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 July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Charlie Poppema (Peoples Bank, NMLS #2813450), Michael Barreiro (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2783221), and Mitchell Feller (American Bank and Trust Company NA, NMLS #2807996).
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 | $1.5M | 6 | $249K |
| #2 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $785K | 5 | $157K |
| #3 | Mitchell Feller | 2807996 | American Bank and Trust Company NA | 411457 | Davenport, IA | $582K | 1 | $582K |
| #4 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $481K | 2 | $241K |
| #5 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $478K | 3 | $159K |
| #6 | Daniel Denham | 2770436 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $425K | 2 | $212K |
| #7 | Tucker Dickherber | 2799819 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Urbandale, IA | $403K | 2 | $202K |
| #8 | Cara Kearney | 2803203 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | West Des Moines, IA | $402K | 1 | $402K |
| #9 | Gabriel De Freitas Medina | 2778392 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $385K | 3 | $128K |
| #10 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $373K | 1 | $373K |
| #11 | Aidan Thompson | 2818451 | FARMERS STATE BANK | 571322 | Clear Lake, IA | $358K | 1 | $358K |
| #12 | Dimitri Jackson | 2559332 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $300K | 1 | $300K |
| #13 | Jake Ralston | 2803807 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | $285K | 1 | $285K |
| #14 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $282K | 1 | $282K |
| #15 | Kushal Bhaveshbhai Patel | 2794213 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $274K | 1 | $274K |
| #16 | Landyn Lewerke | 2796764 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | West Des Moines, IA | $271K | 2 | $135K |
| #17 | Jake Parker | 2763475 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $257K | 1 | $257K |
| #18 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $253K | 2 | $127K |
| #19 | Joshua Rodriguez | 2791892 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $223K | 2 | $111K |
| #20 | Caelen Arreola | 2784817 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $222K | 3 | $74K |
| #21 | Makenna Shields | 2773621 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $210K | 1 | $210K |
| #22 | Derick Benitez | 2734285 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $198K | 1 | $198K |
| #23 | Ruba Zawaideh | 2774543 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $188K | 2 | $94K |
| #24 | Dustin Floyd | 2792198 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $183K | 1 | $183K |
| #25 | Anthony Jarvis | 2741928 | American Heritage Lending, LLC | 93735 | Irvine, CA | $180K | 2 | $90K |
| #26 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $170K | 1 | $170K |
| #27 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $165K | 1 | $165K |
| #28 | Eric Schaub | 1292018 | Iowa State Bank | 493742 | Orange City, IA | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #29 | Darius Benson | 2290644 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $116K | 1 | $116K |
| #30 | Fahad Alam | 2799360 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $105K | 1 | $105K |
| #31 | Trey Sweeney | 1375941 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $104K | 1 | $104K |
| #32 | Daniel Rea | 2387126 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $104K | 2 | $52K |
| #33 | Clarence Gregory | 2821344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $89K | 1 | $89K |
| #34 | Daniel Curtis | 2737709 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $85K | 1 | $85K |
| #35 | Josue Manzueta | 2804051 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | $80K | 1 | $80K |
| #36 | Phillip Gross | 630504 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Grosse Pointe, MI | $75K | 1 | $75K |
| #37 | Jeniza Othon | 2788224 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $71K | 1 | $71K |
| #37 | Khalifah Muhammad | 1994415 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $71K | 1 | $71K |
| #39 | Elijah Benson | 2796928 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $70K | 1 | $70K |
| #40 | Jackson Walters | 2764349 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $66K | 1 | $66K |
| #41 | Enhao Wang | 2861080 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Lynchburg, VA | $65K | 1 | $65K |
| #42 | Shakaira Taylor | 2822585 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $48K | 1 | $48K |
| #43 | Alexis Sady | 2806885 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Cedar Falls, IA | $40K | 1 | $40K |
| #44 | Tyvan Lindbeck | 2806981 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $32K | 1 | $32K |
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 July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/iowa/top-rookie-by-volume
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