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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Brenda Baird (Premier Lending Alliance, LLC, NMLS #2339785), Ashley Nooteboom (GreenState Credit Union, NMLS #2310308), and Channing Craig (Bank Iowa, NMLS #2300759).
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 | Ashley Nooteboom | 2310308 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $880K | 20 | $44K |
| #2 | Channing Craig | 2300759 | Bank Iowa | 673681 | Clarinda, IA | $2.3M | 20 | $114K |
| #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 | Derek Sawvell | 2321188 | De Witt Bank & Trust Co. | 479284 | Wilton, IA | $1.3M | 8 | $158K |
| #9 | Taylor Fredrickson | 2231214 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | — | $1.7M | 8 | $210K |
| #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 | Estella Reynoldson | 2310292 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Grimes, IA | $565K | 6 | $94K |
| #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 | 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 | Luke Llewellyn | 2322939 | More Life Mortgage, LLC | 2748762 | Virginia Beach, VA | $639K | 4 | $160K |
| #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 |
| #18 | Magali Ornelas | 2358629 | United Bank of Iowa | 619193 | Denison, IA | $368K | 4 | $92K |
| #18 | Emily Barber | 2333259 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | — | $962K | 4 | $240K |
| #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 | Tara Makepeace | 2350708 | BankIowa | 410754 | Waterloo, IA | $1.4M | 4 | $339K |
| #18 | Zachary Smith | 2115974 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | Urbandale, IA | $479K | 4 | $120K |
| #28 | Eric Zander | 2299798 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $335K | 3 | $112K |
| #28 | Matthew Smith | 2377069 | FIRST STATE BANK | 759405 | Stuart, IA | $212K | 3 | $71K |
| #28 | Nnadozie Enuma-Alaka | 2358012 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $892K | 3 | $297K |
| #28 | Rebecca Brown | 2156768 | Dockside Mortgage, LLC | 1806214 | — | $583K | 3 | $194K |
| #28 | Jean Diaz | 1519804 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Urbandale, IA | $488K | 3 | $163K |
| #28 | Nic Shar | 2372085 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $448K | 3 | $149K |
| #28 | Kayla VanderLee | 2367353 | Frontier Bank | 616653 | Rock Rapids, IA | $470K | 3 | $157K |
| #28 | Allen Douglas | 2289027 | Amerifirst Financial, Inc. | 145368 | — | $383K | 3 | $128K |
| #28 | Alvaro Ramos | 2282042 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | $536K | 3 | $179K |
| #28 | Troy Harrison | 2387135 | IOWA STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | 631866 | Fairfield, IA | $1.2M | 3 | $387K |
| #28 | Kelly Schaffer | 2346308 | Peoples Credit Union | 509878 | Fort Dodge, IA | $306K | 3 | $102K |
| #39 | Genevieve Hults | 2399252 | Premier Credit Union | 408523 | — | $35K | 2 | $18K |
| #39 | Ella Dotson | 2258842 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $245K | 2 | $122K |
| #39 | Bentley Stilwell | 2355453 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | $335K | 2 | $167K |
| #39 | SHERRY ROSEN | 68208 | Idaho Housing And Finance Association | 1613389 | Boise, ID | $263K | 2 | $131K |
| #39 | Luis Mendez Hidalgo | 866574 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $453K | 2 | $227K |
| #39 | Erika Salcedo | 2404031 | Raccoon Valley Bank | 407837 | Perry, IA | $364K | 2 | $182K |
| #39 | Jaron DeShazor | 1312237 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $294K | 2 | $147K |
| #39 | Dillon Kaller | 2332939 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $283K | 2 | $142K |
| #39 | Jennifer Kruse-Keller | 199932 | UMB Bank, National Association | 462130 | Kansas City, MO | $36K | 2 | $18K |
| #39 | Kathy Birkelbach | 1081139 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $328K | 2 | $164K |
| #39 | Ryan Rose | 2418350 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Naperville, IL | $370K | 2 | $185K |
| #39 | Randal Pike | 2144516 | Ixonia Bank | 423065 | — | $271K | 2 | $135K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2022
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