Top loan officers in South Dakota in 2024, 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), Dawn VanNieuwenhuyzen (Plains Commerce Bank, NMLS #21096), 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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rachel Kopp | 2178489 | Levo Federal Credit Union | 441310 | Sioux Falls, SD | $11.9M | 141 | $84K |
| #2 | Dawn VanNieuwenhuyzen | 21096 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $43.3M | 138 | $314K |
| #3 | Logan Watzek | 2333671 | Levo Federal Credit Union | 441310 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.2M | 106 | $87K |
| #4 | Kyle Swiden | 776910 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $25.9M | 100 | $259K |
| #5 | Devin Malmgren | 2186042 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $33.2M | 92 | $361K |
| #6 | Ryan Spellerberg | 612404 | CHARTER WEST BANK | 466077 | Sioux Falls, SD | $27.0M | 91 | $296K |
| #7 | Brian Spaans | 658005 | First Bank & Trust | 409296 | Sioux Falls, SD | $26.0M | 75 | $346K |
| #8 | Kyle Strating | 1575399 | Central Bank | 447201 | Sioux Falls, SD | $29.5M | 71 | $416K |
| #9 | Ashley Haynes | 2099400 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Yankton, SD | $18.3M | 67 | $273K |
| #10 | Shawna Kleinwolterink | 773405 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $16.9M | 61 | $277K |
| #10 | Jeremy Huber | 1196575 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $18.2M | 61 | $298K |
| #12 | Joshua Osborne | 473258 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sioux Falls, SD | $16.1M | 59 | $273K |
| #12 | Andrew Kuyper | 473256 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $17.2M | 59 | $292K |
| #12 | Kory Knutson | 465014 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Sioux Falls, SD | $31.6M | 59 | $535K |
| #15 | Dedrick Meadows | 1596050 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | $17.9M | 55 | $326K |
| #16 | Karlee Mannes | 1779376 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | $20.8M | 54 | $385K |
| #17 | David Kowalczyk | 465946 | Levo Federal Credit Union | 441310 | Sioux Falls, SD | $13.5M | 42 | $320K |
| #18 | Isabella Barbee | 1876299 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $12.5M | 41 | $305K |
| #19 | Troy Barthel | 1550865 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.7M | 40 | $243K |
| #20 | Peter Jenkins | 1136071 | Central Bank | 447201 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.4M | 38 | $247K |
| #20 | Tyler Schulte | 2028696 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | — | $11.0M | 38 | $290K |
| #20 | Parker Dawes | 1920000 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.1M | 38 | $239K |
| #20 | Blaine Fopma | 897132 | SECURITY SAVINGS BANK | 541149 | Sioux Falls, SD | $10.3M | 38 | $272K |
| #24 | Richard Lage | 400287 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | $12.8M | 37 | $346K |
| #25 | Waylon Korkow | 1280134 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | $12.4M | 36 | $345K |
| #26 | Laurie Burns | 1225721 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | $8.7M | 35 | $249K |
| #26 | Shaye Bloch | 2172713 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $10.8M | 35 | $308K |
| #28 | Debra Nordquist | 1475266 | Bluestone Federal Credit Union | 619042 | Sioux Falls, SD | $3.7M | 34 | $108K |
| #28 | David Kelly | 509205 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | $10.3M | 34 | $303K |
| #30 | Jeremy Vis | 1092900 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | $10.7M | 33 | $323K |
| #31 | Adam Chandler | 1768381 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Vermillion, SD | $8.7M | 32 | $272K |
| #31 | Susan Bot | 453908 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | — | $11.3M | 32 | $355K |
| #33 | Jill Salter | 514754 | THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN SIOUX FALLS | 464053 | Brandon, SD | $8.0M | 31 | $257K |
| #33 | Jerime Olson | 780868 | CU MORTGAGE DIRECT, LLC | 198895 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.5M | 31 | $241K |
| #33 | Janelle Noreen | 420242 | Security National Bank of South Dakota | 410999 | Sioux City, IA | $12.7M | 31 | $409K |
| #33 | Chase Lage | 1864561 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.9M | 31 | $253K |
| #37 | Nicholas Kiesow | 404680 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Sioux Falls, SD | $8.2M | 30 | $274K |
| #37 | Mark Jacobsen | 1878753 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | Sioux Falls, SD | $8.0M | 30 | $266K |
| #39 | Correll Weeden | 1846670 | First PREMIER Bank | 474396 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.3M | 29 | $253K |
| #39 | Tyana Viss | 1441509 | Levo Federal Credit Union | 441310 | Sioux Falls, SD | $8.6M | 29 | $297K |
| #39 | Stephen Peschong | 1144805 | First Western Bank and Trust | 597474 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.3M | 29 | $251K |
| #42 | Nichoelle Waldner | 658123 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.4M | 28 | $334K |
| #43 | Timothy Wermers | 52738 | American Bank & Trust | 774689 | Sioux Falls, SD | $7.2M | 27 | $266K |
| #43 | William Erickson | 1612787 | Quoin Financial Bank | 421366 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.4M | 27 | $350K |
| #43 | MacKenzie Victor | 2560160 | Voyage Federal Credit Union | 652491 | — | $1.9M | 27 | $70K |
| #46 | Joleen Woods | 1404157 | CorTrust Mortgage Inc. | 458038 | Yankton, SD | $5.8M | 26 | $222K |
| #46 | Juline Tibke | 489407 | First Bank & Trust | 409296 | Sioux Falls, SD | $9.2M | 26 | $354K |
| #48 | Rozhyer Aware | 711742 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Sioux Falls, SD | $5.6M | 24 | $231K |
| #48 | Michael Kuenzi | 470755 | First Dakota National Bank | 410144 | Sioux Falls, SD | $10.1M | 24 | $422K |
| #48 | Michael Brudigan | 13320 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Sioux Falls, SD | $6.8M | 24 | $283K |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-overall-by-units/2024
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