Leading Rookies by Loan Count — Iowa (2026)

Leading rookies in Iowa in 2026, 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 Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450), Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221), and Tyron Tucker (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #971931).

Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.

Leading Rookies by Loan Count — Iowa (2026) — top 48
Rank Loan officer LO NMLS Current Lender / Broker Lender NMLS Location 2026 Volume 2026 Loans Avg Loan
#1 Charlie Poppema 2813450 Peoples Bank 433180 Rock Valley, IA $1.5M 6 $249K
#2 Michael Barreiro 2783221 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $785K 5 $157K
#3 Tyron Tucker 971931 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Carrollton, TX $478K 3 $159K
#3 Caelen Arreola 2784817 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $222K 3 $74K
#3 Gabriel De Freitas Medina 2778392 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $385K 3 $128K
#6 Ruba Zawaideh 2774543 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Chandler, AZ $188K 2 $94K
#6 Joshua Rodriguez 2791892 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Irvine, CA $223K 2 $111K
#6 Anthony Jarvis 2741928 American Heritage Lending, LLC 93735 Irvine, CA $180K 2 $90K
#6 Mina Pemenrete Mitri 2800855 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Carrollton, TX $253K 2 $127K
#6 Jake Parker 2763475 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Roseville, CA $446K 2 $223K
#6 Landyn Lewerke 2796764 Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership 66247 West Des Moines, IA $271K 2 $135K
#6 Daniel Rea 2387126 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI $104K 2 $52K
#6 Daniel Denham 2770436 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Carrollton, TX $425K 2 $212K
#6 Tucker Dickherber 2799819 Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC 643114 Urbandale, IA $403K 2 $202K
#6 Sage Moninger 2785589 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Carrollton, TX $481K 2 $241K
#16 Elijah Benson 2796928 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Irvine, CA $70K 1 $70K
#16 Carmen Kent 2801080 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $165K 1 $165K
#16 Josue Manzueta 2804051 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Columbus, OH $80K 1 $80K
#16 Trenton Major 2801747 American Pacific Mortgage Corporation 1850 Ames, IA $231K 1 $231K
#16 Jacob Hicks 2824687 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Columbus, OH $295K 1 $295K
#16 Alexis Sady 2806885 GreenState Credit Union 401238 Cedar Falls, IA $40K 1 $40K
#16 Shakaira Taylor 2822585 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI $48K 1 $48K
#16 Fahad Alam 2799360 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Chandler, AZ $105K 1 $105K
#16 Jeremy Plofsky 2801930 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $282K 1 $282K
#16 Alyssa Whaley 2794654 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Carrollton, TX $170K 1 $170K
#16 Kushal Bhaveshbhai Patel 2794213 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Scottsdale, AZ $274K 1 $274K
#16 Dhevin Williams 2811894 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ $80K 1 $80K
#16 Makenna Shields 2773621 Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2767 Conshohocken, PA $210K 1 $210K
#16 Jake Ralston 2803807 West Capital Lending, Inc. 1566096 Irvine, CA $285K 1 $285K
#16 Jackson Walters 2764349 Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. 104621 Fort Lauderdale, FL $66K 1 $66K
#16 Eric Schaub 1292018 Iowa State Bank 493742 Orange City, IA $150K 1 $150K
#16 Bryce Vickers 2818349 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Carrollton, TX $127K 1 $127K
#16 Jeniza Othon 2788224 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Chandler, AZ $71K 1 $71K
#16 Aidan Thompson 2818451 FARMERS STATE BANK 571322 Clear Lake, IA $358K 1 $358K
#16 Mitchell Feller 2807996 American Bank and Trust Company NA 411457 Davenport, IA $582K 1 $582K
#16 Dustin Floyd 2792198 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 Columbia, MO $183K 1 $183K
#16 Michael Gunderson 2801442 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $373K 1 $373K
#16 Tyvan Lindbeck 2806981 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Tampa, FL $32K 1 $32K
#16 Dimitri Jackson 2559332 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Carrollton, TX $300K 1 $300K
#16 Trey Sweeney 1375941 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI $104K 1 $104K
#16 Derick Benitez 2734285 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Carrollton, TX $198K 1 $198K
#16 Clarence Gregory 2821344 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ $89K 1 $89K
#16 Phillip Gross 630504 Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. 1025894 Grosse Pointe, MI $75K 1 $75K
#16 Daniel Curtis 2737709 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Pasadena, CA $85K 1 $85K
#16 Khalifah Muhammad 1994415 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI $71K 1 $71K
#16 Darius Benson 2290644 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 Southfield, MI $116K 1 $116K
#16 Enhao Wang 2861080 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 399801 Lynchburg, VA $65K 1 $65K
#16 Cara Kearney 2803203 Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC 173855 West Des Moines, IA $402K 1 $402K

Frequently asked

Who is the top rookie mortgage loan officer in Iowa in 2026?
Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450) ranks #1 in Iowa in 2026 with 6 closed loans based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Iowa in 2026?
1. Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank); 2. Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC); 3. Tyron Tucker (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — Iowa (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2026

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