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 October 11, 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 | Kody Nelson | 2510009 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Paullina, IA | $490K | 4 | $122K |
| #11 | Lillie Kramer | 2503814 | FARMERS & MERCHANTS SAVINGS BANK | 403430 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $978K | 4 | $245K |
| #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 | Maninko - Albina Archer | 2477693 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $673K | 4 | $168K |
| #16 | Danielle Benge | 2532282 | Marion County State Bank | 401434 | Pella, IA | $247K | 3 | $82K |
| #16 | Jacob Wurtenberg | 2386234 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $406K | 3 | $135K |
| #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 |
| #16 | McKayla Doyle | 2497355 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $112K | 3 | $37K |
| #21 | Joshua Yost | 2455834 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Omaha, NE | $714K | 2 | $357K |
| #21 | Erica Schulte | 2514926 | Leighton State Bank | 453979 | — | $196K | 2 | $98K |
| #21 | Gwendolynne Spadie | 2461346 | J Deuce, LLC | 1596089 | Tyler, TX | $748K | 2 | $374K |
| #21 | Adam Bolton | 2395025 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $303K | 2 | $151K |
| #21 | Zachary Lee | 2498083 | IOWA STATE BANK | 654750 | Lake View, IA | $270K | 2 | $135K |
| #21 | Mackenzie Gonzales | 2497904 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | Columbia, MO | $205K | 2 | $103K |
| #21 | Carissa Burtlow | 2487860 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $56K | 2 | $28K |
| #21 | Luisa Amador Bojorjes | 2487865 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $38K | 2 | $19K |
| #21 | SHARON KEATING | 19182 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | $473K | 2 | $237K |
| #21 | Tara Appleton | 738203 | Lutheran Church Extension Fund-Missouri Synod | 3444 | Saint Louis, MO | $193K | 2 | $96K |
| #21 | Christopher Haner | 2534089 | River Valley Credit Union | 615457 | Ames, IA | $105K | 2 | $52K |
| #32 | Linda Walker | 401679 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #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 | Bruce van zandt | 225788 | JetStream Lending Company, LLC | 2416121 | Mason, OH | $68K | 1 | $68K |
| #32 | Matthew McWhirter | 2545272 | Federation Bank | 533839 | Brighton, IA | $19K | 1 | $19K |
| #32 | Michael McCulley | 2463348 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | South Sioux City, NE | $95K | 1 | $95K |
| #32 | Jerry Arthur | 2469106 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | West Des Moines, IA | $100K | 1 | $100K |
| #32 | Courtney Thrapp | 2501843 | Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc. | 141868 | — | $61K | 1 | $61K |
| #32 | Kristina Wilcox | 2466643 | Availa Bank | 409179 | Council Bluffs, IA | $66K | 1 | $66K |
| #32 | Lesley Valadez | 2469551 | Core Bank | 401393 | — | $94K | 1 | $94K |
| #32 | Drew Weisskopf-DeSmet | 2526515 | County Bank | 662927 | — | $447K | 1 | $447K |
| #32 | Kathryn Turner | 2467621 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #32 | Noel Chapman | 8953 | HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. | 6521 | Iselin, NJ | $291K | 1 | $291K |
| #32 | Robin Albrecht | 2453690 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $222K | 1 | $222K |
| #32 | Austin Faciane | 2451409 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $119K | 1 | $119K |
| #32 | Scott Haberman | 2401643 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | $136K | 1 | $136K |
| #32 | Tracy Bozir | 662138 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Fairfax, VA | $177K | 1 | $177K |
| #32 | Brianna Brown | 2465058 | Great Southern Bank | 423054 | Sioux City, IA | $45K | 1 | $45K |
| #32 | Kelsey Hernandez | 2502254 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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