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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Brenten Nardecchia (High Place Mortgage, Inc, NMLS #245380), Gerald Sundt (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #168111), and Christopher Leon (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #854517).
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 | $30.0M | 27 | 42.9% |
| #2 | Gerald Sundt | 168111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $25.7M | 68 | 53.1% |
| #3 | Christopher Leon | 854517 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $20.5M | 69 | 63.9% |
| #4 | Evan Einhorn | 1085589 | Modern Lending, LLC | 1738930 | Scottsdale, AZ | $20.1M | 32 | 76.2% |
| #5 | Matthew Oliver | 169890 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $19.6M | 43 | 36.8% |
| #6 | Jason Lawyer | 217735 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Tempe, AZ | $18.3M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #7 | Lee Lieberman | 220436 | Road To Home Mortgage, LLC | 1752943 | Phoenix, AZ | $16.2M | 30 | 76.9% |
| #8 | Kevin Wright | 1236112 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Chandler, AZ | $14.3M | 29 | 30.2% |
| #9 | Matthew Goldberg | 1342195 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $13.2M | 27 | 81.8% |
| #10 | Adam Hawkins | 852996 | Lender Express Mortgage LLC | 1963444 | Scottsdale, AZ | $11.8M | 22 | 71.0% |
| #11 | Stacy Pingree | 151068 | Radiant Financial Group, LLC | 149484 | Litchfield Park, AZ | $11.5M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #12 | William Price | 175742 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $11.5M | 32 | 46.4% |
| #13 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $11.4M | 30 | 81.1% |
| #14 | Michael Simon | 601435 | First International Bank & Trust | 415142 | Phoenix, AZ | $11.0M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #15 | Melinda Diebolt | 690792 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Tucson, AZ | $10.6M | 29 | 50.9% |
| #16 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.5M | 20 | 69.0% |
| #17 | Samuel Azares | 629829 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $10.2M | 24 | 61.5% |
| #18 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Gilbert, AZ | $10.1M | 33 | 76.7% |
| #19 | Dominic Mancini | 27586 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.9M | 20 | 62.5% |
| #20 | Greg Wade | 1007717 | GREG WADE MORTGAGES LLC | 1934300 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.9M | 10 | 90.9% |
| #21 | BEIBEI YU | 195795 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $9.6M | 21 | 53.8% |
| #22 | Matthew Ledoux | 179508 | Forward Holdings LLC | 2006640 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.4M | 15 | 62.5% |
| #23 | Ryan Spencer | 219114 | AZ Mortgage Group LLC | 1979944 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.1M | 18 | 72.0% |
| #24 | Derrick Polder | 207630 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $9.1M | 40 | 40.4% |
| #25 | Paul Volpe | 48278 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $9.1M | 21 | 32.8% |
| #26 | Nicholas Heth | 222465 | Phoenix Mortgage Brokers LLC | 1800544 | Phoenix, AZ | $9.0M | 12 | 44.4% |
| #27 | IRIS ZHAO | 318542 | EWU LENDING LLC | 1762430 | Tempe, AZ | $8.9M | 22 | 59.5% |
| #28 | Kelley Sanders | 247484 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Lakeside, AZ | $8.8M | 38 | 71.7% |
| #29 | David Timmerman | 156046 | American Financial Lending, Inc. | 142147 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.7M | 16 | 64.0% |
| #30 | Adam Canter | 140873 | Phoenix Mortgage Brokers LLC | 1800544 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.7M | 17 | 77.3% |
| #31 | Carrie Nettleton | 240551 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Tempe, AZ | $8.6M | 17 | 48.6% |
| #32 | Robert Purvis | 199836 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $8.6M | 20 | 38.5% |
| #33 | Heith Reade | 866500 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Goodyear, AZ | $8.6M | 16 | 66.7% |
| #34 | Arthur Shalomov | 268359 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.5M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #35 | Aaron Payne | 197472 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.3M | 17 | 54.8% |
| #36 | Steven Alonso | 229617 | Discount Mortgage Advisors LLC | 1953628 | Mesa, AZ | $8.3M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #37 | Michael Jones | 208021 | Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC | 832799 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.3M | 16 | 61.5% |
| #38 | Brian Yampolsky | 177598 | Orion Mortgage Corporation | 176948 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.3M | 7 | 33.3% |
| #39 | Garret Cerkvenik | 198106 | Lendplicity LLC | 1705910 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.2M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #40 | Christopher Lawler | 869968 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Phoenix, AZ | $8.0M | 16 | 47.1% |
| #41 | Joseph Conner | 237006 | Homeowners Financial Group USA, LLC | 93718 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.9M | 12 | 38.7% |
| #42 | Leanne Martinez | 218903 | Glacier Bank | 472212 | Prescott, AZ | $7.9M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #43 | Joshua Goldberg | 216038 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $7.8M | 19 | 50.0% |
| #44 | James Igbinovia | 626688 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.7M | 19 | 57.6% |
| #45 | Sean Dunlavey | 668162 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.6M | 11 | 64.7% |
| #46 | Alexa Mercier | 601046 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Phoenix, AZ | $7.5M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #47 | Ricky Khamis | 173141 | EVO Home Loans, LLC | 1936984 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.4M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #48 | Jason Smith | 210839 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.4M | 18 | 28.1% |
| #49 | Zachary Wain | 207079 | Wain Capital LLC | 1825506 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.3M | 12 | 75.0% |
| #50 | Gregory Newton | 1891577 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $7.2M | 24 | 49.0% |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-volume/2025
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