Biggest climbers in Iowa in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Jacob Sturm (BELLEVUE STATE BANK, NMLS #2691228), Cody Martin (CENT Credit Union, NMLS #2768768), and Douglas Laity (Apple River State Bank, NMLS #1116301).
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 | ▲ 7806 (#8573 → #767) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #2 | Cody Martin | 2768768 | CENT Credit Union | 409396 | Mason City, IA | ▲ 7478 (#8290 → #812) | $1.5M | 10 |
| #3 | Douglas Laity | 1116301 | Apple River State Bank | 449794 | Galena, IL | ▲ 7315 (#8413 → #1098) | $1.0M | 1 |
| #4 | Andrew Martin | 1439114 | Rolling Hills Bank & Trust | 451311 | Atlantic, IA | ▲ 7092 (#8483 → #1391) | $748K | 1 |
| #5 | Kaleigh Kinser | 2654458 | UNION STATE BANK | 405265 | Corning, IA | ▲ 7013 (#7521 → #508) | $2.8M | 9 |
| #6 | Sharon Granneman | 440198 | Des Moines Metro Credit Union | 414693 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 6999 (#8587 → #1588) | $636K | 4 |
| #7 | Robert Friesenhahn | 554728 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6887 (#8088 → #1201) | $884K | 4 |
| #8 | Nathan Mertz | 2740241 | Commercial Savings Bank | 408107 | Carroll, IA | ▲ 6718 (#8066 → #1348) | $776K | 5 |
| #9 | Sarah Castle | 2730690 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6709 (#8084 → #1375) | $765K | 6 |
| #10 | Greggory Bonilla | 1994879 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6668 (#8202 → #1534) | $660K | 3 |
| #11 | William Kohls | 1941060 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 6598 (#8220 → #1622) | $618K | 3 |
| #12 | Alec Tirtha | 1825694 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6570 (#8321 → #1751) | $559K | 4 |
| #13 | Danielle Brink | 1653263 | Northwest Bank | 486668 | Spencer, IA | ▲ 6556 (#8546 → #1990) | $488K | 1 |
| #14 | Mohamad Faraj | 2022867 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6470 (#8321 → #1851) | $525K | 3 |
| #15 | Steven Wisner | 1813387 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6398 (#7888 → #1490) | $682K | 4 |
| #16 | Lisa Hedrick | 1057298 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 6355 (#8220 → #1865) | $522K | 2 |
| #17 | Taylor White | 2005534 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Marion, IA | ▲ 6338 (#8088 → #1750) | $560K | 10 |
| #18 | Trevor Banville | 175953 | RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing LLC | 18188 | Fort Mill, SC | ▲ 6323 (#8321 → #1998) | $486K | 1 |
| #19 | Kyle Gdowski | 1078142 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6321 (#7888 → #1567) | $645K | 2 |
| #20 | Jonathan Bonacci | 2087717 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6313 (#7883 → #1570) | $644K | 2 |
| #21 | Victor Malloy | 1929781 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 6289 (#8151 → #1862) | $522K | 3 |
| #22 | Austin Howe | 2584925 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 6267 (#6935 → #668) | $1.9M | 9 |
| #23 | Lexie Buschor | 451729 | MOUND CITY BANK | 440728 | Belmont, WI | ▲ 6225 (#7023 → #798) | $1.5M | 3 |
| #24 | Landry Walker | 2057348 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6220 (#8220 → #2000) | $485K | 2 |
| #25 | Chase Bellon | 2656318 | Leighton State Bank | 453979 | Pella, IA | ▲ 6211 (#8519 → #2308) | $410K | 5 |
| #26 | Evan Harrison | 2071334 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6169 (#8220 → #2051) | $471K | 4 |
| #27 | Kevin Cesear | 198531 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6139 (#7812 → #1673) | $596K | 3 |
| #28 | Heath Simonis | 432316 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 6128 (#7521 → #1393) | $746K | 3 |
| #29 | Ashley Porras | 2300765 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6125 (#7654 → #1529) | $661K | 3 |
| #30 | Maxwell Cowger | 1506672 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 6079 (#7076 → #997) | $1.1M | 2 |
| #31 | Megan Leas | 1068465 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | Coralville, IA | ▲ 6068 (#6529 → #461) | $3.1M | 17 |
| #32 | Dean Stephan | 1892933 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 5995 (#8186 → #2191) | $435K | 1 |
| #33 | Landry Coleman | 2752730 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Clive, IA | ▲ 5988 (#8369 → #2381) | $395K | 6 |
| #34 | Jacob Lawrence | 1212029 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5987 (#8321 → #2334) | $405K | 3 |
| #35 | Crystlaa Dixon | 1970836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5931 (#8008 → #2077) | $464K | 3 |
| #36 | Ashlie Mason | 2311385 | IOWA STATE BANK | 671365 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 5921 (#7511 → #1590) | $635K | 2 |
| #37 | Sara Warren - Booker | 1584310 | Geo-Corp, Inc. | 139318 | Monterey Park, CA | ▲ 5914 (#6865 → #951) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #38 | Daniel Rosenblatt | 1993020 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 5902 (#7679 → #1777) | $548K | 3 |
| #39 | Thomas Tholl | 166220 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Moline, IL | ▲ 5899 (#7355 → #1456) | $699K | 3 |
| #40 | Jennifer Rumsey-Myers | 1676163 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 5850 (#7694 → #1844) | $525K | 1 |
| #41 | Brian Nickel | 1432500 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Fort Washington, PA | ▲ 5841 (#8197 → #2356) | $400K | 1 |
| #42 | Heather Yackley | 1241088 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 5793 (#7026 → #1233) | $851K | 7 |
| #43 | Brandon Nafso | 1856555 | Mortgage Express, Inc. | 1916307 | Bingham Farms, MI | ▲ 5767 (#8151 → #2384) | $395K | 2 |
| #44 | Joel Hansen | 1365271 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Owensboro, KY | ▲ 5744 (#7414 → #1670) | $600K | 4 |
| #45 | David Henry | 649302 | State Savings Bank | 619040 | Bedford, IA | ▲ 5727 (#8406 → #2679) | $346K | 2 |
| #46 | Myles Huffman | 1603671 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5702 (#7976 → #2274) | $415K | 2 |
| #47 | Kim Ledger | 614223 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 5671 (#7050 → #1379) | $756K | 4 |
| #48 | Timothy Sliter | 205015 | RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing LLC | 18188 | Fort Mill, SC | ▲ 5670 (#6799 → #1129) | $963K | 4 |
| #49 | Devin Meyer | 1916352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5625 (#6792 → #1167) | $920K | 7 |
| #50 | Todd Hedger | 920617 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Lees Summit, MO | ▲ 5591 (#7202 → #1611) | $624K | 1 |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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