Leading rookies in Minnesota in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Hamdi Hirsi (Devon Bank, NMLS #2803519), Leslie Sorenson (Planet Home Lending, LLC, NMLS #2780949), and Daniel Denham (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2770436).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hamdi Hirsi | 2803519 | Devon Bank | 412368 | Chicago, IL | $4.0M | 4 | $994K |
| #2 | Leslie Sorenson | 2780949 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Wayzata, MN | $3.5M | 15 | $233K |
| #3 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $3.2M | 10 | $317K |
| #4 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $2.5M | 6 | $418K |
| #5 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $2.4M | 8 | $300K |
| #6 | Erin Wilson | 2726983 | PRG, Inc. | 441389 | Minneapolis, MN | $2.4M | 59 | $40K |
| #7 | Carter Brau | 2832150 | TruStar Federal Credit Union | 401962 | International Falls, MN | $2.3M | 12 | $194K |
| #8 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.3M | 6 | $383K |
| #9 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.3M | 6 | $377K |
| #10 | Alex Schillewaert | 2774581 | Midwest Mortgage Consultants LLC | 203445 | Buffalo, MN | $2.2M | 9 | $246K |
| #11 | Elizabeth Bissonette | 2785009 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $1.7M | 5 | $339K |
| #12 | Garret Honstrom | 2850531 | NEIGHBORHOOD NATIONAL BANK | 677339 | Mora, MN | $1.7M | 5 | $338K |
| #13 | Nathan Boen | 2775570 | Central Mortgage Corporation | 1303141 | Eden Prairie, MN | $1.7M | 3 | $551K |
| #14 | Nicholas Olson | 2814205 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Moorhead, MN | $1.6M | 6 | $272K |
| #15 | Joshua Ashland | 2788798 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Maple Grove, MN | $1.5M | 6 | $256K |
| #16 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.5M | 5 | $306K |
| #17 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.4M | 5 | $279K |
| #18 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.4M | 5 | $274K |
| #19 | Yavuz Gorgulu | 2769426 | Kadlogic, Inc. | 1456732 | Southlake, TX | $1.4M | 4 | $338K |
| #20 | Daniel Anderson | 2835182 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $1.3M | 3 | $439K |
| #21 | Candice Rouhotas | 2838578 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $1.2M | 2 | $591K |
| #22 | Lucas Williams | 2780845 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Maple Grove, MN | $1.1M | 6 | $190K |
| #23 | Daniel Riley | 2790153 | DEERWOOD BANK | 408174 | Saint Michael, MN | $1.1M | 6 | $187K |
| #24 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.1M | 3 | $358K |
| #25 | Tasha Hoyt | 2828403 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.0M | 3 | $339K |
| #26 | Kyrsten Graham | 2813694 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Alexandria, MN | $1.0M | 22 | $46K |
| #27 | Tyvan Lindbeck | 2806981 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.0M | 3 | $334K |
| #28 | Josephine Johnson | 2788027 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $976K | 4 | $244K |
| #29 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $910K | 3 | $303K |
| #30 | Miguel Matus | 2792398 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $890K | 2 | $445K |
| #31 | Ashlyn Long | 2775645 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $868K | 3 | $289K |
| #32 | Danielle Maas | 2807132 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $819K | 3 | $273K |
| #33 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $770K | 3 | $257K |
| #34 | Christian Heinz | 2822978 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $753K | 2 | $377K |
| #35 | Aaron Kyle Ilao | 2673751 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $747K | 3 | $249K |
| #36 | Gustavo Perez | 2821356 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $740K | 5 | $148K |
| #37 | Jalen Childress | 2829183 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $714K | 2 | $357K |
| #38 | Dustin Putt | 2764844 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $712K | 2 | $356K |
| #39 | Dane Hertzler | 2784762 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $711K | 2 | $356K |
| #40 | Vansh Kumar | 2799353 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $709K | 3 | $236K |
| #41 | Gregory Aller | 2780121 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $684K | 3 | $228K |
| #42 | Lea Lee | 2778582 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $679K | 2 | $339K |
| #43 | Cayden Christensen | 2802315 | PrimeSource Funding, Inc. | 2174 | Mankato, MN | $650K | 3 | $217K |
| #44 | Leng Thao | 2528897 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $644K | 2 | $322K |
| #45 | Lynette Foster | 2848736 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Longmont, CO | $618K | 1 | $618K |
| #46 | Jade Hastings | 2775438 | Progressive Lending Solutions, Inc. | 107620 | Roseville, MN | $595K | 2 | $298K |
| #47 | Kayla Swanson | 2800164 | Northview Bank | 403266 | — | $572K | 2 | $286K |
| #48 | Jonathan Brown | 2799415 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | $570K | 2 | $285K |
| #49 | Maid Efendic | 2839971 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $567K | 2 | $283K |
| #50 | Christopher Doty | 2793444 | Loan Simple, Inc. | 3032 | Chandler, AZ | $564K | 3 | $188K |
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. Leading Rookies by Volume — Minnesota. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-rookie-by-volume
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