Retention champions in Alabama in 2025, ranked by total volume. 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), Joshua Butler (SouthState Bank, N.A., NMLS #286233), and Joey Parker (SouthState Bank, N.A., NMLS #594940).
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 | Joshua Butler | 286233 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Huntsville, AL | $8.5M | 13 | 56.5% |
| #3 | Joey Parker | 594940 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Gulf Shores, AL | $7.5M | 10 | 40.0% |
| #4 | Mark Kent | 220383 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $6.1M | 13 | 39.4% |
| #5 | Helga James | 84212 | Barr Group, Inc. | 74355 | Gulf Shores, AL | $5.0M | 10 | 32.3% |
| #6 | Joshuah Bryant | 184952 | Fountain Home Loans, LLC | 976075 | Gulf Shores, AL | $4.8M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #7 | Victor Fava | 147545 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $4.7M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #8 | Keri Butler | 1025479 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Huntsville, AL | $4.6M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #9 | Matte McKee-Blackham | 1635683 | ALABAMA HOME MORTGAGE LOANS INC | 1586368 | Alexander City, AL | $4.0M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #10 | Dudley Robinson | 206761 | Bay Mortgage Corporation | 206821 | Fairhope, AL | $4.0M | 13 | 31.0% |
| #11 | Michelle Kirkpatrick | 1411363 | Century Bank | 403025 | Mobile, AL | $3.9M | 16 | 80.0% |
| #12 | Yihan Martin | 1642701 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $3.7M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #13 | Andrew Tibbs | 224924 | McGowin King Mortgage, LLC | 177691 | Mountain Brk, AL | $3.5M | 7 | 46.7% |
| #14 | Alfred Newell | 555619 | 4C Mortgage, Inc. | 2661962 | Vestavia, AL | $3.5M | 11 | 40.7% |
| #15 | Adam Hammond | 202682 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Guntersville, AL | $3.2M | 7 | 28.0% |
| #16 | Olivia Lewis | 655785 | Listerhill Credit Union | 439260 | Athens, AL | $3.1M | 5 | 38.5% |
| #17 | Franklin Sheridan | 1617428 | RIVER BANK & TRUST | 405629 | Prattville, AL | $3.1M | 12 | 48.0% |
| #18 | Joel Keith | 1861972 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $3.1M | 7 | 38.9% |
| #19 | Sean Taylor | 1957010 | Cedar Rapids State Bank | 1583951 | Daphne, AL | $3.0M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #20 | Melody Hendrix | 402393 | HNB First Bank | 403185 | Headland, AL | $2.9M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #21 | Brian Lynch | 376696 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Orange Beach, AL | $2.9M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #22 | Clinton Garner | 6711 | Cedar Rapids State Bank | 1583951 | Daphne, AL | $2.6M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #23 | Justin Petrusson | 351335 | TowneBank | 512138 | Norfolk, VA | $2.6M | 9 | 32.1% |
| #24 | Brianne Shores | 1656471 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Fairhope, AL | $2.5M | 10 | 34.5% |
| #25 | Adam Snable | 203825 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Mountain Brk, AL | $2.2M | 7 | 17.5% |
| #26 | Ethan Green | 1579404 | Cahaba Hills Mortgage LLC | 2651636 | Birmingham, AL | $2.2M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #27 | Scott McFadden | 130306 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $2.1M | 4 | 23.5% |
| #28 | Thomas Holloway | 1985757 | Reliant Mortgage LLC | 1075152 | New Orleans, LA | $2.0M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #29 | MADELINE CANNON | 1752323 | ALABAMA HOME MORTGAGE LOANS INC | 1586368 | Wetumpka, AL | $2.0M | 5 | 23.8% |
| #30 | Nicholas Fowler | 1746597 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.9M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #31 | Jason Lee | 214015 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Birmingham, AL | $1.9M | 7 | 25.9% |
| #32 | Felecia Solomon | 1145004 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Enterprise, AL | $1.9M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #33 | Taylor Musso | 1504074 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.9M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #34 | Rutherford Yeates | 2096232 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Mountain Brk, AL | $1.9M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #35 | Joel Gardner | 1090818 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Birmingham, AL | $1.9M | 11 | 42.3% |
| #36 | Randy Carter | 2047162 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $1.9M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #37 | Michael Weber | 219982 | Thrive Lending LLC | 2191014 | Vestavia Hills, AL | $1.9M | 6 | 23.1% |
| #38 | Brian Hamaker | 295336 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $1.9M | 5 | 22.7% |
| #39 | Jeffrey Henderson | 643045 | Method Mortgage, LLC | 85408 | Vestavia, AL | $1.9M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #40 | Roger Steur | 192994 | Method Mortgage, LLC | 85408 | Vestavia, AL | $1.8M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #41 | Ashley Templeton | 229448 | MidTown Mortgage Company, LLC | 1249468 | Huntsville, AL | $1.8M | 6 | 40.0% |
| #42 | MARK ACHUFF | 671187 | Cahaba Hills Mortgage LLC | 2651636 | Birmingham, AL | $1.8M | 5 | 23.8% |
| #43 | Julie Moore | 197045 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Hoover, AL | $1.8M | 3 | 18.8% |
| #44 | Kimberly Moon | 542672 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Huntsville, AL | $1.8M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #45 | Marco Bonilla | 219837 | MortgageMax, Inc. | 219928 | Hoover, AL | $1.7M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #46 | Diana Will | 1740691 | TJC Mortgage, Inc. | 2239 | Hoover, AL | $1.7M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #47 | Faith Wilkinson | 191022 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Mobile, AL | $1.7M | 6 | 18.2% |
| #48 | Benford Chenault | 130305 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $1.7M | 4 | 16.0% |
| #49 | GEORGE MCABEE | 196893 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $1.7M | 6 | 28.6% |
| #50 | jody brant | 189545 | First Lenders Mortgage Corporation | 189527 | Albertville, AL | $1.7M | 3 | 11.1% |
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 Volume — Alabama (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/alabama/top-retention-by-volume/2025
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