Retention champions in North Dakota in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Jack Wandler (PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB, NMLS #199566), Lindsey Matter (Choice Financial Group, NMLS #631932), and Travis Lang (Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C., NMLS #491580).
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 | Jack Wandler | 199566 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Dickinson, ND | $5.2M | 18 | 56.3% |
| #2 | Lindsey Matter | 631932 | Choice Financial Group | 465995 | — | $7.5M | 17 | 56.7% |
| #3 | Travis Lang | 491580 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Mandan, ND | $3.9M | 15 | 62.5% |
| #4 | Tyla Wilson | 183194 | Unison Bank | 488509 | Jamestown, ND | $2.5M | 14 | 77.8% |
| #5 | Peter Johnson | 491577 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Fargo, ND | $2.7M | 11 | 57.9% |
| #6 | Jacqueline Lien | 1493292 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Fargo, ND | $861K | 10 | 90.9% |
| #7 | Kassondra Landis | 955313 | Starion Bank | 419261 | Bismarck, ND | $1.7M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #7 | Patti Helm-Schmitcke | 629513 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Watford City, ND | $3.6M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #7 | Renee Freeman | 440334 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Fargo, ND | $560K | 8 | 50.0% |
| #10 | Amy Bitz | 766572 | Railway Credit Union | 811644 | Mandan, ND | $918K | 7 | 70.0% |
| #11 | Jarrod Auer | 1104281 | Kirkwood Bank and Trust Company | 618839 | Bismarck, ND | $1.1M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #12 | Pam Gange-Bernard | 491575 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Mandan, ND | $1.2M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #12 | Melissa Schmidt | 664697 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | $2.4M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #14 | Mason Cool | 766561 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Minot, ND | $1.4M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #14 | Shanna Field | 195536 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | Grand Forks, ND | $991K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #14 | Scott Bullinger | 630548 | CAPITAL CREDIT UNION | 423050 | Bismarck, ND | $1.2M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #14 | Wyatt Pollert | 609233 | NextMortgage, LLC | 1937279 | Bismarck, ND | $1.3M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #14 | Tammy Skogen | 766540 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Bismarck, ND | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #14 | Tanya Brawley Decker | 1387808 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bismarck, ND | $1.1M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #20 | Brian Johnson | 178249 | Valley Mortgage, Inc. | 175746 | Fargo, ND | $1.1M | 2 | 18.2% |
| #20 | Dan Van Winkle | 8495 | First Class Mortgage II, Inc. | 2520 | Fargo, ND | $578K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #20 | Joshua Blikre | 613433 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | Bismarck, ND | $806K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #20 | Casey Thielges | 1079611 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Fargo, ND | $499K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #20 | Tanya Nenow | 851627 | First Community Credit Union | 302649 | — | $337K | 2 | 9.1% |
| #20 | Eric Stringer | 1157986 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Grand Forks, ND | $428K | 2 | 11.8% |
| #20 | David VanBruggen | 1049068 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | West Fargo, ND | $576K | 2 | 12.5% |
| #27 | Lisa Liken Monroe | 630549 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Bismarck, ND | $100K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #27 | Daniel Bryant | 1729838 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Grand Forks, ND | $118K | 1 | 10.0% |
| #27 | Jason Oehlke | 766594 | First Class Mortgage III Inc | 193150 | Grand Forks, ND | $269K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #27 | Amy Woods | 757099 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Grand Forks, ND | $265K | 1 | 10.0% |
| #27 | Lisa Thuner | 200018 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Minot, ND | $235K | 1 | 8.3% |
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 Loan Count — North Dakota (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-dakota/top-retention-by-units/2022
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