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 October 11, 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 | 45.9% |
| #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 | 32.1% |
| #9 | Jordan Hardwick | 1245478 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.1M | 8 | 14.5% |
| #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 | 29.6% |
| #9 | Dudley Robinson | 206761 | Bay Mortgage Corporation | 206821 | Fairhope, AL | $3.0M | 8 | 30.8% |
| #9 | Treasa Hall | 1066371 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Hoover, AL | $2.4M | 8 | 25.0% |
| #9 | Ransom Kelly | 990772 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Homewood, AL | $2.9M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #9 | Lindsey Nance | 1632974 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.2M | 8 | 12.9% |
| #16 | JAMES PARSONS | 415554 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Montgomery, AL | $1.1M | 7 | 24.1% |
| #16 | Jimmy Cook | 583338 | Alabama One Credit Union | 401726 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.1M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #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% |
| #20 | David Keenum | 491815 | Embrace Home Loans, Inc. | 2184 | Mobile, AL | $860K | 6 | 22.2% |
| #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 | 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 | Alfred Newell | 555619 | 4C Mortgage, Inc. | 2661962 | Vestavia, AL | $1.3M | 5 | 20.8% |
| #25 | Joey Parker | 594940 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Gulf Shores, AL | $2.7M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #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 | Matthew Stringfellow | 868598 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Prattville, AL | $1.3M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #25 | Melody Hendrix | 402393 | HNB First Bank | 403185 | Headland, AL | $756K | 5 | 50.0% |
| #25 | Heather McGill | 155960 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.0M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #25 | Nicholas Fowler | 1746597 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.6M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #25 | Michelle Kirkpatrick | 1411363 | Century Bank | 403025 | Mobile, AL | $1.2M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #35 | MADELINE CANNON | 1752323 | ALABAMA HOME MORTGAGE LOANS INC | 1586368 | Wetumpka, AL | $1.3M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #35 | Justin Drake | 110999 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Birmingham, AL | $816K | 4 | 16.0% |
| #35 | Ashley Templeton | 229448 | MidTown Mortgage Company, LLC | 1249468 | Huntsville, AL | $1.8M | 4 | 26.7% |
| #35 | Valerie Springer | 198479 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Hoover, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #35 | Melissa DeCarlo | 595166 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Birmingham, AL | $1.2M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #35 | Daniel Foshee | 209654 | Allsource Mortgage Inc. | 206830 | Mobile, AL | $1.5M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #35 | Julius Box | 220162 | The Hutson Company | 220330 | Gardendale, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #35 | JONATHAN RIDER | 594899 | Barr Group, Inc. | 74355 | Fairhope, AL | $1.6M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #35 | MATTHEW RAY | 201940 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Leeds, AL | $457K | 4 | 23.5% |
| #35 | Ashley Bass | 1252200 | MORTGAGE CORPORATION OF THE SOUTH | 232876 | Wetumpka, AL | $685K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #35 | Jodie Davidson | 194103 | North Central Mortgage LLC | 2365236 | Trussville, AL | $864K | 4 | 40.0% |
| #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 | Joseph Reid | 197798 | Embrace Home Loans, Inc. | 2184 | Mobile, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 11.4% |
| #35 | Steven Pate | 416044 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $1.4M | 4 | 12.9% |
| #35 | Jessica Swindle | 797212 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | — | $1.0M | 4 | 15.4% |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-retention-by-units/2024
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