Leading rookies in Iowa in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450), Landyn Lewerke (Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership, NMLS #2796764), and Sarah Galles (Iowa State Bank, NMLS #2835929).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD 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 | Sarah Galles | 2835929 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Le Mars, IA | $1.3M | 2 | $635K |
| #4 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.2M | 7 | $166K |
| #5 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 6 | $178K |
| #6 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $920K | 3 | $307K |
| #7 | Trenton Major | 2801747 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Ames, IA | $819K | 3 | $273K |
| #8 | Joshua Rodriguez | 2791892 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #9 | Nathaniel Jackson | 2815784 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $746K | 3 | $249K |
| #10 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $722K | 4 | $181K |
| #11 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $718K | 4 | $180K |
| #12 | Tyvan Lindbeck | 2806981 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $700K | 5 | $140K |
| #13 | Colin Wilson | 2833195 | Fidelity Bank | 408078 | West Des Moines, IA | $675K | 2 | $337K |
| #14 | Tucker Dickherber | 2799819 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Urbandale, IA | $657K | 3 | $219K |
| #15 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $651K | 4 | $163K |
| #16 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $621K | 4 | $155K |
| #17 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $582K | 1 | $582K |
| #18 | Clarence Gregory | 2821344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $567K | 5 | $113K |
| #19 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $538K | 1 | $538K |
| #20 | Jeremiah Stull | 2829745 | Community Choice Credit Union | 405512 | Waterloo, IA | $525K | 6 | $87K |
| #21 | Samara Malone | 2821427 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $519K | 3 | $173K |
| #22 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $481K | 2 | $241K |
| #23 | Cassandra Young | 2812956 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $480K | 1 | $480K |
| #24 | Diana Duran-Najera | 2720110 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $465K | 1 | $465K |
| #25 | Aidan Thompson | 2818451 | FARMERS STATE BANK | 571322 | Clear Lake, IA | $458K | 3 | $153K |
| #26 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $454K | 4 | $113K |
| #27 | Dustin Floyd | 2792198 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $440K | 2 | $220K |
| #28 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $414K | 2 | $207K |
| #29 | Cara Kearney | 2803203 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | West Des Moines, IA | $402K | 1 | $402K |
| #30 | Dhevin Williams | 2811894 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $395K | 6 | $66K |
| #31 | Tadakara Mhlanga | 2816406 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $395K | 3 | $132K |
| #32 | Ty Janosko | 2817733 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $376K | 1 | $376K |
| #33 | Nancy Fisher | 2730603 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | West Des Moines, IA | $374K | 2 | $187K |
| #34 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #35 | Isaac Worley | 2839997 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #36 | Eric Schaub | 1292018 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | — | $355K | 3 | $118K |
| #37 | Jalen Childress | 2829183 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $347K | 4 | $87K |
| #38 | Gabrielle Amador | 2789411 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | $342K | 1 | $342K |
| #39 | Jonathan Banks | 1643696 | BNP Paribas | 1643545 | New York, NY | $328K | 1 | $328K |
| #40 | Jackson Walters | 2764349 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $307K | 5 | $61K |
| #41 | Steven Fisher | 800675 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Columbujs, OH | $305K | 1 | $305K |
| #42 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $300K | 1 | $300K |
| #43 | Bryce Vickers | 2818349 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $298K | 2 | $149K |
| #44 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $295K | 1 | $295K |
| #45 | Jake Ralston | 2803807 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $285K | 1 | $285K |
| #46 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $282K | 3 | $94K |
| #47 | Paul Walker | 2817475 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $277K | 1 | $277K |
| #48 | Kushal Bhaveshbhai Patel | 2794213 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $274K | 1 | $274K |
| #49 | Drew Morales | 2850589 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $259K | 2 | $129K |
| #50 | Paul DeMiere | 2828159 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $243K | 2 | $122K |
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 Volume — Iowa. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-volume
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