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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Jacob Sturm (BELLEVUE STATE BANK, NMLS #2691228), Cody Martin (CENT Credit Union, NMLS #2768768), and Austin Howe (Guild Mortgage Company LLC, NMLS #2584925).
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 | Jacob Sturm | 2691228 | BELLEVUE STATE BANK | 440171 | Bellevue, IA | ▲ 3861 (#4444 → #583) | $3.2M | 18 |
| #1 | Cody Martin | 2768768 | CENT Credit Union | 409396 | Mason City, IA | ▲ 3861 (#4444 → #583) | $2.9M | 18 |
| #1 | Austin Howe | 2584925 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 3861 (#4444 → #583) | $3.9M | 18 |
| #4 | Megan Leas | 1068465 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | Coralville, IA | ▲ 3827 (#4444 → #617) | $3.1M | 17 |
| #5 | Chase Bellon | 2656318 | Leighton State Bank | 453979 | Pella, IA | ▲ 3657 (#4444 → #787) | $1.6M | 12 |
| #6 | Kaleigh Kinser | 2654458 | UNION STATE BANK | 405265 | Corning, IA | ▲ 3607 (#4444 → #837) | $3.4M | 11 |
| #6 | Tyler Osby | 8668 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Urbandale, IA | ▲ 3607 (#4444 → #837) | $2.9M | 11 |
| #6 | Taylor White | 2005534 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Marion, IA | ▲ 3607 (#4444 → #837) | $610K | 11 |
| #9 | Heather Yackley | 1241088 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3550 (#4444 → #894) | $1.2M | 10 |
| #9 | Landry Coleman | 2752730 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Clive, IA | ▲ 3550 (#4444 → #894) | $587K | 10 |
| #9 | Devin Meyer | 1916352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3550 (#4444 → #894) | $1.2M | 10 |
| #9 | Evan Roggio | 2061874 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 3550 (#4444 → #894) | $2.8M | 10 |
| #9 | Levi Lenon | 1151148 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3550 (#4444 → #894) | $2.6M | 10 |
| #14 | Travis DeRidder | 479137 | SECURITY STATE BANK | 1109414 | Story City, IA | ▲ 3495 (#4444 → #949) | $1.4M | 9 |
| #14 | Kim Ledger | 614223 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 3495 (#4444 → #949) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #14 | Donnell Jones | 445723 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Waukee, IA | ▲ 3495 (#4444 → #949) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #14 | Crystlaa Dixon | 1970836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 3495 (#4444 → #949) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #18 | CRYSTAL JEPSEN | 811458 | Telco Triad Community Credit Union | 555941 | Sioux City, IA | ▲ 3422 (#4444 → #1022) | $666K | 8 |
| #18 | Nathan Mertz | 2740241 | Commercial Savings Bank | 408107 | Carroll, IA | ▲ 3422 (#4444 → #1022) | $1.3M | 8 |
| #20 | Brandon Brown | 1493029 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3332 (#4444 → #1112) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #20 | Sharon Granneman | 440198 | Des Moines Metro Credit Union | 414693 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3332 (#4444 → #1112) | $897K | 7 |
| #20 | Stephen Maier | 2737196 | AMERICAN STATE BANK | 403450 | Granville, IA | ▲ 3332 (#4444 → #1112) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #20 | Evan Campbell | 2732305 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | ▲ 3332 (#4444 → #1112) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #24 | Andrew Popovici | 1023825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #24 | Todd Sadler | 2394885 | Pioneer Bank | 471705 | Sergeant Bluff, IA | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #24 | Anthony Mahler | 1637321 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $686K | 6 |
| #24 | Evan Harrison | 2071334 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $624K | 6 |
| #24 | Grant Fitzpatrick | 2547022 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Ankeny, IA | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $253K | 6 |
| #24 | Sarah Castle | 2730690 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $765K | 6 |
| #24 | Aidan Weber | 2731404 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $333K | 6 |
| #24 | Jared Mueller | 1417190 | Halo Group, Inc. | 5853 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $793K | 6 |
| #24 | Corry Warren | 1957139 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $735K | 6 |
| #24 | Brandon Evans | 2727272 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $747K | 6 |
| #24 | Nicole Knebel | 1295976 | BankIowa | 410754 | Waterloo, IA | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $2.4M | 6 |
| #24 | Daniel Cossettini | 861931 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $413K | 6 |
| #24 | Amy Chick | 2134543 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $343K | 6 |
| #24 | Alex DeVries | 1312239 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $784K | 6 |
| #24 | Taylor Coulton | 1722922 | Federal First Lending LLC | 2381991 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #24 | Steven Wisner | 1813387 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $927K | 6 |
| #24 | Stacy Schutte | 959827 | 1ST GATEWAY CREDIT UNION | 424188 | Camanche, IA | ▲ 3206 (#4444 → #1238) | $318K | 6 |
| #41 | Justin Kinard | 613842 | Marine Credit Union | 472385 | La Crosse, WI | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $397K | 5 |
| #41 | Jacob Lawrence | 1212029 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $738K | 5 |
| #41 | Jose Sempere Prendez | 2008885 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #41 | Chad McConnell | 1916351 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $942K | 5 |
| #41 | Justin Penwell | 1843289 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Waterloo, IA | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $119K | 5 |
| #41 | James Florence | 2218779 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $309K | 5 |
| #41 | Chad Lubben | 447796 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cornelius, NC | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $900K | 5 |
| #41 | Hunter Bockhop | 2708582 | Marine Credit Union | 472385 | La Crosse, WI | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $609K | 5 |
| #41 | Carly Rhoads | 1825388 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Bettendorf, IA | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $354K | 5 |
| #41 | Ali Makki | 1957823 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3030 (#4444 → #1414) | $793K | 5 |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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