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 July 13, 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 | $29.2M | 76 | 57.1% |
| #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 | $8.8M | 39 | 39.4% |
| #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 | Lee Lieberman | 220436 | Road To Home Mortgage, LLC | 1752943 | Phoenix, AZ | $18.2M | 34 | 79.1% |
| #7 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Gilbert, AZ | $10.4M | 34 | 77.3% |
| #7 | Evan Einhorn | 1085589 | Modern Lending, LLC | 1738930 | Scottsdale, AZ | $21.0M | 34 | 77.3% |
| #10 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $11.8M | 31 | 79.5% |
| #10 | Brenten Nardecchia | 245380 | High Place Mortgage, Inc | 2408347 | Phoenix, AZ | $33.3M | 31 | 45.6% |
| #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 | $12.8M | 26 | 78.8% |
| #15 | Samuel Azares | 629829 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $11.3M | 25 | 59.5% |
| #15 | Nathan Ricci | 87667 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $6.8M | 25 | 52.1% |
| #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 | Joshua Goldberg | 216038 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $10.4M | 22 | 53.7% |
| #19 | Adam Hawkins | 852996 | Lender Express Mortgage LLC | 1963444 | Scottsdale, AZ | $11.8M | 22 | 71.0% |
| #22 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.9M | 21 | 70.0% |
| #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 | Robert Purvis | 199836 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $8.8M | 21 | 38.9% |
| #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% |
| #26 | Randall Bongard | 832622 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $6.9M | 20 | 52.6% |
| #29 | Michael Omiecinski | 413945 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tucson, AZ | $4.9M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #29 | Danell Riggs | 420524 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | $6.1M | 19 | 29.7% |
| #29 | James Igbinovia | 626688 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.7M | 19 | 57.6% |
| #29 | Elizabeth Irvine | 260183 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $5.7M | 19 | 20.9% |
| #29 | Carrie Nettleton | 240551 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tempe, AZ | $9.6M | 19 | 51.4% |
| #34 | Jason Smith | 210839 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.4M | 18 | 26.9% |
| #34 | Ryan Spencer | 219114 | AZ Mortgage Group LLC | 1979944 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.1M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #34 | Adam Canter | 140873 | Phoenix Mortgage Brokers LLC | 1800544 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.9M | 18 | 78.3% |
| #34 | Carole Grady | 446729 | Copper State Credit Union | 410376 | Goodyear, AZ | $1.6M | 18 | 33.3% |
| #34 | ADAM COMSTOCK | 195564 | Arizona Wholesale Mortgage Inc | 19254 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.1M | 18 | 81.8% |
| #34 | Ryan Jones | 210905 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $6.6M | 18 | 31.0% |
| #34 | Aaron Payne | 197472 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.8M | 18 | 54.5% |
| #41 | Michelle Hernandez | 1088477 | SecurityNational Mortgage Company | 3116 | Goodyear, AZ | $6.3M | 17 | 41.5% |
| #41 | Ashley Sanborn | 1094766 | Aero Federal Credit Union | 405587 | Tempe, AZ | $2.9M | 17 | 42.5% |
| #41 | Chad Mayer | 280921 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.5M | 17 | 73.9% |
| #41 | Laura Aguilar | 254336 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $4.0M | 17 | 68.0% |
| #41 | David Timmerman | 156046 | American Financial Lending, Inc. | 142147 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.1M | 17 | 65.4% |
| #41 | Seannalisa Cormier | 1433188 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Tucson, AZ | $4.0M | 17 | 89.5% |
| #47 | Heith Reade | 866500 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Goodyear, AZ | $8.6M | 16 | 64.0% |
| #47 | Mark Tronziger | 206753 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tucson, AZ | $6.2M | 16 | 66.7% |
| #47 | Michael Jones | 208021 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.3M | 16 | 61.5% |
| #47 | Christopher Lawler | 869968 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.0M | 16 | 47.1% |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-units/2025
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