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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Leslie Sorenson (Planet Home Lending, LLC, NMLS #2780949), Jonathan Nguyen (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2784835), 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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Leslie Sorenson | 2780949 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Wayzata, MN | $2.6M | 12 | $214K |
| #2 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $2.5M | 6 | $418K |
| #3 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $2.5M | 7 | $353K |
| #4 | Alex Schillewaert | 2774581 | Midwest Mortgage Consultants LLC | 203445 | Buffalo, MN | $2.0M | 8 | $254K |
| #5 | Hamdi Hirsi | 2803519 | Devon Bank | 412368 | Chicago, IL | $2.0M | 2 | $997K |
| #6 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.9M | 6 | $315K |
| #7 | Erin Wilson | 2726983 | PRG, Inc. | 441389 | Minneapolis, MN | $1.8M | 45 | $40K |
| #8 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.8M | 4 | $440K |
| #9 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.5M | 4 | $370K |
| #10 | Yavuz Gorgulu | 2769426 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.4M | 4 | $338K |
| #11 | Elizabeth Bissonette | 2785009 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $1.3M | 4 | $332K |
| #12 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $1.3M | 4 | $319K |
| #13 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.2M | 4 | $301K |
| #14 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.1M | 3 | $358K |
| #15 | Nicholas Olson | 2814205 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Moorhead, MN | $1.0M | 4 | $259K |
| #16 | Kyrsten Graham | 2813694 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Alexandria, MN | $1.0M | 22 | $46K |
| #17 | Joshua Ashland | 2788798 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Maple Grove, MN | $1.0M | 4 | $251K |
| #18 | Lucas Williams | 2780845 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | Maple Grove, MN | $987K | 5 | $197K |
| #19 | Nathan Boen | 2775570 | Central Mortgage Corporation | 1303141 | Eden Prairie, MN | $854K | 2 | $427K |
| #20 | Candice Rouhotas | 2838578 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $833K | 1 | $833K |
| #21 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $815K | 3 | $272K |
| #22 | Daniel Riley | 2790153 | DEERWOOD BANK | 408174 | Saint Michael, MN | $809K | 4 | $202K |
| #23 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $770K | 3 | $257K |
| #24 | Aaron Kyle Ilao | 2673751 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $747K | 3 | $249K |
| #25 | Dustin Putt | 2764844 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $712K | 2 | $356K |
| #26 | Dane Hertzler | 2784762 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $711K | 2 | $356K |
| #27 | Lea Lee | 2778582 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $679K | 2 | $339K |
| #28 | Cayden Christensen | 2802315 | PrimeSource Funding, Inc. | 2174 | Mankato, MN | $650K | 3 | $217K |
| #29 | Gustavo Perez | 2821356 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $645K | 3 | $215K |
| #30 | Carter Brau | 2832150 | TruStar Federal Credit Union | 401962 | International Falls, MN | $586K | 4 | $147K |
| #31 | Kayla Swanson | 2800164 | Northview Bank | 403266 | — | $572K | 2 | $286K |
| #32 | Jonathan Brown | 2799415 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | $570K | 2 | $285K |
| #33 | Christopher Doty | 2793444 | Loan Simple, Inc. | 3032 | Chandler, AZ | $564K | 3 | $188K |
| #34 | Ashlyn Long | 2775645 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | $563K | 2 | $282K |
| #35 | Miguel Matus | 2792398 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $525K | 1 | $525K |
| #36 | Danielle Maas | 2807132 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $510K | 2 | $255K |
| #37 | Jacob Wallace | 2800716 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $505K | 2 | $252K |
| #38 | Josephine Johnson | 2788027 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $503K | 2 | $251K |
| #39 | Michael Quinones | 2779422 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Inver Grove Heights, MN | $459K | 2 | $230K |
| #40 | Justin Hartman | 2830635 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $448K | 1 | $448K |
| #41 | Christine Morgan | 2800793 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Oak Brook, IL | $438K | 1 | $438K |
| #42 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $410K | 2 | $205K |
| #43 | Allen Yousif | 2830558 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $391K | 2 | $196K |
| #44 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $386K | 1 | $386K |
| #45 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | $383K | 1 | $383K |
| #46 | Tyler Bryson | 2830784 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $378K | 2 | $189K |
| #47 | Vansh Kumar | 2799353 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $376K | 2 | $188K |
| #48 | Candace Johnson | 2718292 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Edina, MN | $374K | 1 | $374K |
| #49 | Emanuel Thomas | 2802094 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $372K | 1 | $372K |
| #50 | Daniel Anderson | 2835182 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Minneapolis, MN | $366K | 1 | $366K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/minnesota/top-rookie-by-volume/2026
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