Retention champions in Florida in 2024, 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 John Robinson (VYSTAR CREDIT UNION, NMLS #648850), Brandon Brotsky (Reach Home Loans LLC, NMLS #342274), and Eric Wallberg (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #25362).
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 | John Robinson | 648850 | VYSTAR CREDIT UNION | 416319 | Jacksonville, FL | $51.6M | 2 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Brandon Brotsky | 342274 | Reach Home Loans LLC | 2266637 | Boca Raton, FL | $13.6M | 32 | 39.5% |
| #3 | Eric Wallberg | 25362 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Boca Raton, FL | $10.2M | 9 | 75.0% |
| #4 | Sean Stephens | 185288 | Metroplex Mortgage Services, Inc. | 185264 | Sebring, FL | $9.8M | 40 | 54.1% |
| #5 | IAN MACDONALD | 546443 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Jacksonville, FL | $9.4M | 8 | 47.1% |
| #6 | Richard Brandt | 1628559 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Grand Rapids, MI | $9.3M | 19 | 67.9% |
| #7 | Judy Zucker | 1035126 | FM Home Loans, LLC | 2212 | Hollywood, FL | $9.0M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #8 | Justin Margolis | 1015413 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Davie, FL | $8.9M | 15 | 65.2% |
| #9 | Ramon Duran | 333577 | Quontic Bank | 403503 | Miami, FL | $8.3M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #10 | YAKELIN GONZALEZ | 370985 | Superior Mortgage Experts Inc | 2283152 | Miami Lakes, FL | $7.8M | 19 | 70.4% |
| #11 | Max Fisch | 1937338 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Boca Raton, FL | $7.4M | 15 | 68.2% |
| #12 | Marvin Mitchell | 528629 | Climate First Bank | 2169275 | Winter Park, FL | $7.3M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #13 | Matthew Weaver | 175651 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Boca Raton, FL | $6.9M | 16 | 12.2% |
| #14 | Peter Freystaetter | 476623 | Space Coast Credit Union | 403370 | Miramar, FL | $6.8M | 13 | 15.3% |
| #15 | Jason Kindler | 157168 | First Coast Mortgage Funding LLC | 1953441 | Jacksonville, FL | $6.1M | 12 | 35.3% |
| #16 | NEDRA NASH | 437845 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Saint Augustine, FL | $5.9M | 12 | 44.4% |
| #17 | Diego Londono | 324778 | Lending Spot LLC | 2463121 | Pinecrest, FL | $5.9M | 13 | 46.4% |
| #18 | ELIZABETH SKIPPER | 2000927 | COMMUNITY SOUTH CREDIT UNION | 451247 | Chipley, FL | $5.8M | 18 | 78.3% |
| #19 | Jared Perlman | 1156974 | Builders Choice Mortgage LLC | 2275047 | Boca Raton, FL | $5.4M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #20 | Melinda Payan | 331861 | The Truth About Lending LLC | 1054357 | Davie, FL | $5.3M | 14 | 73.7% |
| #21 | Mark Christoffersen | 34341 | Access Capital Group, Inc. | 33043 | Phoenix, AZ | $5.2M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #22 | Gilbert Bennett | 1177528 | My Easy Mortgage, LLC | 1268485 | Wesley Chapel, FL | $5.2M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #23 | Marla Abdulnoor | 1662502 | Extreme Loans LLC | 2025962 | Southfield, MI | $4.7M | 13 | 61.9% |
| #24 | Tyler Bahnsen | 362852 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Miami, FL | $4.7M | 9 | 21.4% |
| #25 | Lauren Maxwell | 331415 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Naples, FL | $4.7M | 15 | 14.7% |
| #26 | Heidi Sanchez | 349596 | HS Solutions Investments & Loans, Inc | 1773725 | Orlando, FL | $4.6M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #27 | Jennifer Martinez | 173516 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Valrico, FL | $4.4M | 9 | 39.1% |
| #28 | Anthony Galasso | 913240 | moneylink mortgage, inc | 347075 | Clearwater, FL | $4.3M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #29 | Ashley Bedford | 1278530 | APPLI, LLC | 2245566 | Orlando, FL | $4.3M | 8 | 28.6% |
| #30 | Kristine Amorello | 370921 | Radius Financial Group Inc. | 1846 | — | $4.1M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #31 | JOSE BLANCHARD | 1551749 | Mortgage Core LLC | 1961288 | Aventura, FL | $4.1M | 6 | 40.0% |
| #32 | Joshua Ulmer | 217794 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tequesta, FL | $4.1M | 10 | 45.5% |
| #33 | Robert Stettler | 663828 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Sarasota, FL | $4.0M | 10 | 35.7% |
| #34 | Samuel Brown | 1601606 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $3.9M | 9 | 60.0% |
| #35 | Alfred Eastburn | 344302 | Core Home Loans LLC | 2002703 | Tampa, FL | $3.9M | 8 | 36.4% |
| #36 | Robert Abel | 61183 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Boca Raton, FL | $3.9M | 3 | 23.1% |
| #37 | Kevin Hoffman | 380080 | Nationwide Residential Capital, Inc. | 261728 | Brandon, FL | $3.8M | 7 | 33.3% |
| #38 | Martin Medve | 86840 | Trident Home Loans, LLC | 65716 | Pensacola, FL | $3.8M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #39 | Christopher Goodman | 506531 | Standard Mortgage Capital LLC | 1604663 | Melbourne, FL | $3.8M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #40 | Michael Kodsi | 133081 | K & B Capital Corp. | 166254 | Boca Raton, FL | $3.8M | 9 | 50.0% |
| #41 | Christopher Knox | 941912 | Centennial Bank | 466091 | Port Saint Joe, FL | $3.7M | 4 | 30.8% |
| #42 | Michael Murgatroy | 60099 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Delray Beach, FL | $3.7M | 8 | 38.1% |
| #43 | Elyin Perez | 1508467 | ACE LENDING GROUP, LLC | 1960150 | Orlando, FL | $3.7M | 9 | 39.1% |
| #44 | Jeffrey Crain | 377726 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | St Petersburg, FL | $3.7M | 5 | 22.7% |
| #45 | Joseph Gulino | 1595765 | Lendwise Mortgage, Inc. | 2702455 | Woodland Hills, CA | $3.6M | 3 | 25.0% |
| #46 | Kenneth Rice | 357231 | The Rice Financial Group, Inc | 283336 | Inlet Beach, FL | $3.5M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #47 | Francisco Figueroa | 378989 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Coral Gables, FL | $3.5M | 4 | 30.8% |
| #48 | Joseph Manglardi | 1128287 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tampa, FL | $3.5M | 3 | 23.1% |
| #49 | ELIZABETH CASSIDY | 1902671 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Palm Bay, FL | $3.5M | 9 | 36.0% |
| #50 | Shannon Young | 373031 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Delray Beach, FL | $3.5M | 9 | 30.0% |
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 — Florida (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/florida/top-retention-by-volume/2024
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