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 July 7, 2026, the top 3 include CHRISTOPHER CONNOLLY (Area Community Credit Union, NMLS #2594044), LaDawn Dostal (UNION BANK, THE, NMLS #2600004), and Omar Said (New Era Lending LLC, NMLS #1957254).
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 | ▲ 371 (#498 → #127) | $751K | 10 |
| #2 | LaDawn Dostal | 2600004 | UNION BANK, THE | 458636 | Hazen, ND | ▲ 341 (#498 → #157) | $1.8M | 8 |
| #3 | Omar Said | 1957254 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 313 (#498 → #185) | $2.1M | 6 |
| #4 | Alex Steffen | 2525035 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 291 (#498 → #207) | $668K | 5 |
| #4 | Johnathan Denha | 1622391 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 291 (#498 → #207) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #4 | Raymond Perhus | 181396 | Thrivent Bank | 2730486 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 291 (#498 → #207) | $1.4M | 5 |
| #7 | Donovan Schumacher | 704235 | My Kind of Bank, National Association | 504772 | Detroit Lakes, MN | ▲ 268 (#498 → #230) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #7 | Amber Leach | 1708040 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 268 (#498 → #230) | $906K | 4 |
| #7 | Jared Blankenship | 181362 | Valley Mortgage, Inc. | 175746 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 268 (#498 → #230) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #7 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 268 (#498 → #230) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #7 | Paige Konen | 2040121 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 268 (#498 → #230) | $448K | 4 |
| #7 | Amanda Engler | 1024707 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 268 (#498 → #230) | $318K | 4 |
| #13 | Eric Braun | 517038 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 230 (#346 → #116) | $2.7M | 11 |
| #13 | Parker Seelig | 2624835 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 230 (#346 → #116) | $1.8M | 11 |
| #15 | Rebecca Anklam | 2072455 | Merchants Bank | 812729 | Rugby, ND | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $168K | 3 |
| #15 | Victoria Schafer | 537117 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Wahpeton, ND | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $135K | 3 |
| #15 | David Rashet | 438490 | Stifel Bank and Trust | 375103 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $2.0M | 3 |
| #15 | Lisa O'Neil | 1603657 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Cold Spring, MN | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #15 | Jacob Dawson | 400489 | EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION | 458514 | Moline, IL | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #15 | Steven Hopper | 1493953 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #15 | Peter Munguia | 1011485 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $552K | 3 |
| #15 | Dalton Trottier | 2061010 | First Community Credit Union | 302649 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $266K | 3 |
| #15 | Michael Grensteiner | 1948625 | Mountain State Financial Group, LLC | 1314257 | Westminster, CO | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #15 | Michael Kreitinger | 674026 | Dakota Community Bank & Trust, National Association | 520334 | Dickinson, ND | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $545K | 3 |
| #15 | Forrest McArthur | 1771418 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $892K | 3 |
| #15 | Jeremiah Thorpe | 929494 | Dakota Community Bank & Trust, National Association | 520334 | Dickinson, ND | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $386K | 3 |
| #15 | Kory Clark | 2008062 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $319K | 3 |
| #15 | Michael Smith | 2026784 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 228 (#498 → #270) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #29 | Lane Tucker | 2324189 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 186 (#221 → #35) | $6.9M | 24 |
| #30 | Blake Thompson | 2345679 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 177 (#346 → #169) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #30 | Jaclyn Aker | 769550 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | East Grand Forks, MN | ▲ 177 (#346 → #169) | $1.4M | 7 |
| #32 | Brandon Hoffman | 631930 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 174 (#272 → #98) | $6.4M | 13 |
| #33 | Stephanie Ebach | 213232 | Premier Mortgage Corporation | 2076 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 161 (#346 → #185) | $1.5M | 6 |
| #34 | Angela Scoville | 918422 | Western State Bank | 409352 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 156 (#272 → #116) | $3.4M | 11 |
| #35 | Dawn Rauser | 178349 | First Class Mortgage II, Inc. | 2520 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $499K | 2 |
| #35 | Austin Fuemmeler | 1812759 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $504K | 2 |
| #35 | David Stanczak | 27960 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $856K | 2 |
| #35 | Michael West | 2282390 | Flathead Valley Mortgage LLC | 2258019 | Columbia Falls, MT | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $599K | 2 |
| #35 | Thomas Pientowski | 27594 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $402K | 2 |
| #35 | Paul Rosado | 2050188 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $554K | 2 |
| #35 | Toby Clifton | 1996257 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $254K | 2 |
| #35 | Samuel Capistrant | 2029309 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Eden Prairie, MN | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $541K | 2 |
| #35 | Renee Daffinrud | 814596 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $550K | 2 |
| #35 | Adam Connell | 774887 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $681K | 2 |
| #35 | Nicholas Vance | 2146716 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $340K | 2 |
| #35 | Dylan Edwards | 1765452 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $371K | 2 |
| #35 | Christopher Hill | 868934 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $622K | 2 |
| #35 | John Neale | 171423 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $219K | 2 |
| #35 | Murathan Bayazit | 2354075 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $680K | 2 |
| #35 | Kenton Barker | 1214618 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 152 (#498 → #346) | $652K | 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 July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-dakota/top-climbers-by-units
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