Retention champions in Georgia in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Mark Daker (Ameris Bank, NMLS #35111), Rhonda Dearing (Delta Community Credit Union, NMLS #456035), and John Norwood (Neighborhood Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #138303).
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 | $13.9M | 27 | 23.1% |
| #2 | Rhonda Dearing | 456035 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Fayetteville, GA | $3.6M | 22 | 43.1% |
| #3 | John Norwood | 138303 | Neighborhood Mortgage, Inc. | 138234 | Alpharetta, GA | $8.7M | 18 | 47.4% |
| #4 | Charles Reed | 189915 | Intercoastal Mortgage, LLC | 56323 | Bluffton, SC | $7.5M | 17 | 65.4% |
| #4 | Mark Baker | 216217 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Marietta, GA | $5.9M | 17 | 32.1% |
| #4 | Joseph Bishop | 204256 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Athens, GA | $11.5M | 17 | 43.6% |
| #7 | Tammy Walters | 1106808 | LGE Community Credit Union | 164500 | Marietta, GA | $2.0M | 16 | 42.1% |
| #8 | Patricia Deery | 664110 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | — | $1.8M | 15 | 37.5% |
| #8 | Susan Mullis | 455561 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | — | $1.8M | 15 | 39.5% |
| #10 | Marjorie McIntyre | 803447 | LGE Community Credit Union | 164500 | Atlanta, GA | $3.4M | 14 | 31.1% |
| #10 | Kevin Rubin | 200630 | Southeastern Mortgage Solutions, Inc. | 170525 | Atlanta, GA | $8.2M | 14 | 31.8% |
| #10 | Timothy Gentry | 905172 | Loan Velocity, Inc. | 1078746 | Brunswick, GA | $4.0M | 14 | 34.1% |
| #10 | Terry Siniard | 246046 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Cartersville, GA | $4.1M | 14 | 18.4% |
| #14 | Gareth Thomas | 177403 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Kennesaw, GA | $4.8M | 13 | 23.6% |
| #14 | Brant Gilmore | 756279 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Alpharetta, GA | $14.5M | 13 | 44.8% |
| #14 | Rebecca Brown | 211483 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Locust Grove, GA | $3.6M | 13 | 34.2% |
| #14 | Ashley Beck | 1471618 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Peachtree City, GA | $2.3M | 13 | 27.1% |
| #14 | ANDREW GEISMAR | 231493 | Mortgage Assurance, Inc. | 177208 | Alpharetta, GA | $5.2M | 13 | 35.1% |
| #14 | Melanie Davis | 827408 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Peachtree City, GA | $1.8M | 13 | 40.6% |
| #20 | Mark Milam | 35163 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | Atlanta, GA | $3.3M | 12 | 28.6% |
| #20 | Timothy Dukes | 1469262 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hartwell, GA | $4.2M | 12 | 33.3% |
| #20 | Mary Chambers | 1261593 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Marietta, GA | $2.7M | 12 | 50.0% |
| #23 | Patrick Furlong | 176520 | eHome Loan Advisors, LLC | 321959 | Roswell, GA | $5.4M | 11 | 35.5% |
| #23 | Joshua Egnoski | 381709 | American Wholesale Mortgage Inc. | 1668270 | Alpharetta, GA | $4.5M | 11 | 84.6% |
| #23 | Lisa Johnson | 1272321 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Peachtree City, GA | $1.3M | 11 | 39.3% |
| #23 | Randal Bristol | 307695 | Direct Lenders, LLC | 306130 | Kennesaw, GA | $3.9M | 11 | 44.0% |
| #23 | DAVID JOLLY | 395787 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Carrollton, GA | $3.8M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #23 | Randall March | 841284 | Southeast Mortgage of Georgia, Inc. | 103956 | Duluth, GA | $4.5M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #23 | Rhonda Foster | 968608 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Stockbridge, GA | $998K | 11 | 29.7% |
| #23 | Michael Fitzmeyer | 93716 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Alpharetta, GA | $10.8M | 11 | 50.0% |
| #31 | Sae Oh | 101037 | Prime Home Loans, Inc. | 98975 | San Antonio, TX | $3.5M | 10 | 43.5% |
| #31 | Eric Glick | 544398 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Savannah, GA | $1.8M | 10 | 16.1% |
| #31 | Tonja Hathaway | 204415 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Savannah, GA | $1.5M | 10 | 27.0% |
| #31 | Jasmina Krnjetin | 116216 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Atlanta, GA | $2.7M | 10 | 37.0% |
| #31 | CHINMAYA MANCHALA | 1629259 | NORTHEAST MORTGAGE, INC | 1877014 | Cumming, GA | $5.3M | 10 | 35.7% |
| #31 | Jonathan Bodan | 136267 | The Perpetual Financial Group, Inc. | 136261 | Addison, TX | $2.7M | 10 | 41.7% |
| #31 | Jennifer Garcia | 1933786 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Johns Creek, GA | $1.4M | 10 | 35.7% |
| #31 | Maxime Kallos | 170267 | Ardent Loans LLC | 2403107 | Alpharetta, GA | $4.1M | 10 | 20.0% |
| #31 | Rhonda Shaw | 263113 | Delta Community Credit Union | 401141 | Locust Grove, GA | $1.0M | 10 | 38.5% |
| #31 | Jason Montrois | 795224 | BANK OF DUDLEY | 403213 | Forsyth, GA | $837K | 10 | 40.0% |
| #31 | Nathan Gaskin | 1845012 | PEOPLES BANK OF GEORGIA, THE | 808821 | Talbotton, GA | $1.9M | 10 | 52.6% |
| #42 | Naveed Bhurgri | 169271 | Atlantic Home Mortgage LLC | 1844873 | Alpharetta, GA | $5.7M | 9 | 52.9% |
| #42 | Louis Veres | 161690 | Georgia Platinum Mortgage, Inc. | 144366 | Kennesaw, GA | $3.6M | 9 | 31.0% |
| #42 | JOSEPH METZGER | 955819 | LIGHTWORKERS HOME LOANS INC. | 2696820 | Rolling Meadows, IL | $2.1M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #42 | Michael Auger | 165883 | Mortgage Brothers, LLC | 1769556 | Alpharetta, GA | $2.2M | 9 | 50.0% |
| #42 | Brian Berman | 184320 | MORTGAGE ATLANTA LLC | 184273 | Marietta, GA | $4.8M | 9 | 26.5% |
| #42 | Jeffery Wilmoth | 206798 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Senoia, GA | $3.3M | 9 | 31.0% |
| #42 | Tanya Cohn | 131823 | Preferred Mortgage Source LLC | 2035695 | Roswell, GA | $3.1M | 9 | 52.9% |
| #42 | Laura Witte | 193027 | BoxCar Mortgage, LLC | 1969375 | Atlanta, GA | $2.6M | 9 | 21.4% |
| #42 | Yashesh Shah | 2184915 | Perfect Home Mortgage, Inc | 2322347 | Suwanee, GA | $4.9M | 9 | 75.0% |
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 Loan Count — Georgia (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/georgia/top-retention-by-units/2024
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