Top loan officers 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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Rachel Kopp (Levo Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2178489), Ryan Spellerberg (CHARTER WEST BANK, NMLS #612404), and Logan Watzek (Levo Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2333671).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rachel Kopp | 2178489 | Levo Federal Credit Union | 441310 | Sioux Falls, SD | $13.6M | 178 | $77K |
| #2 | Ryan Spellerberg | 612404 | CHARTER WEST BANK | 466077 | Sioux Falls, SD | $27.1M | 100 | $271K |
| #3 | Logan Watzek | 2333671 | Levo Federal Credit Union | 441310 | Sioux Falls, SD | $8.2M | 98 | $84K |
| #4 | Dawn VanNieuwenhuyzen | 21096 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $27.8M | 97 | $287K |
| #5 | Kyle Swiden | 776910 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $21.3M | 81 | $263K |
| #6 | Joshua Osborne | 473258 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sioux Falls, SD | $19.1M | 73 | $262K |
| #7 | Kevin Carlson | 22004 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $18.4M | 70 | $262K |
| #8 | Shawna Kleinwolterink | 773405 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $16.9M | 67 | $253K |
| #9 | Kyle Strating | 1575399 | Central Bank | 447201 | Sioux Falls, SD | $17.5M | 55 | $318K |
| #10 | Jeremy Huber | 1196575 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $13.9M | 53 | $262K |
| #11 | Brian Spaans | 658005 | First Bank & Trust | 409296 | Sioux Falls, SD | $14.5M | 45 | $322K |
| #12 | Mary Pfeiffer | 648742 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | — | $10.2M | 42 | $244K |
| #13 | Kory Knutson | 465014 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Sioux Falls, SD | $21.7M | 41 | $528K |
| #13 | Karlee Mannes | 1779376 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | $15.3M | 41 | $373K |
| #15 | Isabella Barbee | 1876299 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.9M | 40 | $249K |
| #15 | Tyler Schulte | 2028696 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | — | $11.0M | 40 | $274K |
| #17 | Devin Malmgren | 2186042 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $11.1M | 39 | $286K |
| #18 | Janelle Noreen | 420242 | Security National Bank of South Dakota | 410999 | Sioux City, IA | $10.1M | 38 | $267K |
| #18 | Debra Nordquist | 1475266 | Bluestone Federal Credit Union | 619042 | Sioux Falls, SD | $3.1M | 38 | $82K |
| #18 | Ashley Haynes | 2099400 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Yankton, SD | $10.1M | 38 | $266K |
| #21 | Dedrick Meadows | 1596050 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | $10.4M | 37 | $281K |
| #22 | David Kowalczyk | 465946 | Levo Federal Credit Union | 441310 | Sioux Falls, SD | $10.8M | 36 | $299K |
| #22 | Waylon Korkow | 1280134 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | $11.7M | 36 | $325K |
| #22 | Cole Robbins | 1623922 | Dacotah Bank | 412367 | Sioux Falls, SD | $6.0M | 36 | $166K |
| #25 | Nichoelle Waldner | 658123 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | $11.4M | 33 | $344K |
| #25 | Steven Ennis | 462436 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.9M | 33 | $240K |
| #27 | KEVIN UNZEN | 48804 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Sioux Falls, SD | $8.2M | 32 | $257K |
| #27 | Heather Schutz | 182521 | Voyage Federal Credit Union | 652491 | Sioux Falls, SD | $4.8M | 32 | $150K |
| #29 | Jeremy Vis | 1092900 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.7M | 31 | $311K |
| #29 | Peter Jenkins | 1136071 | Central Bank | 447201 | Sioux Falls, SD | $8.3M | 31 | $269K |
| #31 | Correll Weeden | 1846670 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | $8.2M | 30 | $273K |
| #31 | Richard Lage | 400287 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.0M | 30 | $301K |
| #33 | Joshua Campbell | 400391 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Rapid City, SD | $11.7M | 29 | $403K |
| #33 | Laurie Burns | 1225721 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | $6.9M | 29 | $236K |
| #35 | Ryan Konz | 506705 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.4M | 28 | $337K |
| #35 | Troy Barthel | 1550865 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $6.6M | 28 | $236K |
| #35 | Jill Salter | 514754 | THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN SIOUX FALLS | 464053 | Brandon, SD | $5.9M | 28 | $210K |
| #38 | Blaine Fopma | 897132 | SECURITY SAVINGS BANK | 541149 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.4M | 27 | $272K |
| #38 | Trevor Naasz | 1923780 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.9M | 27 | $294K |
| #38 | Rozhyer Aware | 711742 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.1M | 27 | $263K |
| #38 | Andrew Kuyper | 473256 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $6.6M | 27 | $243K |
| #38 | Timothy Wermers | 52738 | American Bank & Trust | 774689 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.0M | 27 | $260K |
| #43 | amber brenon | 58991 | Northern Hills Federal Credit Union | 631613 | Sturgis, SD | $2.9M | 26 | $112K |
| #44 | Jade Miller | 2186041 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | — | $5.3M | 25 | $212K |
| #44 | Adam Chandler | 1768381 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Vermillion, SD | $6.1M | 25 | $243K |
| #46 | Amanda Selness Starzl | 880912 | Tailored Mortgage Group Inc | 1827308 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.2M | 24 | $382K |
| #46 | Dawn Brown | 473243 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $5.6M | 24 | $232K |
| #48 | Nick Hartness | 1288413 | FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, ACA | 579135 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.2M | 23 | $399K |
| #48 | Chase Lage | 1864561 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | $6.3M | 23 | $276K |
| #48 | David Kelly | 509205 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.2M | 23 | $315K |
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. Top Mortgage Loan Officers by Loan Count — South Dakota (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-overall-by-units/2023
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