Retention champions in Kansas in 2023, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Debra Stang (Mid American Credit Union, NMLS #489334), Vanessa Steward (Peoples Bank and Trust Company, NMLS #586091), and Dale Ashlock (First Federal Savings & Loan Bank, NMLS #425165).
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 | Debra Stang | 489334 | Mid American Credit Union | 401702 | Wichita, KS | $1.4M | 16 | 66.7% |
| #2 | Vanessa Steward | 586091 | Peoples Bank and Trust Company | 483258 | Wichita, KS | $634K | 14 | 46.7% |
| #3 | Dale Ashlock | 425165 | First Federal Savings & Loan Bank | 423507 | Olathe, KS | $2.0M | 12 | 38.7% |
| #4 | Kari Gilmore | 442459 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | — | $605K | 10 | 47.6% |
| #4 | Dylan Strole | 645897 | Truity Federal Credit Union | 619450 | Lawrence, KS | $1.9M | 10 | 55.6% |
| #6 | Lawrence Curran | 287476 | Mortgage Company, The | 270347 | Salina, KS | $1.8M | 9 | 36.0% |
| #6 | Stephanie Davis | 807315 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | Wichita, KS | $491K | 9 | 45.0% |
| #6 | Elly Claussen | 2172447 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $3.7M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #6 | Brian Sandberg | 468586 | Home Bank and Trust Co | 416329 | Wichita, KS | $2.5M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #6 | TAMRA BUDREAU | 712440 | The Bank of Tescott | 403648 | — | $192K | 9 | 42.9% |
| #6 | Brandie Lassiter | 675954 | Commerce Bank | 411948 | Wichita, KS | $5.2M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #6 | Mark Gehrt | 619418 | First Option Bank | 482402 | Paola, KS | $7.1M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #13 | Brittany Richardson | 934603 | Wichita Federal Credit Union | 401949 | Wichita, KS | $561K | 8 | 57.1% |
| #13 | Bradley Bugner | 488318 | Community Bank of Wichita, Inc | 421410 | — | $1.8M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #15 | Andrew Madl | 1463724 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $2.0M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #15 | Julie Dean | 1660453 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $2.2M | 7 | 41.2% |
| #17 | Christopher Nicholson | 2185360 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Baldwin City, KS | $1.0M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #18 | Bryan Bickford | 1587343 | Envista Federal Credit Union | 447167 | Topeka, KS | $1.2M | 5 | 21.7% |
| #19 | Malorie McGaffin | 488627 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | Wichita, KS | $232K | 4 | 40.0% |
| #20 | Joshua Perry | 1323608 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Topeka, KS | $468K | 3 | 12.5% |
| #20 | Dana Bassett | 684636 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Topeka, KS | $611K | 3 | 20.0% |
| #20 | William Grammer | 744565 | Bank of the Plains | 663067 | Salina, KS | $193K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #20 | Heather Baker | 1485830 | Credit Union of America | 473922 | Wichita, KS | $499K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #20 | IAN GUDENKAUF | 522113 | Community National Bank | 774778 | Seneca, KS | $811K | 3 | 25.0% |
| #20 | Brent Prockish | 229476 | American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation | 175656 | Overland Park, KS | $1.5M | 3 | 11.5% |
| #20 | Crystal Rippe | 1740485 | Azura Credit Union | 405418 | Topeka, KS | $122K | 3 | 23.1% |
| #20 | JON OTTEN | 556696 | Capitol Federal Savings Bank | 401936 | — | $1.8M | 3 | 20.0% |
| #20 | lori becker | 1273163 | Wichita Federal Credit Union | 401949 | — | $160K | 3 | 15.8% |
| #20 | Edward Baldwin | 278436 | Community Mortgage, LLC | 224143 | Independence, MO | $395K | 3 | 23.1% |
| #30 | Cynthia Runkle | 684197 | Fidelity Bank, National Association | 419266 | Wichita, KS | $858K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #30 | Kevin Roller | 250375 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Overland Park, KS | $238K | 2 | 11.1% |
| #30 | Andrew Johns | 965525 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Overland Park, KS | $497K | 2 | 8.7% |
| #30 | Barry Allen | 445771 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $322K | 2 | 12.5% |
| #30 | Justin Rocheleau | 1804953 | JR Mortgage Group Inc | 2085526 | — | $654K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #30 | Shelby LaFay | 261262 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Wichita, KS | $321K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #30 | Robert Vejar | 956136 | BOKF, National Association | 403501 | Prairie Village, KS | $401K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #30 | Cynthia Laffey | 261978 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Overland Park, KS | $348K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #30 | Pamela Hildebrand | 476981 | Credit Union of America | 473922 | Bel Aire, KS | $382K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #30 | Katelynn Grimes | 1662035 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mission, KS | $514K | 2 | 4.1% |
| #30 | Chad Trease | 413867 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Overland Park, KS | $493K | 2 | 6.5% |
| #30 | Raedean Born | 655617 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $1.1M | 2 | 20.0% |
| #30 | Pamela Zerger | 844631 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | — | $642K | 2 | 13.3% |
| #30 | TERRENCE O'NEILL | 454671 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $496K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #30 | Michelle Fales | 780009 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $856K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #30 | Melinda Foster | 1251733 | Exchange Bank | 411384 | — | $234K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #30 | Mark Rome | 8174 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $780K | 2 | 5.3% |
| #30 | Jason Lentsch | 420805 | Smart Home Lending LLC | 2140357 | Overland Park, KS | $794K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #30 | Nancy McElderry | 779968 | NBH Bank | 465954 | Salina, KS | $247K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #49 | Kelly Drummond | 522056 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Topeka, KS | $172K | 1 | 5.9% |
| #49 | Diane Fry | 522202 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Lawrence, KS | $92K | 1 | 4.8% |
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 — Kansas (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kansas/top-retention-by-units/2023
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