Biggest climbers in Nebraska in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include John Walker (Lincoln Federal Savings Bank of Nebraska, NMLS #863859), Kimberly Highland (First National Bank of Omaha, NMLS #1562543), and Brian Calkins (Churchill Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #2484548).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | John Walker | 863859 | Lincoln Federal Savings Bank of Nebraska | 422057 | — | ▲ 3705 (#3972 → #267) | $7.8M | 13 |
| #2 | Kimberly Highland | 1562543 | First National Bank of Omaha | 412727 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 3198 (#3624 → #426) | $4.1M | 18 |
| #3 | Brian Calkins | 2484548 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 3151 (#3515 → #364) | $5.1M | 22 |
| #4 | Sarah Sakhi | 1823848 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | ▲ 3109 (#3866 → #757) | $1.6M | 7 |
| #5 | Suzanne Borcher | 808464 | The Bank of Steinauer | 804972 | Steinauer, NE | ▲ 3058 (#4001 → #943) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #6 | Diane Pepe | 2061796 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Centennial, CO | ▲ 3048 (#3520 → #472) | $3.5M | 14 |
| #7 | Brenton Hood | 1889626 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2937 (#3988 → #1051) | $1.0M | 4 |
| #8 | Luke Dye | 1505447 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 2888 (#3539 → #651) | $1.9M | 3 |
| #9 | Raheem Brooks | 1889419 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 2866 (#3590 → #724) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #10 | Charles Marchica | 1660990 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 2833 (#4001 → #1168) | $903K | 5 |
| #11 | John MacKenzie | 1220340 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 2770 (#3752 → #982) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #12 | Jose Briceno | 1509680 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 2716 (#3851 → #1135) | $931K | 5 |
| #13 | Harold Midence | 1290220 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 2672 (#3816 → #1144) | $923K | 2 |
| #14 | Robert Hart | 1901597 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2654 (#3487 → #833) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #15 | Laura Shackelford | 646312 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 2646 (#3779 → #1133) | $932K | 3 |
| #16 | Shane McCurry | 2151452 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 2641 (#3267 → #626) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #17 | Sonia Locke | 1170815 | THE SECURITY NATIONAL BANK OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA | 410763 | Moville, IA | ▲ 2638 (#3501 → #863) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #18 | Terry Erskine | 1708214 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2633 (#3433 → #800) | $1.4M | 5 |
| #19 | Zachary Silverman | 813611 | BUILDAHOMELOAN.COM LLC | 2169525 | Farmington Hills, MI | ▲ 2601 (#3684 → #1083) | $983K | 4 |
| #20 | Silda Mucollari | 2181509 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2573 (#3263 → #690) | $1.8M | 8 |
| #21 | Pamela Strotheide | 636746 | Nebraska Bank | 1002962 | Chadron, NE | ▲ 2570 (#4110 → #1540) | $626K | 6 |
| #22 | Nycole Nevarez | 1164286 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Corona, CA | ▲ 2535 (#3173 → #638) | $2.0M | 7 |
| #23 | Kayla Kreifel | 2376860 | Riverstone Bank | 1926380 | Talmage, NE | ▲ 2532 (#4167 → #1635) | $573K | 3 |
| #24 | Amber Miller | 1398551 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 2524 (#3942 → #1418) | $692K | 3 |
| #25 | Robert Ferger | 228658 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Overland Park, KS | ▲ 2523 (#3006 → #483) | $3.3M | 9 |
| #26 | Sarah Nova | 2315365 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | — | ▲ 2517 (#4132 → #1615) | $584K | 3 |
| #27 | Anthony Boussad | 928919 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 2499 (#3092 → #593) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #28 | Brent Von Essen | 658338 | Glenwood State Bank | 523427 | Glenwood, IA | ▲ 2496 (#3753 → #1257) | $800K | 2 |
| #29 | JOSEPH METZGER | 955819 | LIGHTWORKERS HOME LOANS INC. | 2696820 | Rolling Meadows, IL | ▲ 2486 (#3576 → #1090) | $978K | 4 |
| #30 | Ashley Haynes | 2099400 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Yankton, SD | ▲ 2474 (#3433 → #959) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #31 | Michelle Barreto | 2380454 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | ▲ 2464 (#3991 → #1527) | $632K | 5 |
| #32 | Austin Schwisow | 2152694 | Farmers and Merchants Bank | 403596 | Milford, NE | ▲ 2455 (#3875 → #1420) | $690K | 2 |
| #33 | Randall Beckham | 739117 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Wildwood, MO | ▲ 2450 (#3739 → #1289) | $775K | 2 |
| #34 | Diamond Cherry | 1629245 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 2432 (#4175 → #1743) | $520K | 2 |
| #35 | Timothy Esterly | 1407301 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Plano, TX | ▲ 2403 (#3404 → #1001) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #36 | Mark Meyer | 1011470 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2389 (#3632 → #1243) | $816K | 5 |
| #37 | Rachel Wahlquist | 2008182 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 2374 (#3502 → #1128) | $935K | 3 |
| #38 | Frank Walbrecht | 940364 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 2373 (#3398 → #1025) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #39 | Clinton Garner | 6711 | Cedar Rapids State Bank | 1583951 | Daphne, AL | ▲ 2366 (#3782 → #1416) | $693K | 3 |
| #40 | Michelle Becker | 754462 | Dream First Bank, National Association | 435183 | Garden City, KS | ▲ 2364 (#3576 → #1212) | $843K | 2 |
| #41 | Dustin Medlin | 1828763 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 2357 (#3713 → #1356) | $740K | 3 |
| #42 | Christopher Langford | 2233143 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 2355 (#3684 → #1329) | $751K | 2 |
| #43 | Stephanie Rodriguez | 2156468 | BankFirst | 422804 | Norfolk, NE | ▲ 2350 (#3365 → #1015) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #44 | Alexander Sypniewski | 1409231 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 2344 (#3329 → #985) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #45 | Cody Philipps | 1624537 | Midwest Bank | 402758 | Lincoln, NE | ▲ 2331 (#2692 → #361) | $5.2M | 10 |
| #46 | SANDRA OWENS | 411896 | First State Bank | 409511 | Randolph, NE | ▲ 2319 (#2692 → #373) | $5.0M | 1 |
| #47 | Christopher Lenzi | 2126881 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 2312 (#3042 → #730) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #48 | Mark Howe | 870634 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Portland, OR | ▲ 2311 (#3165 → #854) | $1.4M | 1 |
| #49 | Roy Branneky | 2097131 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Plano, TX | ▲ 2304 (#3568 → #1264) | $792K | 2 |
| #50 | Brett Sundberg | 1102480 | West Gate Bank | 292134 | Lincoln, NE | ▲ 2299 (#2960 → #661) | $1.9M | 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 Volume — Nebraska (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/nebraska/top-climbers-by-volume/2024
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