Biggest climbers in North Dakota 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 CHRISTOPHER CONNOLLY (Area Community Credit Union, NMLS #2594044), Jared Blankenship (Valley Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #181362), and Cole Christensen (Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C., NMLS #2172573).
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 | CHRISTOPHER CONNOLLY | 2594044 | Area Community Credit Union | 796938 | Grand Forks, ND | ▲ 458 (#601 → #143) | $898K | 13 |
| #2 | Jared Blankenship | 181362 | Valley Mortgage, Inc. | 175746 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 413 (#601 → #188) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #3 | Cole Christensen | 2172573 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 372 (#601 → #229) | $1.5M | 6 |
| #3 | Zander Luckoski | 2347935 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 372 (#601 → #229) | $412K | 6 |
| #5 | Dwayne Jacobs | 630162 | ZOOM HOME LENDING LLC | 2620616 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 349 (#601 → #252) | $1.8M | 5 |
| #5 | Johnathan Denha | 1622391 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 349 (#601 → #252) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #5 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 349 (#601 → #252) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #5 | Carly Baetens | 2573222 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 349 (#601 → #252) | $622K | 5 |
| #5 | Amber Leach | 1708040 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 349 (#601 → #252) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #10 | Forrest McArthur | 1771418 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $997K | 4 |
| #10 | Kory Clark | 2008062 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $457K | 4 |
| #10 | Angie Heiden | 1405851 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $201K | 4 |
| #10 | Adam Connell | 774887 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $1.5M | 4 |
| #10 | Dalton Trottier | 2061010 | First Community Credit Union | 302649 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $330K | 4 |
| #10 | Leslie Kelley | 2066327 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #10 | Caylee Morgan | 2691419 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $1.5M | 4 |
| #10 | Jill Thares | 1547093 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | Great Falls, MT | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $350K | 4 |
| #10 | Heidi Becker | 1375403 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Devils Lake, ND | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $187K | 4 |
| #10 | Donovan Schumacher | 704235 | My Kind of Bank, National Association | 504772 | Detroit Lakes, MN | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #10 | Jody Overacre | 388815 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 323 (#601 → #278) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #21 | Brandon Maki | 27510 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 312 (#401 → #89) | $5.2M | 22 |
| #22 | Michael Smith | 2026784 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #22 | Connor Weikum | 2136548 | Premier Mortgage Corporation | 2076 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $840K | 3 |
| #22 | Andrew Muckle | 674025 | Dakota Community Bank & Trust, National Association | 520334 | Dickinson, ND | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $526K | 3 |
| #22 | Peter Munguia | 1011485 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $552K | 3 |
| #22 | Anas Shakir | 1889882 | Afex Mortgage LLC | 2791163 | Troy, MI | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $1.0M | 3 |
| #22 | ROBBIE BOLL | 812502 | KODABANK | 643716 | Drayton, ND | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $222K | 3 |
| #22 | Wael Dimachk | 1436662 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $286K | 3 |
| #22 | Taryn Walkerly | 2057455 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $322K | 3 |
| #22 | Toby Clifton | 1996257 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $644K | 3 |
| #22 | Paul Rosado | 2050188 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $809K | 3 |
| #22 | Paul Benson | 462208 | Bell Bank | 419538 | — | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $1.8M | 3 |
| #22 | Victoria Schafer | 537117 | Bell Bank | 419538 | — | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $135K | 3 |
| #22 | Elizabeth Vallejo | 2018636 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $862K | 3 |
| #22 | Timothy Tomaric | 198047 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $190K | 3 |
| #22 | Kenton Barker | 1214618 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $971K | 3 |
| #22 | Dawn Rauser | 178349 | First Class Mortgage II, Inc. | 2520 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $816K | 3 |
| #22 | Marcus Stepp | 2182033 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $1.0M | 3 |
| #22 | Jacob Dawson | 400489 | EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION | 458514 | Moline, IL | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #22 | Shazain Pervez | 1097351 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $853K | 3 |
| #22 | Julian Kavukcu | 1149667 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 270 (#601 → #331) | $820K | 3 |
| #42 | Jaclyn Aker | 769550 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | East Grand Forks, MN | ▲ 239 (#401 → #162) | $2.5M | 11 |
| #43 | Brock Lingen | 2540828 | Choice Financial Group | 465995 | Moorhead, MN | ▲ 201 (#401 → #200) | $465K | 8 |
| #44 | Alex Steffen | 2525035 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 189 (#401 → #212) | $737K | 7 |
| #45 | Jack Lessnau | 1994278 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 187 (#601 → #414) | $449K | 2 |
| #45 | Jason Howard | 2001371 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 187 (#601 → #414) | $397K | 2 |
| #45 | Alyssa Dimeck | 998850 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 187 (#601 → #414) | $364K | 2 |
| #45 | Linda Nano | 1971341 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 187 (#601 → #414) | $669K | 2 |
| #45 | Tershaunda Gray | 1419162 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 187 (#601 → #414) | $754K | 2 |
| #45 | Parker James | 2218702 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 187 (#601 → #414) | $846K | 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 Loan Count — North Dakota. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-dakota/top-climbers-by-units
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