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 July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Jason Lawyer (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #217735), Brenten Nardecchia (High Place Mortgage, Inc, NMLS #245380), and Gerald Sundt (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #168111).
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 | Brenten Nardecchia | 245380 | High Place Mortgage, Inc | 2408347 | Phoenix, AZ | $20.5M | 22 | 45.8% |
| #3 | Gerald Sundt | 168111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $19.9M | 56 | 64.4% |
| #4 | Christopher Leon | 854517 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $19.3M | 64 | 74.4% |
| #5 | Paul Volpe | 48278 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $14.5M | 29 | 45.3% |
| #6 | William Price | 175742 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $11.5M | 27 | 45.8% |
| #7 | Jeffrey Williamson | 236505 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Phoenix, AZ | $11.3M | 14 | 63.6% |
| #8 | Matthew Oliver | 169890 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $11.2M | 32 | 44.4% |
| #9 | Evan Einhorn | 1085589 | Modern Lending, LLC | 1738930 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.9M | 20 | 74.1% |
| #10 | Matthew Goldberg | 1342195 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $10.6M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #11 | Gregory Newton | 1891577 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $10.3M | 31 | 59.6% |
| #12 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $10.2M | 22 | 71.0% |
| #13 | Zachary Wain | 207079 | Wain Capital LLC | 1825506 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.8M | 10 | 90.9% |
| #14 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Gilbert, AZ | $9.6M | 26 | 72.2% |
| #15 | Lori Bowman | 640496 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.3M | 14 | 38.9% |
| #16 | BEIBEI YU | 195795 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $8.9M | 22 | 78.6% |
| #17 | Juliana Alsayed | 492434 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.7M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #18 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.5M | 15 | 51.7% |
| #19 | Robert Purvis | 199836 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $8.2M | 20 | 57.1% |
| #20 | Kevin Wright | 1236112 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Chandler, AZ | $8.2M | 15 | 23.4% |
| #21 | Dominic Mancini | 27586 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.1M | 18 | 75.0% |
| #22 | Christopher Hallows | 306345 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Flagstaff, AZ | $8.1M | 17 | 58.6% |
| #23 | CARISA WINKLEPLECK | 234596 | Acrisure Mortgage, LLC | 152859 | Chandler, AZ | $7.7M | 15 | 30.6% |
| #24 | IRIS ZHAO | 318542 | EWU LENDING LLC | 1762430 | Tempe, AZ | $7.4M | 18 | 66.7% |
| #25 | Randall Bongard | 832622 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $7.3M | 17 | 44.7% |
| #26 | Elizabeth Irvine | 260183 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.3M | 19 | 28.8% |
| #27 | MICHAEL HINGSTON | 155449 | Independent Capital Group, Inc. | 149232 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.3M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #28 | Joshua Goldberg | 216038 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $7.0M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #29 | Nathan Ricci | 87667 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.0M | 11 | 57.9% |
| #30 | Christine McConnell | 640502 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.0M | 15 | 65.2% |
| #31 | Ryan Jones | 210905 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $6.9M | 20 | 48.8% |
| #32 | Derrick Polder | 207630 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $6.8M | 19 | 46.3% |
| #33 | Samuel Azares | 629829 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $6.8M | 12 | 54.5% |
| #34 | Ramon Francis | 1058537 | Legacy Mortgage and Investment Corporation | 168482 | Chandler, AZ | $6.6M | 14 | 87.5% |
| #35 | Kelsey Marquardt | 905636 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.6M | 16 | 53.3% |
| #36 | STEVEN LEMMONS | 270866 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Tucson, AZ | $6.5M | 16 | 59.3% |
| #37 | Jason Smith | 210839 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.4M | 16 | 25.4% |
| #38 | Jacob Lausen | 266992 | KDA HOME FINANCIAL, LLC | 1040394 | Mesa, AZ | $6.3M | 14 | 82.4% |
| #39 | Evan White | 1024371 | Road To Home Mortgage, LLC | 1752943 | Phoenix, AZ | $6.2M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #40 | Breanna Burton | 299697 | Bison Ventures LLC | 2257632 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.1M | 7 | 31.8% |
| #41 | Steven Alonso | 229617 | Discount Mortgage Advisors LLC | 1953628 | Mesa, AZ | $6.0M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #42 | Skyler McCurdy | 1408837 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $6.0M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #43 | Melinda Diebolt | 690792 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Tucson, AZ | $5.7M | 14 | 50.0% |
| #44 | ROBERT MCCORMICK | 179756 | MCCORMICK LENDING GROUP, INC. | 175743 | Scottsdale, AZ | $5.6M | 9 | 75.0% |
| #45 | Alexander Kirkland | 408053 | Spartan Lending LLC | 2461054 | Tempe, AZ | $5.6M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #46 | Matthew Ledoux | 179508 | Forward Holdings LLC | 2006640 | Phoenix, AZ | $5.5M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #47 | Ryan Gilliam | 332576 | Your Best, LLC | 2574001 | Gilbert, AZ | $5.5M | 15 | 53.6% |
| #48 | Michael Jones | 208021 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $5.3M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #49 | Travis Smart | 1471121 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Prescott, AZ | $5.3M | 10 | 45.5% |
| #50 | Heidi Ferraro | 163067 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Glendale, AZ | $5.3M | 13 | 56.5% |
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 July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-volume
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