Retention champions in Arizona in 2026, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Christopher Leon (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #854517), Gerald Sundt (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #168111), and Gregory Newton (Nova Financial & Investment Corporation, NMLS #1891577).
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 | $21.0M | 70 | 66.0% |
| #1 | Gerald Sundt | 168111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $23.9M | 70 | 64.8% |
| #3 | Gregory Newton | 1891577 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $11.7M | 35 | 58.3% |
| #3 | Matthew Oliver | 169890 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $12.4M | 35 | 37.2% |
| #3 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chandler, AZ | $12.7M | 35 | 70.0% |
| #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 | Ryan Jones | 210905 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $8.7M | 25 | 48.1% |
| #10 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $12.3M | 25 | 73.5% |
| #12 | BEIBEI YU | 195795 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $9.6M | 24 | 77.4% |
| #12 | Derrick Polder | 207630 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $7.7M | 24 | 39.3% |
| #12 | Jason Smith | 210839 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.8M | 24 | 30.8% |
| #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 | 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% |
| #18 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $11.1M | 20 | 54.1% |
| #21 | Lori Bowman | 640496 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Scottsdale, AZ | $15.8M | 19 | 42.2% |
| #21 | Randall Bongard | 832622 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | — | $8.2M | 19 | 38.8% |
| #21 | Kevin Wright | 1236112 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Chandler, AZ | $11.3M | 19 | 22.6% |
| #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% |
| #24 | Christopher Hallows | 306345 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Flagstaff, AZ | $8.7M | 18 | 56.3% |
| #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% |
| #27 | Rene Acosta | 219240 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Tucson, AZ | $5.0M | 17 | 42.5% |
| #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 | Jesus Ortiz | 211615 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Yuma, AZ | $3.5M | 15 | 53.6% |
| #33 | SCOTT DUSENBERRY | 156396 | O C Home Loans Inc. | 1842513 | Dana Point, CA | $8.3M | 15 | 68.2% |
| #33 | Myron Chamberlain | 224910 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.4M | 15 | 34.9% |
| #33 | Jason Lawyer | 217735 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Tempe, AZ | $26.0M | 15 | 88.2% |
| #33 | Heather Petrillo-Abella | 1525830 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Bullhead City, AZ | $3.0M | 15 | 46.9% |
| #33 | Jessica Kron | 1589238 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.7M | 15 | 50.0% |
| #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% |
| #42 | Joshua Goldberg | 216038 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $7.0M | 14 | 60.9% |
| #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 | Daniel Jackson | 169485 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Yuma, AZ | $3.4M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #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% |
| #42 | Heidi Ferraro | 163067 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Glendale, AZ | $5.4M | 14 | 50.0% |
| #49 | Steven Vallo | 1548291 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $5.7M | 13 | 86.7% |
| #49 | Justin Frederick | 625918 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Glendale, AZ | $4.7M | 13 | 38.2% |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-units/2026
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