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 July 7, 2026, the top 3 include KEVIN UNZEN (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #48804), Nicolette Work (American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC, NMLS #1100207), and Tammy Brabazon (Black Hills Federal Credit Union, NMLS #528831).
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 | KEVIN UNZEN | 48804 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 192 (#243 → #51) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #2 | Nicolette Work | 1100207 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 146 (#243 → #97) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #2 | Tammy Brabazon | 528831 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 146 (#243 → #97) | $550K | 4 |
| #2 | Shane Martin | 339115 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 146 (#243 → #97) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #2 | Tyler Schwinghamer | 2440925 | First Bank & Trust | 409296 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 146 (#243 → #97) | $517K | 4 |
| #2 | Ryan Mulder | 1732038 | AMERICAN STATE BANK | 403450 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 146 (#243 → #97) | $832K | 4 |
| #7 | Aaron Renville | 1080128 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 123 (#243 → #120) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #7 | Jacob Montano | 2125222 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 123 (#243 → #120) | $800K | 3 |
| #7 | Janel Honke | 1084427 | First National Bank | 476969 | Huron, SD | ▲ 123 (#243 → #120) | $1.3M | 3 |
| #10 | Mitchell Wachter | 509293 | Tailored Mortgage Group Inc | 1827308 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $700K | 2 |
| #10 | William Froehlich | 188896 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $136K | 2 |
| #10 | Rebecca Brown | 1020028 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $340K | 2 |
| #10 | Ronel Correia | 1853437 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $176K | 2 |
| #10 | Clayton Schwahn | 1063036 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $727K | 2 |
| #10 | Lydia Shepherd | 2088709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $738K | 2 |
| #10 | Melanie Ewing | 2614992 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $547K | 2 |
| #10 | Danielle Engels | 1619449 | Dakotaland Federal Credit Union | 657864 | Brookings, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $365K | 2 |
| #10 | AMBER USERA | 2090308 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $120K | 2 |
| #10 | Katharine Peterson | 493507 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Spearfish, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $714K | 2 |
| #10 | Celia Burkinshaw | 650949 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $421K | 2 |
| #10 | Sanela Arifovic | 2533650 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $263K | 2 |
| #10 | Erik Solem | 2005862 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $296K | 2 |
| #10 | Amy Carder | 1925297 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $1.2M | 2 |
| #10 | Sharifa Galab | 2239473 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $2.8M | 2 |
| #10 | Linden Heikens | 35655 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $472K | 2 |
| #10 | Aric Buhler | 1967743 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $129K | 2 |
| #10 | Julie Caldwell | 703687 | Lutheran Federal Credit Union | 1301052 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $569K | 2 |
| #10 | Joshua Metzger | 1517207 | AMERICAN STATE BANK | 403450 | Alvord, IA | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $242K | 2 |
| #10 | John Fayad | 875236 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $110K | 2 |
| #10 | terrence telechan | 178138 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $872K | 2 |
| #10 | Cole Croston | 1953184 | Pioneer Bank | 471705 | Sergeant Bluff, IA | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $1.6M | 2 |
| #10 | Barbara Mangulis | 174800 | Rapid Mortgage LLC | 1913216 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $756K | 2 |
| #10 | Alex Carnes | 1645574 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 96 (#243 → #147) | $120K | 2 |
| #34 | Amber Dodson | 704509 | Gateway First Bank | 7233 | Sturgis, SD | ▲ 94 (#132 → #38) | $2.6M | 11 |
| #35 | Jeffrey Buum | 400290 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 89 (#166 → #77) | $1.4M | 6 |
| #35 | Darla Jones | 747401 | BankWest, Incorporated | 685987 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 89 (#166 → #77) | $1.9M | 6 |
| #37 | Bobbi Krueger | 835565 | Pioneer Bank & Trust | 631404 | Sturgis, SD | ▲ 80 (#166 → #86) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #37 | Brenda Wiedmeier | 786752 | Explorers Credit Union | 408529 | Yankton, SD | ▲ 80 (#166 → #86) | $350K | 5 |
| #39 | Ryan Kaufman | 1503898 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 78 (#111 → #33) | $3.5M | 12 |
| #40 | Hannah Beachem | 1990704 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Cold Spring, MN | ▲ 69 (#166 → #97) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #41 | amber brenon | 58991 | Northern Hills Federal Credit Union | 631613 | Sturgis, SD | ▲ 62 (#95 → #33) | $2.5M | 12 |
| #42 | Trevor Naasz | 1923780 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 52 (#111 → #59) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #42 | Luke Dye | 1505447 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 52 (#111 → #59) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #44 | Joshua Campbell | 400391 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 50 (#58 → #8) | $10.0M | 24 |
| #45 | Kelly Kelly | 1242327 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 46 (#132 → #86) | $3.4M | 5 |
| #46 | Angela Van Otterloo | 402073 | Central Bank | 447201 | Sioux City, IA | ▲ 46 (#166 → #120) | $729K | 3 |
| #46 | Joseph Prince | 963765 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 46 (#166 → #120) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #46 | WENDY CLARK | 764588 | Dacotah Bank | 412367 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 46 (#166 → #120) | $733K | 3 |
| #49 | Todd Akkerman | 1455864 | First Interstate Bank | 561537 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 42 (#111 → #69) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #49 | Marcinda Odland | 803947 | Aspen Federal Credit Union | 798571 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 42 (#111 → #69) | $1.0M | 7 |
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 — South Dakota. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-climbers-by-units
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