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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450), Landyn Lewerke (Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, NMLS #2796764), 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.
| 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 | $3.5M | 20 | $175K |
| #2 | Landyn Lewerke | 2796764 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | West Des Moines, IA | $1.3M | 15 | $87K |
| #3 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.2M | 7 | $166K |
| #4 | Dhevin Williams | 2811894 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $395K | 6 | $66K |
| #4 | Jeremiah Stull | 2829745 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Waterloo, IA | $525K | 6 | $87K |
| #4 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 6 | $178K |
| #7 | Tyvan Lindbeck | 2806981 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $700K | 5 | $140K |
| #7 | Clarence Gregory | 2821344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $567K | 5 | $113K |
| #7 | Jackson Walters | 2764349 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $307K | 5 | $61K |
| #7 | Nancy Fisher | 2730603 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | West Des Moines, IA | $739K | 5 | $148K |
| #11 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $718K | 4 | $180K |
| #11 | Alexis Sady | 2806885 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | $166K | 4 | $42K |
| #11 | Jalen Childress | 2829183 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $347K | 4 | $87K |
| #11 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $722K | 4 | $181K |
| #11 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $621K | 4 | $155K |
| #11 | Joshua Rodriguez | 2791892 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #11 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $651K | 4 | $163K |
| #11 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $454K | 4 | $113K |
| #19 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $222K | 3 | $74K |
| #19 | Trenton Major | 2801747 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Ames, IA | $819K | 3 | $273K |
| #19 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $282K | 3 | $94K |
| #19 | Tucker Dickherber | 2799819 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Urbandale, IA | $657K | 3 | $219K |
| #19 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $920K | 3 | $307K |
| #19 | Tadakara Mhlanga | 2816406 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $395K | 3 | $132K |
| #19 | Aidan Thompson | 2818451 | FARMERS STATE BANK | 571322 | Clear Lake, IA | $458K | 3 | $153K |
| #19 | Nathaniel Jackson | 2815784 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $746K | 3 | $249K |
| #19 | Eric Schaub | 1292018 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | — | $355K | 3 | $118K |
| #19 | Samara Malone | 2821427 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $519K | 3 | $173K |
| #29 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $298K | 2 | $149K |
| #29 | Chayton Epping | 2687909 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Vestavia, AL | $139K | 2 | $70K |
| #29 | Ruba Zawaideh | 2774543 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $188K | 2 | $94K |
| #29 | Andrew Cole | 2797590 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $136K | 2 | $68K |
| #29 | Anthony Jarvis | 2741928 | American Heritage Lending, LLC | 93735 | Irvine, CA | $180K | 2 | $90K |
| #29 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $235K | 2 | $118K |
| #29 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #29 | Isaac Worley | 2839997 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #29 | Ashley Felder | 2830590 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $114K | 2 | $57K |
| #29 | Brent Hartley | 2850874 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | West Burlington, IA | $205K | 2 | $103K |
| #29 | Dustin Floyd | 2792198 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $440K | 2 | $220K |
| #29 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $225K | 2 | $113K |
| #29 | Jacob Grobe | 2808451 | First Interstate Bank | 561537 | Fort Dodge, IA | $45K | 2 | $23K |
| #29 | Natasha Murphy | 2816132 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $199K | 2 | $99K |
| #29 | Paul DeMiere | 2828159 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $243K | 2 | $122K |
| #29 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $481K | 2 | $241K |
| #29 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $414K | 2 | $207K |
| #29 | Drew Morales | 2850589 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $259K | 2 | $129K |
| #29 | Daniel Rea | 2387126 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $104K | 2 | $52K |
| #29 | Elijah Benson | 2796928 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $147K | 2 | $74K |
| #29 | Jordan Kelly | 2817014 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $186K | 2 | $93K |
| #29 | Sarah Galles | 2835929 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Le Mars, IA | $1.3M | 2 | $635K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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