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 August 27, 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 | 58.1% |
| #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 | Renee Freeman | 440334 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Fargo, ND | $560K | 8 | 50.0% |
| #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% |
| #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 | Melissa Schmidt | 664697 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | $2.4M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #12 | Pam Gange-Bernard | 491575 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Mandan, ND | $1.2M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #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 | Tammy Skogen | 766540 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Bismarck, ND | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #14 | Tanya Decker | 1387808 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bismarck, ND | $1.1M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #14 | Mason Cool | 766561 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Minot, ND | $1.4M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #14 | Wyatt Pollert | 609233 | NextMortgage, LLC | 1937279 | Bismarck, ND | $1.3M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #20 | David VanBruggen | 1049068 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | West Fargo, ND | $576K | 2 | 12.5% |
| #20 | Eric Stringer | 1157986 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Grand Forks, ND | $428K | 2 | 11.8% |
| #20 | Joshua Blikre | 613433 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | Bismarck, ND | $806K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #20 | Dan Van Winkle | 8495 | First Class Mortgage II, Inc. | 2520 | Fargo, ND | $578K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #20 | Tanya Nenow | 851627 | First Community Credit Union | 302649 | — | $337K | 2 | 9.1% |
| #20 | Casey Thielges | 1079611 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Fargo, ND | $499K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #20 | Brian Johnson | 178249 | Valley Mortgage, Inc. | 175746 | Fargo, ND | $1.1M | 2 | 18.2% |
| #27 | Lisa Liken Monroe | 630549 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Bismarck, ND | $100K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #27 | Jason Oehlke | 766594 | First Class Mortgage III Inc | 193150 | Grand Forks, ND | $269K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #27 | Lisa Thuner | 200018 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Minot, ND | $235K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #27 | Amy Woods | 757099 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Grand Forks, ND | $265K | 1 | 10.0% |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-dakota/top-retention-by-units/2022
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