Retention champions in Arizona in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Gerald Sundt (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #168111), Christopher Leon (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #854517), and Melissa Figueroa (Guild Mortgage Company LLC, NMLS #214460).
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 | Gerald Sundt | 168111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $23.9M | 70 | 64.8% |
| #1 | Christopher Leon | 854517 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $21.0M | 70 | 66.0% |
| #3 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chandler, AZ | $12.7M | 35 | 70.0% |
| #3 | Matthew Oliver | 169890 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $12.4M | 35 | 37.2% |
| #3 | Gregory Newton | 1891577 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $11.7M | 35 | 58.3% |
| #6 | William Price | 175742 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $12.8M | 30 | 41.7% |
| #7 | Evan Einhorn | 1085589 | Modern Lending, LLC | 1738930 | Scottsdale, AZ | $14.7M | 29 | 65.9% |
| #7 | Paul Volpe | 48278 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $14.5M | 29 | 39.2% |
| #9 | Brenten Nardecchia | 245380 | High Place Mortgage, Inc | 2408347 | Phoenix, AZ | $22.9M | 26 | 43.3% |
| #10 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $12.3M | 25 | 73.5% |
| #10 | Ryan Jones | 210905 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $8.7M | 25 | 48.1% |
| #12 | Jason Smith | 210839 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.8M | 24 | 30.8% |
| #12 | Derrick Polder | 207630 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $7.7M | 24 | 39.3% |
| #12 | BEIBEI YU | 195795 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $9.6M | 24 | 77.4% |
| #15 | Robert Purvis | 199836 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $9.4M | 22 | 52.4% |
| #15 | Kelley Sanders | 247484 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Lakeside, AZ | $5.5M | 22 | 81.5% |
| #17 | Dominic Mancini | 27586 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.2M | 21 | 75.0% |
| #18 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $11.1M | 20 | 54.1% |
| #18 | IRIS ZHAO | 318542 | EWU LENDING LLC | 1762430 | Tempe, AZ | $8.5M | 20 | 64.5% |
| #18 | Elizabeth Irvine | 260183 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.1M | 20 | 25.3% |
| #21 | Lori Bowman | 640496 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Scottsdale, AZ | $15.8M | 19 | 42.2% |
| #21 | Kevin Wright | 1236112 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Chandler, AZ | $11.3M | 19 | 22.6% |
| #21 | Randall Bongard | 832622 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.2M | 19 | 38.8% |
| #24 | Christopher Hallows | 306345 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Flagstaff, AZ | $8.7M | 18 | 56.3% |
| #24 | STEVEN LEMMONS | 270866 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Tucson, AZ | $7.1M | 18 | 54.5% |
| #24 | Steven Alonso | 229617 | Discount Mortgage Advisors LLC | 1953628 | Mesa, AZ | $7.9M | 18 | 64.3% |
| #27 | Rene Acosta | 219240 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Tucson, AZ | $5.0M | 17 | 42.5% |
| #27 | Kelsey Marquardt | 905636 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.4M | 17 | 50.0% |
| #27 | CARISA WINKLEPLECK | 234596 | Acrisure Mortgage, LLC | 152859 | Chandler, AZ | $8.5M | 17 | 31.5% |
| #30 | Melinda Diebolt | 690792 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Tucson, AZ | $6.3M | 16 | 44.4% |
| #30 | Ryan Gilliam | 332576 | Your Best, LLC | 2574001 | Gilbert, AZ | $5.8M | 16 | 47.1% |
| #30 | Jacob Lausen | 266992 | KDA HOME FINANCIAL, LLC | 1040394 | Mesa, AZ | $7.5M | 16 | 76.2% |
| #33 | Heather Petrillo-Abella | 1525830 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Bullhead City, AZ | $3.0M | 15 | 46.9% |
| #33 | Myron Chamberlain | 224910 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.4M | 15 | 34.9% |
| #33 | Chad Mayer | 280921 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Scottsdale, AZ | $5.9M | 15 | 57.7% |
| #33 | Ramon Francis | 1058537 | Legacy Mortgage and Investment Corporation | 168482 | Chandler, AZ | $6.7M | 15 | 78.9% |
| #33 | Christine McConnell | 640502 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.0M | 15 | 60.0% |
| #33 | Jesus Ortiz | 211615 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Yuma, AZ | $3.5M | 15 | 53.6% |
| #33 | Jessica Kron | 1589238 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.7M | 15 | 50.0% |
| #33 | SCOTT DUSENBERRY | 156396 | O C Home Loans Inc. | 1842513 | Dana Point, CA | $8.3M | 15 | 68.2% |
| #33 | Jason Lawyer | 217735 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Tempe, AZ | $26.0M | 15 | 88.2% |
| #42 | Heidi Ferraro | 163067 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Glendale, AZ | $5.4M | 14 | 50.0% |
| #42 | Daniel Jackson | 169485 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Yuma, AZ | $3.4M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #42 | Nathan Ricci | 87667 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.6M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #42 | Nicolas Toscano | 1418692 | Match Mortgage Co | 2877381 | Scottsdale, AZ | $5.3M | 14 | 93.3% |
| #42 | Joshua Goldberg | 216038 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $7.0M | 14 | 60.9% |
| #42 | Jeffrey Williamson | 236505 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Phoenix, AZ | $11.3M | 14 | 60.9% |
| #42 | Matthew Goldberg | 1342195 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $10.6M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #49 | Matthew Kaiser | 228082 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $5.2M | 13 | 72.2% |
| #49 | Samuel Azares | 629829 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $6.9M | 13 | 52.0% |
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 — Arizona. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-units
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