Top Loan Officers by loan count — Minnesota

Top loan officers in Minnesota this year, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.

As of May 18, 2026, the top 3 include Thomas Graese (Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1884233), Morgan Anderson (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #1600977), and Leah Pechman (BLAZE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #695794).

Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.

Top Loan Officers by loan count — Minnesota — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location YTD Volume YTD Loans Avg Loan
#1 Thomas Graese 1884233 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Saint Paul, MN $11.4M 153 $75K
#2 Morgan Anderson 1600977 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Falcon Hgts, MN $12.4M 91 $137K
#3 Leah Pechman 695794 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Saint Paul, MN $14.9M 90 $165K
#4 Brady Day 206008 First Class Mortgage V, Inc 322842 Maple Grove, MN $29.5M 89 $332K
#5 Ian Week 2153049 National Bank of Commerce 461030 Bemidji, MN $10.2M 85 $121K
#6 Oliver White 1254113 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Eden Prairie, MN $25.0M 78 $320K
#7 Tara Alden 787975 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Falcon Hgts, MN $14.8M 73 $202K
#7 Lisa Wells 460442 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Minnetonka, MN $29.4M 73 $402K
#9 Casey Van Winkle 323964 First Class Mortgage V, Inc 322842 Maple Grove, MN $28.2M 72 $391K
#9 Brenda Horne 1020372 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Falcon Hgts, MN $11.7M 72 $162K
#11 Allison Larson 1059283 Guild Mortgage Company LLC 3274 Edina, MN $30.8M 71 $433K
#12 Drew Hulegaard 1614698 M/I Financial, LLC 50684 Saint Louis Park, MN $26.0M 70 $372K
#13 Nou Thao 1187853 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Saint Paul, MN $9.7M 68 $142K
#14 Loni Hedtke 251680 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Woodbury, MN $13.6M 63 $216K
#15 Bony Schwanke 1585267 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Falcon Hgts, MN $9.7M 62 $156K
#16 Lisa Walker 340189 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Bloomington, MN $21.0M 61 $344K
#16 Kristen Heichel 27180 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Rochester, MN $11.1M 61 $182K
#16 Kathryn Glashan 402409 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Roseville, MN $12.5M 61 $205K
#19 Art Lorenzo Quintin 422358 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Eagan, MN $6.9M 60 $114K
#20 Brenda Nelson 758794 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Faribault, MN $6.5M 59 $110K
#21 Andrea DeChampeau 758806 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Grand Rapids, MN $4.7M 58 $81K
#22 Nickolas Helstrom 1699746 DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 14622 Lakeville, MN $22.8M 57 $400K
#22 Tara Hudgens 2004057 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Saint Paul, MN $3.7M 57 $66K
#22 Brandi Donaghue 758798 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Fergus Falls, MN $4.5M 57 $79K
#22 Kenneth Rife 784496 Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. 1025894 Edina, MN $19.4M 57 $340K
#26 Michelle Robinson 695815 Royal Credit Union 543781 Arden Hills, MN $12.8M 54 $237K
#26 Becky Crenshaw 758630 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Rochester, MN $4.9M 54 $91K
#26 Kevin Ehler 402022 M/I Financial, LLC 50684 Saint Louis Park, MN $20.2M 54 $374K
#29 Beth Patterson 400912 Lennar Mortgage, LLC 1058 Plymouth, MN $21.3M 53 $402K
#30 Janice Merrill 400103 North Shore Bank of Commerce 554165 Hermantown, MN $14.5M 50 $290K
#30 Desiree Westphal 1546194 DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 14622 Lakeville, MN $19.3M 50 $385K
#32 MICHAEL NOONE 372494 Mortgages By Noone, LLC 1274274 Eagan, MN $20.5M 49 $419K
#33 Jay Dacey 375033 Jay Dacey Mortgage Team Inc. 1812066 Little Canada, MN $20.3M 47 $433K
#33 Amy Lodermeier 754661 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Brainerd, MN $4.2M 47 $89K
#35 Alison Zaverl-Jylha 1935121 Northern Communities Credit Union 433751 Duluth, MN $4.4M 46 $95K
#35 James Krantz 761955 Tradition Mortgage LLC 286998 Wayzata, MN $18.6M 46 $405K
#35 Elizabeth Peter 364033 Luminate Bank 1281698 Minneapolis, MN $17.1M 46 $371K
#35 Kellie Jorgenson 758777 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Winona, MN $5.1M 46 $110K
#39 Tammy Kalkwarf 1525571 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Falcon Hgts, MN $7.9M 45 $175K
#39 Keith O'Brien 681623 Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 75164 Edina, MN $19.3M 45 $428K
#39 Genna Briggs 1086114 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 402448 Bemidji, MN $12.3M 45 $273K
#42 WILLIAM ESCHER 1661751 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Falcon Hgts, MN $7.8M 44 $177K
#42 Karen Ackerman 469485 BLAZE CREDIT UNION 469510 Saint Paul, MN $9.0M 44 $204K
#44 Alyssa Amic-shega 1027405 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Hibbing, MN $4.2M 43 $98K
#44 Jordan Martinsen 2462119 DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 14622 Lakeville, MN $17.9M 43 $417K
#44 Robert Conover 331585 M/I Financial, LLC 50684 Saint Louis Park, MN $17.9M 43 $416K
#47 Shawn Poppler 378097 US Mortgage Investments of New Prague, Inc. 375444 Edina, MN $16.3M 42 $387K
#47 Andrew Burton 285599 Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 186434 Woodbury, MN $15.4M 42 $367K
#49 Lee Aldrich 325834 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC 3029 Monticello, MN $13.8M 41 $338K
#49 Jason Stone 1018649 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 West St Paul, MN $12.5M 41 $304K
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