Retention champions in Arizona in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Jason Lawyer (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #217735), Gerald Sundt (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #168111), and Brenten Nardecchia (High Place Mortgage, Inc, NMLS #245380).
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 | Jason Lawyer | 217735 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Tempe, AZ | $26.0M | 15 | 88.2% |
| #2 | Gerald Sundt | 168111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $22.1M | 64 | 66.7% |
| #3 | Brenten Nardecchia | 245380 | High Place Mortgage, Inc | 2408347 | Phoenix, AZ | $21.0M | 23 | 42.6% |
| #4 | Christopher Leon | 854517 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $19.6M | 66 | 67.3% |
| #5 | Paul Volpe | 48278 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $14.5M | 29 | 42.0% |
| #6 | Evan Einhorn | 1085589 | Modern Lending, LLC | 1738930 | Scottsdale, AZ | $13.6M | 27 | 67.5% |
| #7 | Matthew Oliver | 169890 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $12.4M | 35 | 40.7% |
| #8 | William Price | 175742 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $12.1M | 29 | 43.3% |
| #9 | Blair Sandy | 635025 | Choice Financial Group | 465995 | Fargo, ND | $12.1M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #10 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $11.6M | 24 | 72.7% |
| #11 | Jeffrey Williamson | 236505 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Phoenix, AZ | $11.3M | 14 | 60.9% |
| #12 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Chandler, AZ | $11.3M | 31 | 70.5% |
| #13 | Matthew DeBlasi | 1192761 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Tempe, AZ | $10.8M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #14 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.7M | 19 | 54.3% |
| #15 | Matthew Goldberg | 1342195 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $10.6M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #16 | Gregory Newton | 1891577 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $10.6M | 32 | 58.2% |
| #17 | Zachary Wain | 207079 | Wain Capital LLC | 1825506 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.5M | 11 | 91.7% |
| #18 | Lori Bowman | 640496 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.0M | 15 | 39.5% |
| #19 | Kevin Wright | 1236112 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Chandler, AZ | $10.0M | 17 | 22.7% |
| #20 | William Howard | 997898 | SUNFLOWER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 709491 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.7M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #21 | BEIBEI YU | 195795 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $9.6M | 24 | 80.0% |
| #22 | Jason Smith | 210839 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.4M | 23 | 30.7% |
| #23 | Robert Purvis | 199836 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $9.2M | 21 | 55.3% |
| #24 | Juliana Alsayed | 492434 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.7M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #25 | Dominic Mancini | 27586 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.5M | 19 | 76.0% |
| #26 | Brandon Holt | 629834 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.4M | 8 | 50.0% |
| #27 | Christopher Hallows | 306345 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Flagstaff, AZ | $8.1M | 17 | 56.7% |
| #28 | Ryan Jones | 210905 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $8.1M | 23 | 50.0% |
| #29 | Elizabeth Irvine | 260183 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.1M | 20 | 27.0% |
| #30 | SCOTT DUSENBERRY | 156396 | O C Home Loans Inc. | 1842513 | Dana Point, CA | $7.9M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #31 | CARISA WINKLEPLECK | 234596 | Acrisure Mortgage, LLC | 152859 | Chandler, AZ | $7.9M | 16 | 30.8% |
| #32 | Steven Alonso | 229617 | Discount Mortgage Advisors LLC | 1953628 | Mesa, AZ | $7.7M | 17 | 70.8% |
| #33 | IRIS ZHAO | 318542 | EWU LENDING LLC | 1762430 | Tempe, AZ | $7.6M | 19 | 65.5% |
| #34 | Nathan Ricci | 87667 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.5M | 13 | 61.9% |
| #35 | Randall Bongard | 832622 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $7.5M | 18 | 40.9% |
| #36 | Kelsey Marquardt | 905636 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.4M | 17 | 53.1% |
| #37 | Skyler McCurdy | 1408837 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $7.4M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #38 | Derrick Polder | 207630 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $7.3M | 22 | 44.0% |
| #39 | MICHAEL HINGSTON | 155449 | Independent Capital Group, Inc. | 149232 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.3M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #40 | Joshua Goldberg | 216038 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $7.0M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #41 | Christine McConnell | 640502 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.0M | 15 | 65.2% |
| #42 | Samuel Azares | 629829 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $6.9M | 13 | 52.0% |
| #43 | Jacob Lausen | 266992 | KDA HOME FINANCIAL, LLC | 1040394 | Mesa, AZ | $6.9M | 15 | 83.3% |
| #44 | Breanna Burton | 299697 | Bison Ventures LLC | 2257632 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.9M | 8 | 34.8% |
| #45 | Sean Dunlavey | 668162 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Phoenix, AZ | $6.8M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #46 | Jessica Kron | 1589238 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Phoenix, AZ | $6.6M | 12 | 50.0% |
| #47 | Ramon Francis | 1058537 | Legacy Mortgage and Investment Corporation | 168482 | Chandler, AZ | $6.6M | 14 | 87.5% |
| #48 | Leanne Martinez | 218903 | Glacier Bank | 472212 | Prescott, AZ | $6.6M | 7 | 41.2% |
| #49 | STEVEN LEMMONS | 270866 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Tucson, AZ | $6.5M | 16 | 57.1% |
| #50 | James Igbinovia | 626688 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.4M | 9 | 60.0% |
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 Volume — Arizona. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-volume
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