Retention champions in Iowa in 2025, 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 Michael Ward (GreenState Credit Union, NMLS #645063), Peter Johnson (GreenState Credit Union, NMLS #421779), and Scott Langenberg (GreenState Credit Union, NMLS #938064).
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 | Michael Ward | 645063 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | West Des Moines, IA | $24.2M | 59 | 66.3% |
| #2 | Peter Johnson | 421779 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Iowa City, IA | $20.9M | 50 | 59.5% |
| #3 | Scott Langenberg | 938064 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | West Des Moines, IA | $16.4M | 49 | 65.3% |
| #4 | GARY PRESNALL | 406030 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | — | $15.6M | 40 | 75.5% |
| #5 | Tayler Fick | 1554996 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Davenport, IA | $11.4M | 31 | 59.6% |
| #6 | Jessica Greving | 21685 | Residential Mortgage Network, Inc. | 1495 | Iowa City, IA | $8.9M | 30 | 35.7% |
| #7 | Haleigh Sperfslage | 1487916 | Farmers State Bank | 403650 | Waterloo, IA | $4.8M | 28 | 73.7% |
| #7 | Kyle Langenberg | 41803 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | $8.8M | 28 | 57.1% |
| #9 | Felisha Junge | 421757 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $8.1M | 27 | 36.5% |
| #10 | Christopher Schneider | 552414 | Ruhl Mortgage, LLC | 935629 | Bettendorf, IA | $11.5M | 26 | 42.6% |
| #10 | Nicholas Watson | 400163 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Marion, IA | $6.8M | 26 | 59.1% |
| #12 | Robin McEnany | 400222 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Dubuque, IA | $7.3M | 25 | 65.8% |
| #12 | Heidi Abben | 844674 | Farmers State Bank | 403650 | Waverly, IA | $4.5M | 25 | 69.4% |
| #14 | Pamela Nesbitt | 18676 | VisionBank of Iowa | 408547 | Ames, IA | $8.1M | 24 | 85.7% |
| #14 | Bill Tye | 521191 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | $8.8M | 24 | 57.1% |
| #14 | John O'Rourke | 614041 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Iowa City, IA | $7.9M | 24 | 63.2% |
| #17 | Christina Jenn | 408391 | Hills Bank and Trust Company | 402178 | Iowa City, IA | $4.7M | 23 | 59.0% |
| #17 | Jared Schmit | 531610 | Farmers State Bank | 403650 | Waterloo, IA | $6.0M | 23 | 57.5% |
| #19 | Thomas Axvig | 400252 | Collins Community Credit Union | 562330 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $7.6M | 22 | 56.4% |
| #20 | Kimberly Schlader | 458515 | First Security Bank and Trust Company | 440430 | Charles City, IA | $3.0M | 21 | 84.0% |
| #21 | Laura Schmauss | 762872 | Decorah Bank and Trust Company | 677265 | Cresco, IA | $4.9M | 20 | 74.1% |
| #21 | Kurt Backes | 1083013 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Ankeny, IA | $7.1M | 20 | 48.8% |
| #21 | Shannon Moore | 19084 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $4.1M | 20 | 60.6% |
| #21 | Matthew Frascht | 421770 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Coralville, IA | $6.0M | 20 | 41.7% |
| #25 | AMBER ERNST | 406037 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Bettendorf, IA | $6.7M | 18 | 40.0% |
| #25 | Sarah Hughes | 688343 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $3.7M | 18 | 47.4% |
| #25 | Eric Baumgarth | 421754 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | North Liberty, IA | $6.3M | 18 | 52.9% |
| #25 | Angela Timp | 10338 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Waukee, IA | $8.8M | 18 | 51.4% |
| #25 | Lori Honermann | 1019565 | Veridian Credit Union | 531586 | Waterloo, IA | $4.0M | 18 | 30.5% |
| #25 | Sharon Somers | 767590 | NORTH IOWA COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION | 658157 | Mason City, IA | $1.0M | 18 | 78.3% |
| #31 | KRISTIN CHRISTENSEN | 1893769 | Luana Savings Bank | 414402 | — | $5.4M | 17 | 94.4% |
| #31 | Ryan Venz | 1633623 | FIRST CITIZENS BANK | 401453 | Charles City, IA | $1.1M | 17 | 56.7% |
| #31 | Michael Claussen | 31320 | Peoples Savings Bank | 361168 | Indianola, IA | $5.4M | 17 | 63.0% |
| #31 | Sara Marshall | 805422 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Iowa City, IA | $4.2M | 17 | 53.1% |
| #35 | TONYA ELLER | 631120 | Crawford County Trust and Savings Bank | 623919 | Denison, IA | $3.4M | 16 | 84.2% |
| #35 | Sean Pottratz | 3711 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Iowa City, IA | $5.8M | 16 | 42.1% |
| #35 | Bradley Maras | 500106 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $4.4M | 16 | 47.1% |
| #38 | Becky Mitchell | 1751576 | Decorah Bank and Trust Company | 677265 | Decorah, IA | $3.0M | 15 | 65.2% |
| #38 | BRANDON CONVERSE | 1380837 | Luana Savings Bank | 414402 | Polk City, IA | $4.4M | 15 | 88.2% |
| #38 | Jessica Campbell | 1614598 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | North Liberty, IA | $4.6M | 15 | 60.0% |
| #41 | Eric Pope | 404436 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Des Moines, IA | $3.4M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #41 | Kyle Lehman | 880212 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A. | 449042 | West Des Moines, IA | $4.3M | 14 | 73.7% |
| #41 | Cody Carritt | 631149 | Washington County Bank | 623796 | Blair, NE | $5.9M | 14 | 63.6% |
| #41 | Ibrahim Cejvanovic | 1922644 | Veridian Credit Union | 531586 | Waterloo, IA | $3.4M | 14 | 60.9% |
| #41 | Paul Tekippe | 1263536 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Altoona, IA | $4.8M | 14 | 77.8% |
| #41 | Shane Bark | 1231234 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Clinton, IA | $2.1M | 14 | 70.0% |
| #41 | Kristy Morrissey | 51625 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Ankeny, IA | $4.7M | 14 | 82.4% |
| #41 | Brekken Klomstad | 1385091 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Waukee, IA | $5.4M | 14 | 53.8% |
| #41 | Scott Mueller | 531614 | Veridian Credit Union | 531586 | Cedar Falls, IA | $3.5M | 14 | 45.2% |
| #41 | Jacob Krob | 1871600 | Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Company | 405364 | Mount Vernon, IA | $2.0M | 14 | 63.6% |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-retention-by-units/2025
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