Leading rookies in Iowa in 2023, 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 Landon Thiele (Washington State Bank, NMLS #2502838), Kyle Lang (Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, NMLS #2507826), and Nicholas Weg (Iowa State Bank, NMLS #2499776).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Landon Thiele | 2502838 | Washington State Bank | 441209 | Pella, IA | $1.2M | 9 | $134K |
| #1 | Kyle Lang | 2507826 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | West Des Moines, IA | $1.6M | 9 | $177K |
| #3 | Nicholas Weg | 2499776 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | — | $964K | 8 | $121K |
| #4 | Kolin Kroeze | 2502259 | Peoples Bank | 433180 | Sioux Center, IA | $1.5M | 7 | $209K |
| #4 | Sarah Ivers | 1562655 | Telco Triad Community Credit Union | 555941 | — | $3.0M | 7 | $431K |
| #6 | Benjamin Couch | 2485417 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | — | $967K | 6 | $161K |
| #6 | Vincent Schmelzer | 2498147 | FREEDOMBANK | 403530 | Postville, IA | $1.2M | 6 | $203K |
| #8 | Joyce Meester | 2487965 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | Cedar Falls, IA | $627K | 5 | $125K |
| #8 | Alexxis Rogers | 2443359 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $488K | 5 | $98K |
| #8 | Helen Tran | 2410641 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $833K | 5 | $167K |
| #11 | Maninko - Albina Archer | 2477693 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $673K | 4 | $168K |
| #11 | William Holcomb | 2503030 | Greater Iowa Credit Union | 447195 | West Des Moines, IA | $232K | 4 | $58K |
| #11 | Lillie Kramer | 2503814 | FARMERS & MERCHANTS SAVINGS BANK | 403430 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $978K | 4 | $245K |
| #11 | Autumn Chavarria | 2484430 | Community 1st Credit Union | 405622 | — | $101K | 4 | $25K |
| #11 | Kody Nelson | 2510009 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Paullina, IA | $490K | 4 | $122K |
| #16 | McKayla Doyle | 2497355 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $112K | 3 | $37K |
| #16 | Danielle Benge | 2532282 | Marion County State Bank | 401434 | Pella, IA | $247K | 3 | $82K |
| #16 | Meghan Bonefas | 2467718 | FIRST TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK | 406116 | Wheatland, IA | $476K | 3 | $159K |
| #16 | Jacob Wurtenberg | 2386234 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $406K | 3 | $135K |
| #16 | TRENTON GOLAY | 2500355 | IOWA STATE BANK | 654750 | Sac City, IA | $355K | 3 | $118K |
| #21 | Mackenzie Gonzales | 2497904 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | $205K | 2 | $103K |
| #21 | Zachary Lee | 2498083 | IOWA STATE BANK | 654750 | Lake View, IA | $270K | 2 | $135K |
| #21 | Erica Schulte | 2514926 | Leighton State Bank | 453979 | — | $196K | 2 | $98K |
| #21 | Tara Appleton | 738203 | Lutheran Church Extension Fund-Missouri Synod | 3444 | Saint Louis, MO | $193K | 2 | $96K |
| #21 | Gwendolynne Spadie | 2461346 | J Deuce, LLC | 1596089 | Tyler, TX | $748K | 2 | $374K |
| #21 | Christopher Haner | 2534089 | River Valley Credit Union | 615457 | Ames, IA | $105K | 2 | $52K |
| #21 | Luisa Amador Bojorjes | 2487865 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $38K | 2 | $19K |
| #21 | Carissa Burtlow | 2487860 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $56K | 2 | $28K |
| #21 | SHARON KEATING | 19182 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | $473K | 2 | $237K |
| #21 | Adam Bolton | 2395025 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $303K | 2 | $151K |
| #21 | Joshua Yost | 2455834 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Omaha, NE | $714K | 2 | $357K |
| #32 | Noel Chapman | 8953 | HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. | 6521 | Iselin, NJ | $291K | 1 | $291K |
| #32 | Jerry Arthur | 2469106 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | West Des Moines, IA | $100K | 1 | $100K |
| #32 | Kristina Wilcox | 2466643 | Availa Bank | 409179 | Council Bluffs, IA | $66K | 1 | $66K |
| #32 | Jerri Gray-Allen | 2405749 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | — | $38K | 1 | $38K |
| #32 | Zachary Myers | 2468650 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $122K | 1 | $122K |
| #32 | Levaunte Ramos | 2449449 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $187K | 1 | $187K |
| #32 | Brianna Brown | 2465058 | Great Southern Bank | 423054 | Sioux City, IA | $45K | 1 | $45K |
| #32 | Matthew McWhirter | 2545272 | Federation Bank | 533839 | Brighton, IA | $19K | 1 | $19K |
| #32 | Carter Comstock | 2504713 | Union State Bank | 435185 | — | $200K | 1 | $200K |
| #32 | Tracy Bozir | 662138 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Fairfax, VA | $177K | 1 | $177K |
| #32 | Lesley Valadez | 2469551 | Core Bank | 401393 | — | $94K | 1 | $94K |
| #32 | Cheyne Jubin | 2503138 | Atlantic Avenue Mortgage, LLC | 2413563 | Lake Worth Beach, FL | $195K | 1 | $195K |
| #32 | Robin Albrecht | 2453690 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $222K | 1 | $222K |
| #32 | Kelsey Hernandez | 2502254 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #32 | Kenneth Snook | 2515706 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Des Moines, IA | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #32 | Mark Samples | 2472273 | Liberty 1 Lending Inc. | 2551187 | — | $400K | 1 | $400K |
| #32 | David Charlson | 2471765 | Morty, Inc. | 1429243 | — | $278K | 1 | $278K |
| #32 | Kathryn Turner | 2467621 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #32 | Kelsey Donald | 2493569 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | Fort Madison, IA | $200K | 1 | $200K |
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 (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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