Biggest climbers in Montana in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 7, 2026, the top 3 include James Thamann (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #114716), Christy Smith (Independence Bank, NMLS #813203), and William Nolan (Whitefish Credit Union Association, NMLS #544147).
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 | James Thamann | 114716 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 2231 (#2421 → #190) | $4.9M | 7 |
| #2 | Christy Smith | 813203 | Independence Bank | 462921 | Havre, MT | ▲ 2154 (#2249 → #95) | $8.0M | 15 |
| #3 | William Nolan | 544147 | Whitefish Credit Union Association | 409281 | Missoula, MT | ▲ 2058 (#2100 → #42) | $11.8M | 27 |
| #4 | Andrew Mallon | 1994339 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1857 (#2387 → #530) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #5 | Matthew Silverman | 35351 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 1847 (#2326 → #479) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #6 | Mark Hamilton | 799688 | Altana Federal Credit Union | 417013 | Columbus, MT | ▲ 1829 (#2417 → #588) | $1.4M | 1 |
| #7 | Robert Bouna | 1468661 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 1751 (#2065 → #314) | $2.7M | 5 |
| #8 | Michael Caputo | 1394587 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 1745 (#2322 → #577) | $1.4M | 3 |
| #9 | Jack Regar | 2133676 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Horsham, PA | ▲ 1738 (#2413 → #675) | $1.2M | 2 |
| #10 | Taylor Crume | 1980069 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 1733 (#1976 → #243) | $3.7M | 7 |
| #11 | Melissa Velasquez | 633920 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Beverly Hills, CA | ▲ 1714 (#1810 → #96) | $8.0M | 1 |
| #12 | Christopher Rowland | 1787481 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 1709 (#2224 → #515) | $1.6M | 3 |
| #13 | Andrii Pygyk | 2530041 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1694 (#2280 → #586) | $1.4M | 9 |
| #14 | Miranda Pompei | 448660 | Glacier Bank | 472212 | Lewistown, MT | ▲ 1688 (#2099 → #411) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #15 | Donna Krieger-Pearson | 241533 | Krieger-Pearson, Donna May | 219655 | Thousand Oaks, CA | ▲ 1680 (#2352 → #672) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #16 | Dajuan Sowers | 1957737 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1600 (#2436 → #836) | $921K | 5 |
| #17 | Reed Jones | 1763061 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1599 (#2421 → #822) | $942K | 6 |
| #18 | Christopher Bledsoe | 759421 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 1553 (#2374 → #821) | $942K | 1 |
| #19 | Jose Ponce | 1428417 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1548 (#2219 → #671) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #20 | Joseph Spicuzza | 32158 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1545 (#1890 → #345) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #21 | Mahmoud Hakim | 2142305 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1544 (#2093 → #549) | $1.5M | 4 |
| #22 | Brian Nickel | 1432500 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 1544 (#2384 → #840) | $917K | 2 |
| #23 | DaVonna Dutton | 1005651 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 1533 (#2160 → #627) | $1.3M | 2 |
| #24 | Alexander Givens | 1835192 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 1520 (#2421 → #901) | $841K | 3 |
| #25 | Carlos Varela | 1943074 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 1516 (#2379 → #863) | $894K | 2 |
| #26 | Michael Medina Fuentes | 2146690 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 1494 (#1846 → #352) | $2.4M | 6 |
| #27 | Kimberly Bergo | 1885174 | Madison Valley Bank | 675711 | Bozeman, MT | ▲ 1480 (#2096 → #616) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #28 | Jeremy Sparkman | 1855893 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 1477 (#1986 → #509) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #29 | Jeffrey Andrews | 7826 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Denville, NJ | ▲ 1476 (#2361 → #885) | $860K | 2 |
| #30 | Mohamad Harb | 1916596 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1471 (#2027 → #556) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #31 | Brian Fanelli | 32183 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 1465 (#1809 → #344) | $2.4M | 5 |
| #32 | Shane Saliba | 2239837 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | Troy, MI | ▲ 1460 (#2201 → #741) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #33 | Courtney Fryling | 1282313 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Kalispell, MT | ▲ 1444 (#1666 → #222) | $4.1M | 11 |
| #34 | Kody David | 1220075 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | ▲ 1432 (#1729 → #297) | $2.8M | 5 |
| #35 | Omar Bahour | 1411155 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 1426 (#2217 → #791) | $997K | 2 |
| #36 | Robert Laurie | 2249735 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 1421 (#2246 → #825) | $939K | 2 |
| #37 | Stephen Knudson | 1888241 | Village Capital & Investment LLC | 3317 | Hildale, UT | ▲ 1410 (#1920 → #510) | $1.6M | 3 |
| #38 | Ann Banker | 523472 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Great Falls, MT | ▲ 1403 (#2381 → #978) | $790K | 2 |
| #39 | Dennis Giakos | 9340 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 1394 (#2387 → #993) | $775K | 4 |
| #40 | Troy Barthel | 1550865 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 1363 (#1772 → #409) | $2.0M | 4 |
| #41 | Kevin Lange | 902504 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1360 (#2042 → #682) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #42 | James Damron | 1813512 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 1351 (#2070 → #719) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #43 | Austin Fehl | 1575667 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Coral Gables, FL | ▲ 1350 (#2363 → #1013) | $760K | 1 |
| #44 | Mohammad Shah | 1198498 | Trusted Mortgage Capital Inc | 2411952 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 1349 (#1684 → #335) | $2.5M | 6 |
| #45 | Benjamin Skuba | 634878 | RedHouse Lending, LLC | 2570863 | Missoula, MT | ▲ 1325 (#1663 → #338) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #46 | Hunter Locke | 2085944 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 1305 (#2131 → #826) | $938K | 3 |
| #47 | Nathan Cichowicz | 1650304 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 1304 (#1825 → #521) | $1.5M | 1 |
| #48 | David Burrows | 1188867 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Flower Mound, TX | ▲ 1301 (#2326 → #1025) | $750K | 1 |
| #49 | Kaitlyn Werk | 2632273 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Bozeman, MT | ▲ 1294 (#2159 → #865) | $892K | 3 |
| #50 | Armani Branch | 1912701 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 1291 (#1921 → #630) | $1.3M | 2 |
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 Volume — Montana. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/montana/top-climbers-by-volume
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