Retention champions in Arizona in 2025, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Brenten Nardecchia (High Place Mortgage, Inc, NMLS #245380), 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 | Brenten Nardecchia | 245380 | High Place Mortgage, Inc | 2408347 | Phoenix, AZ | $33.3M | 31 | 45.6% |
| #2 | Gerald Sundt | 168111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $29.2M | 76 | 57.1% |
| #3 | Matthew Oliver | 169890 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $21.5M | 47 | 37.9% |
| #4 | Evan Einhorn | 1085589 | Modern Lending, LLC | 1738930 | Scottsdale, AZ | $21.0M | 34 | 77.3% |
| #5 | Christopher Leon | 854517 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $20.5M | 69 | 63.9% |
| #6 | Jason Lawyer | 217735 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Tempe, AZ | $18.7M | 13 | 68.4% |
| #7 | Lee Lieberman | 220436 | Road To Home Mortgage, LLC | 1752943 | Phoenix, AZ | $18.2M | 34 | 79.1% |
| #8 | Kevin Wright | 1236112 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Chandler, AZ | $15.0M | 30 | 30.9% |
| #9 | Matthew Goldberg | 1342195 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $12.8M | 26 | 78.8% |
| #10 | William Price | 175742 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $12.6M | 35 | 48.6% |
| #11 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $11.8M | 31 | 79.5% |
| #12 | Adam Hawkins | 852996 | Lender Express Mortgage LLC | 1963444 | Scottsdale, AZ | $11.8M | 22 | 71.0% |
| #13 | Michael Simon | 601435 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Phoenix, AZ | $11.6M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #14 | Stacy Pingree | 151068 | Radiant Financial Group, LLC | 149484 | Litchfield Park, AZ | $11.5M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #15 | Melinda Diebolt | 690792 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Tucson, AZ | $11.4M | 30 | 51.7% |
| #16 | Samuel Azares | 629829 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $11.3M | 25 | 59.5% |
| #17 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.9M | 21 | 70.0% |
| #18 | Joshua Goldberg | 216038 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $10.4M | 22 | 53.7% |
| #19 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Gilbert, AZ | $10.4M | 34 | 77.3% |
| #20 | BEIBEI YU | 195795 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $10.4M | 22 | 53.7% |
| #21 | Dominic Mancini | 27586 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.9M | 20 | 62.5% |
| #22 | Greg Wade | 1007717 | GREG WADE MORTGAGES LLC | 1934300 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.9M | 10 | 83.3% |
| #23 | Carrie Nettleton | 240551 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tempe, AZ | $9.6M | 19 | 51.4% |
| #24 | Garret Cerkvenik | 198106 | Lendplicity LLC | 1705910 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.4M | 21 | 75.0% |
| #25 | Matthew Ledoux | 179508 | Forward Holdings LLC | 2006640 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.4M | 15 | 62.5% |
| #26 | IRIS ZHAO | 318542 | EWU LENDING LLC | 1762430 | Tempe, AZ | $9.4M | 23 | 59.0% |
| #27 | Ryan Spencer | 219114 | AZ Mortgage Group LLC | 1979944 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.1M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #28 | David Timmerman | 156046 | American Financial Lending, Inc. | 142147 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.1M | 17 | 65.4% |
| #29 | Paul Volpe | 48278 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $9.1M | 21 | 32.8% |
| #30 | Arthur Shalomov | 268359 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.1M | 20 | 74.1% |
| #31 | Nicholas Heth | 222465 | Phoenix Mortgage Brokers LLC | 1800544 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.0M | 12 | 44.4% |
| #32 | Margaret Rockas | 258961 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.0M | 11 | 68.8% |
| #33 | Adam Canter | 140873 | Phoenix Mortgage Brokers LLC | 1800544 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.9M | 18 | 78.3% |
| #34 | Robert Purvis | 199836 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $8.8M | 21 | 38.9% |
| #35 | Derrick Polder | 207630 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $8.8M | 39 | 39.4% |
| #36 | Aaron Payne | 197472 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.8M | 18 | 54.5% |
| #37 | Kelley Sanders | 247484 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Lakeside, AZ | $8.8M | 37 | 69.8% |
| #38 | Heith Reade | 866500 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Goodyear, AZ | $8.6M | 16 | 64.0% |
| #39 | Evan White | 1024371 | Road To Home Mortgage, LLC | 1752943 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.5M | 14 | 51.9% |
| #40 | Steven Alonso | 229617 | Discount Mortgage Advisors LLC | 1953628 | Mesa, AZ | $8.5M | 15 | 60.0% |
| #41 | Michael Jones | 208021 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.3M | 16 | 61.5% |
| #42 | Brian Yampolsky | 177598 | Orion Mortgage Corporation | 176948 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.3M | 7 | 33.3% |
| #43 | Joseph Conner | 237006 | Homeowners Financial Group USA, LLC | 93718 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.2M | 13 | 39.4% |
| #44 | JEFFREY RICHARDSON | 148991 | Top Flite Financial, Inc. | 4181 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.2M | 11 | 78.6% |
| #45 | Sean Dunlavey | 668162 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.0M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #46 | Christopher Lawler | 869968 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.0M | 16 | 47.1% |
| #47 | Zachary Wain | 207079 | Wain Capital LLC | 1825506 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.9M | 13 | 72.2% |
| #48 | Leanne Martinez | 218903 | Glacier Bank | 472212 | Prescott, AZ | $7.9M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #49 | James Igbinovia | 626688 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.7M | 19 | 57.6% |
| #50 | Thomas Garvey | 1064323 | Blue Brick Financial LLC | 168812 | Mesa, AZ | $7.7M | 15 | 48.4% |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-volume/2025
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