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 October 12, 2026, the top 3 include Rhonda Dearing (Delta Community Credit Union, NMLS #456035), Mark Daker (Ameris Bank, NMLS #35111), 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 | Rhonda Dearing | 456035 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Fayetteville, GA | $4.2M | 30 | 58.8% |
| #1 | Mark Daker | 35111 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Alpharetta, GA | $13.8M | 30 | 24.0% |
| #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 | 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 | Alpharetta, GA | $7.0M | 19 | 35.2% |
| #6 | WILLIAM COWART | 310972 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Athens, GA | $6.6M | 19 | 22.9% |
| #9 | Rhonda McClain | 456040 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Peachtree City, GA | $1.8M | 18 | 51.4% |
| #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% |
| #12 | ANDREW GEISMAR | 231493 | Mortgage Assurance, Inc. | 177208 | Alpharetta, GA | $6.5M | 17 | 35.4% |
| #12 | Rhonda Shaw | 263113 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Locust Grove, GA | $2.0M | 17 | 51.5% |
| #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 | Stephanie Haase | 658865 | BankSouth Mortgage Company, LLC | 690971 | Atlanta, GA | $9.3M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #17 | Mary Chambers | 1261593 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Marietta, GA | $1.7M | 14 | 48.3% |
| #17 | Rebecca Brown | 211483 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Locust Grove, GA | $5.6M | 14 | 25.0% |
| #17 | Lisa Johnson | 1272321 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Peachtree City, GA | $2.0M | 14 | 31.1% |
| #21 | Jessica Parrish | 1574656 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Fairfax, VA | $1.6M | 13 | 48.1% |
| #21 | Melanie Davis | 827408 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Peachtree City, GA | $1.5M | 13 | 38.2% |
| #21 | Phillip King | 206975 | MiLend, Inc. | 148769 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.8M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #21 | Tammy Walters | 1106808 | LGE Community Credit Union | 164500 | Marietta, GA | $2.5M | 13 | 40.6% |
| #21 | Justin Perez | 926752 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Johns Creek, GA | $4.9M | 13 | 44.8% |
| #26 | James Cheeley | 118012 | Lincoln Capital Advisors, LLC | 51482 | Roswell, GA | $5.6M | 12 | 50.0% |
| #26 | Jennifer Ripley | 1091104 | MiLend, Inc. | 148769 | Alpharetta, GA | $4.1M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #26 | Jennifer Sims | 151158 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Winder, GA | $2.7M | 12 | 33.3% |
| #26 | Janie Grinnell | 618799 | Bank of LaFayette, The | 609389 | La Fayette, GA | $2.3M | 12 | 80.0% |
| #30 | Arthur Karalexis | 103296 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Alpharetta, GA | $7.6M | 11 | 42.3% |
| #30 | Christopher Drexler | 214232 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Suwanee, GA | $3.2M | 11 | 14.3% |
| #30 | Marjorie McIntyre | 803447 | LGE Community Credit Union | 164500 | Atlanta, GA | $1.5M | 11 | 30.6% |
| #30 | Tanya Cohn | 131823 | Preferred Mortgage Source LLC | 2035695 | Roswell, GA | $3.8M | 11 | 44.0% |
| #30 | Mattie Knott | 456036 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Decatur, GA | $1.7M | 11 | 22.0% |
| #30 | Timothy Dukes | 1469262 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hartwell, GA | $4.0M | 11 | 34.4% |
| #30 | Jonathan Young | 795420 | Citizens Bank of the South | 451315 | Sandersville, GA | $2.2M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #30 | Christopher Shumate | 627360 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Duluth, GA | $2.0M | 11 | 50.0% |
| #30 | Melanie Walburg | 166330 | CMS Mortgage Solutions Inc. | 212405 | Virginia Beach, VA | $3.2M | 11 | 45.8% |
| #30 | Mark Milam | 35163 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | Atlanta, GA | $4.4M | 11 | 23.4% |
| #30 | Joy Vickers | 740739 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COFFEE COUNTY | 696095 | Douglas, GA | $1.9M | 11 | 50.0% |
| #30 | Adam Felkey | 1589917 | Xpert Home Lending Inc. | 2179191 | Braselton, GA | $2.4M | 11 | 73.3% |
| #30 | Sara Johnson | 250962 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Atlanta, GA | $3.8M | 11 | 37.9% |
| #30 | Jessica Powers | 1525593 | MiLend, Inc. | 148769 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.4M | 11 | 78.6% |
| #30 | Jesse Palmer | 539397 | The First National Bank of Waynesboro | 409004 | Waynesboro, GA | $3.2M | 11 | 73.3% |
| #30 | Ronald Stanley | 200730 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | — | $2.4M | 11 | 55.0% |
| #30 | thomas king | 459649 | Cornerstone Mortgage Group, LLC | 147913 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.9M | 11 | 30.6% |
| #30 | Maxime Kallos | 170267 | Ardent Loans LLC | 2403107 | Alpharetta, GA | $3.7M | 11 | 18.0% |
| #30 | Holly Walther | 507972 | Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. | 130562 | St Augustine, FL | $4.1M | 11 | 22.0% |
| #49 | Steven Bocca | 209279 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Alpharetta, GA | $2.8M | 10 | 31.3% |
| #49 | John Bohannon | 170795 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Marietta, GA | $3.4M | 10 | 34.5% |
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 October 12, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/georgia/top-retention-by-units/2022
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