Retention champions in Iowa in 2024, 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 Peter Johnson (GreenState Credit Union, NMLS #421779), Scott Langenberg (GreenState Credit Union, NMLS #938064), and Nicholas Watson (GreenState Credit Union, NMLS #400163).
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 | Retained Volume | Retained Loans | Retention Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Peter Johnson | 421779 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Iowa City, IA | $19.5M | 55 | 75.3% |
| #2 | Scott Langenberg | 938064 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | West Des Moines, IA | $16.6M | 48 | 73.8% |
| #3 | Nicholas Watson | 400163 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Marion, IA | $9.7M | 33 | 80.5% |
| #4 | Kyle Langenberg | 41803 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | $11.7M | 31 | 63.3% |
| #5 | Michael Ward | 645063 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | West Des Moines, IA | $9.2M | 29 | 55.8% |
| #6 | Felisha Junge | 421757 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $8.5M | 27 | 38.6% |
| #7 | Angela Timp | 10338 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Waukee, IA | $14.4M | 26 | 83.9% |
| #8 | Jessica Greving | 21685 | Residential Mortgage Network, Inc. | 1495 | Iowa City, IA | $7.4M | 25 | 49.0% |
| #8 | Jared Schmit | 531610 | Farmers State Bank | 403650 | Waterloo, IA | $4.3M | 25 | 83.3% |
| #8 | Christopher Schneider | 552414 | Ruhl Mortgage, LLC | 935629 | Bettendorf, IA | $8.8M | 25 | 49.0% |
| #11 | KRISTIN CHRISTENSEN | 1893769 | Luana Savings Bank | 414402 | — | $8.0M | 24 | 80.0% |
| #12 | Jason Kaiman | 406027 | CHARTER WEST BANK | 466077 | West Des Moines, IA | $9.9M | 21 | 61.8% |
| #13 | Haleigh Sperfslage | 1487916 | Farmers State Bank | 403650 | Waterloo, IA | $4.5M | 20 | 69.0% |
| #13 | TONYA ELLER | 631120 | Crawford County Trust and Savings Bank | 623919 | Denison, IA | $4.1M | 20 | 90.9% |
| #15 | Heidi Abben | 844674 | Farmers State Bank | 403650 | Waverly, IA | $4.2M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #15 | BRANDON CONVERSE | 1380837 | Luana Savings Bank | 414402 | Polk City, IA | $5.0M | 19 | 90.5% |
| #15 | Sean Pottratz | 3711 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Iowa City, IA | $6.9M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #18 | Jason Olson | 728056 | Peoples Bank | 709403 | Waukee, IA | $9.1M | 18 | 90.0% |
| #19 | AMBER ERNST | 406037 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Bettendorf, IA | $4.4M | 17 | 50.0% |
| #20 | Kurt Backes | 1083013 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Ankeny, IA | $4.8M | 16 | 59.3% |
| #20 | Jason Warren | 488172 | Northwest Bank | 486668 | Spencer, IA | $7.6M | 16 | 61.5% |
| #22 | Laura Schmauss | 762872 | Decorah Bank and Trust Company | 677265 | Cresco, IA | $2.2M | 15 | 93.8% |
| #22 | GARY PRESNALL | 406030 | CHARTER WEST BANK | 466077 | West Des Moines, IA | $4.9M | 15 | 51.7% |
| #22 | Jacob Krob | 1871600 | Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Company | 405364 | Mount Vernon, IA | $3.3M | 15 | 93.8% |
| #25 | Carrie Durant | 804525 | Siouxland Federal Credit Union | 451638 | South Sioux City, NE | $1.3M | 14 | 73.7% |
| #25 | Sarah Hughes | 688343 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1.9M | 14 | 53.8% |
| #25 | Tayler Fick | 1554996 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Davenport, IA | $4.3M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #25 | Kayla Nelson | 780503 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Des Moines, IA | $3.2M | 14 | 60.9% |
| #29 | Shannon Moore | 19084 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $3.4M | 13 | 50.0% |
| #29 | Pamela Nesbitt | 18676 | VisionBank of Iowa | 408547 | Ames, IA | $3.1M | 13 | 61.9% |
| #29 | Sharelle Gandy | 1556326 | CORDA CREDIT UNION | 520897 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $3.1M | 13 | 50.0% |
| #32 | Hope Hall | 3938 | Hall Lending Group LLC | 3833 | Hiawatha, IA | $2.7M | 12 | 44.4% |
| #32 | Joshua Schrofer | 690522 | Farmers State Bank | 403650 | West Des Moines, IA | $4.9M | 12 | 75.0% |
| #32 | Bradley Maras | 500106 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $3.4M | 12 | 40.0% |
| #32 | Adam Calcara | 1554310 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Marion, IA | $2.0M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #32 | Jennifer Jenkins | 594065 | Manufacturers Bank & Trust Company | 541156 | Forest City, IA | $1.1M | 12 | 92.3% |
| #32 | CYNTHIA MART | 493726 | Central Bank | 447201 | Spirit Lake, IA | $1.5M | 12 | 80.0% |
| #38 | Amanda Blackman | 435544 | VisionBank of Iowa | 408547 | Boone, IA | $3.6M | 11 | 73.3% |
| #38 | Thomas Axvig | 400252 | Collins Community Credit Union | 562330 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $3.4M | 11 | 55.0% |
| #38 | Kimberly Schlader | 458515 | First Security Bank and Trust Company | 440430 | Charles City, IA | $1.4M | 11 | 73.3% |
| #38 | Sara Marshall | 805422 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Iowa City, IA | $2.5M | 11 | 45.8% |
| #38 | JASON SPENGLER | 400143 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Marion, IA | $3.7M | 11 | 47.8% |
| #43 | Shelly Larsen | 649346 | Siouxland Federal Credit Union | 451638 | South Sioux City, NE | $910K | 10 | 62.5% |
| #43 | Nathan Bakker | 501016 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Hull, IA | $2.2M | 10 | 83.3% |
| #43 | Christopher Spillum | 400161 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Bettendorf, IA | $2.1M | 10 | 35.7% |
| #43 | Janet Norris | 465257 | FIRST MID BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 411170 | Coralville, IA | $1.8M | 10 | 100.0% |
| #43 | Matthew Frascht | 421770 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Coralville, IA | $2.7M | 10 | 28.6% |
| #43 | Kyle Lehman | 880212 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | West Des Moines, IA | $3.3M | 10 | 71.4% |
| #43 | KARL LARSON | 493731 | Central Bank | 447201 | Storm Lake, IA | $972K | 10 | 76.9% |
| #43 | Brian Byrnes | 41854 | Luana Savings Bank | 414402 | Clive, IA | $2.8M | 10 | 83.3% |
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. Retention Champions by Loan Count — Iowa (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-retention-by-units/2024
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