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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Jacob Sturm (BELLEVUE STATE BANK, NMLS #2691228), Cody Martin (CENT Credit Union, NMLS #2768768), and Chase Bellon (Leighton State Bank, NMLS #2656318).
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 | ▲ 7914 (#8566 → #652) | $3.2M | 18 |
| #2 | Cody Martin | 2768768 | CENT Credit Union | 409396 | Mason City, IA | ▲ 7567 (#8283 → #716) | $2.9M | 18 |
| #3 | Chase Bellon | 2656318 | Leighton State Bank | 453979 | Pella, IA | ▲ 7443 (#8512 → #1069) | $1.6M | 12 |
| #4 | Todd Sadler | 2394885 | Pioneer Bank | 471705 | Sergeant Bluff, IA | ▲ 7293 (#8506 → #1213) | $1.3M | 6 |
| #5 | Douglas Laity | 1116301 | Apple River State Bank | 449794 | Galena, IL | ▲ 7158 (#8406 → #1248) | $1.3M | 2 |
| #6 | Sharon Granneman | 440198 | Des Moines Metro Credit Union | 414693 | Des Moines, IA | ▲ 6902 (#8580 → #1678) | $897K | 7 |
| #7 | Kaleigh Kinser | 2654458 | UNION STATE BANK | 405265 | Corning, IA | ▲ 6884 (#7515 → #631) | $3.4M | 11 |
| #8 | Andrew Martin | 1439114 | Rolling Hills Bank & Trust | 451311 | Atlantic, IA | ▲ 6847 (#8476 → #1629) | $932K | 2 |
| #9 | Nathan Mertz | 2740241 | Commercial Savings Bank | 408107 | Carroll, IA | ▲ 6822 (#8060 → #1238) | $1.3M | 8 |
| #10 | Tyler Osby | 8668 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Urbandale, IA | ▲ 6744 (#7463 → #719) | $2.9M | 11 |
| #11 | Crystlaa Dixon | 1970836 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6704 (#8002 → #1298) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #12 | Lisa Hedrick | 1057298 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 6570 (#8213 → #1643) | $925K | 5 |
| #13 | Kyle Gdowski | 1078142 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 6545 (#7882 → #1337) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #14 | Robert Friesenhahn | 554728 | Member First Mortgage, LLC | 149532 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6390 (#8082 → #1692) | $884K | 4 |
| #15 | Austin Howe | 2584925 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chesterfield, MO | ▲ 6358 (#6932 → #574) | $3.9M | 18 |
| #16 | Jacob Lawrence | 1212029 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6356 (#8314 → #1958) | $738K | 5 |
| #17 | Sean O'Keefe | 1552464 | United Mortgage Lending LLC | 2220134 | Troy, MI | ▲ 6355 (#7862 → #1507) | $1.0M | 5 |
| #18 | Steven Wisner | 1813387 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6244 (#7882 → #1638) | $927K | 6 |
| #19 | Victor Malloy | 1929781 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | West Des Moines, IA | ▲ 6218 (#8145 → #1927) | $752K | 4 |
| #20 | Kevin Cesear | 198531 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6170 (#7806 → #1636) | $928K | 5 |
| #21 | Sarah Castle | 2730690 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | ▲ 6167 (#8078 → #1911) | $765K | 6 |
| #22 | Evan Campbell | 2732305 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | ▲ 6135 (#6984 → #849) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #23 | Lexie Buschor | 451729 | MOUND CITY BANK | 440728 | Belmont, WI | ▲ 6129 (#7020 → #891) | $2.0M | 4 |
| #24 | Kim Ledger | 614223 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Omaha, NE | ▲ 6099 (#7047 → #948) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #25 | Landry Walker | 2057348 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6054 (#8213 → #2159) | $663K | 3 |
| #26 | Thomas Tholl | 166220 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Moline, IL | ▲ 6041 (#7349 → #1308) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #27 | CRYSTAL JEPSEN | 811458 | Telco Triad Community Credit Union | 555941 | Sioux City, IA | ▲ 6033 (#8180 → #2147) | $666K | 8 |
| #28 | Greggory Bonilla | 1994879 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6029 (#8196 → #2167) | $660K | 3 |
| #29 | Jason Howard | 2001371 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 6018 (#7406 → #1388) | $1.1M | 4 |
| #30 | Anthony Mahler | 1637321 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5965 (#8055 → #2090) | $686K | 6 |
| #31 | Landry Coleman | 2752730 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Clive, IA | ▲ 5952 (#8362 → #2410) | $587K | 10 |
| #32 | Evan Harrison | 2071334 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5927 (#8213 → #2286) | $624K | 6 |
| #33 | William Kohls | 1941060 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5910 (#8213 → #2303) | $618K | 3 |
| #34 | Brittany Short | 887937 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 5875 (#8047 → #2172) | $658K | 3 |
| #35 | Andrew Popovici | 1023825 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5866 (#7300 → #1434) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #36 | Megan Leas | 1068465 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | Coralville, IA | ▲ 5857 (#6528 → #671) | $3.1M | 17 |
| #37 | Maxwell Cowger | 1506672 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 5849 (#7073 → #1224) | $1.3M | 3 |
| #38 | Alec Tirtha | 1825694 | Origna8 Mortgage LLC | 2336339 | Dearborn, MI | ▲ 5819 (#8314 → #2495) | $559K | 4 |
| #39 | Kalen Martsching | 2669607 | Putnam County State Bank | 470251 | — | ▲ 5808 (#7146 → #1338) | $1.2M | 4 |
| #40 | Shiraz Mushtaq | 2258795 | Guidance Residential, LLC | 2908 | Villa Park, IL | ▲ 5757 (#7834 → #2077) | $688K | 3 |
| #41 | Megan Pulford | 1993665 | B2 BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 799570 | Mountain Iron, MN | ▲ 5754 (#8213 → #2459) | $570K | 1 |
| #42 | Taylor White | 2005534 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Marion, IA | ▲ 5746 (#8082 → #2336) | $610K | 11 |
| #43 | Danielle Brink | 1653263 | Northwest Bank | 486668 | Spencer, IA | ▲ 5745 (#8539 → #2794) | $488K | 1 |
| #44 | Michelle Zaruba | 1228002 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Lisbon, IA | ▲ 5737 (#8309 → #2572) | $538K | 6 |
| #45 | Mohamad Faraj | 2022867 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5698 (#8314 → #2616) | $525K | 3 |
| #46 | Andrea Magana | 2484431 | Community 1st Credit Union | 405622 | Osceola, IA | ▲ 5697 (#7741 → #2044) | $700K | 1 |
| #47 | Heather Yackley | 1241088 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 5692 (#7023 → #1331) | $1.2M | 10 |
| #48 | Jonathan Bonacci | 2087717 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5651 (#7877 → #2226) | $644K | 2 |
| #49 | Benjamin Hart | 878373 | Rolling Hills Bank & Trust | 451311 | Atlantic, IA | ▲ 5641 (#7607 → #1966) | $736K | 4 |
| #50 | Timothy Martin | 1566778 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5633 (#7652 → #2019) | $712K | 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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
Powered by ChatMMI