Retention champions in North Dakota in 2022, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Lindsey Matter (Choice Financial Group, NMLS #631932), Jack Wandler (PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB, NMLS #199566), 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 | Lindsey Matter | 631932 | Choice Financial Group | 465995 | — | $7.5M | 17 | 56.7% |
| #2 | Jack Wandler | 199566 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Dickinson, ND | $5.2M | 18 | 58.1% |
| #3 | Travis Lang | 491580 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Mandan, ND | $3.9M | 15 | 62.5% |
| #4 | Patti Helm-Schmitcke | 629513 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Watford City, ND | $3.6M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #5 | Peter Johnson | 491577 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Fargo, ND | $2.7M | 11 | 64.7% |
| #6 | Tyla Wilson | 183194 | Unison Bank | 488509 | Jamestown, ND | $2.5M | 14 | 77.8% |
| #7 | Melissa Schmidt | 664697 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | $2.4M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #8 | Kassondra Landis | 955313 | Starion Bank | 419261 | Bismarck, ND | $1.7M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #9 | Mason Cool | 766561 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Minot, ND | $1.4M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #10 | Wyatt Pollert | 609233 | NextMortgage, LLC | 1937279 | Bismarck, ND | $1.3M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #11 | Scott Bullinger | 630548 | CAPITAL CREDIT UNION | 423050 | Bismarck, ND | $1.2M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #12 | Pam Gange-Bernard | 491575 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Mandan, ND | $1.2M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #13 | Tanya Decker | 1387808 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bismarck, ND | $1.1M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #14 | Jarrod Auer | 1104281 | Kirkwood Bank and Trust Company | 618839 | Bismarck, ND | $1.1M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #15 | Tammy Skogen | 766540 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Bismarck, ND | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #16 | Brian Johnson | 178249 | Valley Mortgage, Inc. | 175746 | Fargo, ND | $1.1M | 2 | 20.0% |
| #17 | Shanna Field | 195536 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | Grand Forks, ND | $991K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #18 | Amy Bitz | 766572 | Railway Credit Union | 811644 | Mandan, ND | $918K | 7 | 70.0% |
| #19 | Jacqueline Lien | 1493292 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Fargo, ND | $861K | 10 | 90.9% |
| #20 | Joshua Blikre | 613433 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | Bismarck, ND | $806K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #21 | Dan Van Winkle | 8495 | First Class Mortgage II, Inc. | 2520 | Fargo, ND | $578K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #22 | David VanBruggen | 1049068 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | West Fargo, ND | $576K | 2 | 13.3% |
| #23 | Renee Freeman | 440334 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Fargo, ND | $560K | 8 | 50.0% |
| #24 | Casey Thielges | 1079611 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Fargo, ND | $499K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #25 | Eric Stringer | 1157986 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Grand Forks, ND | $428K | 2 | 11.8% |
| #26 | Tanya Nenow | 851627 | First Community Credit Union | 302649 | — | $337K | 2 | 8.7% |
| #27 | Jason Oehlke | 766594 | First Class Mortgage III Inc | 193150 | Grand Forks, ND | $269K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #28 | Lisa Thuner | 200018 | Town and Country Credit Union | 704437 | Minot, ND | $235K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #29 | Lisa Liken Monroe | 630549 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Bismarck, ND | $100K | 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 Volume — North Dakota (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-dakota/top-retention-by-volume/2022
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