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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Christopher Leon (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #854517), Gerald Sundt (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #168111), 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 | Christopher Leon | 854517 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $20.5M | 69 | 63.9% |
| #2 | Gerald Sundt | 168111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $25.7M | 68 | 53.1% |
| #3 | Matthew Oliver | 169890 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $19.6M | 43 | 36.8% |
| #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 | 38 | 71.7% |
| #6 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Gilbert, AZ | $10.1M | 33 | 76.7% |
| #7 | Evan Einhorn | 1085589 | Modern Lending, LLC | 1738930 | Scottsdale, AZ | $20.1M | 32 | 76.2% |
| #7 | William Price | 175742 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $11.5M | 32 | 46.4% |
| #9 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $11.4M | 30 | 81.1% |
| #9 | Lee Lieberman | 220436 | Road To Home Mortgage, LLC | 1752943 | Phoenix, AZ | $16.2M | 30 | 76.9% |
| #11 | Kevin Wright | 1236112 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Chandler, AZ | $14.3M | 29 | 30.2% |
| #11 | Melinda Diebolt | 690792 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Tucson, AZ | $10.6M | 29 | 50.9% |
| #13 | Brenten Nardecchia | 245380 | High Place Mortgage, Inc | 2408347 | Phoenix, AZ | $30.0M | 27 | 42.9% |
| #13 | Matthew Goldberg | 1342195 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $13.2M | 27 | 81.8% |
| #15 | Gregory Newton | 1891577 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $7.2M | 24 | 49.0% |
| #15 | Samuel Azares | 629829 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $10.2M | 24 | 61.5% |
| #17 | Nathan Ricci | 87667 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $5.7M | 23 | 51.1% |
| #18 | Adam Hawkins | 852996 | Lender Express Mortgage LLC | 1963444 | Scottsdale, AZ | $11.8M | 22 | 71.0% |
| #18 | IRIS ZHAO | 318542 | EWU LENDING LLC | 1762430 | Tempe, AZ | $8.9M | 22 | 59.5% |
| #20 | BEIBEI YU | 195795 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $9.6M | 21 | 53.8% |
| #20 | Paul Volpe | 48278 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $9.1M | 21 | 32.8% |
| #22 | Robert Purvis | 199836 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $8.6M | 20 | 38.5% |
| #22 | Dominic Mancini | 27586 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.9M | 20 | 62.5% |
| #22 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.5M | 20 | 69.0% |
| #25 | Michael Omiecinski | 413945 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tucson, AZ | $4.9M | 19 | 76.0% |
| #25 | James Igbinovia | 626688 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.7M | 19 | 57.6% |
| #25 | Joshua Goldberg | 216038 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $7.8M | 19 | 50.0% |
| #25 | Garret Cerkvenik | 198106 | Lendplicity LLC | 1705910 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.2M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #25 | Randall Bongard | 832622 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $6.7M | 19 | 51.4% |
| #25 | Danell Riggs | 420524 | Gardner Financial Services, LTD. | 278675 | Prescott, AZ | $6.1M | 19 | 30.2% |
| #31 | ADAM COMSTOCK | 195564 | Arizona Wholesale Mortgage Inc | 19254 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.1M | 18 | 81.8% |
| #31 | Arthur Shalomov | 268359 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.5M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #31 | Ryan Spencer | 219114 | AZ Mortgage Group LLC | 1979944 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.1M | 18 | 72.0% |
| #31 | Carole Grady | 446729 | Copper State Credit Union | 410376 | Goodyear, AZ | $1.6M | 18 | 35.3% |
| #31 | Jason Smith | 210839 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.4M | 18 | 28.1% |
| #31 | Elizabeth Irvine | 260183 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $5.3M | 18 | 21.4% |
| #37 | Laura Aguilar | 254336 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $4.0M | 17 | 68.0% |
| #37 | Carrie Nettleton | 240551 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tempe, AZ | $8.6M | 17 | 48.6% |
| #37 | Seannalisa Cormier | 1433188 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Tucson, AZ | $4.0M | 17 | 89.5% |
| #37 | Michelle Hernandez | 1088477 | SecurityNational Mortgage Company | 3116 | Goodyear, AZ | $6.3M | 17 | 42.5% |
| #37 | Aaron Payne | 197472 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.3M | 17 | 54.8% |
| #37 | Ryan Jones | 210905 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $6.1M | 17 | 29.8% |
| #37 | Adam Canter | 140873 | Phoenix Mortgage Brokers LLC | 1800544 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.7M | 17 | 77.3% |
| #44 | Chad Mayer | 280921 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.9M | 16 | 72.7% |
| #44 | Stacy Pingree | 151068 | Radiant Financial Group, LLC | 149484 | Litchfield Park, AZ | $11.5M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #44 | Christopher Lawler | 869968 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.0M | 16 | 47.1% |
| #44 | Michael Jones | 208021 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.3M | 16 | 61.5% |
| #44 | Heith Reade | 866500 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Goodyear, AZ | $8.6M | 16 | 66.7% |
| #44 | Ashley Sanborn | 1094766 | Aero Federal Credit Union | 405587 | Tempe, AZ | $2.8M | 16 | 44.4% |
| #44 | Mark Tronziger | 206753 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tucson, AZ | $6.2M | 16 | 66.7% |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-units/2025
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