Biggest climbers in South Dakota in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sharifa Galab | 2239473 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 747 (#784 → #37) | $2.8M | 2 |
| #2 | Jeffrey Florke | 1257171 | Pioneer Bank | 471705 | Sioux City, IA | ▲ 710 (#752 → #42) | $2.6M | 1 |
| #3 | Lydia Shepherd | 2088709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 673 (#811 → #138) | $738K | 2 |
| #4 | Tyler Schwinghamer | 2440925 | First Bank & Trust | 409296 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 614 (#809 → #195) | $517K | 4 |
| #5 | Joel Davis | 1940875 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Franklin, TN | ▲ 553 (#811 → #258) | $401K | 1 |
| #6 | Taylor Kathol | 1792703 | CorTrust Bank N.A. | 405612 | Vermillion, SD | ▲ 527 (#757 → #230) | $445K | 1 |
| #7 | Aaron Renville | 1080128 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 475 (#585 → #110) | $1.0M | 2 |
| #8 | Angel Castilleja | 1733726 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 447 (#802 → #355) | $272K | 1 |
| #9 | Melanie Ewing | 2614992 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 415 (#806 → #391) | $247K | 1 |
| #10 | Chance Bernstrauch | 1218467 | BankFirst | 422804 | South Sioux City, NE | ▲ 410 (#646 → #236) | $437K | 2 |
| #11 | Julie Caldwell | 703687 | Lutheran Federal Credit Union | 1301052 | Saint Louis, MO | ▲ 404 (#579 → #175) | $569K | 2 |
| #12 | Brook-Lynn Ulvestad | 1858886 | First Interstate Bank | 561537 | Hamilton, MT | ▲ 403 (#784 → #381) | $250K | 1 |
| #13 | Matthew Vander Zanden | 2162905 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 387 (#495 → #108) | $1.0M | 2 |
| #14 | Paul Lems | 464386 | CORNERSTONE BANK | 320389 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 380 (#591 → #211) | $475K | 1 |
| #15 | Tammy Brabazon | 528831 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 375 (#600 → #225) | $450K | 3 |
| #16 | Keith Portner | 464388 | CorTrust Bank N.A. | 405612 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 360 (#694 → #334) | $300K | 1 |
| #17 | Ryan Meyer | 617500 | CU MORTGAGE DIRECT, LLC | 198895 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 358 (#475 → #117) | $951K | 3 |
| #18 | Homan Sharifi | 375420 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 354 (#710 → #356) | $272K | 1 |
| #19 | Linden Heikens | 35655 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 328 (#685 → #357) | $272K | 1 |
| #20 | Erik Solem | 2005862 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 327 (#666 → #339) | $296K | 2 |
| #21 | Donald Bishop | 2181876 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 326 (#573 → #247) | $417K | 1 |
| #22 | Riley Almos | 1147299 | Central Bank | 447201 | Brookings, SD | ▲ 320 (#449 → #129) | $833K | 1 |
| #23 | Sanela Arifovic | 2533650 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 320 (#685 → #365) | $263K | 2 |
| #24 | Joseph Vinson | 1237834 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 316 (#783 → #467) | $155K | 1 |
| #25 | Mike Morales | 40129 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 313 (#596 → #283) | $364K | 1 |
| #26 | KEVIN UNZEN | 48804 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Sioux Falls, SD | ▲ 311 (#376 → #65) | $1.9M | 5 |
| #27 | Philip Clay | 2000290 | Trusted Mortgage Capital Inc | 2411952 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 308 (#534 → #226) | $449K | 1 |
| #28 | Jacob Montano | 2125222 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 303 (#436 → #133) | $800K | 3 |
| #29 | Sarah Erickson | 768690 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Watertown, SD | ▲ 301 (#566 → #265) | $392K | 1 |
| #30 | Steven Ellis | 55174 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Cincinnati, OH | ▲ 296 (#485 → #189) | $527K | 2 |
| #31 | terrence telechan | 178138 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 295 (#497 → #202) | $511K | 1 |
| #32 | Barbara Mangulis | 174800 | Rapid Mortgage LLC | 1913216 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 294 (#579 → #285) | $362K | 1 |
| #33 | Joseph Demasi | 242313 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 275 (#646 → #371) | $258K | 1 |
| #34 | Rebecca Brown | 1020028 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 265 (#599 → #334) | $300K | 1 |
| #35 | Ricky Van Den Top | 35048 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 261 (#592 → #331) | $304K | 1 |
| #36 | Jonathan Bonacci | 2087717 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 256 (#732 → #476) | $146K | 1 |
| #37 | Lori Lynass | 412659 | Black Hills Community Bank, National Association | 405485 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 254 (#308 → #54) | $2.2M | 2 |
| #38 | Nicolette Work | 1100207 | American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | 338923 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 250 (#364 → #114) | $967K | 3 |
| #39 | Shane Martin | 339115 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 244 (#371 → #127) | $867K | 3 |
| #40 | Ioana Popa | 2191725 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 237 (#742 → #505) | $109K | 1 |
| #41 | Megan Hildebrand | 2405090 | HERITAGE HOME LENDING, LLC | 2038914 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 235 (#543 → #308) | $327K | 1 |
| #42 | AMBER USERA-MORRIS | 2090308 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 405873 | Rapid City, SD | ▲ 232 (#728 → #496) | $120K | 2 |
| #43 | Khamchai Sounthala | 2542897 | Security National Bank of South Dakota | 410999 | Sioux City, IA | ▲ 231 (#660 → #429) | $200K | 1 |
| #44 | Sarah Bulik | 1002134 | First Western Bank and Trust | 597474 | West Fargo, ND | ▲ 224 (#478 → #254) | $405K | 1 |
| #45 | Isabelle Lopez | 1501937 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 224 (#747 → #523) | $85K | 1 |
| #46 | Giemona Ward | 2686598 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | ▲ 215 (#372 → #157) | $627K | 2 |
| #47 | Kayla Schnelle | 2121669 | Nebraska Energy Federal Credit Union | 410601 | Columbus, NE | ▲ 214 (#752 → #538) | $75K | 1 |
| #48 | Alyssa Bowers | 815776 | KEEN BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 449743 | Waseca, MN | ▲ 212 (#662 → #450) | $182K | 1 |
| #49 | Daniel Basile | 2234969 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 209 (#738 → #529) | $84K | 1 |
| #50 | Brett Olivo | 480195 | First Bank & Trust | 409296 | Cambridge, MN | ▲ 208 (#338 → #130) | $813K | 2 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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