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 October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450), Landyn Lewerke (Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, NMLS #2796764), and Tyron Tucker (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #971931).
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 | $3.5M | 20 | $175K |
| #2 | Landyn Lewerke | 2796764 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | West Des Moines, IA | $1.3M | 15 | $87K |
| #3 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.2M | 7 | $166K |
| #4 | Dhevin Williams | 2811894 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $395K | 6 | $66K |
| #4 | Jeremiah Stull | 2829745 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Waterloo, IA | $525K | 6 | $87K |
| #4 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 6 | $178K |
| #7 | Tyvan Lindbeck | 2806981 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $700K | 5 | $140K |
| #7 | Jackson Walters | 2764349 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $307K | 5 | $61K |
| #7 | Clarence Gregory | 2821344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $567K | 5 | $113K |
| #10 | Alexis Sady | 2806885 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | $166K | 4 | $42K |
| #10 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $651K | 4 | $163K |
| #10 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $722K | 4 | $181K |
| #10 | Joshua Rodriguez | 2791892 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #10 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $454K | 4 | $113K |
| #10 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $621K | 4 | $155K |
| #10 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $718K | 4 | $180K |
| #10 | Jalen Childress | 2829183 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $347K | 4 | $87K |
| #18 | Eric Schaub | 1292018 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | — | $355K | 3 | $118K |
| #18 | Nathaniel Jackson | 2815784 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $746K | 3 | $249K |
| #18 | Aidan Thompson | 2818451 | FARMERS STATE BANK | 571322 | Clear Lake, IA | $458K | 3 | $153K |
| #18 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $282K | 3 | $94K |
| #18 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $920K | 3 | $307K |
| #18 | Tucker Dickherber | 2799819 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Urbandale, IA | $657K | 3 | $219K |
| #18 | Tadakara Mhlanga | 2816406 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $395K | 3 | $132K |
| #18 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $222K | 3 | $74K |
| #18 | Trenton Major | 2801747 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Ames, IA | $819K | 3 | $273K |
| #18 | Samara Malone | 2821427 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $519K | 3 | $173K |
| #28 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #28 | Nancy Fisher | 2730603 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | West Des Moines, IA | $374K | 2 | $187K |
| #28 | Isaac Worley | 2839997 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #28 | Elijah Benson | 2796928 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $147K | 2 | $74K |
| #28 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $225K | 2 | $113K |
| #28 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $235K | 2 | $118K |
| #28 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $298K | 2 | $149K |
| #28 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $414K | 2 | $207K |
| #28 | Drew Morales | 2850589 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $259K | 2 | $129K |
| #28 | Jordan Kelly | 2817014 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $186K | 2 | $93K |
| #28 | Anthony Jarvis | 2741928 | American Heritage Lending, LLC | 93735 | Irvine, CA | $180K | 2 | $90K |
| #28 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $481K | 2 | $241K |
| #28 | Paul DeMiere | 2828159 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $243K | 2 | $122K |
| #28 | Ruba Zawaideh | 2774543 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $188K | 2 | $94K |
| #28 | Amber Blake | 2830642 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $120K | 2 | $60K |
| #28 | Brent Hartley | 2850874 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | West Burlington, IA | $205K | 2 | $103K |
| #28 | Chayton Epping | 2687909 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Vestavia, AL | $139K | 2 | $70K |
| #28 | Sarah Galles | 2835929 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Le Mars, IA | $1.3M | 2 | $635K |
| #28 | Natasha Murphy | 2816132 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $199K | 2 | $99K |
| #28 | Dustin Floyd | 2792198 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $440K | 2 | $220K |
| #28 | Daniel Rea | 2387126 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $104K | 2 | $52K |
| #28 | Andrew Cole | 2797590 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $136K | 2 | $68K |
| #28 | Colin Wilson | 2833195 | Fidelity Bank | 408078 | West Des Moines, IA | $675K | 2 | $337K |
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 October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units
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