 274802 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $36.0M | 99 | $364K |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-overall-by-volume/2024
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