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 May 28, 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 | — | $4.0M | 23 | $173K |
| #2 | Ashley Nooteboom | 2310308 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $880K | 20 | $44K |
| #3 | Channing Craig | 2300759 | Bank Iowa | 673681 | Clarinda, IA | $1.8M | 16 | $115K |
| #4 | Matthew Metcalf | 2310314 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $1.1M | 14 | $81K |
| #4 | Kayla Castillo | 2361076 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Davenport, IA | $2.4M | 14 | $173K |
| #6 | Grant Flynn | 2309390 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | — | $4.4M | 11 | $401K |
| #7 | Bridgett Robinson | 2244064 | Neighborhood Finance Corporation | 8943 | Des Moines, IA | $124K | 9 | $14K |
| #8 | Derek Sawvell | 2321188 | De Witt Bank & Trust Co. | 479284 | Wilton, IA | $1.3M | 8 | $158K |
| #8 | Fernando Ayala | 2336465 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $363K | 8 | $45K |
| #10 | Taylor Fredrickson | 2231214 | Midwest Family Lending Corporation | 4622 | — | $1.6M | 7 | $222K |
| #10 | Kristi O'Neal | 2315778 | Houghton State Bank | 623934 | Red Oak, IA | $769K | 7 | $110K |
| #12 | Renee Eyres | 6072 | THE SECURITY NATIONAL BANK OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA | 410763 | Sioux City, IA | $121K | 6 | $20K |
| #12 | Estella Reynoldson | 2310292 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Grimes, IA | $565K | 6 | $94K |
| #12 | Irina Yavorskaya | 2317861 | Family Funding, Inc. | 2361680 | West Des Moines, IA | $1.7M | 6 | $278K |
| #12 | Daniel Cook | 1132922 | Community State Bank of Rock Falls | 480435 | Rock Falls, IL | $332K | 6 | $55K |
| #12 | Anthony Dixon | 2274953 | Pinnacle Mortgage Corporation | 1323739 | — | $460K | 6 | $77K |
| #17 | Connor Foley | 2339642 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Westfield, IN | $660K | 5 | $132K |
| #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 |
| #18 | Brandon Farhat | 2270369 | Land Home Financial Services, Inc. | 1796 | — | $550K | 4 | $137K |
| #18 | Sara Brennan | 2378530 | Ohnward Bank & Trust | 462102 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $577K | 4 | $144K |
| #18 | Magali Ornelas | 2358629 | United Bank of Iowa | 619193 | Denison, IA | $368K | 4 | $92K |
| #18 | Drew Hage | 2349614 | Northwest Bank | 486668 | — | $611K | 4 | $153K |
| #18 | Luke Llewellyn | 2322939 | Argos Home Loans, LLC | 2731437 | Raleigh, NC | $639K | 4 | $160K |
| #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 |
| #27 | Allen Douglas | 2289027 | Amerifirst Financial, Inc. | 145368 | — | $383K | 3 | $128K |
| #27 | Matthew Smith | 2377069 | FIRST STATE BANK | 759405 | Stuart, IA | $212K | 3 | $71K |
| #27 | Nnadozie Enuma-Alaka | 2358012 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $892K | 3 | $297K |
| #27 | Nic Shar | 2372085 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $448K | 3 | $149K |
| #27 | Jean Diaz | 1519804 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Urbandale, IA | $488K | 3 | $163K |
| #27 | Rebecca Brown | 2156768 | Dockside Mortgage, LLC | 1806214 | — | $583K | 3 | $194K |
| #27 | Kayla VanderLee | 2367353 | Frontier Bank | 616653 | Rock Rapids, IA | $470K | 3 | $157K |
| #27 | Peyton Pedersen | 2306529 | Satori Financial Mortgage Group, LLC | 4190 | Leon, IA | $424K | 3 | $141K |
| #27 | Troy Harrison | 2387135 | IOWA STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | 631866 | Fairfield, IA | $1.2M | 3 | $387K |
| #27 | Eric Zander | 2299798 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $335K | 3 | $112K |
| #27 | Kelly Schaffer | 2346308 | Peoples Credit Union | 509878 | Fort Dodge, IA | $306K | 3 | $102K |
| #38 | Luis Mendez Hidalgo | 866574 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $453K | 2 | $227K |
| #38 | Laurie Cragen | 2333116 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $517K | 2 | $259K |
| #38 | Dillon Kaller | 2332939 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $283K | 2 | $142K |
| #38 | David Alamo | 1189714 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $333K | 2 | $167K |
| #38 | Ella Dotson | 2258842 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Boca Raton, FL | $245K | 2 | $122K |
| #38 | Jessica Schaffer | 2392173 | CITY STATE BANK | 416698 | Madrid, IA | $423K | 2 | $212K |
| #38 | ERVIN WILLIAMS | 2279440 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $377K | 2 | $189K |
| #38 | Jackson Britt | 2300037 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $170K | 2 | $85K |
| #38 | SHERRY ROSEN | 68208 | Idaho Housing And Finance Association | 1613389 | Boise, ID | $263K | 2 | $131K |
| #38 | Ryann Pitcher Woodbury | 2245236 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $306K | 2 | $153K |
| #38 | Carly Hubbard | 2330138 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | — | $39K | 2 | $20K |
| #38 | Jennifer Kruse-Keller | 199932 | UMB Bank, National Association | 462130 | Kansas City, MO | $36K | 2 | $18K |
| #38 | Nathan Beck | 2226811 | Community 1st Credit Union | 405622 | — | $90K | 2 | $45K |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2022
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