Retention champions in Alabama in 2024, 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 Melissa Butler (NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC., NMLS #1105708), Royce Sharp (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #279723), and Taylor Blackwell (Advance Mortgage & Investment Company, LLC, NMLS #1828783).
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 | Retained Volume | Retained Loans | Retention Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Melissa Butler | 1105708 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $6.3M | 17 | 50.0% |
| #2 | Royce Sharp | 279723 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $979K | 13 | 52.0% |
| #3 | Taylor Blackwell | 1828783 | Advance Mortgage & Investment Company, LLC | 38958 | Spanish Fort, AL | $3.3M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #4 | Brian Hamaker | 295336 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $3.6M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #4 | Justin Petrusson | 351335 | TowneBank | 512138 | Birmingham, AL | $2.1M | 11 | 28.9% |
| #4 | jody brant | 189545 | First Lenders Mortgage Corporation | 189527 | Albertville, AL | $4.3M | 11 | 35.5% |
| #7 | Sean Taylor | 1957010 | Cedar Rapids State Bank | 1583951 | Daphne, AL | $2.8M | 10 | 90.9% |
| #8 | Mark Kent | 220383 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $4.1M | 9 | 31.0% |
| #9 | Shelly Nickles | 430123 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Montgomery, AL | $1.8M | 8 | 25.0% |
| #9 | Joshua Butler | 286233 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Huntsville, AL | $4.2M | 8 | 30.8% |
| #9 | Ransom Kelly | 990772 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Homewood, AL | $2.9M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #9 | Treasa Hall | 1066371 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Hoover, AL | $2.4M | 8 | 25.0% |
| #9 | Dudley Robinson | 206761 | Bay Mortgage Corporation | 206821 | Fairhope, AL | $3.0M | 8 | 30.8% |
| #9 | Jordan Hardwick | 1245478 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.1M | 8 | 14.5% |
| #9 | Lindsey Nance | 1632974 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.2M | 8 | 12.9% |
| #16 | Jared Robbins | 1134032 | MortgageOne, Inc. | 898812 | Franklin, TN | $1.9M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #16 | Joel Gardner | 1090818 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | — | $1.2M | 7 | 24.1% |
| #16 | Jimmy Cook | 583338 | Alabama One Credit Union | 401726 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.1M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #16 | JAMES PARSONS | 415554 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Montgomery, AL | $1.1M | 7 | 24.1% |
| #20 | Margaret Reid | 816002 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Mobile, AL | $748K | 6 | 42.9% |
| #20 | Joshua Barnes | 699708 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Huntsville, AL | $1.4M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #20 | David Keenum | 491815 | Embrace Home Loans, Inc. | 2184 | Mobile, AL | $860K | 6 | 22.2% |
| #20 | Angela Mahan | 130093 | Hamilton Mortgage Corporation | 46945 | Clanton, AL | $692K | 6 | 60.0% |
| #20 | Neilson Woodbury | 1509727 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Mobile, AL | $1.5M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #25 | Matthew Stringfellow | 868598 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Prattville, AL | $1.3M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #25 | Michelle Kirkpatrick | 1411363 | Century Bank | 403025 | Mobile, AL | $1.2M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #25 | Joey Parker | 594940 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Gulf Shores, AL | $2.7M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #25 | Nicholas Fowler | 1746597 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.6M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #25 | Rutherford Yeates | 2096232 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Mountain Brk, AL | $1.2M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #25 | Zelfaries Brown | 286276 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $566K | 5 | 41.7% |
| #25 | Barbara Gaston | 818724 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Florence, AL | $793K | 5 | 50.0% |
| #25 | Heather McGill | 155960 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.0M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #25 | Alfred Newell | 555619 | 4C Mortgage, Inc. | 2661962 | Vestavia, AL | $1.3M | 5 | 20.8% |
| #25 | Melody Hendrix | 402393 | HNB First Bank | 403185 | Headland, AL | $756K | 5 | 50.0% |
| #35 | Winfred Stoffregen | 215039 | Method Mortgage, LLC | 85408 | Vestavia, AL | $1.4M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #35 | Amber Brittain | 459933 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Hoover, AL | $662K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #35 | Ian Hebert | 508142 | TowneBank | 512138 | Birmingham, AL | $1.6M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #35 | Steven Pate | 416044 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $1.4M | 4 | 12.9% |
| #35 | Betty Whiteley | 207429 | Hamilton Mortgage Corporation | 46945 | Huntsville, AL | $915K | 4 | 25.0% |
| #35 | Daniel Hand | 226405 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Florence, AL | $782K | 4 | 23.5% |
| #35 | William Tucker | 174340 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Huntsville, AL | $904K | 4 | 25.0% |
| #35 | Jennifer Patronsky | 1084069 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Mobile, AL | $357K | 4 | 15.4% |
| #35 | Joel Keith | 1861972 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $1.6M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #35 | Melissa DeCarlo | 595166 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Birmingham, AL | $1.2M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #35 | Carrie Bregar | 473013 | First Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank | 410785 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $878K | 4 | 9.5% |
| #35 | Teresa Crenshaw | 269457 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Mobile, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #35 | MATTHEW RAY | 201940 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Leeds, AL | $457K | 4 | 23.5% |
| #35 | JONATHAN RIDER | 594899 | Barr Group, Inc. | 74355 | Fairhope, AL | $1.6M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #35 | Justin Drake | 110999 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Birmingham, AL | $816K | 4 | 16.7% |
| #35 | Benjamin Dunham | 1089433 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Homewood, AL | $724K | 4 | 40.0% |
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. Retention Champions by Loan Count — Alabama (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-retention-by-units/2024
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