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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Megan Leas (Dupaco Community Credit Union, NMLS #1068465), Jacob Sturm (BELLEVUE STATE BANK, NMLS #2691228), 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 | Megan Leas | 1068465 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | Coralville, IA | ▲ 3926 (#4444 → #518) | $3.1M | 17 |
| #2 | Jacob Sturm | 2691228 | BELLEVUE STATE BANK | 440171 | Bellevue, IA | ▲ 3901 (#4444 → #543) | $2.9M | 16 |
| #2 | Austin Howe | 2584925 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 3901 (#4444 → #543) | $3.4M | 16 |
| #4 | Cody Martin | 2768768 | CENT Credit Union | 409396 | Mason City, IA | ▲ 3785 (#4444 → #659) | $1.9M | 13 |
| #5 | Taylor White | 2005534 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Marion, IA | ▲ 3700 (#4444 → #744) | $610K | 11 |
| #5 | Kaleigh Kinser | 2654458 | UNION STATE BANK | 405265 | Corning, IA | ▲ 3700 (#4444 → #744) | $3.4M | 11 |
| #7 | Devin Meyer | 1916352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3657 (#4444 → #787) | $1.2M | 10 |
| #7 | Evan Roggio | 2061874 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 3657 (#4444 → #787) | $2.8M | 10 |
| #7 | Heather Yackley | 1241088 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3657 (#4444 → #787) | $1.2M | 10 |
| #10 | Levi Lenon | 1151148 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3606 (#4444 → #838) | $2.5M | 9 |
| #11 | Landry Coleman | 2752730 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Clive, IA | ▲ 3534 (#4444 → #910) | $532K | 8 |
| #11 | Chase Bellon | 2656318 | Leighton State Bank | 453979 | Pella, IA | ▲ 3534 (#4444 → #910) | $857K | 8 |
| #11 | Travis DeRidder | 479137 | SECURITY STATE BANK | 1109414 | Story City, IA | ▲ 3534 (#4444 → #910) | $1.2M | 8 |
| #14 | Nathan Mertz | 2740241 | Commercial Savings Bank | 408107 | Carroll, IA | ▲ 3455 (#4444 → #989) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #15 | Nicole Knebel | 1295976 | BankIowa | 410754 | Waterloo, IA | ▲ 3351 (#4444 → #1093) | $2.4M | 6 |
| #15 | Sarah Castle | 2730690 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 3351 (#4444 → #1093) | $765K | 6 |
| #15 | Amy Chick | 2134543 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 3351 (#4444 → #1093) | $343K | 6 |
| #15 | Jared Mueller | 1417190 | Halo Group, Inc. | 5853 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3351 (#4444 → #1093) | $793K | 6 |
| #15 | Evan Campbell | 2732305 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3351 (#4444 → #1093) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #15 | Crystlaa Dixon | 1970836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 3351 (#4444 → #1093) | $947K | 6 |
| #15 | Kim Ledger | 614223 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 3351 (#4444 → #1093) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #15 | Donnell Jones | 445723 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Waukee, IA | ▲ 3351 (#4444 → #1093) | $964K | 6 |
| #15 | Daniel Cossettini | 861931 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 3351 (#4444 → #1093) | $413K | 6 |
| #24 | Kevin Cesear | 198531 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $928K | 5 |
| #24 | Zachary Spradling | 2006444 | Trusted Mortgage Capital Inc | 2411952 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #24 | Jennifer Behrens | 2517300 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $493K | 5 |
| #24 | Anthony Mahler | 1637321 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $458K | 5 |
| #24 | Megan Wells | 6423 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | New Bern, NC | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #24 | Sharon Granneman | 440198 | Des Moines Metro Credit Union | 414693 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $698K | 5 |
| #24 | Jacob Lawrence | 1212029 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $738K | 5 |
| #24 | Nathan Rusinack | 1526958 | SECURITY STATE BANK | 1109414 | Radcliffe, IA | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $727K | 5 |
| #24 | Evan Harrison | 2071334 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $561K | 5 |
| #24 | Corry Warren | 1957139 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $576K | 5 |
| #24 | Justin Penwell | 1843289 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Waterloo, IA | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $119K | 5 |
| #24 | Alex DeVries | 1312239 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $655K | 5 |
| #24 | Steven Wisner | 1813387 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $882K | 5 |
| #24 | Todd Sadler | 2394885 | Pioneer Bank | 471705 | Sergeant Bluff, IA | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #24 | Carly Rhoads | 1825388 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Bettendorf, IA | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $354K | 5 |
| #24 | Sara Warren - Booker | 1584310 | Geo-Corp, Inc. | 139318 | Monterey Park, CA | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #24 | Brandon Evans | 2727272 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $635K | 5 |
| #24 | Stacy Schutte | 959827 | 1ST GATEWAY CREDIT UNION | 424188 | Camanche, IA | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $243K | 5 |
| #24 | Lionel Marshall | 2247282 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | ▲ 3200 (#4444 → #1244) | $909K | 5 |
| #43 | Jose Sempere Prendez | 2008885 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | ▲ 2984 (#4444 → #1460) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #43 | Jordan Stevens | 1971303 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 2984 (#4444 → #1460) | $676K | 4 |
| #43 | Ali Makki | 1957823 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2984 (#4444 → #1460) | $710K | 4 |
| #43 | Zachary Bates | 1557633 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 2984 (#4444 → #1460) | $861K | 4 |
| #43 | Mallory Valdez | 2491623 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Iowa City, IA | ▲ 2984 (#4444 → #1460) | $314K | 4 |
| #43 | Aidan Weber | 2731404 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | ▲ 2984 (#4444 → #1460) | $234K | 4 |
| #43 | Susanne Snead | 774965 | CITIZENS STATE BANK | 645512 | Wyoming, IA | ▲ 2984 (#4444 → #1460) | $549K | 4 |
| #43 | Karisa Vaughn | 1843887 | Green Belt Bank & Trust | 446252 | Eldora, IA | ▲ 2984 (#4444 → #1460) | $489K | 4 |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-climbers-by-units/2026
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