Leading rookies in Iowa in 2022, 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 Brenda Baird (Premier Lending Alliance, LLC, NMLS #2339785), Channing Craig (Bank Iowa, NMLS #2300759), and Ashley Nooteboom (GreenState Credit Union, NMLS #2310308).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Brenda Baird | 2339785 | Premier Lending Alliance, LLC | 320883 | — | $4.1M | 24 | $170K |
| #2 | Channing Craig | 2300759 | Bank Iowa | 673681 | Clarinda, IA | $2.3M | 20 | $114K |
| #2 | Ashley Nooteboom | 2310308 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $880K | 20 | $44K |
| #4 | Grant Flynn | 2309390 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | — | $5.3M | 17 | $314K |
| #5 | Matthew Metcalf | 2310314 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $1.1M | 14 | $81K |
| #5 | Kayla Castillo | 2361076 | Blackhawk Bank & Trust | 405298 | Milan, IL | $2.4M | 14 | $173K |
| #7 | Kristi O'Neal | 2315778 | Houghton State Bank | 623934 | Red Oak, IA | $964K | 9 | $107K |
| #7 | Bridgett Robinson | 2244064 | Neighborhood Finance Corporation | 8943 | Des Moines, IA | $124K | 9 | $14K |
| #9 | Taylor Fredrickson | 2231214 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | — | $1.7M | 8 | $210K |
| #9 | Derek Sawvell | 2321188 | De Witt Bank & Trust Co. | 479284 | Wilton, IA | $1.3M | 8 | $158K |
| #9 | Fernando Ayala | 2336465 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $363K | 8 | $45K |
| #12 | Irina Yavorskaya | 2317861 | Family Funding, Inc. | 2361680 | West Des Moines, IA | $1.7M | 7 | $249K |
| #13 | Anthony Dixon | 2274953 | Pinnacle Mortgage Corporation | 1323739 | — | $460K | 6 | $77K |
| #13 | Renee Eyres | 6072 | THE SECURITY NATIONAL BANK OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA | 410763 | Sioux City, IA | $121K | 6 | $20K |
| #13 | Estella Reynoldson | 2310292 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Grimes, IA | $565K | 6 | $94K |
| #13 | Daniel Cook | 1132922 | Community State Bank of Rock Falls | 480435 | Rock Falls, IL | $332K | 6 | $55K |
| #17 | Connor Foley | 2339642 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Westfield, IN | $660K | 5 | $132K |
| #18 | Brandon Farhat | 2270369 | Land Home Financial Services, Inc. | 1796 | — | $550K | 4 | $137K |
| #18 | Emily Barber | 2333259 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | — | $962K | 4 | $240K |
| #18 | Zachary Smith | 2115974 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | Urbandale, IA | $479K | 4 | $120K |
| #18 | Sara Brennan | 2378530 | Ohnward Bank & Trust | 462102 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $577K | 4 | $144K |
| #18 | Drew Hage | 2349614 | Northwest Bank | 486668 | — | $611K | 4 | $153K |
| #18 | Luke Llewellyn | 2322939 | More Life Mortgage, LLC | 2748762 | Virginia Beach, VA | $639K | 4 | $160K |
| #18 | Magali Ornelas | 2358629 | United Bank of Iowa | 619193 | Denison, IA | $368K | 4 | $92K |
| #18 | Tara Makepeace | 2350708 | BankIowa | 410754 | Waterloo, IA | $1.4M | 4 | $339K |
| #18 | Peyton Pedersen | 2306529 | Satori Financial Mortgage Group, LLC | 4190 | Leon, IA | $659K | 4 | $165K |
| #18 | Garrett Ikerd | 2378432 | Washington State Bank | 441209 | Washington, IA | $499K | 4 | $125K |
| #28 | Troy Harrison | 2387135 | IOWA STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | 631866 | Fairfield, IA | $1.2M | 3 | $387K |
| #28 | Matthew Smith | 2377069 | FIRST STATE BANK | 759405 | Stuart, IA | $212K | 3 | $71K |
| #28 | Rebecca Brown | 2156768 | Dockside Mortgage, LLC | 1806214 | — | $583K | 3 | $194K |
| #28 | Kayla VanderLee | 2367353 | Frontier Bank | 616653 | Rock Rapids, IA | $470K | 3 | $157K |
| #28 | Jean Diaz | 1519804 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | — | $488K | 3 | $163K |
| #28 | Eric Zander | 2299798 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $335K | 3 | $112K |
| #28 | Alvaro Ramos | 2282042 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | $536K | 3 | $179K |
| #28 | Nnadozie Enuma-Alaka | 2358012 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $892K | 3 | $297K |
| #28 | Nic Shar | 2372085 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $448K | 3 | $149K |
| #28 | Allen Douglas | 2289027 | Amerifirst Financial, Inc. | 145368 | — | $383K | 3 | $128K |
| #28 | Kelly Schaffer | 2346308 | Peoples Credit Union | 509878 | Fort Dodge, IA | $306K | 3 | $102K |
| #39 | Bentley Stilwell | 2355453 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | $335K | 2 | $167K |
| #39 | Laurie Cragen | 2333116 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $517K | 2 | $259K |
| #39 | Jackson Britt | 2300037 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $170K | 2 | $85K |
| #39 | Luis Mendez Hidalgo | 866574 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $453K | 2 | $227K |
| #39 | Kaitlyn Lowder | 2397121 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $67K | 2 | $33K |
| #39 | Kathy Birkelbach | 1081139 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $328K | 2 | $164K |
| #39 | Jennifer Kruse-Keller | 199932 | UMB Bank, National Association | 462130 | Kansas City, MO | $36K | 2 | $18K |
| #39 | Jessica Schaffer | 2392173 | CITY STATE BANK | 416698 | Madrid, IA | $423K | 2 | $212K |
| #39 | ERVIN WILLIAMS | 2279440 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $377K | 2 | $189K |
| #39 | Griffin Miecznikowski | 2310264 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $41K | 2 | $21K |
| #39 | Dillon Kaller | 2332939 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $283K | 2 | $142K |
| #39 | David Alamo | 1189714 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $333K | 2 | $167K |
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 (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2022
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