Retention champions in Minnesota in 2025, 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 Mark Steil (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #452837), Casey Van Winkle (First Class Mortgage V, Inc, NMLS #323964), 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 | Retained Volume | Retained Loans | Retention Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mark Steil | 452837 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $25.5M | 21 | 65.6% |
| #2 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $14.7M | 38 | 55.9% |
| #3 | Brady Day | 206008 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | $14.3M | 42 | 45.2% |
| #4 | Allison Larson | 1059283 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | $14.2M | 27 | 56.3% |
| #5 | Jay Dacey | 375033 | Jay Dacey Mortgage Team Inc. | 1812066 | Little Canada, MN | $13.0M | 33 | 91.7% |
| #6 | NICHOLAS HANSON | 367027 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Edina, MN | $11.5M | 21 | 67.7% |
| #7 | John Zydowsky | 369349 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Lakeville, MN | $9.8M | 17 | 56.7% |
| #8 | Oliver White | 1254113 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $9.6M | 12 | 36.4% |
| #9 | Kevin Yamaya | 400490 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Maple Grove, MN | $9.1M | 18 | 51.4% |
| #10 | Brent Merritt | 340490 | Mortgage Capital of MN Inc | 324257 | Maple Grove, MN | $8.9M | 15 | 78.9% |
| #11 | Jody Grieger | 460389 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $8.2M | 10 | 38.5% |
| #12 | Arik Orosz | 340901 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Lakeville, MN | $8.2M | 21 | 70.0% |
| #13 | Elizabeth Koehler | 461777 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Bloomington, MN | $7.8M | 7 | 24.1% |
| #14 | Fusheng Liu | 1468867 | US West Financial Corporation | 327874 | Plymouth, MN | $7.7M | 20 | 90.9% |
| #15 | Dylan Niska | 342545 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Edina, MN | $7.0M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #16 | Mary Costley | 504786 | North Shore Bank of Commerce | 554165 | Duluth, MN | $7.0M | 17 | 51.5% |
| #17 | Ryan Stangl | 24417 | PrimeSource Funding, Inc. | 2174 | Mankato, MN | $6.8M | 22 | 68.8% |
| #18 | Brent Busch | 1626669 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Mankato, MN | $6.6M | 21 | 48.8% |
| #19 | Cory Behnken | 516962 | Think Mutual Bank | 440195 | Rochester, MN | $6.3M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #20 | Tanya Danielson | 509843 | Sherburne State Bank | 362519 | Becker, MN | $6.3M | 22 | 66.7% |
| #21 | Wesley Atkinson | 400955 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Blaine, MN | $6.2M | 15 | 62.5% |
| #22 | James Krantz | 761955 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Wayzata, MN | $6.0M | 9 | 32.1% |
| #23 | Pamela Mathewson | 1795579 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Maple Grove, MN | $5.8M | 15 | 55.6% |
| #24 | Lucas Kanavati | 367028 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Woodbury, MN | $5.8M | 9 | 32.1% |
| #25 | Shawn Bohlsen | 757126 | Old National Bank | 459308 | St Louis Park, MN | $5.7M | 14 | 63.6% |
| #26 | Jonathan Ressler | 277085 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Minnetonka, MN | $5.6M | 7 | 29.2% |
| #27 | Michelle Shull | 501971 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $5.4M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #28 | Bryan Atwood | 2252323 | Atwood Mortgage, LLC | 2272658 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $5.4M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #29 | Ali Massa | 400275 | Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. | 130562 | River Falls, WI | $5.3M | 17 | 81.0% |
| #30 | Jason Naber | 756922 | Old National Bank | 459308 | South St Paul, MN | $5.2M | 12 | 50.0% |
| #31 | Mark Merry | 452552 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | $5.1M | 11 | 64.7% |
| #32 | ANTHONY KOZLAK | 418866 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Woodbury, MN | $4.9M | 9 | 30.0% |
| #33 | Paul Fredin | 1919643 | Jay Dacey Mortgage Team Inc. | 1812066 | Little Canada, MN | $4.9M | 12 | 75.0% |
| #34 | Robert Strandell | 274802 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $4.8M | 12 | 48.0% |
| #35 | Andra Mulcahy | 400968 | DEERWOOD BANK | 408174 | Mendota Heights, MN | $4.8M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #36 | Christopher Wright | 653835 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Saint Paul, MN | $4.7M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #37 | Grecia Williams Ledesma | 2212661 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $4.7M | 12 | 92.3% |
| #38 | Jesse Vollmer | 383353 | PrimeSource Funding, Inc. | 2174 | Rochester, MN | $4.7M | 11 | 47.8% |
| #39 | Matthew Ripley | 17006 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $4.6M | 10 | 71.4% |
| #40 | Lisa Wells | 460442 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Minnetonka, MN | $4.4M | 10 | 24.4% |
| #41 | Adam Will | 367302 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Woodbury, MN | $4.4M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #42 | Daniel Vacek | 292553 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Minnetonka, MN | $4.4M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #43 | Thomas Omerza | 769546 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | Ely, MN | $4.4M | 11 | 64.7% |
| #44 | Tyler Anderson | 29594 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Wayzata, MN | $4.3M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #45 | Sandra Talberg | 404559 | Bell Bank | 419538 | White Bear Lake, MN | $4.3M | 11 | 28.9% |
| #46 | Lisa Walker | 340189 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bloomington, MN | $4.3M | 14 | 46.7% |
| #47 | Andrew Hendrickson | 340524 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | $4.3M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #48 | Nicholas Thiry | 1435791 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $4.3M | 9 | 31.0% |
| #49 | Jeffrey Zajac | 373627 | TRUSTONE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 523134 | Minneapolis, MN | $4.3M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #50 | Chris Wambach | 334814 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Elk River, MN | $4.2M | 15 | 57.7% |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-retention-by-volume/2025
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