Biggest climbers in South Dakota in 2023, 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 Tammy Brabazon (Black Hills Federal Credit Union, NMLS #528831), Paul Lems (CORNERSTONE BANK, NMLS #464386), and Steven Ellis (American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #55174).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tammy Brabazon | 528831 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 361 (#477 → #116) | $647K | 9 |
| #2 | Paul Lems | 464386 | CORNERSTONE BANK | 320389 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 331 (#477 → #146) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #3 | Steven Ellis | 55174 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 296 (#477 → #181) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #3 | Tamara McGuire | 422649 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 296 (#477 → #181) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #3 | Tiffany Littler | 1434239 | Gateway First Bank | 7233 | — | ▲ 296 (#477 → #181) | $390K | 5 |
| #3 | Mark Brockman | 175672 | OMNI HOME FINANCING LLC | 174715 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 296 (#477 → #181) | $1.7M | 5 |
| #3 | Wesley Earl | 1631182 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 296 (#477 → #181) | $1.4M | 5 |
| #3 | Ali Shahin | 1889838 | OPUS HOME LOANS INC | 2687614 | — | ▲ 296 (#477 → #181) | $294K | 5 |
| #9 | Chelsie Martin | 793217 | Pioneer Bank & Trust | 631404 | — | ▲ 272 (#477 → #205) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #9 | Wyatt Warkenthien | 1841825 | American Bank & Trust | 774689 | — | ▲ 272 (#477 → #205) | $288K | 4 |
| #11 | Tanner Weber | 2099216 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 249 (#326 → #77) | $3.1M | 14 |
| #12 | Renee Eyres | 6072 | THE SECURITY NATIONAL BANK OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA | 410763 | Sioux City, IA | ▲ 237 (#477 → #240) | $878K | 3 |
| #12 | Nancy Smith | 635407 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Hot Springs, SD | ▲ 237 (#477 → #240) | $195K | 3 |
| #12 | John Flood-Lorber | 984493 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 237 (#477 → #240) | $746K | 3 |
| #12 | Amanda Cornett | 1462443 | Four Points Federal Credit Union | 434922 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 237 (#477 → #240) | $354K | 3 |
| #12 | Raquel Schwahn | 2147028 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 237 (#477 → #240) | $763K | 3 |
| #12 | Aubrey Hoard | 1636507 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Spearfish, SD | ▲ 237 (#477 → #240) | $150K | 3 |
| #12 | Kenneth Breaw | 628217 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 237 (#477 → #240) | $241K | 3 |
| #12 | Benjamin Husman | 2132267 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Yankton, SD | ▲ 237 (#477 → #240) | $124K | 3 |
| #20 | Nick Hartness | 1288413 | FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, ACA | 579135 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 211 (#259 → #48) | $9.2M | 23 |
| #21 | Maisie Antonson | 2084560 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Vermillion, SD | ▲ 198 (#326 → #128) | $439K | 8 |
| #21 | LaNell McDonald | 707793 | HIGHMARK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 416700 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 198 (#326 → #128) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #23 | Carma Bittle | 1366915 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $424K | 2 |
| #23 | Natasha Collins | 1715534 | Northern Hills Federal Credit Union | 631613 | Sturgis, SD | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $86K | 2 |
| #23 | Robert Griffith | 2181611 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $187K | 2 |
| #23 | Megan Van Wettering | 416460 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Sioux City, IA | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $660K | 2 |
| #23 | Brenda McKee Almos | 648741 | First Interstate Bank | 561537 | — | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $712K | 2 |
| #23 | Blake Buckhannon | 2218659 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $754K | 2 |
| #23 | Ryan Albig | 1509996 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $386K | 2 |
| #23 | Lori Lynass | 412659 | Black Hills Community Bank, National Association | 405485 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $919K | 2 |
| #23 | Barbara Mangulis | 174800 | Rapid Mortgage LLC | 1913216 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $702K | 2 |
| #23 | Jay Salonen | 628221 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $372K | 2 |
| #23 | Thomas Kaufman | 2026653 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $112K | 2 |
| #23 | John Parker | 996540 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $595K | 2 |
| #23 | Jacob Droge | 403695 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Plantation, FL | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $527K | 2 |
| #23 | Casey Van Winkle | 323964 | First Class Mortgage V, Inc | 322842 | Maple Grove, MN | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $356K | 2 |
| #23 | Lois Jacobs | 517118 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | — | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $115K | 2 |
| #23 | Lindsey Van Bemmel | 2328659 | Peoples Bank | 433180 | Sioux Center, IA | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $120K | 2 |
| #23 | Sarah Olson | 848531 | First National Bank of Omaha | 412727 | — | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $354K | 2 |
| #23 | Tia Hutt | 2114353 | Dacotah Bank | 412367 | Watertown, SD | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $523K | 2 |
| #23 | Matthew Sandgren | 2007640 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $229K | 2 |
| #23 | Mason Maddox | 314123 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $895K | 2 |
| #23 | Stephanie Pino | 1771084 | Service First Federal Credit Union | 313985 | — | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $87K | 2 |
| #23 | Ann Graves | 876321 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $579K | 2 |
| #23 | Kelly Peterson | 696120 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | — | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $76K | 2 |
| #23 | Nicholas Spencer | 1905109 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $112K | 2 |
| #23 | Shari Spiker | 717974 | Midwest Heritage Bank FSB | 517438 | Chariton, IA | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $659K | 2 |
| #23 | Laci Sosa | 1110842 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | — | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $501K | 2 |
| #23 | Janessa Landas | 2133426 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 183 (#477 → #294) | $397K | 2 |
| #50 | Monty McNabb | 1536729 | Gateway First Bank | 7233 | Sturgis, SD | ▲ 180 (#326 → #146) | $2.1M | 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 (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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