Biggest climbers in Minnesota this year, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 19, 2026, the top 3 include Steven Gables (PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company, NMLS #208331), Roberta Jo Amic (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #206400), and Carter Karppinen (Frandsen Bank & Trust, NMLS #2472688).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | Rank Change | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Steven Gables | 208331 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 6701 (#6800 → #99) | $10.4M | 29 | $358K |
| #2 | Roberta Jo Amic | 206400 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hibbing, MN | ▲ 5908 (#6807 → #899) | $2.4M | 11 | $221K |
| #3 | Carter Karppinen | 2472688 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | Cloquet, MN | ▲ 5699 (#6796 → #1097) | $2.0M | 8 | $250K |
| #4 | Brendan Wall | 2612947 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5485 (#6698 → #1213) | $1.8M | 5 | $355K |
| #5 | BRENDA BAKER | 460562 | KODABANK | 643716 | Bemidji, MN | ▲ 5282 (#6328 → #1046) | $2.1M | 3 | $702K |
| #6 | Farah Masoud | 2162944 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5282 (#6624 → #1342) | $1.6M | 6 | $266K |
| #7 | Chad Aurich | 2121561 | Produce State Bank | 531565 | Hollandale, MN | ▲ 5197 (#6698 → #1501) | $1.4M | 1 | $1.4M |
| #8 | Mitchell Olson | 368604 | Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 3094 | Cold Spring, MN | ▲ 4967 (#5861 → #894) | $2.4M | 8 | $306K |
| #9 | Jessica Bartlett | 1100281 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 4923 (#6693 → #1770) | $1.1M | 2 | $574K |
| #10 | James Schaefer | 339497 | MSP Mortgage LLC | 2342441 | Edina, MN | ▲ 4843 (#5288 → #445) | $4.4M | 14 | $315K |
| #11 | Zachary Hill | 2652610 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4827 (#6089 → #1262) | $1.7M | 8 | $211K |
| #12 | Ashley Huerd | 917980 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union | 402448 | Bemidji, MN | ▲ 4793 (#5230 → #437) | $4.5M | 18 | $247K |
| #13 | Kelley Christianer | 1973620 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Moorpark, CA | ▲ 4761 (#5439 → #678) | $3.1M | 7 | $447K |
| #14 | Zachary Kovash | 712118 | Merchants Bank, National Association | 402469 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 4747 (#4853 → #106) | $9.8M | 13 | $750K |
| #15 | Nicole Hjelden | 710489 | Border Bank | 704691 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 4702 (#6165 → #1463) | $1.4M | 6 | $241K |
| #16 | Vincent Bradford | 501937 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Edina, MN | ▲ 4655 (#5527 → #872) | $2.5M | 3 | $837K |
| #17 | Thomas Guidarelli | 1067998 | Tradition Mortgage LLC | 286998 | Edina, MN | ▲ 4643 (#5424 → #781) | $2.8M | 5 | $562K |
| #18 | Walyn Smith | 1389359 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 4634 (#6624 → #1990) | $995K | 3 | $332K |
| #19 | Agustin Palattao | 36543 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 4609 (#5680 → #1071) | $2.1M | 2 | $1.0M |
| #20 | Natisha Shannon | 1904955 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4578 (#6294 → #1716) | $1.2M | 8 | $147K |
| #21 | Jason Malmstrom | 207914 | THE TURNKEY FOUNDATION INC. | 236669 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 4572 (#5282 → #710) | $3.0M | 11 | $273K |
| #22 | Dorothy Bemisdarfer | 697416 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 4572 (#5797 → #1225) | $1.8M | 5 | $351K |
| #23 | Timothy Barrett | 282754 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Bloomington, MN | ▲ 4564 (#5629 → #1065) | $2.1M | 6 | $346K |
| #24 | Julian Kavukcu | 1149667 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 4549 (#6013 → #1464) | $1.4M | 4 | $361K |
| #25 | Brian Cottrill | 853835 | CFR Mortgage LLC | 2474471 | Eau Claire, WI | ▲ 4515 (#5770 → #1255) | $1.7M | 1 | $1.7M |
| #26 | Timothy Petrenko | 2492015 | GRANITE BANK | 405434 | Champlin, MN | ▲ 4507 (#5091 → #584) | $3.6M | 21 | $171K |
| #27 | Brayden Disanza | 2407778 | Green Lending LLC | 2598612 | Independence, OH | ▲ 4505 (#5206 → #701) | $3.0M | 11 | $276K |
| #28 | Joshua Shcherbelis | 2006972 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 4477 (#5666 → #1189) | $1.8M | 4 | $455K |
| #29 | Allie Hammoud | 1794341 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4477 (#6624 → #2147) | $895K | 4 | $224K |
| #30 | Daniel Conzelman | 847808 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4470 (#5837 → #1367) | $1.6M | 5 | $311K |
| #31 | Joey Kaseman | 423181 | CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF PARK RAPIDS, THE | 409427 | Park Rapids, MN | ▲ 4417 (#6410 → #1993) | $995K | 3 | $332K |
| #32 | Craig Park | 2001485 | NBKC Bank | 409631 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 4393 (#4996 → #603) | $3.5M | 7 | $500K |
| #33 | Daniel Hunt | 571926 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 4393 (#6656 → #2263) | $839K | 2 | $419K |
| #34 | Ami Simons | 552515 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 4368 (#5160 → #792) | $2.8M | 7 | $394K |
| #35 | James McTernan | 1112719 | Tomo Mortgage, LLC | 2059741 | New York, NY | ▲ 4348 (#5639 → #1291) | $1.7M | 4 | $413K |
| #36 | Craig Reardon | 564065 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 4344 (#4948 → #604) | $3.5M | 1 | $3.5M |
| #37 | Mitchell Rutledge | 2058675 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 4326 (#5589 → #1263) | $1.7M | 4 | $423K |
| #38 | Scott Andrews | 1380519 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 4291 (#6251 → #1960) | $1.0M | 3 | $339K |
| #39 | Mohamad Al Kaaki | 1366758 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4283 (#5965 → #1682) | $1.2M | 3 | $406K |
| #40 | Steven Mann | 400723 | National Bank of Commerce | 461030 | Hibbing, MN | ▲ 4279 (#5116 → #837) | $2.6M | 10 | $261K |
| #41 | Ryan Bowren | 1762580 | INDEPENDENCE HOME LOANS LLC | 2524174 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 4271 (#5729 → #1458) | $1.4M | 1 | $1.4M |
| #42 | Mohammed Khan | 2618289 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 4244 (#5739 → #1495) | $1.4M | 3 | $469K |
| #43 | Kyle Ciliento | 1237958 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4238 (#5632 → #1394) | $1.5M | 4 | $379K |
| #44 | Emmanuel Joseph Madrid | 2109049 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4229 (#5740 → #1511) | $1.4M | 5 | $278K |
| #45 | Jordan Peterson | 1411654 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | McLean, VA | ▲ 4202 (#6039 → #1837) | $1.1M | 2 | $550K |
| #46 | Ali Alubaidy | 2623042 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4196 (#4824 → #628) | $3.4M | 14 | $240K |
| #47 | Wyatt Stadler | 2111012 | TOPLINE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 654913 | Forest Lake, MN | ▲ 4169 (#6019 → #1850) | $1.1M | 11 | $99K |
| #48 | Nicholas Dokken | 1382274 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Coral Springs, FL | ▲ 4157 (#4959 → #802) | $2.7M | 4 | $679K |
| #49 | Jaxson Cameron | 2682429 | First Alliance Credit Union | 403380 | Rochester, MN | ▲ 4136 (#5691 → #1555) | $1.4M | 20 | $68K |
| #50 | Erin Leck | 1446893 | All Western Mortgage, Inc. | 14210 | Las Vegas, NV | ▲ 4131 (#5239 → #1108) | $2.0M | 5 | $397K |