Biggest climbers in Iowa in 2022, 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 Bryce Dake (NFC Cedar Rapids LLC, NMLS #1897289), Seth Diediker (I3 BANK, NMLS #1065906), and Joshua Craighead (Northwest Bank, NMLS #797817).
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 | Rank Change | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bryce Dake | 1897289 | NFC Cedar Rapids LLC | 1757818 | Cedar Rapids, IA | ▲ 6205 (#6444 → #239) | $2.4M | 60 |
| #2 | Seth Diediker | 1065906 | I3 BANK | 751184 | — | ▲ 6144 (#6444 → #300) | $5.9M | 51 |
| #3 | Joshua Craighead | 797817 | Northwest Bank | 486668 | — | ▲ 6042 (#6444 → #402) | $10.4M | 40 |
| #4 | Delaney Sealine | 1553514 | Serve Credit Union | 641432 | — | ▲ 5961 (#6444 → #483) | $2.4M | 33 |
| #5 | Camron Tolley | 2241799 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | ▲ 5876 (#6444 → #568) | $1.7M | 28 |
| #6 | Kristin Wright | 401748 | ASCENTRA CREDIT UNION | 401370 | Clinton, IA | ▲ 5864 (#6444 → #580) | $1.1M | 27 |
| #7 | Scott Brandau | 654824 | THE HOME TRUST & SAVINGS BANK | 447189 | Osage, IA | ▲ 5818 (#6444 → #626) | $3.4M | 25 |
| #8 | Val Nuttall | 314542 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 5659 (#6444 → #785) | $2.5M | 19 |
| #9 | Austin Dickinson | 2190404 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | ▲ 5555 (#6444 → #889) | $1.4M | 16 |
| #10 | Abigail Cooper Brown | 2243426 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Altoona, IA | ▲ 5516 (#6444 → #928) | $865K | 15 |
| #11 | Amy Glover | 1463936 | Two Rivers Bank & Trust | 411048 | — | ▲ 5470 (#6444 → #974) | $1.3M | 14 |
| #12 | Trent Persino | 1687842 | UNITED BANK & TRUST CO. | 423096 | — | ▲ 5426 (#6444 → #1018) | $1.7M | 13 |
| #13 | Jeffrey Elgersma | 1446049 | Peoples Bank | 433180 | — | ▲ 5379 (#6444 → #1065) | $1.3M | 12 |
| #13 | Lisa Hollis-Keene | 1169363 | Gershman Investment Corp. | 138063 | — | ▲ 5379 (#6444 → #1065) | $2.3M | 12 |
| #15 | Carol Kooiker | 1950400 | AMERICAN STATE BANK | 403450 | Hull, IA | ▲ 5308 (#6444 → #1136) | $2.3M | 11 |
| #16 | Kayla Donahue | 1475390 | Journey Credit Union | 717323 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 5242 (#6444 → #1202) | $316K | 10 |
| #16 | James Moriarty | 1400315 | Collins Community Credit Union | 562330 | — | ▲ 5242 (#6444 → #1202) | $2.7M | 10 |
| #16 | Hirokazu Hayashi | 901687 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 5242 (#6444 → #1202) | $530K | 10 |
| #16 | Lindsay Winters | 2113617 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | — | ▲ 5242 (#6444 → #1202) | $458K | 10 |
| #16 | Ashlee Hutchings | 1966123 | Community 1st Credit Union | 405622 | — | ▲ 5242 (#6444 → #1202) | $260K | 10 |
| #16 | John Smith | 2225138 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | ▲ 5242 (#6444 → #1202) | $578K | 10 |
| #16 | Trevor Pollock | 2190418 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Iowa City, IA | ▲ 5242 (#6444 → #1202) | $593K | 10 |
| #16 | Kyle Naeve | 340420 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | ▲ 5242 (#6444 → #1202) | $2.0M | 10 |
| #24 | Shelby Reed | 1840287 | Northwest Bank | 486668 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 5164 (#6444 → #1280) | $475K | 9 |
| #24 | Eduardo Dorantes Ortiz | 2229964 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | — | ▲ 5164 (#6444 → #1280) | $481K | 9 |
| #24 | Juan Izaguirre | 401769 | ASCENTRA CREDIT UNION | 401370 | — | ▲ 5164 (#6444 → #1280) | $347K | 9 |
| #24 | Joseph Garcia | 2050558 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5164 (#6444 → #1280) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #24 | Caroline Smith | 1379175 | EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION | 458514 | Moline, IL | ▲ 5164 (#6444 → #1280) | $513K | 9 |
| #24 | Joshua McKinney | 1474814 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | — | ▲ 5164 (#6444 → #1280) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #24 | Philip Johnson | 421780 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | North Liberty, IA | ▲ 5164 (#6444 → #1280) | $1.1M | 9 |
| #31 | Hailey Rutherfurd | 1812839 | Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust Company | 456434 | Cedar Rapids, IA | ▲ 5080 (#6444 → #1364) | $953K | 8 |
| #32 | Joel Kaczinski | 419316 | CLINTON NATIONAL BANK, THE | 405562 | Clinton, IA | ▲ 4977 (#6444 → #1467) | $514K | 7 |
| #32 | Christopher Singer | 626099 | BMO Bank National Association | 401052 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 4977 (#6444 → #1467) | $857K | 7 |
| #32 | Nicole Bilharz | 1198337 | Family Community Credit Union | 411621 | Charles City, IA | ▲ 4977 (#6444 → #1467) | $203K | 7 |
| #32 | Wendy Blankespoor | 638151 | Premier Bank | 416841 | Rock Valley, IA | ▲ 4977 (#6444 → #1467) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #32 | Kimberly Markley | 1662328 | Collins Community Credit Union | 562330 | Marion, IA | ▲ 4977 (#6444 → #1467) | $210K | 7 |
| #32 | Jason Koenigsfeld | 1144104 | Collins Community Credit Union | 562330 | — | ▲ 4977 (#6444 → #1467) | $445K | 7 |
| #38 | Molly Rodriguez | 1943600 | Centris Federal Credit Union | 490617 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $406K | 6 |
| #38 | Stephen Platt | 1729208 | EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION | 458514 | Moline, IL | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $489K | 6 |
| #38 | Jay Diller | 2142411 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #38 | Stephen Toth | 1237830 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #38 | Paul Whalen | 786722 | New Albin Savings Bank | 743923 | New Albin, IA | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $536K | 6 |
| #38 | Marisol Hernandez | 1910784 | Greater Iowa Credit Union | 447195 | — | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $583K | 6 |
| #38 | Bruce Bufe | 188995 | MLD Mortgage Inc. | 1019 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $867K | 6 |
| #38 | Elizabeth Reitman | 1552065 | FORTRESS BANK | 411364 | Monmouth, IL | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $2.1M | 6 |
| #38 | Darien Harmer | 2162642 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #38 | Ernest Weller | 1031594 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $775K | 6 |
| #38 | James Noonan | 2039358 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $1.0M | 6 |
| #38 | Samuel Anker | 1010649 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | — | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #38 | Max Mercer | 2067416 | Danville State Savings Bank | 408155 | Danville, IA | ▲ 4861 (#6444 → #1583) | $1.8M | 6 |
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. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Iowa (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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