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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Kyle Lang (Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, NMLS #2507826), Landon Thiele (Washington State Bank, NMLS #2502838), 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 | Kyle Lang | 2507826 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | West Des Moines, IA | $1.6M | 9 | $177K |
| #1 | Landon Thiele | 2502838 | Washington State Bank | 441209 | Pella, IA | $1.2M | 9 | $134K |
| #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 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | $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 | Helen Tran | 2410641 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $833K | 5 | $167K |
| #8 | Alexxis Rogers | 2443359 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $488K | 5 | $98K |
| #11 | William Holcomb | 2503030 | Greater Iowa Credit Union | 447195 | West Des Moines, IA | $232K | 4 | $58K |
| #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 |
| #11 | Maninko - Albina Archer | 2477693 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $673K | 4 | $168K |
| #11 | Lillie Kramer | 2503814 | FARMERS & MERCHANTS SAVINGS BANK | 403430 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $978K | 4 | $245K |
| #16 | McKayla Doyle | 2497355 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $112K | 3 | $37K |
| #16 | Jacob Wurtenberg | 2386234 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $406K | 3 | $135K |
| #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 | TRENTON GOLAY | 2500355 | IOWA STATE BANK | 654750 | Sac City, IA | $355K | 3 | $118K |
| #21 | SHARON KEATING | 19182 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | $473K | 2 | $237K |
| #21 | Joshua Yost | 2455834 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Omaha, NE | $714K | 2 | $357K |
| #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 | 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 | Carissa Burtlow | 2487860 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $56K | 2 | $28K |
| #21 | Adam Bolton | 2395025 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $303K | 2 | $151K |
| #21 | Luisa Amador Bojorjes | 2487865 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $38K | 2 | $19K |
| #21 | Mackenzie Gonzales | 2497904 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | $205K | 2 | $103K |
| #21 | Christopher Haner | 2534089 | River Valley Credit Union | 615457 | Ames, IA | $105K | 2 | $52K |
| #32 | Kelsey Hernandez | 2502254 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #32 | Noel Chapman | 8953 | HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. | 6521 | Iselin, NJ | $291K | 1 | $291K |
| #32 | Ameli Hufford | 2466002 | City First Mortgage Services, L.L.C. | 3117 | — | $394K | 1 | $394K |
| #32 | Cheyne Jubin | 2503138 | Atlantic Avenue Mortgage, LLC | 2413563 | Lake Worth Beach, FL | $195K | 1 | $195K |
| #32 | Levaunte Ramos | 2449449 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $187K | 1 | $187K |
| #32 | Tracy Bozir | 662138 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Fairfax, VA | $177K | 1 | $177K |
| #32 | Matthew McWhirter | 2545272 | Federation Bank | 533839 | Brighton, IA | $19K | 1 | $19K |
| #32 | Robin Albrecht | 2453690 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $222K | 1 | $222K |
| #32 | Drew Weisskopf-DeSmet | 2526515 | County Bank | 662927 | — | $447K | 1 | $447K |
| #32 | Zachary Myers | 2468650 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $122K | 1 | $122K |
| #32 | Courtney Thrapp | 2501843 | Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc. | 141868 | — | $61K | 1 | $61K |
| #32 | Scott Haberman | 2401643 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | $136K | 1 | $136K |
| #32 | Kelsey Donald | 2493569 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | Fort Madison, IA | $200K | 1 | $200K |
| #32 | Carter Comstock | 2504713 | Union State Bank | 435185 | — | $200K | 1 | $200K |
| #32 | Jonathan Fuhs | 2442107 | Gershman Investment Corp. | 138063 | — | $617K | 1 | $617K |
| #32 | Linda Walker | 401679 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #32 | Lesley Valadez | 2469551 | Core Bank | 401393 | — | $94K | 1 | $94K |
| #32 | Austin Faciane | 2451409 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $119K | 1 | $119K |
| #32 | Kristina Wilcox | 2466643 | Availa Bank | 409179 | Council Bluffs, IA | $66K | 1 | $66K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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