Retention champions in Florida 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 August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Matthew Weaver (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #175651), Jason Brolus (Lake Michigan Credit Union, NMLS #1092748), and Lauren Maxwell (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #331415).
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 | Matthew Weaver | 175651 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Boca Raton, FL | $16.5M | 40 | 27.6% |
| #2 | Jason Brolus | 1092748 | Lake Michigan Credit Union | 442967 | Sun City Center, FL | $13.0M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #3 | Lauren Maxwell | 331415 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Naples, FL | $12.3M | 26 | 34.2% |
| #4 | Joseph Nowacki | 906100 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | St Petersburg, FL | $12.3M | 20 | 74.1% |
| #5 | Judy Zucker | 1035126 | FM Home Loans, LLC | 2212 | Hollywood, FL | $12.2M | 10 | 52.6% |
| #6 | Sean Stephens | 185288 | Metroplex Mortgage Services, Inc. | 185264 | Sebring, FL | $9.1M | 36 | 61.0% |
| #7 | Frederic Abitbol | 331653 | Hypotec Inc. | 331734 | Boca Raton, FL | $9.0M | 9 | 90.0% |
| #8 | Judith Smith | 333887 | Change Lending, LLC | 1839 | Oakland Park, FL | $9.0M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #9 | John Robinson | 648850 | VYSTAR CREDIT UNION | 416319 | Jacksonville, FL | $9.0M | 6 | 42.9% |
| #10 | Joshua Ulmer | 217794 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tequesta, FL | $8.8M | 19 | 59.4% |
| #11 | Kevin Townsend | 171245 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Jacksonville, FL | $8.4M | 21 | 42.9% |
| #12 | Melinda Payan | 331861 | The Truth About Lending LLC | 1054357 | Davie, FL | $8.4M | 15 | 71.4% |
| #13 | Justin Margolis | 1015413 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Davie, FL | $8.3M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #14 | Oliver Orlicki | 205123 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Brooklyn, NY | $8.2M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #15 | Peter Freystaetter | 476623 | Space Coast Credit Union | 403370 | Miramar, FL | $7.7M | 14 | 29.2% |
| #16 | James Newmeyer | 387136 | Newmeyer Mortgage Services Inc. | 393247 | Coral Gables, FL | $7.3M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #17 | Mitchell Goldin | 1915055 | Northpoint Mortgage, Inc. | 1515 | Orlando, FL | $7.2M | 13 | 56.5% |
| #18 | Ruth Macellari | 40057 | Home1st Lending, LLC | 1418 | Naples, FL | $7.2M | 7 | 63.6% |
| #19 | Jared Cox | 218480 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Tampa, FL | $6.2M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #20 | Toni Raulerson | 380055 | Plant City Mortgage Corporation | 289323 | Plant City, FL | $6.2M | 18 | 51.4% |
| #21 | IAN MACDONALD | 546443 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Jacksonville, FL | $6.1M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #22 | Jane Floyd | 327235 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Tampa, FL | $5.9M | 13 | 21.3% |
| #23 | Douglass Wagner | 1009151 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Petersburg, FL | $5.9M | 13 | 59.1% |
| #24 | DAVID COLLINS | 546214 | Lake Michigan Credit Union | 442967 | Fort Myers, FL | $5.6M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #25 | ELIZABETH CASSIDY | 1902671 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Palm Bay, FL | $5.5M | 13 | 28.9% |
| #26 | YAKELIN GONZALEZ | 370985 | Superior Mortgage Experts Inc | 2283152 | Miami Lakes, FL | $5.4M | 9 | 75.0% |
| #27 | Evan McDonough | 239065 | MortgageOne, Inc. | 898812 | Jupiter, FL | $5.2M | 8 | 22.9% |
| #28 | Kevin Hoffman | 380080 | Nationwide Residential Capital, Inc. | 261728 | Brandon, FL | $5.2M | 11 | 47.8% |
| #29 | Mohammad Shah | 1198498 | Trusted Mortgage Capital Inc | 2411952 | Irvine, CA | $5.2M | 13 | 86.7% |
| #30 | Daniel Longman | 369430 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Plantation, FL | $5.1M | 7 | 41.2% |
| #31 | Brandon Brotsky | 342274 | Reach Home Loans LLC | 2266637 | Boca Raton, FL | $5.1M | 7 | 13.2% |
| #32 | Timothy McConnell | 181046 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Jacksonville, FL | $4.8M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #33 | Jonathan Kulak | 1403506 | Trident Home Loans, LLC | 65716 | Pensacola, FL | $4.8M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #34 | Emmanuel St. Germain | 327176 | Builders Choice Mortgage LLC | 2275047 | Boca Raton, FL | $4.7M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #35 | Zachary Taylor | 1713363 | Loan Wolf Lending Inc | 2147348 | Weston, FL | $4.6M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #36 | Bryan Royal | 516492 | Royal Mortgage LLC | 2059962 | Jacksonville, FL | $4.6M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #37 | Tyler Piercy | 28174 | TY Mortgage, LLC | 2303062 | Miami, FL | $4.6M | 2 | 14.3% |
| #38 | Jason Martin | 919094 | CTC Mortgage Company LLC | 371182 | Avondale Estates, GA | $4.5M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #39 | Daniel Cronin | 412537 | Sanibel Captiva Community Bank | 411904 | Fort Myers, FL | $4.4M | 7 | 38.9% |
| #40 | Scott Stone | 979561 | STONE MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC | 2329637 | Plant City, FL | $4.2M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #41 | Ryan Brown | 334861 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $4.1M | 7 | 29.2% |
| #42 | Nicholas Furbee | 1405442 | Acrisure Mortgage, LLC | 152859 | Orlando, FL | $4.1M | 1 | 9.1% |
| #43 | Elaine Wang | 1664208 | ACCUFUNDS FINANCIAL, LLC | 2226891 | Orlando, FL | $4.1M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #44 | Julie Grushoff | 374032 | Clear Choice Lending Group, Inc. | 2026723 | Sunrise, FL | $4.1M | 8 | 61.5% |
| #45 | Scott Lushing | 301723 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Delray Beach, FL | $4.0M | 7 | 41.2% |
| #46 | Nicole Peterson | 448699 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Tampa, FL | $3.9M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #47 | Ashley Bedford | 1278530 | APPLI, LLC | 2245566 | Orlando, FL | $3.9M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #48 | SAMUEL BISSETT | 227484 | FIRST SECURITY MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. | 226560 | Tampa, FL | $3.8M | 8 | 61.5% |
| #49 | Christopher Jones | 459977 | Legend Lending Corporation | 229421 | Clearwater, FL | $3.8M | 7 | 36.8% |
| #50 | Calvael Alisa | 1915734 | eMortgage Funding LLC | 1059364 | Troy, MI | $3.8M | 10 | 43.5% |
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 — Florida. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/florida/top-retention-by-volume
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