Biggest climbers in North Dakota in 2026, 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 Jared Blankenship (Valley Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #181362), Sheena Bateson (First Community Credit Union, NMLS #2355225), and Andrew Mallon (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1994339).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jared Blankenship | 181362 | Valley Mortgage, Inc. | 175746 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 653 (#846 → #193) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #2 | Sheena Bateson | 2355225 | First Community Credit Union | 302649 | Kindred, ND | ▲ 627 (#846 → #219) | $288K | 7 |
| #3 | Andrew Mallon | 1994339 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 611 (#846 → #235) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #4 | Johnathan Denha | 1622391 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 591 (#846 → #255) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #4 | Carly Baetens | 2573222 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 591 (#846 → #255) | $622K | 5 |
| #4 | Amber Leach | 1708040 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 591 (#846 → #255) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #4 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 591 (#846 → #255) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #4 | Amy Haines | 2172313 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 591 (#846 → #255) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #9 | Forrest McArthur | 1771418 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 560 (#846 → #286) | $997K | 4 |
| #9 | Angie Heiden | 1405851 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 560 (#846 → #286) | $201K | 4 |
| #9 | Kory Clark | 2008062 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 560 (#846 → #286) | $457K | 4 |
| #9 | Dalton Trottier | 2061010 | First Community Credit Union | 302649 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 560 (#846 → #286) | $330K | 4 |
| #9 | Jody Overacre | 388815 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 560 (#846 → #286) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #14 | Aidan Potas | 2715193 | First Community Credit Union | 302649 | Jamestown, ND | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $144K | 3 |
| #14 | Joshua Dubovsky | 1023132 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $405K | 3 |
| #14 | Victoria Schafer | 537117 | Bell Bank | 419538 | — | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $135K | 3 |
| #14 | Mohamed Cherri | 1994367 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $580K | 3 |
| #14 | Taylor Dunn | 1957421 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $604K | 3 |
| #14 | Timothy Tomaric | 198047 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $190K | 3 |
| #14 | Raphael Ndimubandi | 2701356 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $243K | 3 |
| #14 | Dawn Rauser | 178349 | First Class Mortgage II, Inc. | 2520 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $816K | 3 |
| #14 | Bethany Blada | 1377972 | North Star Community Credit Union | 401160 | Maddock, ND | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $507K | 3 |
| #14 | Odeh Farha | 2343349 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $591K | 3 |
| #14 | Richard Hawes | 351793 | First Western Bank and Trust | 597474 | Alexandria, MN | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $789K | 3 |
| #14 | Glen Castleberry | 1762527 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $659K | 3 |
| #14 | Eric Bishop | 1971383 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $691K | 3 |
| #14 | David Coons | 1127104 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $766K | 3 |
| #14 | Jacob Dawson | 400489 | EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION | 458514 | Moline, IL | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #14 | Alyssa Dimeck | 998850 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $678K | 3 |
| #14 | Peter Munguia | 1011485 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $552K | 3 |
| #14 | Anas Shakir | 1889882 | Afex Mortgage LLC | 2791163 | Troy, MI | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $1.0M | 3 |
| #14 | Moriah McDannald | 525842 | North Star Community Credit Union | 401160 | Maddock, ND | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $364K | 3 |
| #14 | Connor Weikum | 2136548 | Premier Mortgage Corporation | 2076 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $840K | 3 |
| #14 | Justin Kingsbury | 32362 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Mission Viejo, CA | ▲ 512 (#846 → #334) | $712K | 3 |
| #35 | John Zulueta | 1259947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $488K | 2 |
| #35 | Ray Merrill | 1957731 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $213K | 2 |
| #35 | Kelvin Smith | 1662424 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $247K | 2 |
| #35 | Jason Howard | 2001371 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $397K | 2 |
| #35 | Kelly Sheko | 2007576 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $392K | 2 |
| #35 | Micheal Sexton | 2135759 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $423K | 2 |
| #35 | Kathleen Roberts | 2529509 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $606K | 2 |
| #35 | Linda Nano | 1971341 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $669K | 2 |
| #35 | Richard Clayton | 559076 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $700K | 2 |
| #35 | Antonio Reyes | 2023490 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $103K | 2 |
| #35 | Murathan Bayazit | 2354075 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $680K | 2 |
| #35 | Paula Zombra | 1042384 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $115K | 2 |
| #35 | Christopher Richards | 488915 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $224K | 2 |
| #35 | Alex Andranovich | 2501436 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | Fort Mill, SC | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $1.3M | 2 |
| #35 | Alyvia Castle | 2372609 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $470K | 2 |
| #35 | Bruce Johnson | 1957664 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 420 (#846 → #426) | $105K | 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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-dakota/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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