Leading rookies in South Dakota in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Whitney Murphy (NEXA Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2806667), Becky Folkers (Voyage Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2852260), and Jeremiah Vargas (NEXA Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2809248).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Whitney Murphy | 2806667 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $1.2M | 5 | $249K |
| #2 | Becky Folkers | 2852260 | Voyage Federal Credit Union | 652491 | Vermillion, SD | $340K | 2 | $170K |
| #3 | Jeremiah Vargas | 2809248 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Maple Grove, MN | $356K | 1 | $356K |
| #3 | Deshauna McCullen | 2794706 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $96K | 1 | $96K |
| #3 | Kazyan Martin | 2793486 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $70K | 1 | $70K |
| #3 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $231K | 1 | $231K |
| #3 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | $46K | 1 | $46K |
| #3 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $450K | 1 | $450K |
| #3 | Paul DeMiere | 2828159 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $59K | 1 | $59K |
| #3 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $225K | 1 | $225K |
| #3 | Miles Brudigan | 2781385 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Omaha, NE | $195K | 1 | $195K |
| #3 | Juston Hill | 2784877 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Plano, TX | $70K | 1 | $70K |
| #3 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $265K | 1 | $265K |
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. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — South Dakota. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-rookie-by-units
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