Retention champions in Arizona in 2025, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Gerald Sundt (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #168111), Christopher Leon (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #854517), and Matthew Oliver (LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC., NMLS #169890).
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 | $29.0M | 75 | 56.8% |
| #2 | Christopher Leon | 854517 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $20.5M | 69 | 63.9% |
| #3 | Matthew Oliver | 169890 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $21.5M | 47 | 37.9% |
| #4 | Derrick Polder | 207630 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $9.1M | 40 | 40.4% |
| #5 | Kelley Sanders | 247484 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Lakeside, AZ | $8.8M | 37 | 69.8% |
| #6 | William Price | 175742 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $12.6M | 35 | 48.6% |
| #7 | Evan Einhorn | 1085589 | Modern Lending, LLC | 1738930 | Scottsdale, AZ | $21.0M | 34 | 77.3% |
| #7 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chandler, AZ | $10.4M | 34 | 75.6% |
| #9 | Lee Lieberman | 220436 | Road To Home Mortgage, LLC | 1752943 | Phoenix, AZ | $17.6M | 33 | 78.6% |
| #10 | Brenten Nardecchia | 245380 | High Place Mortgage, Inc | 2408347 | Phoenix, AZ | $33.3M | 31 | 45.6% |
| #10 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $11.8M | 31 | 79.5% |
| #12 | Kevin Wright | 1236112 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Chandler, AZ | $15.0M | 30 | 30.9% |
| #12 | Melinda Diebolt | 690792 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Tucson, AZ | $11.4M | 30 | 51.7% |
| #14 | Matthew Goldberg | 1342195 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $13.2M | 27 | 81.8% |
| #15 | Nathan Ricci | 87667 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $6.8M | 25 | 52.1% |
| #15 | Samuel Azares | 629829 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $11.3M | 25 | 59.5% |
| #17 | Gregory Newton | 1891577 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $7.2M | 24 | 48.0% |
| #18 | IRIS ZHAO | 318542 | EWU LENDING LLC | 1762430 | Tempe, AZ | $9.4M | 23 | 59.0% |
| #19 | BEIBEI YU | 195795 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $10.4M | 22 | 53.7% |
| #19 | Adam Hawkins | 852996 | Lender Express Mortgage LLC | 1963444 | Scottsdale, AZ | $11.8M | 22 | 71.0% |
| #19 | Joshua Goldberg | 216038 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $10.4M | 22 | 53.7% |
| #22 | Robert Purvis | 199836 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $8.8M | 21 | 38.9% |
| #22 | Garret Cerkvenik | 198106 | Lendplicity LLC | 1705910 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.4M | 21 | 75.0% |
| #22 | Paul Volpe | 48278 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $9.1M | 21 | 32.8% |
| #22 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.9M | 21 | 70.0% |
| #26 | Randall Bongard | 832622 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $6.9M | 20 | 52.6% |
| #26 | Arthur Shalomov | 268359 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.1M | 20 | 74.1% |
| #26 | Dominic Mancini | 27586 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.9M | 20 | 62.5% |
| #29 | Carrie Nettleton | 240551 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tempe, AZ | $9.6M | 19 | 51.4% |
| #29 | Elizabeth Irvine | 260183 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $5.7M | 19 | 20.9% |
| #29 | James Igbinovia | 626688 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.7M | 19 | 57.6% |
| #29 | Danell Riggs | 420524 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Prescott, AZ | $6.1M | 19 | 29.7% |
| #29 | Michael Omiecinski | 413945 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tucson, AZ | $4.9M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #34 | Carole Grady | 446729 | Copper State Credit Union | 410376 | — | $1.6M | 18 | 33.3% |
| #34 | Ryan Spencer | 219114 | AZ Mortgage Group LLC | 1979944 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.1M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #34 | Ryan Jones | 210905 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $6.6M | 18 | 31.0% |
| #34 | Jason Smith | 210839 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.4M | 18 | 26.9% |
| #34 | Aaron Payne | 197472 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.8M | 18 | 54.5% |
| #34 | Adam Canter | 140873 | Phoenix Mortgage Brokers LLC | 1800544 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.9M | 18 | 78.3% |
| #34 | ADAM COMSTOCK | 195564 | Arizona Wholesale Mortgage Inc | 19254 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.1M | 18 | 81.8% |
| #41 | Ashley Sanborn | 1094766 | Aero Federal Credit Union | 405587 | Tempe, AZ | $2.9M | 17 | 42.5% |
| #41 | David Timmerman | 156046 | American Financial Lending, Inc. | 142147 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.1M | 17 | 65.4% |
| #41 | Chad Mayer | 280921 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.5M | 17 | 73.9% |
| #41 | Seannalisa Cormier | 1433188 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Tucson, AZ | $4.0M | 17 | 89.5% |
| #41 | Michelle Hernandez | 1088477 | SecurityNational Mortgage Company | 3116 | Goodyear, AZ | $6.3M | 17 | 41.5% |
| #41 | Laura Aguilar | 254336 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $4.0M | 17 | 68.0% |
| #47 | STEVEN LEMMONS | 270866 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Tucson, AZ | $6.0M | 16 | 36.4% |
| #47 | Stacy Pingree | 151068 | Radiant Financial Group, LLC | 149484 | Litchfield Park, AZ | $11.5M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #47 | Brandon Hendrick | 202816 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Peoria, AZ | $7.0M | 16 | 35.6% |
| #47 | Francisco Del Bosque | 170787 | Novum LLC | 1926410 | Tucson, AZ | $5.6M | 16 | 38.1% |
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 Loan Count — Arizona (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-units/2025
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