Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — South Dakota

Biggest climbers in South 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 August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Shane Martin (Mortgage Research Center, LLC, NMLS #339115), Tyler Schwinghamer (First Bank & Trust, NMLS #2440925), and KEVIN UNZEN (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #48804).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — South Dakota — top 50
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location Rank Change YTD Volume YTD Loans
#1 Shane Martin 339115 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 133 (#251 → #118) $1.5M 5
#1 Tyler Schwinghamer 2440925 First Bank & Trust 409296 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 133 (#251 → #118) $557K 5
#3 KEVIN UNZEN 48804 Guaranteed Rate, Inc. 2611 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 129 (#175 → #46) $4.8M 15
#4 Tammy Brabazon 528831 Black Hills Federal Credit Union 405873 Rapid City, SD ▲ 119 (#251 → #132) $550K 4
#4 Aric Buhler 1967743 Granite Bank 405434 Rapid City, SD ▲ 119 (#251 → #132) $484K 4
#4 AMBER USERA 2090308 Black Hills Federal Credit Union 405873 Rapid City, SD ▲ 119 (#251 → #132) $370K 4
#4 Jordan Olson 2587978 American Pacific Mortgage Corporation 1850 Rapid City, SD ▲ 119 (#251 → #132) $1.6M 4
#4 Thomas Kaufman 2026653 First PREMIER Bank 474396 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 119 (#251 → #132) $241K 4
#4 Samantha Rich 2088324 Farm Credit Mid-America, ACA 407249 Louisville, KY ▲ 119 (#251 → #132) $3.2M 4
#4 Nicolette Work 1100207 FLANAGAN STATE BANK 408461 Rapid City, SD ▲ 119 (#251 → #132) $1.3M 4
#11 Celia Burkinshaw 650949 U.S. Bank National Association 402761 Earth City, MO ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $726K 3
#11 Katharine Peterson 493507 CMG Mortgage, Inc. 1820 Spearfish, SD ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $1.1M 3
#11 Sarah Erickson 768690 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Watertown, SD ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $1.3M 3
#11 Linden Heikens 35655 Midwest Family Lending Corporation 4622 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $522K 3
#11 Paul Lems 464386 CORNERSTONE BANK 320389 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $1.0M 3
#11 Ronel Correia 1853437 Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership 66247 Chandler, AZ ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $276K 3
#11 William Froehlich 188896 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Cleveland, OH ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $295K 3
#11 Rebecca Brown 1020028 Black Hills Federal Credit Union 405873 Rapid City, SD ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $390K 3
#11 Clayton Schwahn 1063036 Granite Bank 405434 Rapid City, SD ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $895K 3
#11 Jacob Montano 2125222 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $800K 3
#11 Aaron Renville 1080128 Black Hills Federal Credit Union 405873 Rapid City, SD ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $1.2M 3
#11 Ricky Van Den Top 35048 Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. 181106 Chandler, AZ ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $953K 3
#11 Janel Honke 1084427 First National Bank 476969 Huron, SD ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $1.3M 3
#11 Barbara Mangulis 174800 Rapid Mortgage LLC 1913216 Rapid City, SD ▲ 95 (#251 → #156) $956K 3
#25 Ryan Kaufman 1503898 Black Hills Federal Credit Union 405873 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 92 (#115 → #23) $7.9M 24
#26 Hannah Beachem 1990704 Granite Bank 405434 Cold Spring, MN ▲ 86 (#175 → #89) $2.7M 8
#27 Amber Dodson 704509 Gateway First Bank 7233 Sturgis, SD ▲ 81 (#138 → #57) $3.6M 13
#28 Jeffrey Buum 400290 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 80 (#175 → #95) $1.7M 7
#29 Darla Jones 747401 BankWest, Incorporated 685987 Rapid City, SD ▲ 71 (#175 → #104) $1.9M 6
#29 WENDY CLARK 764588 Dacotah Bank 412367 Rapid City, SD ▲ 71 (#175 → #104) $2.3M 6
#29 Bobbi Krueger 835565 Pioneer Bank & Trust 631404 Sturgis, SD ▲ 71 (#175 → #104) $1.5M 6
#32 Ryan Mulder 1732038 AMERICAN STATE BANK 403450 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 57 (#175 → #118) $1.6M 5
#33 Kelly Kelly 1242327 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 55 (#138 → #83) $6.5M 9
#34 amber brenon 58991 Northern Hills Federal Credit Union 631613 Sturgis, SD ▲ 52 (#98 → #46) $2.9M 15
#35 Trevor Naasz 1923780 NEXA Mortgage, LLC 1660690 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 50 (#115 → #65) $2.9M 11
#36 Amy Carder 1925297 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $1.2M 2
#36 Britton Matthews 739191 U.S. Bank National Association 402761 Owensboro, KY ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $180K 2
#36 terrence telechan 178138 FLANAGAN STATE BANK 408461 Rapid City, SD ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $872K 2
#36 Cole Croston 1953184 Pioneer Bank 471705 Sergeant Bluff, IA ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $1.6M 2
#36 JOSEPH BROCKHAUS 438471 Stifel Bank and Trust 375103 Saint Louis, MO ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $485K 2
#36 Chad Galloway 1662885 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $215K 2
#36 Julie Caldwell 703687 Lutheran Federal Credit Union 1301052 Saint Louis, MO ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $569K 2
#36 Alex Carnes 1645574 First PREMIER Bank 474396 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $120K 2
#36 Erik Solem 2005862 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $296K 2
#36 Katie Manning 1585850 Premier Bank 416841 Alcester, SD ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $403K 2
#36 Sanela Arifovic 2533650 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $263K 2
#36 Jennifer Rinto 490584 Black Hills Federal Credit Union 405873 Rapid City, SD ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $172K 2
#36 Angel Castilleja 1733726 Amerisave Mortgage Corporation 1168 Sandy Springs, GA ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $355K 2
#36 Mitchell Wachter 509293 Tailored Mortgage Group Inc 1827308 Sioux Falls, SD ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $700K 2
#36 Christopher Gates 404108 SB ENTERPRISE LTD. 2334131 Castle Rock, CO ▲ 47 (#251 → #204) $312K 2

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in South Dakota in 2026 so far?
Shane Martin (Mortgage Research Center, LLC, NMLS #339115) ranks #1 in South Dakota in 2026 so far with 5 closed loans based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in South Dakota in 2026 so far?
1. Shane Martin (Mortgage Research Center, LLC); 2. Tyler Schwinghamer (First Bank & Trust); 3. KEVIN UNZEN (Guaranteed Rate, Inc.). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — South Dakota. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-climbers-by-units

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