Biggest climbers in North Dakota in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Raymond Perhus (Thrivent Bank, NMLS #181396), CHRISTOPHER CONNOLLY (Area Community Credit Union, NMLS #2594044), and Tershaunda Gray (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #1419162).
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 | Raymond Perhus | 181396 | Thrivent Bank | 2730486 | Salt Lake City, UT | ▲ 977 (#1169 → #192) | $1.4M | 5 |
| #2 | CHRISTOPHER CONNOLLY | 2594044 | Area Community Credit Union | 796938 | Grand Forks, ND | ▲ 845 (#1145 → #300) | $751K | 10 |
| #3 | Tershaunda Gray | 1419162 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 827 (#1126 → #299) | $754K | 2 |
| #4 | Alex Steffen | 2525035 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 825 (#1148 → #323) | $668K | 5 |
| #5 | Peter Munguia | 1011485 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 818 (#1191 → #373) | $552K | 3 |
| #6 | Lisa O'Neil | 1603657 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Cold Spring, MN | ▲ 767 (#989 → #222) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #7 | Johnathan Denha | 1622391 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 738 (#928 → #190) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #8 | Renee Daffinrud | 814596 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 721 (#1095 → #374) | $550K | 2 |
| #9 | Linda Nano | 1971341 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 687 (#1009 → #322) | $669K | 2 |
| #10 | Romina Zamanpour | 2225694 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 641 (#1157 → #516) | $397K | 1 |
| #11 | Stacie Tomasello | 109542 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 633 (#1128 → #495) | $410K | 1 |
| #12 | William Manapat | 1023163 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 624 (#927 → #303) | $744K | 2 |
| #13 | Jeremiah Thorpe | 929494 | Dakota Community Bank & Trust, National Association | 520334 | Dickinson, ND | ▲ 617 (#1146 → #529) | $386K | 3 |
| #14 | Thomas Pientowski | 27594 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 598 (#1103 → #505) | $402K | 2 |
| #15 | Donovan Schumacher | 704235 | My Kind of Bank, National Association | 504772 | Detroit Lakes, MN | ▲ 588 (#766 → #178) | $1.7M | 4 |
| #16 | Blake Thompson | 2345679 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 584 (#737 → #153) | $2.1M | 7 |
| #17 | LaDawn Dostal | 2600004 | UNION BANK, THE | 458636 | Hazen, ND | ▲ 580 (#757 → #177) | $1.8M | 8 |
| #18 | Beverly Jensen | 709806 | First National Bank and Trust Company of Bottineau | 594081 | Bottineau, ND | ▲ 579 (#826 → #247) | $990K | 3 |
| #19 | Parker Seelig | 2624835 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 572 (#745 → #173) | $1.8M | 11 |
| #20 | Amanda Engler | 1024707 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 569 (#1198 → #629) | $318K | 4 |
| #21 | Joseph Ertler | 1905930 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 548 (#765 → #217) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #22 | Crystal Jahner | 459132 | BNC National Bank | 418467 | Linton, ND | ▲ 536 (#933 → #397) | $516K | 3 |
| #23 | Christopher Hill | 868934 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 520 (#868 → #348) | $622K | 2 |
| #24 | Paige Konen | 2040121 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 512 (#969 → #457) | $448K | 4 |
| #25 | John Zulueta | 1259947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 510 (#934 → #424) | $488K | 2 |
| #26 | Paul Rosado | 2050188 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 499 (#869 → #370) | $554K | 2 |
| #27 | Derek Juhl | 1662269 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 481 (#668 → #187) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #28 | Kory Clark | 2008062 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 472 (#1099 → #627) | $319K | 3 |
| #29 | Michael Smith | 2026784 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 463 (#698 → #235) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #30 | Dawson Weikum | 2136547 | Premier Mortgage Corporation | 2076 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 463 (#796 → #333) | $657K | 1 |
| #31 | Scott Hare | 766576 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Jamestown, ND | ▲ 457 (#1186 → #729) | $268K | 1 |
| #32 | ERIC POST | 1917175 | American Federal Bank | 457211 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 454 (#1177 → #723) | $270K | 2 |
| #33 | Parker James | 2218702 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 452 (#985 → #533) | $378K | 1 |
| #34 | Austin Fuemmeler | 1812759 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 443 (#851 → #408) | $504K | 2 |
| #35 | Krista Verlinde | 1985527 | THE BANK OF TIOGA | 746641 | Crosby, ND | ▲ 439 (#728 → #289) | $796K | 3 |
| #36 | Nicole Hjelden | 710489 | Border Bank | 704691 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 436 (#656 → #220) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #37 | Marcelino Dabish | 1862169 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 435 (#899 → #464) | $436K | 1 |
| #38 | Jeffrey Valley | 1866491 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Novi, MI | ▲ 430 (#989 → #559) | $363K | 1 |
| #39 | Steven Hopper | 1493953 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | ▲ 426 (#649 → #223) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #40 | Brandon Scholz | 2574893 | Dakota Community Bank & Trust, National Association | 520334 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 425 (#653 → #228) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #41 | Wael Dimachk | 1436662 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 406 (#1094 → #688) | $286K | 3 |
| #42 | Anthony-Clay Richeson | 200533 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 390 (#779 → #389) | $529K | 2 |
| #43 | Omar Said | 1957254 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 381 (#529 → #148) | $2.1M | 6 |
| #44 | Jaclyn Aker | 769550 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | East Grand Forks, MN | ▲ 374 (#567 → #193) | $1.4M | 7 |
| #45 | Aaron Beck | 28154 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | ▲ 370 (#962 → #592) | $343K | 1 |
| #46 | Jeffrey Miller | 1009085 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 354 (#602 → #248) | $990K | 2 |
| #47 | Meghan Bierman | 1771821 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Minot, ND | ▲ 354 (#999 → #645) | $311K | 4 |
| #48 | Bryan Coy | 1876267 | Wings Credit Union | 405466 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 349 (#551 → #202) | $1.4M | 2 |
| #49 | Jacob Dawson | 400489 | EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION | 458514 | Moline, IL | ▲ 348 (#566 → #218) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #50 | John Mitchell | 1116244 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 346 (#848 → #502) | $405K | 1 |
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 — North Dakota. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-dakota/top-climbers-by-volume
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