Retention champions in Georgia in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 28, 2026, the top 3 include Mark Daker (Ameris Bank, NMLS #35111), Rhonda Dearing (Delta Community Credit Union, NMLS #456035), and Mark Baker (SWBC Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #216217).
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 | Mark Daker | 35111 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Alpharetta, GA | $13.8M | 30 | 24.0% |
| #2 | Rhonda Dearing | 456035 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Fayetteville, GA | $4.1M | 29 | 58.0% |
| #3 | Mark Baker | 216217 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Marietta, GA | $9.3M | 26 | 41.3% |
| #4 | Terry Siniard | 246046 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Cartersville, GA | $8.4M | 23 | 27.1% |
| #5 | Jason Oestreicher | 38292 | Georgia United Credit Union | 483426 | Duluth, GA | $3.4M | 22 | 42.3% |
| #6 | WILLIAM COWART | 310972 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Athens, GA | $6.6M | 19 | 22.9% |
| #6 | Joshua White | 167243 | The Loan Closer Mortgage Group, LLC | 2661642 | Acworth, GA | $5.7M | 19 | 41.3% |
| #6 | Stewart Sadler | 147938 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | — | $7.0M | 19 | 35.2% |
| #9 | Rebecca Cameron | 812670 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | — | $2.6M | 18 | 62.1% |
| #9 | TEJAS SHAH | 1323605 | Progressive Home Mortgage, Inc. | 1820923 | Suwanee, GA | $6.5M | 18 | 34.6% |
| #9 | Rhonda McClain | 456040 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Peachtree City, GA | $1.8M | 18 | 51.4% |
| #12 | Rhonda Shaw | 263113 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Locust Grove, GA | $2.0M | 17 | 51.5% |
| #12 | ANDREW GEISMAR | 231493 | Mortgage Assurance, Inc. | 177208 | Alpharetta, GA | $6.5M | 17 | 35.4% |
| #14 | Patricia Deery | 664110 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | — | $1.9M | 16 | 43.2% |
| #14 | Christie Lorton | 795210 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Cumming, GA | $2.4M | 16 | 39.0% |
| #16 | Randy McCorkle | 440588 | PEOPLES BANK OF GEORGIA, THE | 808821 | Talbotton, GA | $3.3M | 15 | 60.0% |
| #17 | Lisa Johnson | 1272321 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Peachtree City, GA | $2.0M | 14 | 31.1% |
| #17 | Mary Chambers | 1261593 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Marietta, GA | $1.7M | 14 | 48.3% |
| #17 | Stephanie Haase | 658865 | BankSouth Mortgage Company, LLC | 690971 | Atlanta, GA | $9.3M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #20 | Jessica Parrish | 1574656 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Fairfax, VA | $1.6M | 13 | 48.1% |
| #20 | Justin Perez | 926752 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Johns Creek, GA | $4.9M | 13 | 44.8% |
| #20 | Rebecca Brown | 211483 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Locust Grove, GA | $5.4M | 13 | 23.6% |
| #20 | Melanie Davis | 827408 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Peachtree City, GA | $1.5M | 13 | 38.2% |
| #20 | Tammy Walters | 1106808 | LGE Community Credit Union | 164500 | Marietta, GA | $2.5M | 13 | 40.6% |
| #20 | Phillip King | 206975 | MiLend, Inc. | 148769 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.8M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #26 | Jennifer Ripley | 1091104 | MiLend, Inc. | 148769 | Alpharetta, GA | $4.1M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #26 | James Cheeley | 118012 | Lincoln Capital Advisors, LLC | 51482 | Roswell, GA | $5.6M | 12 | 50.0% |
| #26 | Jennifer Sims | 151158 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Winder, GA | $2.7M | 12 | 33.3% |
| #29 | Timothy Dukes | 1469262 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hartwell, GA | $4.0M | 11 | 34.4% |
| #29 | Christopher Shumate | 627360 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Duluth, GA | $2.0M | 11 | 50.0% |
| #29 | Jonathan Young | 795420 | Citizens Bank of the South | 451315 | Sandersville, GA | $2.2M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #29 | Holly Walther | 507972 | Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. | 130562 | St Augustine, FL | $4.1M | 11 | 22.0% |
| #29 | Sara Johnson | 250962 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Atlanta, GA | $3.8M | 11 | 37.9% |
| #29 | Melanie Walburg | 166330 | Destiny Mortgage Lending LLC | 2332836 | Dawsonville, GA | $3.2M | 11 | 45.8% |
| #29 | Jessica Powers | 1525593 | MiLend, Inc. | 148769 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.4M | 11 | 78.6% |
| #29 | Joy Vickers | 740739 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COFFEE COUNTY | 696095 | Douglas, GA | $1.9M | 11 | 50.0% |
| #29 | Ronald Stanley | 200730 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | — | $2.4M | 11 | 55.0% |
| #29 | thomas king | 459649 | Cornerstone Mortgage Group, LLC | 147913 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.9M | 11 | 30.6% |
| #29 | Maxime Kallos | 170267 | Ardent Loans LLC | 2403107 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.7M | 11 | 18.3% |
| #29 | Mattie Knott | 456036 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Decatur, GA | $1.7M | 11 | 22.0% |
| #29 | Adam Felkey | 1589917 | Xpert Home Lending Inc. | 2179191 | Braselton, GA | $2.4M | 11 | 73.3% |
| #29 | Jesse Palmer | 539397 | The First National Bank of Waynesboro | 409004 | Waynesboro, GA | $3.2M | 11 | 73.3% |
| #29 | Mark Milam | 35163 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | Atlanta, GA | $4.4M | 11 | 23.4% |
| #29 | Arthur Karalexis | 103296 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Alpharetta, GA | $7.6M | 11 | 42.3% |
| #29 | Marjorie McIntyre | 803447 | LGE Community Credit Union | 164500 | Atlanta, GA | $1.5M | 11 | 30.6% |
| #29 | Janie Grinnell | 618799 | Bank of LaFayette, The | 609389 | La Fayette, GA | $2.2M | 11 | 78.6% |
| #29 | Tanya Cohn | 131823 | Preferred Mortgage Source LLC | 2035695 | Roswell, GA | $3.8M | 11 | 44.0% |
| #29 | Christopher Drexler | 214232 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Suwanee, GA | $3.2M | 11 | 14.3% |
| #49 | Keith Lewis | 247761 | Cornerstone Mortgage Group, LLC | 147913 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.4M | 10 | 41.7% |
| #49 | Michael Auger | 165883 | Mortgage Brothers, LLC | 1769556 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.6M | 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 Loan Count — Georgia (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/georgia/top-retention-by-units/2022
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