Retention champions in Arizona in 2026, 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 Jason Lawyer (U.S. Bank National Association, NMLS #217735), 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 | Jason Lawyer | 217735 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Tempe, AZ | $18.5M | 13 | 86.7% |
| #2 | Gerald Sundt | 168111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $18.0M | 50 | 65.8% |
| #3 | Christopher Leon | 854517 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $16.0M | 54 | 75.0% |
| #4 | Paul Volpe | 48278 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $13.9M | 27 | 51.9% |
| #5 | Brenten Nardecchia | 245380 | High Place Mortgage, Inc | 2408347 | Phoenix, AZ | $13.7M | 16 | 43.2% |
| #6 | Jeffrey Williamson | 236505 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Phoenix, AZ | $11.3M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #7 | Matthew Oliver | 169890 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $10.5M | 30 | 50.0% |
| #8 | William Price | 175742 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $10.4M | 25 | 49.0% |
| #9 | Evan Einhorn | 1085589 | Modern Lending, LLC | 1738930 | Scottsdale, AZ | $10.0M | 18 | 75.0% |
| #10 | Zachary Wain | 207079 | Wain Capital LLC | 1825506 | Scottsdale, AZ | $9.8M | 10 | 90.9% |
| #11 | Matthew Goldberg | 1342195 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $9.5M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #12 | Catherine Hancock | 34594 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $9.2M | 19 | 70.4% |
| #13 | Gregory Newton | 1891577 | Nova Financial & Investment Corporation | 3087 | Tucson, AZ | $8.7M | 25 | 58.1% |
| #14 | Lori Bowman | 640496 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.6M | 12 | 37.5% |
| #15 | Melissa Figueroa | 214460 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Gilbert, AZ | $8.3M | 22 | 75.9% |
| #16 | BEIBEI YU | 195795 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $8.2M | 20 | 76.9% |
| #17 | Christopher Hallows | 306345 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Flagstaff, AZ | $8.1M | 17 | 60.7% |
| #18 | REETU MITTAL | 1815106 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Scottsdale, AZ | $8.0M | 14 | 51.9% |
| #19 | Dominic Mancini | 27586 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $7.0M | 15 | 75.0% |
| #20 | Robert Purvis | 199836 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $6.9M | 18 | 56.3% |
| #21 | Derrick Polder | 207630 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tucson, AZ | $6.8M | 19 | 55.9% |
| #22 | Ryan Jones | 210905 | LUND MORTGAGE TEAM, INC. | 162701 | Glendale, AZ | $6.6M | 19 | 54.3% |
| #23 | Kelsey Marquardt | 905636 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.6M | 16 | 57.1% |
| #24 | Randall Bongard | 832622 | Price Mortgage, LLC | 1429043 | Gilbert, AZ | $6.5M | 15 | 48.4% |
| #25 | IRIS ZHAO | 318542 | EWU LENDING LLC | 1762430 | Tempe, AZ | $6.4M | 16 | 64.0% |
| #26 | Christine McConnell | 640502 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.4M | 14 | 73.7% |
| #27 | Breanna Burton | 299697 | Bison Ventures LLC | 2257632 | Scottsdale, AZ | $6.1M | 7 | 36.8% |
| #28 | Kevin Wright | 1236112 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Chandler, AZ | $5.8M | 12 | 24.5% |
| #29 | Elizabeth Irvine | 260183 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Scottsdale, AZ | $5.8M | 16 | 31.4% |
| #30 | Melinda Diebolt | 690792 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Tucson, AZ | $5.7M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #31 | Evan White | 1024371 | Road To Home Mortgage, LLC | 1752943 | Phoenix, AZ | $5.7M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #32 | CARISA WINKLEPLECK | 234596 | Acrisure Mortgage, LLC | 152859 | Chandler, AZ | $5.7M | 11 | 27.5% |
| #33 | Nathan Ricci | 87667 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $5.7M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #34 | Steven Alonso | 229617 | Discount Mortgage Advisors LLC | 1953628 | Mesa, AZ | $5.6M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #35 | Matthew Ledoux | 179508 | Forward Holdings LLC | 2006640 | Phoenix, AZ | $5.5M | 11 | 57.9% |
| #36 | Samuel Azares | 629829 | V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. | 145502 | Tucson, AZ | $5.4M | 10 | 52.6% |
| #37 | ROBERT MCCORMICK | 179756 | MCCORMICK LENDING GROUP, INC. | 175743 | Scottsdale, AZ | $5.4M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #38 | Jacob Lausen | 266992 | KDA HOME FINANCIAL, LLC | 1040394 | Mesa, AZ | $5.4M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #39 | Alexander Kirkland | 408053 | Spartan Lending LLC | 2461054 | Tempe, AZ | $5.3M | 7 | 63.6% |
| #40 | Heidi Ferraro | 163067 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Glendale, AZ | $5.3M | 13 | 61.9% |
| #41 | Ryan Gilliam | 332576 | Your Best, LLC | 2574001 | Gilbert, AZ | $5.2M | 14 | 60.9% |
| #42 | Chad Mayer | 280921 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Scottsdale, AZ | $5.2M | 13 | 61.9% |
| #43 | Ramon Francis | 1058537 | Legacy Mortgage and Investment Corporation | 168482 | Chandler, AZ | $5.1M | 11 | 84.6% |
| #44 | Myron Chamberlain | 224910 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Scottsdale, AZ | $4.8M | 10 | 35.7% |
| #45 | William Geis | 231208 | Moria Development, Inc. | 6274 | Phoenix, AZ | $4.8M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #46 | hua Fang-Mounier | 318539 | AZ LENDING, L.L.C. | 182968 | Chandler, AZ | $4.6M | 9 | 90.0% |
| #47 | Steven Vallo | 1548291 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $4.6M | 10 | 90.9% |
| #48 | STEVEN LEMMONS | 270866 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Tucson, AZ | $4.5M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #49 | Adam Friedlander | 305278 | Madison Atrina LLC | 1835285 | Scottsdale, AZ | $4.5M | 9 | 50.0% |
| #50 | Hessam Rahim | 795948 | Vantage West Credit Union | 485751 | Tucson, AZ | $4.5M | 10 | 55.6% |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arizona/top-retention-by-volume/2026
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