Biggest climbers in Montana in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Michael Craft (Glacier Bank, NMLS #1735673), Kara Matthews (Glacier Bank, NMLS #2720710), and Benjamin Skuba (RedHouse Lending, LLC, NMLS #634878).
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 | Rank Change | YTD Volume | YTD Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michael Craft | 1735673 | Glacier Bank | 472212 | Helena, MT | ▲ 1165 (#1229 → #64) | $13.2M | 32 |
| #2 | Kara Matthews | 2720710 | Glacier Bank | 472212 | Libby, MT | ▲ 1090 (#1229 → #139) | $5.3M | 20 |
| #3 | Benjamin Skuba | 634878 | RedHouse Lending, LLC | 2570863 | Missoula, MT | ▲ 1034 (#1229 → #195) | $4.9M | 14 |
| #4 | Josephine Kanno | 2182134 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 979 (#1229 → #250) | $1.6M | 10 |
| #4 | Andrea Olson | 2685631 | Madison Valley Bank | 675711 | Ennis, MT | ▲ 979 (#1229 → #250) | $1.2M | 10 |
| #6 | Jaimee Rose | 247289 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 961 (#1229 → #268) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #6 | Benjamin Friedman | 899435 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | ▲ 961 (#1229 → #268) | $5.9M | 9 |
| #8 | James Thamann | 114716 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 934 (#1229 → #295) | $5.5M | 8 |
| #8 | Hakeem Mohammad | 1877766 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 934 (#1229 → #295) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #8 | Abby Hader | 461940 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Kalispell, MT | ▲ 934 (#1229 → #295) | $3.2M | 8 |
| #8 | Hannah Colvin | 2665123 | Southwest Montana Community Federal Credit Union | 474374 | Butte, MT | ▲ 934 (#1229 → #295) | $700K | 8 |
| #8 | Joseph Spicuzza | 32158 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 934 (#1229 → #295) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #8 | Hiram Naylor | 1977218 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Draper, UT | ▲ 934 (#1229 → #295) | $3.7M | 8 |
| #14 | Evan Haggerty | 1638627 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 891 (#1229 → #338) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #14 | Hunter Williams | 2125119 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 891 (#1229 → #338) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #14 | Dominic Hense | 2245977 | Imperium Lending, LLC | 2237880 | Troy, MI | ▲ 891 (#1229 → #338) | $3.9M | 7 |
| #14 | Kris Hill | 262695 | Mountain Lake Mortgage Corporation | 270653 | Kalispell, MT | ▲ 891 (#1229 → #338) | $2.8M | 7 |
| #14 | Michael Medina Fuentes | 2146690 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 891 (#1229 → #338) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #14 | Nathanial Pollard | 2088427 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 891 (#1229 → #338) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #20 | Dajuan Sowers | 1957737 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 839 (#1229 → #390) | $971K | 6 |
| #20 | Marcus Stepp | 2182033 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 839 (#1229 → #390) | $532K | 6 |
| #20 | Samuel Yoo | 149705 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 839 (#1229 → #390) | $3.0M | 6 |
| #23 | Donna Krieger-Pearson | 241533 | Krieger-Pearson, Donna May | 219655 | Thousand Oaks, CA | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #23 | Sharifa Galab | 2239473 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #23 | Brock Walker | 1013446 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #23 | Adam Johnson | 38052 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $784K | 5 |
| #23 | James Damron | 1813512 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #23 | Robert Bouna | 1468661 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $2.7M | 5 |
| #23 | Crystal Ray | 34080 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $916K | 5 |
| #23 | Andreas Gerthe | 2322169 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $2.1M | 5 |
| #23 | Ashlee Bell | 2645929 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $2.6M | 5 |
| #23 | Kenya Schatz | 1474166 | Premier Mortgage Resources, L.L.C. | 1169 | Helena, MT | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.8M | 5 |
| #23 | Donald Williams | 1031805 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #23 | Dennis Giakos | 9340 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.0M | 5 |
| #23 | Tiffany Davis | 753281 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #23 | Amanda Bleakley | 1022747 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | DuPont, WA | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #23 | Kody David | 1220075 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $2.8M | 5 |
| #23 | Jose Ponce | 1428417 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #23 | Katrinka Condie | 1542179 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $3.4M | 5 |
| #23 | Brian Fanelli | 32183 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $2.4M | 5 |
| #23 | Jacob Brickert | 1408751 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 777 (#1229 → #452) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #42 | William Nolan | 544147 | Whitefish Credit Union Association | 409281 | Missoula, MT | ▲ 764 (#802 → #38) | $16.7M | 39 |
| #43 | Christopher Johnson | 258638 | RedHouse Lending, LLC | 2570863 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 747 (#802 → #55) | $13.7M | 34 |
| #44 | John Arispe | 2105981 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 684 (#1229 → #545) | $483K | 4 |
| #44 | Erin Ferguson | 973434 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | West Jordan, UT | ▲ 684 (#1229 → #545) | $2.0M | 4 |
| #44 | Thomas Penley | 226704 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Westfield, IN | ▲ 684 (#1229 → #545) | $653K | 4 |
| #44 | Scott Reichner | 303071 | Flathead Mortgage Co. | 314332 | Lakeside, MT | ▲ 684 (#1229 → #545) | $1.6M | 4 |
| #44 | BROOKE MORENO | 717744 | Mountain America Federal Credit Union | 462815 | Sandy, UT | ▲ 684 (#1229 → #545) | $448K | 4 |
| #44 | Ryan Halldorson | 216632 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 684 (#1229 → #545) | $687K | 4 |
| #44 | Jay Reid | 339821 | Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions LLC | 1160240 | Atlanta, GA | ▲ 684 (#1229 → #545) | $2.5M | 4 |
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. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Montana. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/montana/top-climbers-by-units
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