Leading rookies in South Dakota in 2026, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Whitney Murphy (NEXA Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2806667), Jeremiah Vargas (NEXA Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2809248), and Misael Ramos (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2785399).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Whitney Murphy | 2806667 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $1.2M | 5 | $249K |
| #2 | Jeremiah Vargas | 2809248 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Maple Grove, MN | $356K | 1 | $356K |
| #2 | Misael Ramos | 2785399 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $450K | 1 | $450K |
| #2 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $231K | 1 | $231K |
| #2 | Becky Folkers | 2852260 | Voyage Federal Credit Union | 652491 | Vermillion, SD | $65K | 1 | $65K |
| #2 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $225K | 1 | $225K |
| #2 | Deshauna Rainer | 2794706 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $96K | 1 | $96K |
| #2 | Tera Barr | 2784823 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $265K | 1 | $265K |
| #2 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | $46K | 1 | $46K |
| #2 | Juston Hill | 2784877 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $70K | 1 | $70K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-dakota/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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