Top loan officers in Montana in 2023, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Lindsay Lee (Russell Country Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1002501), Julie Lapham (Everett Financial, Inc., NMLS #292964), and Crystal Eckerson (Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage Company, NMLS #400351).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lindsay Lee | 1002501 | Russell Country Federal Credit Union | 421978 | Great Falls, MT | $19.1M | 162 | $118K |
| #2 | Julie Lapham | 292964 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Missoula, MT | $59.8M | 139 | $430K |
| #3 | Crystal Eckerson | 400351 | Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage Company | 3182 | Helena, MT | $45.2M | 126 | $359K |
| #4 | Sara Koelzer | 400361 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Bozeman, MT | $59.2M | 113 | $524K |
| #5 | Michael Banks | 404629 | Opportunity Bank of Montana | 412554 | Great Falls, MT | $25.7M | 95 | $271K |
| #6 | Kelly Duray | 716674 | Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage Company | 3182 | Billings, MT | $28.7M | 91 | $316K |
| #7 | Deanna Felix | 1389503 | Clearwater Federal Credit Union | 447584 | — | $14.2M | 85 | $167K |
| #8 | Christopher Dangerfield | 400362 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Great Falls, MT | $21.6M | 82 | $264K |
| #9 | Deborah Sokoloski | 716649 | Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage Company | 3182 | Billings, MT | $25.1M | 79 | $318K |
| #9 | Brian Hafner | 1620055 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Billings, MT | $25.3M | 79 | $320K |
| #11 | Kenneth Pankratz | 417292 | Opportunity Bank of Montana | 412554 | Helena, MT | $8.2M | 77 | $107K |
| #12 | Casey Moen | 1733091 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Great Falls, MT | $20.6M | 73 | $282K |
| #13 | Nicole Hanni | 487293 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Butte, MT | $19.9M | 72 | $277K |
| #14 | DeDe Stoner | 250504 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Billings, MT | $18.7M | 67 | $279K |
| #15 | John Baldridge | 1942991 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Newport Beach, CA | $24.6M | 65 | $379K |
| #16 | Patrick Trottier | 1063320 | Opportunity Bank of Montana | 412554 | Missoula, MT | $5.7M | 62 | $92K |
| #17 | Tracy Kuehn | 240747 | Intrepid Credit Union | 411353 | — | $17.2M | 61 | $282K |
| #18 | Jason Edmister | 523487 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Great Falls, MT | $20.0M | 60 | $333K |
| #19 | Mason Walker | 707869 | Independence Bank | 462921 | Great Falls, MT | $17.7M | 59 | $300K |
| #19 | Michelle Felde | 712728 | Clearwater Federal Credit Union | 447584 | — | $11.9M | 59 | $201K |
| #21 | Christine Farrington | 193640 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Las Vegas, NV | $22.9M | 54 | $424K |
| #22 | Julie Clewley | 2271568 | Opportunity Bank of Montana | 412554 | Great Falls, MT | $4.2M | 53 | $79K |
| #22 | Kristyn Blum | 2000392 | Russell Country Federal Credit Union | 421978 | Great Falls, MT | $3.6M | 53 | $68K |
| #24 | Mark Dowaliby | 1517590 | Whitefish Credit Union Association | 409281 | — | $17.8M | 52 | $342K |
| #25 | Caroline Roy | 271203 | GoPrime Mortgage, Inc. | 69551 | Bozeman, MT | $24.7M | 51 | $484K |
| #25 | Tiffany McNeff | 707795 | FIRST FEDERAL BANK & TRUST | 490477 | Billings, MT | $16.1M | 51 | $315K |
| #27 | Bryon Smith | 259031 | Bryon Smith Mortgage LLC | 259426 | Missoula, MT | $22.8M | 50 | $457K |
| #27 | Yvonne Kelly | 523512 | Premier Mortgage Resources, L.L.C. | 1169 | Billings, MT | $15.7M | 50 | $315K |
| #27 | Emma Penna | 2053766 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bozeman, MT | $21.4M | 50 | $428K |
| #27 | Stephen Cooney | 487376 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Missoula, MT | $20.8M | 50 | $415K |
| #31 | Elizabeth Klunder | 716654 | Glacier Bank | 472212 | Billings, MT | $17.1M | 49 | $349K |
| #31 | Dean Gillmore | 190283 | Clearwater Federal Credit Union | 447584 | Missoula, MT | $7.7M | 49 | $157K |
| #31 | Everette Cornwell | 794613 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Great Falls, MT | $13.7M | 49 | $280K |
| #34 | Scott Lucier | 1637174 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Boise, ID | $19.6M | 48 | $408K |
| #34 | Dianne Snedigar | 478583 | Farmers State Bank | 402643 | Stevensville, MT | $17.3M | 48 | $360K |
| #34 | Lynn Stenerson | 707851 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Missoula, MT | $17.3M | 48 | $360K |
| #37 | Robert Vallance | 487547 | Opportunity Bank of Montana | 412554 | Missoula, MT | $18.4M | 47 | $391K |
| #38 | Acacia Madill | 1268142 | YELLOWSTONE BANK, THE | 403398 | Billings, MT | $16.1M | 46 | $351K |
| #39 | KYLE ELLIOTT | 2144040 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 381076 | — | $22.6M | 45 | $502K |
| #39 | Donald Kessler | 6880 | Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage Company | 3182 | Helena, MT | $14.6M | 45 | $323K |
| #39 | Moriah Lundeen | 193988 | Eagle Bank | 440469 | Polson, MT | $14.2M | 45 | $315K |
| #42 | Emily Martello | 812363 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Missoula, MT | $18.2M | 44 | $414K |
| #43 | David Christensen | 290471 | Mountain Lake Mortgage Corporation | 270653 | Kalispell, MT | $19.7M | 43 | $459K |
| #43 | Carla Marinko | 526355 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Belgrade, MT | $18.7M | 43 | $435K |
| #43 | Tami Hartmann | 523510 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Billings, MT | $12.8M | 43 | $299K |
| #43 | Edward Nissen | 263692 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Whitefish, MT | $19.8M | 43 | $461K |
| #43 | Kimberly MacDonald | 470804 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Billings, MT | $20.8M | 43 | $483K |
| #43 | Kaycee Carroll | 716645 | YELLOWSTONE BANK, THE | 403398 | Billings, MT | $13.7M | 43 | $318K |
| #43 | Heather Donnelly | 2103040 | Clearwater Federal Credit Union | 447584 | Stevensville, MT | $7.7M | 43 | $179K |
| #50 | AJ Erb | 1627258 | Altana Federal Credit Union | 417013 | Billings, MT | $9.0M | 42 | $213K |
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. Top Mortgage Loan Officers by Loan Count — Montana (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/montana/top-overall-by-units/2023
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