Biggest climbers in Iowa in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Megan Kugler (EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION, NMLS #1374473), Jacob Sturm (BELLEVUE STATE BANK, NMLS #2691228), and Richard Gorski (Rocket Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #184551).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Megan Kugler | 1374473 | EMPEOPLE CREDIT UNION | 458514 | Moline, IL | ▲ 6383 (#6627 → #244) | $8.1M | 31 |
| #2 | Jacob Sturm | 2691228 | BELLEVUE STATE BANK | 440171 | Bellevue, IA | ▲ 5982 (#6585 → #603) | $2.9M | 16 |
| #3 | Richard Gorski | 184551 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5748 (#6152 → #404) | $4.9M | 2 |
| #4 | Todd Sadler | 2394885 | Pioneer Bank | 471705 | Sergeant Bluff, IA | ▲ 5473 (#6531 → #1058) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #5 | Steven Warrington | 486468 | TRUBANK | 475869 | Indianola, IA | ▲ 5471 (#6559 → #1088) | $1.3M | 3 |
| #6 | Parrish Foster | 2719166 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 5412 (#5934 → #522) | $3.5M | 15 |
| #7 | Treyton Burnikel | 2700401 | FREEDOMBANK | 403530 | Monona, IA | ▲ 5221 (#5650 → #429) | $4.7M | 15 |
| #8 | Shannon Barron | 659549 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | ▲ 5193 (#6532 → #1339) | $970K | 6 |
| #9 | Max Purcell | 2440859 | MEMBERS 1st Community Credit Union | 461085 | Marshalltown, IA | ▲ 5181 (#6250 → #1069) | $1.3M | 12 |
| #10 | Shawn Lisk | 2669911 | Federation Bank | 533839 | Richland, IA | ▲ 5181 (#6281 → #1100) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #11 | Baylie Peters | 2398957 | Midland Credit Union | 554101 | Urbandale, IA | ▲ 5177 (#6222 → #1045) | $1.3M | 12 |
| #12 | Timothy Sliter | 205015 | RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing LLC | 18188 | Fort Mill, SC | ▲ 5150 (#6504 → #1354) | $963K | 4 |
| #13 | Wyatt Jones | 940234 | Farm Credit Mid-America, ACA | 407249 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 5027 (#5684 → #657) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #14 | Christy Shields | 1099652 | Midwest Bank | 421833 | Aledo, IL | ▲ 5021 (#6122 → #1101) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #15 | Hannah Main | 1179388 | CITY STATE BANK | 416698 | Mount Ayr, IA | ▲ 5009 (#5657 → #648) | $2.7M | 9 |
| #16 | Chase Bellon | 2656318 | Leighton State Bank | 453979 | Pella, IA | ▲ 4989 (#6537 → #1548) | $817K | 7 |
| #17 | Michelle Prichard | 1849304 | Midwest Heritage Bank FSB | 517438 | Carroll, IA | ▲ 4899 (#5679 → #780) | $2.0M | 6 |
| #18 | Tim Higginbotham | 856700 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Marion, IA | ▲ 4866 (#6559 → #1693) | $738K | 7 |
| #19 | Robert Parham | 1524830 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4856 (#6160 → #1304) | $1.0M | 10 |
| #20 | Sarah Gard | 2710543 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Mount Vernon, IA | ▲ 4847 (#6599 → #1752) | $705K | 8 |
| #21 | Brenda Jones | 1139063 | The State Bank | 413319 | Spirit Lake, IA | ▲ 4743 (#5978 → #1235) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #22 | Jeffery Justyna | 2307138 | Serve Credit Union | 641432 | Urbandale, IA | ▲ 4737 (#5934 → #1197) | $1.1M | 13 |
| #23 | Ashlie Mason | 2311385 | IOWA STATE BANK | 671365 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 4736 (#6589 → #1853) | $663K | 4 |
| #24 | Crystlaa Dixon | 1970836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4735 (#6102 → #1367) | $947K | 6 |
| #25 | Jean Dikken | 712127 | Compeer Financial, ACA | 619731 | Blue Earth, MN | ▲ 4687 (#6052 → #1365) | $950K | 3 |
| #26 | Jacob Lawrence | 1212029 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4666 (#6360 → #1694) | $738K | 5 |
| #27 | Stephen Anderson | 1096829 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4580 (#6079 → #1499) | $847K | 3 |
| #28 | Ulises Edeza | 1958789 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 4575 (#5978 → #1403) | $919K | 3 |
| #29 | Lisa Hedrick | 1057298 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 4572 (#6281 → #1709) | $732K | 3 |
| #30 | Victor Malloy | 1929781 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 4554 (#6222 → #1668) | $752K | 4 |
| #31 | Steven Wisner | 1813387 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4533 (#5990 → #1457) | $882K | 5 |
| #32 | Anthony Leonetti | 1824449 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 4520 (#6356 → #1836) | $669K | 3 |
| #33 | Paul Savery | 404438 | East Coast Capital Corp. | 1403 | North Dartmouth, MA | ▲ 4505 (#5425 → #920) | $1.6M | 3 |
| #34 | Augustus Terry | 1835418 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 4476 (#6281 → #1805) | $683K | 4 |
| #35 | Lisa Montemayor | 956353 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 4450 (#5934 → #1484) | $860K | 4 |
| #36 | Robert Denning | 427924 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 4447 (#5489 → #1042) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #37 | Shmuel Kagarlitskiy | 1566258 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 4437 (#5687 → #1250) | $1.1M | 3 |
| #38 | Greggory Bonilla | 1994879 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 4408 (#6270 → #1862) | $660K | 3 |
| #39 | Aspen Kinmonth | 2154399 | Financial Plus Credit Union | 494982 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 4380 (#5890 → #1510) | $840K | 2 |
| #40 | Sara Walker | 2301312 | Iowa Falls State Bank | 473825 | Iowa Falls, IA | ▲ 4349 (#5453 → #1104) | $1.2M | 11 |
| #41 | Cameron Hall | 2185100 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 4298 (#6490 → #2192) | $537K | 2 |
| #42 | Theresa Amunson | 473124 | Community Bank | 463955 | Ute, IA | ▲ 4287 (#6056 → #1769) | $699K | 3 |
| #43 | Matthew Vander Zanden | 2162905 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4282 (#5088 → #806) | $2.0M | 10 |
| #44 | Jason Joyce | 1566290 | BANK PLUS | 473790 | Graettinger, IA | ▲ 4273 (#6536 → #2263) | $516K | 4 |
| #45 | Benjamin Galeazzi | 1650466 | LendingHouse NA, LLC | 2141418 | Miami, FL | ▲ 4192 (#4630 → #438) | $4.5M | 15 |
| #46 | Joseph Dalal | 1373213 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4172 (#5771 → #1599) | $790K | 4 |
| #47 | Danielle Brink | 1653263 | Northwest Bank | 486668 | Spencer, IA | ▲ 4172 (#6559 → #2387) | $488K | 1 |
| #48 | Shiraz Mushtaq | 2258795 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Villa Park, IL | ▲ 4158 (#5952 → #1794) | $688K | 3 |
| #49 | Terry Meyer | 643297 | Palo Savings Bank | 473179 | Palo, IA | ▲ 4144 (#6193 → #2049) | $592K | 3 |
| #50 | Tarik Tabb | 1970732 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4136 (#5783 → #1647) | $767K | 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 Volume — Iowa. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-climbers-by-volume
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