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 October 11, 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 | Brian Sandberg | 468586 | Home Bank and Trust Co | 416329 | Wichita, KS | $2.5M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #6 | Elly Claussen | 2172447 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $3.7M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #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 | Lawrence Curran | 287476 | Mortgage Company, The | 270347 | Salina, KS | $1.8M | 9 | 37.5% |
| #6 | Mark Gehrt | 619418 | First Option Bank | 482402 | Paola, KS | $7.1M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #6 | Stephanie Davis | 807315 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | Wichita, KS | $491K | 9 | 45.0% |
| #13 | Bradley Bugner | 488318 | Community Bank of Wichita, Inc | 421410 | — | $1.8M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #13 | Brittany Richardson | 934603 | Wichita Federal Credit Union | 401949 | Wichita, KS | $561K | 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 | 22.7% |
| #19 | Malorie McGaffin | 488627 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | Wichita, KS | $232K | 4 | 40.0% |
| #20 | Brent Prockish | 229476 | American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation | 175656 | Overland Park, KS | $1.5M | 3 | 11.5% |
| #20 | Joshua Perry | 1323608 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Topeka, KS | $468K | 3 | 12.5% |
| #20 | IAN GUDENKAUF | 522113 | Community National Bank | 774778 | Seneca, KS | $811K | 3 | 25.0% |
| #20 | Crystal Rippe | 1740485 | Azura Credit Union | 405418 | Topeka, KS | $122K | 3 | 23.1% |
| #20 | lori becker | 1273163 | Wichita Federal Credit Union | 401949 | — | $160K | 3 | 15.8% |
| #20 | Dana Bassett | 684636 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Topeka, KS | $611K | 3 | 20.0% |
| #20 | Heather Baker | 1485830 | Credit Union of America | 473922 | Wichita, KS | $499K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #20 | Edward Baldwin | 278436 | Community Mortgage, LLC | 224143 | Independence, MO | $395K | 3 | 23.1% |
| #20 | JON OTTEN | 556696 | Capitol Federal Savings Bank | 401936 | — | $1.8M | 3 | 20.0% |
| #29 | Mark Rome | 8174 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $780K | 2 | 5.3% |
| #29 | Kevin Roller | 250375 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Overland Park, KS | $238K | 2 | 11.1% |
| #29 | Nancy McElderry | 779968 | NBH Bank | 465954 | Salina, KS | $247K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #29 | Chad Trease | 413867 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Overland Park, KS | $493K | 2 | 6.5% |
| #29 | Robert Vejar | 956136 | BOKF, National Association | 403501 | Prairie Village, KS | $401K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #29 | Cynthia Runkle | 684197 | Fidelity Bank, National Association | 419266 | Wichita, KS | $858K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #29 | Barry Allen | 445771 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $322K | 2 | 12.5% |
| #29 | Michelle Fales | 780009 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $856K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #29 | Shelby LaFay | 261262 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Wichita, KS | $321K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #29 | TERRENCE O'NEILL | 454671 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $496K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #29 | Katelynn Grimes | 1662035 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mission, KS | $514K | 2 | 4.1% |
| #29 | Raedean Born | 655617 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $1.1M | 2 | 20.0% |
| #29 | Jason Lentsch | 420805 | Smart Home Lending LLC | 2140357 | Overland Park, KS | $794K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #29 | Andrew Johns | 965525 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Overland Park, KS | $497K | 2 | 8.7% |
| #29 | Pamela Hildebrand | 476981 | Credit Union of America | 473922 | Bel Aire, KS | $382K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #29 | Cynthia Laffey | 261978 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Overland Park, KS | $348K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #29 | Justin Rocheleau | 1804953 | JR Mortgage Group Inc | 2085526 | — | $654K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #29 | Pamela Zerger | 844631 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | — | $642K | 2 | 13.3% |
| #29 | Melinda Foster | 1251733 | Exchange Bank | 411384 | — | $234K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #48 | Michael Gonzales | 221988 | Pilgrim Mortgage LLC | 225091 | San Antonio, TX | $154K | 1 | 7.7% |
| #48 | Kelly Drummond | 522056 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Topeka, KS | $172K | 1 | 5.9% |
| #48 | 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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kansas/top-retention-by-units/2023
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