Leading rookies 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 Kevin Teddy Vega (Neighbors Bank, NMLS #2498092), Justin Harford (Plains Commerce Bank, NMLS #2525420), and Vesna Stimac (Discover Bank, NMLS #2481344).
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 | Kevin Teddy Vega | 2498092 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $300K | 2 | $150K |
| #2 | Justin Harford | 2525420 | Plains Commerce Bank | 463950 | — | $36K | 1 | $36K |
| #2 | Vesna Stimac | 2481344 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $60K | 1 | $60K |
| #2 | Kenneth Perkins | 2481342 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $40K | 1 | $40K |
| #2 | Alea Walker | 2520387 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $80K | 1 | $80K |
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 (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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