Biggest climbers in Iowa in 2026, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Megan Leas (Dupaco Community Credit Union, NMLS #1068465), Taylor White (Hills Bank and Trust Company, NMLS #2005534), and Cody Martin (CENT Credit Union, NMLS #2768768).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Megan Leas | 1068465 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | Coralville, IA | ▲ 4064 (#4444 → #380) | $3.1M | 17 |
| #2 | Taylor White | 2005534 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Marion, IA | ▲ 3817 (#4444 → #627) | $560K | 10 |
| #2 | Cody Martin | 2768768 | CENT Credit Union | 409396 | Mason City, IA | ▲ 3817 (#4444 → #627) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #4 | Kaleigh Kinser | 2654458 | UNION STATE BANK | 405265 | Corning, IA | ▲ 3764 (#4444 → #680) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #4 | Jacob Sturm | 2691228 | BELLEVUE STATE BANK | 440171 | Bellevue, IA | ▲ 3764 (#4444 → #680) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #4 | Austin Howe | 2584925 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 3764 (#4444 → #680) | $1.9M | 9 |
| #4 | Evan Roggio | 2061874 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 3764 (#4444 → #680) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #8 | Travis DeRidder | 479137 | SECURITY STATE BANK | 1109414 | Story City, IA | ▲ 3709 (#4444 → #735) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #9 | Heather Yackley | 1241088 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3653 (#4444 → #791) | $851K | 7 |
| #9 | Devin Meyer | 1916352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3653 (#4444 → #791) | $920K | 7 |
| #11 | Sarah Castle | 2730690 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 3562 (#4444 → #882) | $765K | 6 |
| #11 | Landry Coleman | 2752730 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Clive, IA | ▲ 3562 (#4444 → #882) | $395K | 6 |
| #13 | Sara Warren - Booker | 1584310 | Geo-Corp, Inc. | 139318 | Monterey Park, CA | ▲ 3441 (#4444 → #1003) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #13 | Chase Bellon | 2656318 | Leighton State Bank | 453979 | Pella, IA | ▲ 3441 (#4444 → #1003) | $410K | 5 |
| #13 | Nathan Mertz | 2740241 | Commercial Savings Bank | 408107 | Carroll, IA | ▲ 3441 (#4444 → #1003) | $776K | 5 |
| #13 | Nicole Knebel | 1295976 | BankIowa | 410754 | Waterloo, IA | ▲ 3441 (#4444 → #1003) | $1.9M | 5 |
| #13 | Daniel Cossettini | 861931 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 3441 (#4444 → #1003) | $353K | 5 |
| #13 | Donnell Jones | 445723 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3441 (#4444 → #1003) | $783K | 5 |
| #13 | Jennifer Behrens | 2517300 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 3441 (#4444 → #1003) | $493K | 5 |
| #13 | Angel Rodriguez | 838064 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 3441 (#4444 → #1003) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #21 | Brandon Evans | 2727272 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $530K | 4 |
| #21 | Paul Shango | 2117086 | Rapid Home Lending Inc. | 1798321 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $653K | 4 |
| #21 | John McNelis | 230081 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #21 | Sharon Granneman | 440198 | Des Moines Metro Credit Union | 414693 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $636K | 4 |
| #21 | Alec Tirtha | 1825694 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $559K | 4 |
| #21 | Evan Harrison | 2071334 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $471K | 4 |
| #21 | Carlos Ramirez | 1556946 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $605K | 4 |
| #21 | Brandon Brown | 1493029 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $908K | 4 |
| #21 | Justin Penwell | 1843289 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Waterloo, IA | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $103K | 4 |
| #21 | Karisa Vaughn | 1843887 | Green Belt Bank & Trust | 446252 | Eldora, IA | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $489K | 4 |
| #21 | Chad Lubben | 447796 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cornelius, NC | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $594K | 4 |
| #21 | Kayla Sabin | 2774494 | NORTHSTAR BANK | 532575 | — | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $164K | 4 |
| #21 | Robert Friesenhahn | 554728 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $884K | 4 |
| #21 | Zachary Spradling | 2006444 | Trusted Mortgage Capital Inc | 2411952 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $880K | 4 |
| #21 | Kim Ledger | 614223 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $756K | 4 |
| #21 | Nathan Rusinack | 1526958 | SECURITY STATE BANK | 1109414 | Radcliffe, IA | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $627K | 4 |
| #21 | Amy Chick | 2134543 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $197K | 4 |
| #21 | Carly Rhoads | 1825388 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Bettendorf, IA | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $279K | 4 |
| #21 | Jose Sempere Prendez | 2008885 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #21 | Levi Lenon | 1151148 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #21 | Jared Mueller | 1417190 | Halo Group, Inc. | 5853 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $621K | 4 |
| #21 | Douglas Truex | 571289 | Iowa Falls State Bank | 473825 | Iowa Falls, IA | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $1.9M | 4 |
| #21 | Manguell Bennett | 1537467 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $251K | 4 |
| #21 | Steven Wisner | 1813387 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $682K | 4 |
| #21 | Megan Wells | 6423 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | New Bern, NC | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #21 | Taylor Coulton | 1722922 | Federal First Lending LLC | 2381991 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $883K | 4 |
| #21 | Heather Evans | 2370622 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Springfield, MO | ▲ 3273 (#4444 → #1171) | $415K | 4 |
| #48 | John Neale | 171423 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 2987 (#4444 → #1457) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #48 | Amanda Mulligan | 271368 | M2 Home Loans LLC | 1926375 | Loveland, CO | ▲ 2987 (#4444 → #1457) | $800K | 3 |
| #48 | Lionel Marshall | 2247282 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 2987 (#4444 → #1457) | $415K | 3 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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