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 July 13, 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 | Justin Petrusson | 351335 | TowneBank | 512138 | Norfolk, VA | $2.1M | 11 | 29.7% |
| #4 | jody brant | 189545 | First Lenders Mortgage Corporation | 189527 | Albertville, AL | $4.3M | 11 | 35.5% |
| #4 | Brian Hamaker | 295336 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $3.6M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #7 | Sean Taylor | 1957010 | Cedar Rapids State Bank | 1583951 | Daphne, AL | $2.8M | 10 | 90.9% |
| #8 | Dudley Robinson | 206761 | Bay Mortgage Corporation | 206821 | Fairhope, AL | $3.0M | 8 | 30.8% |
| #8 | Joshua Butler | 286233 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Huntsville, AL | $4.2M | 8 | 29.6% |
| #8 | Shelly Nickles | 430123 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Montgomery, AL | $1.8M | 8 | 25.0% |
| #8 | Jordan Hardwick | 1245478 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.1M | 8 | 14.5% |
| #8 | Treasa Hall | 1066371 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Hoover, AL | $2.4M | 8 | 25.0% |
| #8 | Lindsey Nance | 1632974 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $2.2M | 8 | 12.9% |
| #8 | Mark Kent | 220383 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $3.6M | 8 | 28.6% |
| #8 | Ransom Kelly | 990772 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Homewood, AL | $2.9M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #16 | Joel Gardner | 1090818 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Birmingham, AL | $1.2M | 7 | 24.1% |
| #16 | Jared Robbins | 1134032 | MortgageOne, Inc. | 898812 | Franklin, TN | $1.9M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #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 | Neilson Woodbury | 1509727 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Mobile, AL | $1.5M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #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% |
| #25 | Rutherford Yeates | 2096232 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Mountain Brk, AL | $1.2M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #25 | Melody Hendrix | 402393 | HNB First Bank | 403185 | Headland, AL | $756K | 5 | 50.0% |
| #25 | Michelle Kirkpatrick | 1411363 | Century Bank | 403025 | Mobile, AL | $1.2M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #25 | Matthew Stringfellow | 868598 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Prattville, AL | $1.3M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #25 | Barbara Gaston | 818724 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Florence, AL | $793K | 5 | 50.0% |
| #25 | Zelfaries Brown | 286276 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Birmingham, AL | $566K | 5 | 41.7% |
| #25 | Heather McGill | 155960 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.0M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #25 | Nicholas Fowler | 1746597 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.6M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #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% |
| #35 | Jessica Swindle | 797212 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | — | $1.0M | 4 | 15.4% |
| #35 | Valerie Springer | 198479 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Hoover, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #35 | Julius Box | 220162 | The Hutson Company | 220330 | Gardendale, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #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 | Joel Keith | 1861972 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $1.6M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #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 | Teresa Crenshaw | 269457 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Mobile, AL | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #35 | Winfred Stoffregen | 215039 | Method Mortgage, LLC | 85408 | Vestavia, AL | $1.4M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #35 | MADELINE CANNON | 1752323 | ALABAMA HOME MORTGAGE LOANS INC | 1586368 | Wetumpka, AL | $1.3M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #35 | Amber Brittain | 459933 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Vestavia Hills, AL | $662K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #35 | Daniel Foshee | 209654 | Allsource Mortgage Inc. | 206830 | Mobile, AL | $1.5M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #35 | Ashley Templeton | 229448 | MidTown Mortgage Company, LLC | 1249468 | Huntsville, AL | $1.8M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #35 | Betty Whiteley | 207429 | Hamilton Mortgage Corporation | 46945 | Huntsville, AL | $915K | 4 | 25.0% |
| #35 | MATTHEW RAY | 201940 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Leeds, AL | $457K | 4 | 23.5% |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-retention-by-units/2024
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