Leading rookies in Iowa in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450), Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221), and Caelen Arreola (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2784817).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Charlie Poppema | 2813450 | Peoples Bank | 433180 | Rock Valley, IA | $1.5M | 6 | $249K |
| #2 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $785K | 5 | $157K |
| #3 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $222K | 3 | $74K |
| #3 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $478K | 3 | $159K |
| #3 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $385K | 3 | $128K |
| #6 | Daniel Rea | 2387126 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $104K | 2 | $52K |
| #6 | Ruba Zawaideh | 2774543 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $188K | 2 | $94K |
| #6 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $425K | 2 | $212K |
| #6 | Joshua Rodriguez | 2791892 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $223K | 2 | $111K |
| #6 | Anthony Jarvis | 2741928 | American Heritage Lending, LLC | 93735 | Irvine, CA | $180K | 2 | $90K |
| #6 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $481K | 2 | $241K |
| #6 | Tucker Dickherber | 2799819 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Urbandale, IA | $403K | 2 | $202K |
| #6 | Landyn Lewerke | 2796764 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | West Des Moines, IA | $271K | 2 | $135K |
| #6 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $253K | 2 | $127K |
| #15 | Aidan Thompson | 2818451 | FARMERS STATE BANK | 571322 | Clear Lake, IA | $358K | 1 | $358K |
| #15 | Darius Benson | 2290644 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $116K | 1 | $116K |
| #15 | Jeniza Othon | 2788224 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $71K | 1 | $71K |
| #15 | Jackson Walters | 2764349 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $66K | 1 | $66K |
| #15 | Trey Sweeney | 1375941 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $104K | 1 | $104K |
| #15 | Jake Ralston | 2803807 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $285K | 1 | $285K |
| #15 | Enhao Wang | 2861080 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Lynchburg, VA | $65K | 1 | $65K |
| #15 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $582K | 1 | $582K |
| #15 | Cara Kearney | 2803203 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | West Des Moines, IA | $402K | 1 | $402K |
| #15 | Alexis Sady | 2806885 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | $40K | 1 | $40K |
| #15 | Tyvan Lindbeck | 2806981 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $32K | 1 | $32K |
| #15 | Dustin Floyd | 2792198 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $183K | 1 | $183K |
| #15 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $170K | 1 | $170K |
| #15 | Eric Schaub | 1292018 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Orange City, IA | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #15 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $85K | 1 | $85K |
| #15 | Phillip Gross | 630504 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Grosse Pointe, MI | $75K | 1 | $75K |
| #15 | Clarence Gregory | 2821344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $89K | 1 | $89K |
| #15 | Fahad Alam | 2799360 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $105K | 1 | $105K |
| #15 | Shakaira Taylor | 2822585 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $48K | 1 | $48K |
| #15 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $198K | 1 | $198K |
| #15 | Kushal Bhaveshbhai Patel | 2794213 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $274K | 1 | $274K |
| #15 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $257K | 1 | $257K |
| #15 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $165K | 1 | $165K |
| #15 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $300K | 1 | $300K |
| #15 | Khalifah Muhammad | 1994415 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $71K | 1 | $71K |
| #15 | Elijah Benson | 2796928 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $70K | 1 | $70K |
| #15 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $373K | 1 | $373K |
| #15 | Makenna Shields | 2773621 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $210K | 1 | $210K |
| #15 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $282K | 1 | $282K |
| #15 | Josue Manzueta | 2804051 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $80K | 1 | $80K |
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. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — Iowa. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units
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