Biggest climbers in South Dakota in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Sharifa Galab (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2239473), Jeffrey Florke (Pioneer Bank, NMLS #1257171), and Lydia Shepherd (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2088709).
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 | Sharifa Galab | 2239473 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 613 (#704 → #91) | $2.9M | 3 |
| #2 | Jeffrey Florke | 1257171 | Pioneer Bank | 471705 | Sioux City, IA | ▲ 576 (#676 → #100) | $2.6M | 1 |
| #3 | Lydia Shepherd | 2088709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 495 (#731 → #236) | $738K | 2 |
| #4 | Tyler Schwinghamer | 2440925 | First Bank & Trust | 409296 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 448 (#729 → #281) | $607K | 6 |
| #5 | Linden Heikens | 35655 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 438 (#610 → #172) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #6 | AMBER USERA | 2090308 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 407 (#651 → #244) | $720K | 6 |
| #7 | Lane Kessler | 2369409 | Dakotaland Federal Credit Union | 657864 | Mitchell, SD | ▲ 404 (#542 → #138) | $1.6M | 3 |
| #8 | Keith Portner | 464388 | CorTrust Bank N.A. | 405612 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 404 (#617 → #213) | $835K | 3 |
| #9 | Melanie Ewing | 2614992 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 404 (#727 → #323) | $547K | 2 |
| #10 | Chance Bernstrauch | 1218467 | BankFirst | 422804 | South Sioux City, NE | ▲ 403 (#579 → #176) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #11 | Katie Manning | 1585850 | Premier Bank | 416841 | Alcester, SD | ▲ 400 (#602 → #202) | $913K | 6 |
| #12 | Aaron Renville | 1080128 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 359 (#526 → #167) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #13 | Paul Lems | 464386 | CORNERSTONE BANK | 320389 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 348 (#532 → #184) | $1.0M | 3 |
| #14 | Sarah Erickson | 768690 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Watertown, SD | ▲ 347 (#507 → #160) | $1.3M | 3 |
| #15 | Ricky Van Den Top | 35048 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 338 (#533 → #195) | $953K | 3 |
| #16 | Clayton Schwahn | 1063036 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 336 (#466 → #130) | $1.7M | 5 |
| #17 | Barbara Mangulis | 174800 | Rapid Mortgage LLC | 1913216 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 327 (#520 → #193) | $956K | 3 |
| #18 | Darla Jones | 747401 | BankWest, Incorporated | 685987 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 326 (#448 → #122) | $1.9M | 6 |
| #19 | Dillon Neuberger | 502073 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Minot, ND | ▲ 307 (#562 → #255) | $679K | 2 |
| #20 | Joel Davis | 1940875 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 304 (#731 → #427) | $401K | 1 |
| #21 | Lori Love | 527626 | Siouxland Federal Credit Union | 451638 | South Sioux City, NE | ▲ 299 (#670 → #371) | $464K | 1 |
| #22 | KEVIN UNZEN | 48804 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 286 (#332 → #46) | $5.3M | 16 |
| #23 | Tammy Brabazon | 528831 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 272 (#591 → #319) | $550K | 4 |
| #24 | Amy Carder | 1925297 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 257 (#419 → #162) | $1.2M | 2 |
| #25 | Anthony Houbba | 1727037 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 255 (#549 → #294) | $581K | 1 |
| #26 | Ryan Meyer | 617500 | CU MORTGAGE DIRECT, LLC | 198895 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 248 (#425 → #177) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #27 | WENDY CLARK | 764588 | Dacotah Bank | 412367 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 241 (#336 → #95) | $2.7M | 7 |
| #28 | terrence telechan | 178138 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 236 (#443 → #207) | $872K | 2 |
| #29 | Jennifer Rinto | 490584 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 234 (#734 → #500) | $344K | 4 |
| #30 | Angel Castilleja | 1733726 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 234 (#722 → #488) | $355K | 2 |
| #31 | Luke Thurman | 916543 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 225 (#489 → #264) | $651K | 2 |
| #32 | Julie Caldwell | 703687 | Lutheran Federal Credit Union | 1301052 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 221 (#520 → #299) | $569K | 2 |
| #33 | John Parker | 996540 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 212 (#444 → #232) | $749K | 2 |
| #34 | Carl Thomas | 1030850 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 209 (#400 → #191) | $980K | 2 |
| #35 | Jordan Olson | 2587978 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 205 (#337 → #132) | $1.6M | 4 |
| #36 | Amber Dodson | 704509 | Gateway First Bank | 7233 | Sturgis, SD | ▲ 188 (#243 → #55) | $4.5M | 15 |
| #37 | Shane Martin | 339115 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 186 (#328 → #142) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #38 | Riley Almos | 1147299 | Central Bank | 447201 | Brookings, SD | ▲ 185 (#399 → #214) | $833K | 1 |
| #39 | Hannah Beachem | 1990704 | Granite Bank | 405434 | Cold Spring, MN | ▲ 182 (#255 → #73) | $3.6M | 10 |
| #40 | Jeffrey Baartman | 628214 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 174 (#517 → #343) | $512K | 2 |
| #41 | KAREY GARR | 1873463 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 174 (#533 → #359) | $480K | 4 |
| #42 | Kenneth Breaw | 628217 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 173 (#524 → #351) | $490K | 5 |
| #43 | Rebecca Brown | 1020028 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 170 (#610 → #440) | $390K | 3 |
| #44 | Jacob Montano | 2125222 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 165 (#387 → #222) | $800K | 3 |
| #45 | Nicolette Work | 1100207 | FLANAGAN STATE BANK | 408461 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 163 (#321 → #158) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #46 | Katharine Peterson | 493507 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Spearfish, SD | ▲ 161 (#343 → #182) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #47 | Robert Strandell | 274802 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 161 (#492 → #331) | $538K | 1 |
| #48 | Celia Burkinshaw | 650949 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 159 (#400 → #241) | $726K | 3 |
| #49 | Melinda Hodgson | 1136317 | Premier Lending Alliance, LLC | 320883 | Johnston, IA | ▲ 159 (#505 → #346) | $506K | 3 |
| #50 | Ryan Mulder | 1732038 | AMERICAN STATE BANK | 403450 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 143 (#246 → #103) | $2.5M | 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 Volume — South Dakota. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-climbers-by-volume
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