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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450), Landyn Lewerke (Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, NMLS #2796764), and Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221).
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 | $2.5M | 13 | $195K |
| #2 | Landyn Lewerke | 2796764 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | West Des Moines, IA | $542K | 6 | $90K |
| #2 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 6 | $178K |
| #4 | Dhevin Williams | 2811894 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $255K | 4 | $64K |
| #4 | Joshua Rodriguez | 2791892 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #4 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $532K | 4 | $133K |
| #4 | Tyvan Lindbeck | 2806981 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $341K | 4 | $85K |
| #4 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $718K | 4 | $180K |
| #9 | Aidan Thompson | 2818451 | FARMERS STATE BANK | 571322 | Clear Lake, IA | $458K | 3 | $153K |
| #9 | Tucker Dickherber | 2799819 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Urbandale, IA | $657K | 3 | $219K |
| #9 | Jackson Walters | 2764349 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $213K | 3 | $71K |
| #9 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $920K | 3 | $307K |
| #9 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $385K | 3 | $128K |
| #9 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $511K | 3 | $170K |
| #9 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $492K | 3 | $164K |
| #9 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $222K | 3 | $74K |
| #9 | Eric Schaub | 1292018 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | — | $355K | 3 | $118K |
| #9 | Jeremiah Stull | 2829745 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Waterloo, IA | $130K | 3 | $43K |
| #19 | Tadakara Mhlanga | 2816406 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $230K | 2 | $115K |
| #19 | Jalen Childress | 2829183 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $270K | 2 | $135K |
| #19 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #19 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $235K | 2 | $118K |
| #19 | Chayton Epping | 2687909 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Vestavia, AL | $139K | 2 | $70K |
| #19 | Alexis Sady | 2806885 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | $107K | 2 | $54K |
| #19 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $481K | 2 | $241K |
| #19 | Nathaniel Jackson | 2815784 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $463K | 2 | $232K |
| #19 | Trenton Major | 2801747 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Ames, IA | $539K | 2 | $269K |
| #19 | Anthony Jarvis | 2741928 | American Heritage Lending, LLC | 93735 | Irvine, CA | $180K | 2 | $90K |
| #19 | Brent Hartley | 2850874 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | West Burlington, IA | $205K | 2 | $103K |
| #19 | Ruba Zawaideh | 2774543 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $188K | 2 | $94K |
| #19 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $414K | 2 | $207K |
| #19 | Daniel Rea | 2387126 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Troy, MI | $104K | 2 | $52K |
| #33 | Ty Janosko | 2817733 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $376K | 1 | $376K |
| #33 | Fatih Haddad | 2818350 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $133K | 1 | $133K |
| #33 | Clarence Gregory | 2821344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $89K | 1 | $89K |
| #33 | Paul DeMiere | 2828159 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $97K | 1 | $97K |
| #33 | Makenna Shields | 2773621 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $210K | 1 | $210K |
| #33 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $165K | 1 | $165K |
| #33 | Samara Malone | 2821427 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $185K | 1 | $185K |
| #33 | Sarah Galles | 2835929 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Le Mars, IA | $201K | 1 | $201K |
| #33 | Josue Manzueta | 2804051 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $80K | 1 | $80K |
| #33 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $142K | 1 | $142K |
| #33 | Khalifah Muhammad | 1994415 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $71K | 1 | $71K |
| #33 | Natasha Murphy | 2816132 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $126K | 1 | $126K |
| #33 | Fahad Alam | 2799360 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Tempe, AZ | $105K | 1 | $105K |
| #33 | Cassandra Young | 2812956 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $480K | 1 | $480K |
| #33 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $582K | 1 | $582K |
| #33 | Frederick Goundry | 2834688 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Owings Mills, MD | $112K | 1 | $112K |
| #33 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $295K | 1 | $295K |
| #33 | Luis Romero | 2830876 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $134K | 1 | $134K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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