Retention champions in Florida in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Sean Stephens (Metroplex Mortgage Services, Inc., NMLS #185288), Brandon Brotsky (Reach Home Loans LLC, NMLS #342274), and YAKELIN GONZALEZ (Superior Mortgage Experts Inc, NMLS #370985).
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 | Sean Stephens | 185288 | Metroplex Mortgage Services, Inc. | 185264 | Sebring, FL | $9.8M | 40 | 54.1% |
| #2 | Brandon Brotsky | 342274 | Reach Home Loans LLC | 2266637 | Boca Raton, FL | $13.6M | 32 | 39.5% |
| #3 | YAKELIN GONZALEZ | 370985 | Superior Mortgage Experts Inc | 2283152 | Miami Lakes, FL | $8.5M | 20 | 71.4% |
| #4 | Richard Brandt | 1628559 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Grand Rapids, MI | $9.3M | 19 | 65.5% |
| #5 | ELIZABETH SKIPPER | 2000927 | COMMUNITY SOUTH CREDIT UNION | 451247 | Chipley, FL | $5.8M | 18 | 75.0% |
| #6 | Matthew Weaver | 175651 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.9M | 16 | 12.2% |
| #6 | Max Fisch | 1937338 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Boca Raton, FL | $7.7M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #6 | SHERRY BROCK | 1367681 | GULF WINDS CREDIT UNION | 414456 | Pensacola, FL | $991K | 16 | 57.1% |
| #9 | Lauren Maxwell | 331415 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Naples, FL | $4.7M | 15 | 14.7% |
| #9 | Justin Margolis | 1015413 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Davie, FL | $8.9M | 15 | 65.2% |
| #11 | Melinda Payan | 331861 | The Truth About Lending LLC | 1054357 | Davie, FL | $5.3M | 14 | 70.0% |
| #11 | Gilbert Bennett | 1177528 | My Easy Mortgage, LLC | 1268485 | Wesley Chapel, FL | $5.2M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #13 | Peter Freystaetter | 476623 | Space Coast Credit Union | 403370 | Miramar, FL | $6.8M | 13 | 15.3% |
| #13 | Diego Londono | 324778 | Lending Spot LLC | 2463121 | Pinecrest, FL | $5.9M | 13 | 46.4% |
| #13 | Marla Abdulnoor | 1662502 | Extreme Loans LLC | 2025962 | Southfield, MI | $4.7M | 13 | 61.9% |
| #16 | Jason Kindler | 157168 | First Coast Mortgage Funding LLC | 1953441 | Jacksonville, FL | $6.1M | 12 | 35.3% |
| #16 | Olivia Ramos | 585300 | EDUCATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 543676 | Miami, FL | $1.4M | 12 | 54.5% |
| #16 | NEDRA NASH | 437845 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Saint Augustine, FL | $5.9M | 12 | 44.4% |
| #16 | Joel Rosario | 1110878 | Seacoast National Bank | 608046 | The Villages, FL | $1.9M | 12 | 48.0% |
| #16 | Kristin Deaton | 966920 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Ormond Beach, FL | $2.1M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #21 | Barbara Schumann Jobmann | 659711 | Capital City Home Loans, LLC | 75615 | Spring Hill, FL | $2.4M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #22 | Judy Zucker | 1035126 | FM Home Loans, LLC | 2212 | Hollywood, FL | $9.0M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #22 | Joshua Ulmer | 217794 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tequesta, FL | $4.1M | 10 | 45.5% |
| #22 | SONIA NIJHAWAN | 136302 | Mortgage Lenders Investment Trading Corporation | 70168 | Lake Mary, FL | $2.4M | 10 | 34.5% |
| #22 | Samuel Swenson | 12166 | COMMUNITY FIRST CREDIT UNION OF FLORIDA | 379502 | Jacksonville, FL | $638K | 10 | 29.4% |
| #22 | Robert Stettler | 663828 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Sarasota, FL | $4.0M | 10 | 35.7% |
| #22 | Junior Simmonds | 224612 | Enterprise Mortgage Group LLC | 2507107 | Orlando, FL | $2.7M | 10 | 38.5% |
| #22 | Heidi Sanchez | 349596 | HS Solutions Investments & Loans, Inc | 1773725 | Orlando, FL | $4.6M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #29 | ELIZABETH CASSIDY | 1902671 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Palm Bay, FL | $3.5M | 9 | 36.0% |
| #29 | Samuel Brown | 1601606 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $3.9M | 9 | 60.0% |
| #29 | SAMANTHA ROBIN | 1202547 | Milestone Mortgage Corporation | 1720728 | Jupiter, FL | $3.2M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #29 | Marilyn Dennis | 1838974 | Mortgage Approved LLC | 1839404 | Tampa, FL | $3.0M | 9 | 60.0% |
| #29 | Michael Dean | 1119943 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | Winter Park, FL | $2.3M | 9 | 26.5% |
| #29 | Amy Harvell | 1752706 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Crestview, FL | $2.4M | 9 | 22.5% |
| #29 | Ryan Ten Broeck | 805330 | Campus USA Credit Union | 799574 | Gainesville, FL | $542K | 9 | 22.5% |
| #29 | Matthew Mangini | 2228908 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Newton, MA | $3.6M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #29 | Eric Wallberg | 25362 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Boca Raton, FL | $10.2M | 9 | 75.0% |
| #29 | Edward Carlton | 992248 | JRDB, Inc. | 1057426 | Jacksonville, FL | $3.1M | 9 | 34.6% |
| #29 | Michael Kodsi | 133081 | K & B Capital Corp. | 166254 | Boca Raton, FL | $3.8M | 9 | 50.0% |
| #29 | Elyin Perez | 1508467 | ACE LENDING GROUP, LLC | 1960150 | Orlando, FL | $3.7M | 9 | 39.1% |
| #29 | Tyler Bahnsen | 362852 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Miami, FL | $4.7M | 9 | 21.4% |
| #29 | Toni Contreras Arroyo | 1977894 | AUCTUS MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LLC | 2743323 | Orlando, FL | $3.1M | 9 | 60.0% |
| #29 | Kelly Santos | 994273 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Trinity, FL | $1.4M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #29 | Jennifer Martinez | 173516 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Valrico, FL | $4.4M | 9 | 39.1% |
| #29 | Anthony Galasso | 913240 | moneylink mortgage, inc | 347075 | Clearwater, FL | $4.3M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #29 | Shannon Young | 373031 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Delray Beach, FL | $3.5M | 9 | 30.0% |
| #47 | Mitchell Goldin | 1915055 | Northpoint Mortgage, Inc. | 1515 | Orlando, FL | $3.0M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #47 | Alfred Eastburn | 344302 | Core Home Loans LLC | 2002703 | Tampa, FL | $3.9M | 8 | 36.4% |
| #47 | Ashley Bedford | 1278530 | APPLI, LLC | 2245566 | Orlando, FL | $4.3M | 8 | 28.6% |
| #47 | IAN MACDONALD | 546443 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Jacksonville, FL | $9.4M | 8 | 47.1% |
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 Loan Count — Florida (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/florida/top-retention-by-units/2024
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