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 August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450), Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221), and Daniel Denham (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2770436).
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 | $2.5M | 13 | $195K |
| #2 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 6 | $178K |
| #3 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $920K | 3 | $307K |
| #4 | Joshua Rodriguez | 2791892 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #5 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $718K | 4 | $180K |
| #6 | Tucker Dickherber | 2799819 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Urbandale, IA | $657K | 3 | $219K |
| #7 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $582K | 1 | $582K |
| #8 | Landyn Lewerke | 2796764 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | West Des Moines, IA | $542K | 6 | $90K |
| #9 | Trenton Major | 2801747 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Ames, IA | $539K | 2 | $269K |
| #10 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $532K | 4 | $133K |
| #11 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $511K | 3 | $170K |
| #12 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $492K | 3 | $164K |
| #13 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $481K | 2 | $241K |
| #14 | Nathaniel Jackson | 2815784 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $463K | 2 | $232K |
| #15 | Aidan Thompson | 2818451 | FARMERS STATE BANK | 571322 | Clear Lake, IA | $458K | 3 | $153K |
| #16 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $414K | 2 | $207K |
| #17 | Cara Kearney | 2803203 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | West Des Moines, IA | $402K | 1 | $402K |
| #18 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $385K | 3 | $128K |
| #19 | Ty Janosko | 2817733 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $376K | 1 | $376K |
| #20 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #21 | Tyvan Lindbeck | 2806981 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $341K | 4 | $85K |
| #22 | Steven Fisher | 800675 | PNC Bank, National Association | 446303 | Columbujs, OH | $305K | 1 | $305K |
| #23 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $300K | 1 | $300K |
| #24 | Jacob Hicks | 2824687 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $295K | 1 | $295K |
| #25 | Jake Ralston | 2803807 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $285K | 1 | $285K |
| #26 | Kushal Bhaveshbhai Patel | 2794213 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $274K | 1 | $274K |
| #27 | Jalen Childress | 2829183 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $270K | 2 | $135K |
| #28 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $243K | 1 | $243K |
| #29 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $235K | 2 | $118K |
| #30 | Tadakara Mhlanga | 2816406 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $230K | 2 | $115K |
| #31 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $222K | 3 | $74K |
| #32 | Eric Schaub | 1292018 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | — | $215K | 2 | $108K |
| #33 | Jackson Walters | 2764349 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $213K | 3 | $71K |
| #34 | Dhevin Williams | 2811894 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $210K | 3 | $70K |
| #34 | Makenna Shields | 2773621 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $210K | 1 | $210K |
| #36 | Brent Hartley | 2850874 | Pilot Grove Savings Bank | 469593 | West Burlington, IA | $205K | 2 | $103K |
| #36 | D'ONTE WATSON | 2385001 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $205K | 1 | $205K |
| #38 | Sarah Galles | 2835929 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Le Mars, IA | $201K | 1 | $201K |
| #39 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $198K | 1 | $198K |
| #40 | chan mitchareune | 2817347 | Milestone Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1815656 | New Bedford, MA | $194K | 1 | $194K |
| #41 | Ruba Zawaideh | 2774543 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $188K | 2 | $94K |
| #42 | Dustin Floyd | 2792198 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $183K | 1 | $183K |
| #43 | Anthony Jarvis | 2741928 | American Heritage Lending, LLC | 93735 | Irvine, CA | $180K | 2 | $90K |
| #44 | Tanganyika Lac | 2806571 | Peoples Bank | 709403 | clive, IA | $176K | 1 | $176K |
| #45 | Brandon Jenkins | 2829078 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $173K | 1 | $173K |
| #46 | Luke DeStefano | 2810421 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | West Palm Beach, FL | $168K | 1 | $168K |
| #47 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $165K | 1 | $165K |
| #48 | Melisa Huerta | 2802982 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $157K | 1 | $157K |
| #49 | Travis Holmquist | 1533247 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $151K | 1 | $151K |
| #50 | Catherine Sanders | 2533499 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $142K | 1 | $142K |
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 August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-volume
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