Leading rookies in North Dakota in 2025, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Avery Bennefeld (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #2662228), Russell Brawley (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2683191), and Jason Rush (Mortgage Research Center, LLC, NMLS #2675965).
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 | 2025 Volume | 2025 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Avery Bennefeld | 2662228 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | West Fargo, ND | $1.4M | 5 | $288K |
| #1 | Russell Brawley | 2683191 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bismarck, ND | $1.3M | 5 | $266K |
| #3 | Jason Rush | 2675965 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $1.6M | 4 | $409K |
| #4 | Caylee Morgan | 2691419 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $810K | 3 | $270K |
| #4 | Cole Christensen | 2172573 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Fargo, ND | $699K | 3 | $233K |
| #6 | Sierra Nevala | 2751306 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $1.0M | 2 | $500K |
| #6 | Amanda Tiongson | 2676318 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $669K | 2 | $334K |
| #6 | Jacqueline Pavon | 2732193 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $920K | 2 | $460K |
| #6 | Chloe Humble | 2707587 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Pequot Lakes, MN | $208K | 2 | $104K |
| #6 | Brooke Kozlowski | 2680587 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Sacramento, CA | $960K | 2 | $480K |
| #11 | Julian Gregory | 2718688 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $152K | 1 | $152K |
| #11 | Isaac Jordahl | 2698623 | American Federal Bank | 457211 | Fargo, ND | $25K | 1 | $25K |
| #11 | Thomas Cush | 307651 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | $295K | 1 | $295K |
| #11 | Leonida Plushnick | 2701753 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $210K | 1 | $210K |
| #11 | Jayden Gonzalez | 2752598 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $177K | 1 | $177K |
| #11 | Kimber Giallanzo | 2732191 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $207K | 1 | $207K |
| #11 | Nathan Gray | 2704643 | Milestone Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1815656 | New Bedford, MA | $203K | 1 | $203K |
| #11 | Amber James | 2718526 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $457K | 1 | $457K |
| #11 | Ryan O'Doherty | 2645401 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $175K | 1 | $175K |
| #11 | James Drahuschak | 2655377 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Marlton, NJ | $162K | 1 | $162K |
| #11 | Sean Cavanaugh | 248870 | Mountain State Financial Group, LLC | 1314257 | San Diego, CA | $163K | 1 | $163K |
| #11 | Patrick Barry | 1639540 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | $254K | 1 | $254K |
| #11 | Austin Green | 2732199 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $270K | 1 | $270K |
| #11 | Brandon Roberts | 2730140 | Milestone Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1815656 | New Bedford, MA | $297K | 1 | $297K |
| #11 | Riley Denton | 2703978 | Milestone Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1815656 | New Bedford, MA | $198K | 1 | $198K |
| #11 | Joseph Cecio | 2717392 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | West Warwick, RI | $314K | 1 | $314K |
| #11 | Alex Andranovich | 2501436 | Sage Home Loans Corporation | 3304 | Fort Mill, SC | $288K | 1 | $288K |
| #11 | Rodney Selman | 2739426 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | Keller, TX | $249K | 1 | $249K |
| #11 | Spencer Vaughan | 2746629 | Milestone Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1815656 | New Bedford, MA | $418K | 1 | $418K |
| #11 | Matthew Mariea | 2720368 | Milestone Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1815656 | New Bedford, MA | $262K | 1 | $262K |
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. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — North Dakota (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/north-dakota/top-rookie-by-units/2025
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