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 May 28, 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 | Sarah Ivers | 1562655 | Telco Triad Community Credit Union | 555941 | — | $3.0M | 7 | $431K |
| #4 | Kolin Kroeze | 2502259 | Peoples Bank | 433180 | Sioux Center, IA | $1.5M | 7 | $209K |
| #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 | 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 |
| #10 | Maninko - Albina Archer | 2477693 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $673K | 4 | $168K |
| #10 | Kody Nelson | 2510009 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Paullina, IA | $490K | 4 | $122K |
| #10 | Lillie Kramer | 2503814 | FARMERS & MERCHANTS SAVINGS BANK | 403430 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $978K | 4 | $245K |
| #10 | Autumn Chavarria | 2484430 | Community 1st Credit Union | 405622 | — | $101K | 4 | $25K |
| #10 | Joyce Meester | 2487965 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 409682 | Cedar Falls, IA | $517K | 4 | $129K |
| #10 | William Holcomb | 2503030 | Greater Iowa Credit Union | 447195 | West Des Moines, IA | $232K | 4 | $58K |
| #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 | McKayla Doyle | 2497355 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $112K | 3 | $37K |
| #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 | Gwendolynne Spadie | 2461346 | J Deuce, LLC | 1596089 | Tyler, TX | $748K | 2 | $374K |
| #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 | Carissa Burtlow | 2487860 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $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 | Zachary Lee | 2498083 | IOWA STATE BANK | 654750 | Lake View, IA | $270K | 2 | $135K |
| #21 | Adam Bolton | 2395025 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $303K | 2 | $151K |
| #21 | Erica Schulte | 2514926 | Leighton State Bank | 453979 | — | $196K | 2 | $98K |
| #21 | Christopher Haner | 2534089 | River Valley Credit Union | 615457 | Ames, IA | $105K | 2 | $52K |
| #32 | Zachary Myers | 2468650 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $122K | 1 | $122K |
| #32 | Michael McCulley | 2463348 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | South Sioux City, NE | $95K | 1 | $95K |
| #32 | Kathryn Turner | 2467621 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #32 | Kristina Wilcox | 2466643 | Availa Bank | 409179 | Council Bluffs, IA | $66K | 1 | $66K |
| #32 | Levaunte Ramos | 2449449 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $187K | 1 | $187K |
| #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 | Tracy Bozir | 662138 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Fairfax, VA | $177K | 1 | $177K |
| #32 | Carter Comstock | 2504713 | Union State Bank | 435185 | — | $200K | 1 | $200K |
| #32 | Courtney Thrapp | 2501843 | Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc. | 141868 | — | $61K | 1 | $61K |
| #32 | Kelsey Donald | 2493569 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | Fort Madison, IA | $200K | 1 | $200K |
| #32 | Robin Albrecht | 2453690 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $222K | 1 | $222K |
| #32 | David Charlson | 2471765 | Morty, Inc. | 1429243 | — | $278K | 1 | $278K |
| #32 | Brianna Brown | 2465058 | Great Southern Bank | 423054 | Sioux City, IA | $45K | 1 | $45K |
| #32 | Drew Weisskopf-DeSmet | 2526515 | County Bank | 662927 | — | $447K | 1 | $447K |
| #32 | Matthew McWhirter | 2545272 | Federation Bank | 533839 | Brighton, IA | $19K | 1 | $19K |
| #32 | Kelsey Hernandez | 2502254 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #32 | Linda Walker | 401679 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | — | $30K | 1 | $30K |
| #32 | Kenneth Snook | 2515706 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Des Moines, IA | $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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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