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Russian-speaking loan officers in Minnesota

As of 2026-10-26, LenDb lists 3 loan officers licensed in or based in Minnesota whose lender pages say they speak Russian. The top-ranked are Alex Margulis (CrossCountry Mortgage, Chicago), Tim Petrenko (Granite Bank, Champlin) and Kristina Melnik (Churchill Mortgage, Roseville). Ranking is lender-neutral: a license in MN, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement. Languages come only from loan officers' own lender pages, and most lender pages do not list languages. A loan officer missing from this list may still speak it: not listed means not stated, not that they do not speak it.

Last verified . Sources: loan officers' own lender pages and state license records. Licenses: check NMLS Consumer Access.

Ranked, with reasons · top 3

  1. 1

    Alex MargulisNMLS 192878

    CrossCountry Mortgage · Chicago, IL · licensed in 29 states

    • Down payment assistance
    • Jumbo loan
    • MN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)
    • Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)
    • Earliest state license record: November 21, 2006 (Illinois), per state regulator
  2. 2

    Tim PetrenkoNMLS 2492015

    Granite Bank · Bank · Champlin, MN

    • Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
    • Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-26)
    • Office in Champlin, MN
  3. 3

    Kristina MelnikNMLS 2316172

    Churchill Mortgage · Roseville, CA · licensed in 6 states

    • FHA loan
    • Real estate investor
    • VA loan
    • MN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)
    • Speaks Russian (lender page, verified 2026-10-20)
    • Earliest state license record: August 3, 2022 (California), per state regulator

How this list is ranked

A loan officer is listed when their own lender page lists Russian. Loan officers are included when a MN license is confirmed with the state regulator (check mark), MN is listed on their lender page, or they work at a bank or credit union (likely federally registered; verify at NMLS). Then branch location, experience and profile completeness. No paid placement. Methodology.

Same list as JSON: /api/v1/loan-officers?lang=ru&state=MN. Not a lender. Not a referral service. Verify licenses at NMLS Consumer Access.