Leading rookies in Minnesota in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Daniel Denham (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2770436), Jonathan Nguyen (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2784835), and Catherine Sanders (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2533499).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.2M | 6 | $371K |
| #2 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.0M | 5 | $399K |
| #3 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.8M | 4 | $440K |
| #4 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.6M | 5 | $326K |
| #5 | Hamdi Hirsi | 2803519 | Devon Bank | 412368 | Chicago, IL | $1.3M | 1 | $1.3M |
| #6 | Alex Schillewaert | 2774581 | Midwest Mortgage Consultants LLC | 203445 | Buffalo, MN | $1.3M | 6 | $222K |
| #7 | Leslie Sorenson | 2780949 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Wayzata, MN | $1.2M | 5 | $247K |
| #8 | Erin Wilson | 2726983 | PRG, Inc. | 441389 | Minneapolis, MN | $1.2M | 31 | $39K |
| #9 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.2M | 4 | $301K |
| #10 | Yavuz Gorgulu | 2769426 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.1M | 3 | $369K |
| #11 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 3 | $358K |
| #12 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.0M | 3 | $348K |
| #13 | Kyrsten Graham | 2813694 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | — | $1.0M | 22 | $46K |
| #14 | Lucas Williams | 2780845 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Maple Grove, MN | $987K | 5 | $197K |
| #15 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $832K | 2 | $416K |
| #16 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $815K | 3 | $272K |
| #17 | Nicholas Olson | 2814205 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Moorhead, MN | $807K | 3 | $269K |
| #18 | Joshua Ashland | 2788798 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Maple Grove, MN | $739K | 3 | $246K |
| #19 | Dustin Putt | 2764844 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $712K | 2 | $356K |
| #20 | Elizabeth Bissonette | 2785009 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $680K | 2 | $340K |
| #21 | Lea Lee | 2778582 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | $679K | 2 | $339K |
| #22 | Nathan Boen | 2775570 | Central Mortgage Corporation | 1303141 | Eden Prairie, MN | $598K | 1 | $598K |
| #23 | Jacob Wallace | 2800716 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $505K | 2 | $252K |
| #24 | Josephine Johnson | 2788027 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $503K | 2 | $251K |
| #25 | Michael Quinones | 2779422 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Inver Grove Heights, MN | $459K | 2 | $230K |
| #26 | Cayden Christensen | 2802315 | PrimeSource Funding, Inc. | 2174 | Mankato, MN | $414K | 2 | $207K |
| #27 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $386K | 1 | $386K |
| #28 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $383K | 1 | $383K |
| #29 | Patrick Kelly | 2814367 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $352K | 1 | $352K |
| #30 | Maria Sechrist | 2768234 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | $315K | 1 | $315K |
| #31 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $310K | 1 | $310K |
| #32 | Aaron Kyle Ilao | 2673751 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $305K | 1 | $305K |
| #33 | Christopher Doty | 2793444 | Loan Simple, Inc. | 3032 | Chandler, AZ | $280K | 1 | $280K |
| #34 | Jacob Kovach | 2771953 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Plano, TX | $275K | 1 | $275K |
| #35 | Danielle Maas | 2807132 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $275K | 1 | $275K |
| #36 | Shawn Regan | 1035265 | Cambria Financial Group, LLC | 322798 | Burnsville, MN | $250K | 1 | $250K |
| #37 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $242K | 1 | $242K |
| #38 | Kelly Jeffers | 2755539 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $236K | 1 | $236K |
| #39 | Christian Dale | 2809447 | Servbank, National Association | 203463 | Newark, DE | $230K | 1 | $230K |
| #40 | Joshua Mann | 2807929 | Milestone Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1815656 | New Bedford, MA | $217K | 1 | $217K |
| #41 | Matthew Kay | 2285193 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Chicago, IL | $197K | 1 | $197K |
| #42 | Melissa Warsaw | 2813625 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $178K | 1 | $178K |
| #43 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $175K | 1 | $175K |
| #44 | Kristine Jensen | 754222 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mankato, MN | $175K | 1 | $175K |
| #45 | Julio Molina-Campos | 2820431 | Marine Credit Union | 472385 | La Crosse, WI | $158K | 1 | $158K |
| #46 | Jensen Caurro | 2564700 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $157K | 1 | $157K |
| #47 | Christopher Fusco | 2782148 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $151K | 1 | $151K |
| #48 | Kayla Swanson | 2800164 | Northview Bank | 403266 | — | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #48 | Chelsea Abboud | 2821332 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #50 | Greg Aller | 2780121 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $131K | 1 | $131K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-rookie-by-volume/2026
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