Retention champions in Alabama in 2025, 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), Michelle Kirkpatrick (Century Bank, NMLS #1411363), and Joshua Butler (SouthState Bank, N.A., NMLS #286233).
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 | $10.2M | 20 | 69.0% |
| #2 | Michelle Kirkpatrick | 1411363 | Century Bank | 403025 | Mobile, AL | $3.9M | 16 | 80.0% |
| #3 | Joshua Butler | 286233 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Huntsville, AL | $8.5M | 13 | 56.5% |
| #3 | Dudley Robinson | 206761 | Bay Mortgage Corporation | 206821 | Fairhope, AL | $4.0M | 13 | 31.0% |
| #3 | Mark Kent | 220383 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $6.1M | 13 | 39.4% |
| #6 | Franklin Sheridan | 1617428 | RIVER BANK & TRUST | 405629 | Prattville, AL | $3.1M | 12 | 48.0% |
| #7 | Casey Parsons | 1615531 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Mountain Brk, AL | $1.5M | 11 | 73.3% |
| #7 | Joel Gardner | 1090818 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Birmingham, AL | $1.9M | 11 | 42.3% |
| #7 | Alfred Newell | 555619 | 4C Mortgage, Inc. | 2661962 | Vestavia, AL | $3.5M | 11 | 40.7% |
| #10 | Matte McKee-Blackham | 1635683 | ALABAMA HOME MORTGAGE LOANS INC | 1586368 | Alexander City, AL | $4.0M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #10 | Brianne Shores | 1656471 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Fairhope, AL | $2.5M | 10 | 34.5% |
| #10 | Joey Parker | 594940 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Gulf Shores, AL | $7.5M | 10 | 40.0% |
| #10 | Helga James | 84212 | Barr Group, Inc. | 74355 | Gulf Shores, AL | $5.0M | 10 | 32.3% |
| #14 | Melody Hendrix | 402393 | HNB First Bank | 403185 | Headland, AL | $2.9M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #14 | KARINE SMITH | 754976 | New Horizons Credit Union | 410405 | Mobile, AL | $674K | 9 | 64.3% |
| #14 | Justin Petrusson | 351335 | TowneBank | 512138 | Norfolk, VA | $2.6M | 9 | 32.1% |
| #14 | Royce Sharp | 279723 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $1.4M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #14 | Sean Taylor | 1957010 | Cedar Rapids State Bank | 1583951 | Daphne, AL | $3.0M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #14 | Margaret Reid | 816002 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Mobile, AL | $1.6M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #14 | Yihan Martin | 1642701 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $3.7M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #21 | Rutherford Yeates | 2096232 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Mountain Brk, AL | $1.9M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #21 | Shelley Faulkner | 470443 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Prattville, AL | $1.3M | 8 | 34.8% |
| #21 | Keri Butler | 1025479 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Huntsville, AL | $4.6M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #24 | Andrew Tibbs | 224924 | McGowin King Mortgage, LLC | 177691 | Mountain Brk, AL | $3.5M | 7 | 46.7% |
| #24 | Joel Keith | 1861972 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $3.1M | 7 | 38.9% |
| #24 | David Keenum | 491815 | Embrace Home Loans, Inc. | 2184 | Mobile, AL | $811K | 7 | 35.0% |
| #24 | Jason Lee | 214015 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Birmingham, AL | $1.9M | 7 | 25.9% |
| #24 | Marco Bonilla | 219837 | MortgageMax, Inc. | 219928 | Hoover, AL | $1.7M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #24 | Adam Snable | 203825 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Mountain Brk, AL | $2.2M | 7 | 17.5% |
| #24 | Angela Mahan | 130093 | Hamilton Mortgage Corporation | 46945 | Clanton, AL | $1.2M | 7 | 46.7% |
| #24 | Adam Hammond | 202682 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Guntersville, AL | $3.2M | 7 | 28.0% |
| #24 | Joshua Barnes | 699708 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Huntsville, AL | $1.4M | 7 | 23.3% |
| #24 | Brandon Reed | 2055721 | Local Bank | 826648 | Daphne, AL | $1.2M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #24 | JAMES COREY | 212055 | FOX MORTGAGE, INC. | 184762 | Birmingham, AL | $953K | 7 | 58.3% |
| #24 | Jeffery Cornelius | 629645 | West Alabama Bank & Trust | 486007 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $1.6M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #36 | Clinton Garner | 6711 | Cedar Rapids State Bank | 1583951 | Daphne, AL | $2.6M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #36 | Faith Wilkinson | 191022 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Mobile, AL | $1.7M | 6 | 18.2% |
| #36 | Michael Weber | 219982 | Thrive Lending LLC | 2191014 | Vestavia Hills, AL | $1.9M | 6 | 23.1% |
| #36 | Glenda Popwell | 7371 | Hamilton Mortgage Corporation | 46945 | Clanton, AL | $1.2M | 6 | 42.9% |
| #36 | Diana Will | 1740691 | TJC Mortgage, Inc. | 2239 | Hoover, AL | $1.7M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #36 | Jeffrey Henderson | 643045 | Method Mortgage, LLC | 85408 | Vestavia, AL | $1.9M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #36 | Nicholas Fowler | 1746597 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.9M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #36 | Victor Fava | 147545 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $4.7M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #36 | Ashley Templeton | 229448 | MidTown Mortgage Company, LLC | 1249468 | Huntsville, AL | $1.8M | 6 | 40.0% |
| #36 | Randy Carter | 2047162 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $1.9M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #36 | Merrell Horton | 208824 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Hoover, AL | $1.4M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #36 | STACY ALDRIDGE | 449408 | Listerhill Credit Union | 439260 | Muscle Shoals, AL | $639K | 6 | 42.9% |
| #36 | GEORGE MCABEE | 196893 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $1.7M | 6 | 28.6% |
| #49 | Kasra Haririan | 457091 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Vestavia, AL | $1.1M | 5 | 38.5% |
| #49 | Michael Cantrell | 266986 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Huntsville, AL | $1.2M | 5 | 19.2% |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-retention-by-units/2025
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