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 July 13, 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 | 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 |
| #9 | Taylor Fredrickson | 2231214 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | — | $1.7M | 8 | $210K |
| #12 | Irina Yavorskaya | 2317861 | Family Funding, Inc. | 2361680 | West Des Moines, IA | $1.7M | 7 | $249K |
| #13 | Daniel Cook | 1132922 | Community State Bank of Rock Falls | 480435 | Rock Falls, IL | $332K | 6 | $55K |
| #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 |
| #17 | Connor Foley | 2339642 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Westfield, IN | $660K | 5 | $132K |
| #18 | Magali Ornelas | 2358629 | United Bank of Iowa | 619193 | Denison, IA | $368K | 4 | $92K |
| #18 | Sara Brennan | 2378530 | Ohnward Bank & Trust | 462102 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $577K | 4 | $144K |
| #18 | Tara Makepeace | 2350708 | BankIowa | 410754 | Waterloo, IA | $1.4M | 4 | $339K |
| #18 | Brandon Farhat | 2270369 | Land Home Financial Services, Inc. | 1796 | — | $550K | 4 | $137K |
| #18 | Zachary Smith | 2115974 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | Urbandale, IA | $479K | 4 | $120K |
| #18 | Emily Barber | 2333259 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | — | $962K | 4 | $240K |
| #18 | Garrett Ikerd | 2378432 | Washington State Bank | 441209 | Washington, IA | $499K | 4 | $125K |
| #18 | Drew Hage | 2349614 | Northwest Bank | 486668 | — | $611K | 4 | $153K |
| #18 | Peyton Pedersen | 2306529 | Satori Financial Mortgage Group, LLC | 4190 | Leon, IA | $659K | 4 | $165K |
| #18 | Luke Llewellyn | 2322939 | Argos Home Loans, LLC | 2731437 | Charlotte, NC | $639K | 4 | $160K |
| #28 | Kelly Schaffer | 2346308 | Peoples Credit Union | 509878 | Fort Dodge, IA | $306K | 3 | $102K |
| #28 | Allen Douglas | 2289027 | Amerifirst Financial, Inc. | 145368 | — | $383K | 3 | $128K |
| #28 | Alvaro Ramos | 2282042 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | — | $536K | 3 | $179K |
| #28 | Jean Diaz | 1519804 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Urbandale, IA | $488K | 3 | $163K |
| #28 | Eric Zander | 2299798 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $335K | 3 | $112K |
| #28 | Rebecca Brown | 2156768 | Dockside Mortgage, LLC | 1806214 | — | $583K | 3 | $194K |
| #28 | Matthew Smith | 2377069 | FIRST STATE BANK | 759405 | Stuart, IA | $212K | 3 | $71K |
| #28 | Kayla VanderLee | 2367353 | Frontier Bank | 616653 | Rock Rapids, IA | $470K | 3 | $157K |
| #28 | Troy Harrison | 2387135 | IOWA STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | 631866 | Fairfield, IA | $1.2M | 3 | $387K |
| #28 | Nic Shar | 2372085 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $448K | 3 | $149K |
| #28 | Nnadozie Enuma-Alaka | 2358012 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $892K | 3 | $297K |
| #39 | Jaron DeShazor | 1312237 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $294K | 2 | $147K |
| #39 | Jonathan Grzelak | 2296488 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $201K | 2 | $100K |
| #39 | Jennifer Kruse-Keller | 199932 | UMB Bank, National Association | 462130 | Kansas City, MO | $36K | 2 | $18K |
| #39 | ERVIN WILLIAMS | 2279440 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $377K | 2 | $189K |
| #39 | David Alamo | 1189714 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $333K | 2 | $167K |
| #39 | SHERRY ROSEN | 68208 | Idaho Housing And Finance Association | 1613389 | Boise, ID | $263K | 2 | $131K |
| #39 | Jason Flud | 2274854 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | — | $131K | 2 | $66K |
| #39 | Michael Young | 2321636 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | Indianapolis, IN | $228K | 2 | $114K |
| #39 | Ryan Rose | 2418350 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Naperville, IL | $370K | 2 | $185K |
| #39 | Jackson Britt | 2300037 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $170K | 2 | $85K |
| #39 | Miles Launspach | 2289180 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | — | $78K | 2 | $39K |
| #39 | Kaitlyn Lowder | 2397121 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $67K | 2 | $33K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2022
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