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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Melissa Butler (NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC., NMLS #1105708), Taylor Blackwell (Advance Mortgage & Investment Company, LLC, NMLS #1828783), and Royce Sharp (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #279723).
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 | $5.3M | 13 | 41.9% |
| #2 | Taylor Blackwell | 1828783 | Advance Mortgage & Investment Company, LLC | 38958 | Spanish Fort, AL | $3.3M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #2 | Royce Sharp | 279723 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $966K | 12 | 50.0% |
| #4 | Justin Petrusson | 351335 | TowneBank | 512138 | Norfolk, VA | $2.1M | 11 | 28.9% |
| #4 | jody brant | 189545 | First Lenders Mortgage Corporation | 189527 | Albertville, AL | $4.3M | 11 | 35.5% |
| #6 | Sean Taylor | 1957010 | Cedar Rapids State Bank | 1583951 | Daphne, AL | $2.8M | 10 | 90.9% |
| #7 | Mark Kent | 220383 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $4.1M | 9 | 33.3% |
| #8 | Dudley Robinson | 206761 | Bay Mortgage Corporation | 206821 | Fairhope, AL | $3.0M | 8 | 30.8% |
| #8 | Lindsey Nance | 1632974 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.2M | 8 | 12.9% |
| #8 | Jordan Hardwick | 1245478 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.1M | 8 | 14.5% |
| #8 | Brian Hamaker | 295336 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $2.8M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #8 | Shelly Nickles | 430123 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Montgomery, AL | $1.8M | 8 | 26.7% |
| #13 | JAMES PARSONS | 415554 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Montgomery, AL | $1.1M | 7 | 24.1% |
| #13 | Joshua Butler | 286233 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Huntsville, AL | $3.3M | 7 | 29.2% |
| #13 | Joel Gardner | 1090818 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Birmingham, AL | $1.2M | 7 | 24.1% |
| #16 | Margaret Reid | 816002 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Mobile, AL | $748K | 6 | 42.9% |
| #16 | Angela Mahan | 130093 | Hamilton Mortgage Corporation | 46945 | Clanton, AL | $692K | 6 | 60.0% |
| #16 | Joshua Barnes | 699708 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Huntsville, AL | $1.4M | 6 | 25.0% |
| #16 | Neilson Woodbury | 1509727 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Mobile, AL | $1.5M | 6 | 30.0% |
| #16 | Jimmy Cook | 583338 | Alabama One Credit Union | 401726 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $1.7M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #16 | David Keenum | 491815 | Embrace Home Loans, Inc. | 2184 | Mobile, AL | $860K | 6 | 22.2% |
| #22 | Rutherford Yeates | 2096232 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Mountain Brk, AL | $1.2M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #22 | Treasa Hall | 1066371 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Hoover, AL | $1.5M | 5 | 18.5% |
| #22 | Zelfaries Brown | 286276 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Birmingham, AL | $566K | 5 | 41.7% |
| #22 | Alfred Newell | 555619 | 4C Mortgage, Inc. | 2661962 | Vestavia, AL | $1.3M | 5 | 20.8% |
| #22 | Joey Parker | 594940 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Gulf Shores, AL | $2.7M | 5 | 38.5% |
| #22 | Heather McGill | 155960 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.0M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #22 | Michelle Kirkpatrick | 1411363 | Century Bank | 403025 | Mobile, AL | $1.2M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #22 | Matthew Stringfellow | 868598 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Prattville, AL | $1.3M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #30 | Julius Box | 220162 | The Hutson Company | 220330 | Gardendale, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #30 | Ian Hebert | 508142 | TowneBank | 512138 | Norfolk, VA | $1.6M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #30 | Winfred Stoffregen | 215039 | Method Mortgage, LLC | 85408 | Vestavia, AL | $1.4M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #30 | Jodie Davidson | 194103 | North Central Mortgage LLC | 2365236 | Trussville, AL | $864K | 4 | 40.0% |
| #30 | Valerie Springer | 198479 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Hoover, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #30 | Joseph Reid | 197798 | Embrace Home Loans, Inc. | 2184 | Mobile, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 11.4% |
| #30 | Benjamin Dunham | 1089433 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Homewood, AL | $724K | 4 | 40.0% |
| #30 | Carrie Bregar | 473013 | First Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank | 410785 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $878K | 4 | 9.5% |
| #30 | William Tucker | 174340 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Huntsville, AL | $904K | 4 | 28.6% |
| #30 | Justin Drake | 110999 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Birmingham, AL | $816K | 4 | 16.0% |
| #30 | Amber Brittain | 459933 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Vestavia Hills, AL | $662K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #30 | Jennifer Patronsky | 1084069 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Mobile, AL | $357K | 4 | 15.4% |
| #30 | Ashley Bass | 1252200 | MORTGAGE CORPORATION OF THE SOUTH | 232876 | Wetumpka, AL | $685K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #30 | Steven Pate | 416044 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $1.4M | 4 | 12.9% |
| #30 | Jessica Swindle | 797212 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | — | $1.0M | 4 | 17.4% |
| #30 | Ashley Templeton | 229448 | MidTown Mortgage Company, LLC | 1249468 | Huntsville, AL | $1.8M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #30 | Melissa DeCarlo | 595166 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Birmingham, AL | $1.2M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #30 | Daniel Foshee | 209654 | Allsource Mortgage Inc. | 206830 | Mobile, AL | $1.5M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #30 | Teresa Crenshaw | 269457 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Mobile, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #30 | MADELINE CANNON | 1752323 | ALABAMA HOME MORTGAGE LOANS INC | 1586368 | Wetumpka, AL | $1.3M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #30 | JONATHAN RIDER | 594899 | Barr Group, Inc. | 74355 | Fairhope, AL | $1.6M | 4 | 33.3% |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-retention-by-units/2024
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