Retention champions 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 Adam Will (Tradition Mortgage LLC, NMLS #367302), Mark Steil (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #452837), and NICHOLAS HANSON (Tradition Mortgage LLC, NMLS #367027).
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 | Retained Volume | Retained Loans | Retention Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Adam Will | 367302 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Woodbury, MN | $23.1M | 37 | 63.8% |
| #2 | Mark Steil | 452837 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $12.8M | 20 | 64.5% |
| #3 | NICHOLAS HANSON | 367027 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Edina, MN | $10.4M | 12 | 46.2% |
| #4 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $10.3M | 37 | 48.1% |
| #5 | Dylan Niska | 342545 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Edina, MN | $9.6M | 15 | 42.9% |
| #6 | Jonathan Ressler | 277085 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Minnetonka, MN | $9.3M | 11 | 55.0% |
| #7 | James Krantz | 761955 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Wayzata, MN | $9.0M | 17 | 65.4% |
| #8 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $8.7M | 29 | 52.7% |
| #9 | Lala Jones | 657499 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | Torrance, CA | $6.9M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #10 | Jason Naber | 756922 | Old National Bank | 459308 | South St Paul, MN | $5.6M | 12 | 37.5% |
| #11 | Stacy Houge | 236738 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Lakeville, MN | $4.5M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #12 | Shawn Bohlsen | 757126 | Old National Bank | 459308 | St Louis Park, MN | $4.3M | 6 | 23.1% |
| #13 | Elizabeth Koehler | 461777 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Bloomington, MN | $4.0M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #14 | Michael Ouverson | 309068 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Savage, MN | $4.0M | 8 | 40.0% |
| #15 | John Zydowsky | 369349 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Lakeville, MN | $3.9M | 8 | 32.0% |
| #16 | Stuart Mansk | 553805 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Savage, MN | $3.9M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #17 | Dana Anderson | 471715 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | Vadnais Heights, MN | $3.9M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #18 | Brent Merritt | 340490 | Mortgage Capital of MN Inc | 324257 | Maple Grove, MN | $3.8M | 8 | 47.1% |
| #19 | Max Cloose | 1443737 | Security Bank USA | 401953 | Bemidji, MN | $3.8M | 21 | 84.0% |
| #20 | Colleen Karst | 486231 | Choice Financial Group | 465995 | Eagan, MN | $3.8M | 3 | 25.0% |
| #21 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $3.8M | 6 | 25.0% |
| #22 | Randy Hoeschen | 524058 | Associated Bank, National Association | 442791 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $3.7M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #23 | Scott Gerten | 212040 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Edina, MN | $3.7M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #24 | Kimberly Peterson | 1029555 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Hudson, WI | $3.6M | 11 | 30.6% |
| #25 | Mona Edick | 452504 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Cape Coral, FL | $3.6M | 13 | 20.0% |
| #26 | Matthew Ripley | 17006 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $3.6M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #27 | Dean Schiffler | 155671 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Bloomington, MN | $3.6M | 10 | 43.5% |
| #28 | Thomas Gilbert | 40070 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | $3.4M | 14 | 42.4% |
| #29 | Jason Decker | 367257 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Lakeville, MN | $3.4M | 7 | 38.9% |
| #30 | Mark Merry | 452552 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | $3.3M | 7 | 41.2% |
| #31 | Kyle Johnson | 364889 | Quality Choice Mortgage LLC | 348835 | Andover, MN | $3.2M | 10 | 35.7% |
| #32 | Eric Pirius | 452509 | Bell Bank | 419538 | — | $3.2M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #33 | Thomas Omerza | 769546 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | Ely, MN | $3.2M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #34 | Hudson Murphy | 289230 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Burnsville, MN | $3.2M | 10 | 45.5% |
| #35 | Ross Gabriel | 40473 | Gabriel Financial Group, Inc. | 39245 | Mendota Heights, MN | $3.2M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #36 | Brandon Peterson | 302002 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | $3.1M | 8 | 21.6% |
| #37 | Tyler Anderson | 29594 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Wayzata, MN | $3.1M | 8 | 33.3% |
| #38 | Lee Aldrich | 325834 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Monticello, MN | $3.1M | 5 | 27.8% |
| #39 | Angela Costley | 440346 | PARK STATE BANK | 401406 | Two Harbors, MN | $3.0M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #40 | Patrick Heavens | 1489555 | Vermillion State Bank | 504763 | Vermillion, MN | $3.0M | 10 | 62.5% |
| #41 | Christian Welle | 1479286 | THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BEMIDJI | 440421 | Bemidji, MN | $3.0M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #42 | Anne Kehoe | 400918 | Security Bank USA | 401953 | Bemidji, MN | $2.9M | 13 | 54.2% |
| #43 | Teresa Heggernes | 789497 | NEIGHBORHOOD NATIONAL BANK | 677339 | Mora, MN | $2.8M | 11 | 64.7% |
| #44 | Christopher Henrichsen | 5871 | Woodland Bank | 561743 | Grand Rapids, MN | $2.8M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #45 | Mark Sicora | 338048 | Bell Bank | 419538 | — | $2.8M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #46 | Kevin Yamaya | 400490 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Maple Grove, MN | $2.7M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #47 | Jodi Keehr | 712124 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Waite Park, MN | $2.7M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #48 | David Schissler | 7119 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $2.7M | 9 | 39.1% |
| #49 | Sandra Talberg | 404559 | Bell Bank | 419538 | White Bear Lake, MN | $2.7M | 10 | 32.3% |
| #50 | Mary Costley | 504786 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Duluth, MN | $2.7M | 7 | 20.0% |
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. Retention Champions by Volume — Minnesota (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-retention-by-volume/2022
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