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 August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450), Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221), and Landyn Lewerke (Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, NMLS #2796764).
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 | $2.5M | 13 | $195K |
| #2 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 6 | $178K |
| #2 | Landyn Lewerke | 2796764 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | West Des Moines, IA | $542K | 6 | $90K |
| #4 | Tyvan Lindbeck | 2806981 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $341K | 4 | $85K |
| #4 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $718K | 4 | $180K |
| #4 | Joshua Rodriguez | 2791892 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #4 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $532K | 4 | $133K |
| #8 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $511K | 3 | $170K |
| #8 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $920K | 3 | $307K |
| #8 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $385K | 3 | $128K |
| #8 | Aidan Thompson | 2818451 | FARMERS STATE BANK | 571322 | Clear Lake, IA | $458K | 3 | $153K |
| #8 | Dhevin Williams | 2811894 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $210K | 3 | $70K |
| #8 | Tucker Dickherber | 2799819 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Urbandale, IA | $657K | 3 | $219K |
| #8 | Jackson Walters | 2764349 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $213K | 3 | $71K |
| #8 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $222K | 3 | $74K |
| #8 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $492K | 3 | $164K |
| #17 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $235K | 2 | $118K |
| #17 | Jalen Childress | 2829183 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $270K | 2 | $135K |
| #17 | Trenton Major | 2801747 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Ames, IA | $539K | 2 | $269K |
| #17 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $481K | 2 | $241K |
| #17 | Jeremiah Stull | 2829745 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Waterloo, IA | $50K | 2 | $25K |
| #17 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #17 | Nathaniel Jackson | 2815784 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $463K | 2 | $232K |
| #17 | Brent Hartley | 2850874 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | West Burlington, IA | $205K | 2 | $103K |
| #17 | Daniel Rea | 2387126 | AdvantageFirst Lending Inc. | 1209177 | Lake Forest, CA | $104K | 2 | $52K |
| #17 | Chayton Epping | 2687909 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Vestavia, AL | $139K | 2 | $70K |
| #17 | Ruba Zawaideh | 2774543 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $188K | 2 | $94K |
| #17 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $414K | 2 | $207K |
| #17 | Eric Schaub | 1292018 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | — | $215K | 2 | $108K |
| #17 | Alexis Sady | 2806885 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | $107K | 2 | $54K |
| #17 | Anthony Jarvis | 2741928 | American Heritage Lending, LLC | 93735 | Irvine, CA | $180K | 2 | $90K |
| #17 | Tadakara Mhlanga | 2816406 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $230K | 2 | $115K |
| #33 | Khalifah Muhammad | 1994415 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $71K | 1 | $71K |
| #33 | Tanganyika Lac | 2806571 | Peoples Bank | 709403 | clive, IA | $176K | 1 | $176K |
| #33 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $300K | 1 | $300K |
| #33 | Makenna Shields | 2773621 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $210K | 1 | $210K |
| #33 | Elijah Benson | 2796928 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $70K | 1 | $70K |
| #33 | Clarence Gregory | 2821344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $89K | 1 | $89K |
| #33 | Nicole Mcintyre | 2840224 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $50K | 1 | $50K |
| #33 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $127K | 1 | $127K |
| #33 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $243K | 1 | $243K |
| #33 | Trey Sweeney | 1375941 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $104K | 1 | $104K |
| #33 | Sarah Galles | 2835929 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Le Mars, IA | $201K | 1 | $201K |
| #33 | Jake Ralston | 2803807 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $285K | 1 | $285K |
| #33 | Luis Romero | 2830876 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $134K | 1 | $134K |
| #33 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $295K | 1 | $295K |
| #33 | Dustin Floyd | 2792198 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $183K | 1 | $183K |
| #33 | Ty Janosko | 2817733 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $376K | 1 | $376K |
| #33 | D'ONTE WATSON | 2385001 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $205K | 1 | $205K |
| #33 | chan mitchareune | 2817347 | Milestone Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1815656 | New Bedford, MA | $194K | 1 | $194K |
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 August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units
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