Biggest climbers in North Dakota in 2022, 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 Austin Wicklund (BRAVERA BANK, NMLS #2111676), Michael Berg (HOMETOWN CREDIT UNION, NMLS #1812484), and Ronda Hahn (Starion Bank, NMLS #634223).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin Wicklund | 2111676 | BRAVERA BANK | 466701 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 3408 (#3639 → #231) | $3.1M | 11 |
| #2 | Michael Berg | 1812484 | HOMETOWN CREDIT UNION | 808448 | Kulm, ND | ▲ 3382 (#3567 → #185) | $4.9M | 23 |
| #3 | Ronda Hahn | 634223 | Starion Bank | 419261 | — | ▲ 3350 (#3628 → #278) | $2.0M | 2 |
| #4 | Matthew Brito | 1455045 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 3328 (#3616 → #288) | $1.8M | 22 |
| #5 | Harley Leier | 2155559 | Independence Bank | 462921 | Great Falls, MT | ▲ 3215 (#3604 → #389) | $1.0M | 12 |
| #6 | Tammy Hongess | 1973739 | Western State Bank | 409352 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 3164 (#3543 → #379) | $1.1M | 16 |
| #7 | Beverly Jensen | 709806 | First National Bank and Trust Company of Bottineau | 594081 | Bottineau, ND | ▲ 3149 (#3623 → #474) | $719K | 5 |
| #8 | Mary Hagen | 926019 | FREEDOM COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION | 441992 | — | ▲ 3065 (#3572 → #507) | $656K | 3 |
| #9 | Sherry Levenseller | 1666999 | University Federal Credit Union | 799731 | Grand Forks, ND | ▲ 3052 (#3513 → #461) | $750K | 5 |
| #10 | Meghan Koenig | 1465269 | Lincoln State Bank | 855449 | Hankinson, ND | ▲ 3020 (#3363 → #343) | $1.3M | 8 |
| #11 | Seth Gravesen | 1009221 | State Bank & Trust of Kenmare | 566308 | Berthold, ND | ▲ 3017 (#3504 → #487) | $688K | 3 |
| #12 | Breanna Hamdan | 1589371 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 3014 (#3448 → #434) | $834K | 11 |
| #13 | Kenneth Walters | 1473171 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2937 (#3461 → #524) | $639K | 2 |
| #14 | Dawndi LaValle | 488991 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 2919 (#3594 → #675) | $493K | 3 |
| #15 | Eliana Dill | 1559311 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | Fargo, ND | ▲ 2907 (#3305 → #398) | $968K | 10 |
| #16 | Dylan Edwards | 1765452 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 2890 (#3383 → #493) | $673K | 3 |
| #17 | Camelia Berinde | 23340 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 2887 (#3346 → #459) | $752K | 2 |
| #18 | Michael Rein | 970008 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Indian Land, SC | ▲ 2862 (#3455 → #593) | $554K | 2 |
| #19 | Tyler Artlip | 515520 | CAPITAL CREDIT UNION | 423050 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 2860 (#3449 → #589) | $556K | 4 |
| #20 | Cheryl Van Every | 523475 | Stockman Bank of Montana | 440094 | Sidney, MT | ▲ 2836 (#3363 → #527) | $635K | 2 |
| #21 | Tyrus Holdefer | 1378195 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | — | ▲ 2816 (#3315 → #499) | $670K | 2 |
| #22 | Jacob Upham | 2055807 | Alerus Financial, N.A. DBA Alerus Mortgage | 416135 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 2772 (#3629 → #857) | $394K | 7 |
| #23 | David Fazio | 1441487 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | — | ▲ 2771 (#3504 → #733) | $456K | 2 |
| #24 | Teri Chausse | 1243135 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | — | ▲ 2721 (#3134 → #413) | $893K | 2 |
| #25 | Cheryl Zimniak | 2244937 | MED PARK CREDIT UNION | 804944 | Grand Forks, ND | ▲ 2696 (#3634 → #938) | $357K | 9 |
| #26 | Eric Hull | 1002135 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 2678 (#3614 → #936) | $358K | 3 |
| #27 | Samantha Reynolds | 2177938 | Gate City Bank | 435154 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 2670 (#3548 → #878) | $382K | 5 |
| #28 | Jason Robinson | 1008330 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Leawood, KS | ▲ 2666 (#3387 → #721) | $466K | 1 |
| #29 | Jason McElvain | 1048051 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 2664 (#2960 → #296) | $1.7M | 6 |
| #30 | Michael Langwald | 2023534 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Royal Oak, MI | ▲ 2653 (#3302 → #649) | $513K | 3 |
| #31 | Kathrine Breidenbach | 2229859 | BANK FORWARD | 446402 | Grand Forks, ND | ▲ 2651 (#2835 → #184) | $4.9M | 19 |
| #32 | Sridav Shrestha | 621605 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 2648 (#3238 → #590) | $555K | 1 |
| #33 | Brett Mealio | 718577 | Kirkwood Bank and Trust Company | 618839 | Bismarck, ND | ▲ 2645 (#3403 → #758) | $444K | 3 |
| #34 | Nicholas Garaven | 1420808 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 2599 (#3240 → #641) | $518K | 2 |
| #35 | Waide Fisher | 400671 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | — | ▲ 2593 (#3209 → #616) | $538K | 1 |
| #36 | Emily Bok | 1901361 | Green Home Loans LLC | 2464753 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 2570 (#3172 → #602) | $548K | 2 |
| #37 | Gina Schmidt | 1144477 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Moorhead, MN | ▲ 2549 (#3630 → #1081) | $310K | 3 |
| #38 | Cheri Pagnac | 769595 | Frandsen Bank & Trust | 718070 | Oslo, MN | ▲ 2545 (#3164 → #619) | $536K | 3 |
| #39 | Jason DeLorme | 504548 | Western Cooperative Credit Union | 463834 | Williston, ND | ▲ 2502 (#3481 → #979) | $343K | 3 |
| #40 | Jacob Winslow | 650106 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 2501 (#2825 → #324) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #41 | Robert Maiale | 175566 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 2475 (#3161 → #686) | $487K | 2 |
| #42 | Paula Kolle | 517022 | Bell Bank | 419538 | — | ▲ 2466 (#2967 → #501) | $665K | 13 |
| #43 | Kaitlyn Orey | 1371684 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | — | ▲ 2464 (#3572 → #1108) | $300K | 1 |
| #44 | Kristie Hasbargen | 517021 | Bell Bank | 419538 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 2409 (#3401 → #992) | $336K | 7 |
| #45 | DAWN FITZGERALD | 608978 | Dacotah Bank | 412367 | — | ▲ 2391 (#3137 → #746) | $451K | 3 |
| #46 | Cathleen Conway | 2105803 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | — | ▲ 2375 (#3514 → #1139) | $294K | 1 |
| #47 | Andrew Holley | 366850 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 2347 (#3085 → #738) | $455K | 2 |
| #48 | Teresa Rodriguez | 440968 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | — | ▲ 2339 (#3408 → #1069) | $314K | 1 |
| #49 | Kirk Shelton | 1983013 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 2313 (#2793 → #480) | $700K | 3 |
| #50 | Vanessa Barkley | 1971076 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 2304 (#3547 → #1243) | $269K | 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 Volume — North Dakota (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-dakota/top-climbers-by-volume/2022
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