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 May 28, 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 | Brandie Lassiter | 675954 | Commerce Bank | 411948 | Wichita, KS | $5.2M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #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 | Salina, KS | $192K | 9 | 42.9% |
| #6 | Mark Gehrt | 619418 | First Option Bank | 482402 | Paola, KS | $7.1M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #6 | Lawrence Curran | 287476 | Mortgage Company, The | 270347 | Salina, KS | $1.8M | 9 | 37.5% |
| #6 | Stephanie Davis | 807315 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | Wichita, KS | $491K | 9 | 45.0% |
| #13 | Julie Dean | 1660453 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $2.7M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #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% |
| #16 | Andrew Madl | 1463724 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $2.0M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #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 | Crystal Rippe | 1740485 | Azura Credit Union | 405418 | Topeka, KS | $122K | 3 | 23.1% |
| #20 | Joshua Perry | 1323608 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Topeka, KS | $468K | 3 | 12.5% |
| #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 | JON OTTEN | 556696 | Capitol Federal Savings Bank | 401936 | — | $1.8M | 3 | 20.0% |
| #20 | William Grammer | 744565 | Bank of the Plains | 663067 | Salina, KS | $193K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #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% |
| #20 | Brent Prockish | 229476 | American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation | 175656 | Overland Park, KS | $1.5M | 3 | 11.5% |
| #20 | Dana Bassett | 684636 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Topeka, KS | $611K | 3 | 20.0% |
| #30 | Katelynn Grimes | 1662035 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mission, KS | $514K | 2 | 4.1% |
| #30 | Michelle Fales | 780009 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $856K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #30 | Andrew Johns | 965525 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Overland Park, KS | $497K | 2 | 8.7% |
| #30 | Cynthia Laffey | 261978 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Overland Park, KS | $348K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #30 | Robert Vejar | 956136 | BOKF, National Association | 403501 | Prairie Village, KS | $401K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #30 | Kevin Roller | 250375 | LeaderOne Financial Corporation | 12007 | Overland Park, KS | $238K | 2 | 11.1% |
| #30 | Pamela Hildebrand | 476981 | Credit Union of America | 473922 | Bel Aire, KS | $382K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #30 | Melinda Foster | 1251733 | Exchange Bank | 411384 | — | $234K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #30 | Pamela Zerger | 844631 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | — | $642K | 2 | 13.3% |
| #30 | Cynthia Runkle | 684197 | Fidelity Bank, National Association | 419266 | Wichita, KS | $858K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #30 | Nancy McElderry | 779968 | NBH Bank | 465954 | Salina, KS | $247K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #30 | Raedean Born | 655617 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $1.1M | 2 | 20.0% |
| #30 | Jason Lentsch | 420805 | Smart Home Lending LLC | 2140357 | Overland Park, KS | $794K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #30 | Mark Rome | 8174 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $780K | 2 | 5.1% |
| #30 | Chad Trease | 413867 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Overland Park, KS | $493K | 2 | 6.5% |
| #30 | Shelby LaFay | 261262 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Wichita, KS | $321K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #30 | TERRENCE O'NEILL | 454671 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $496K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #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% |
| #49 | Scott Somerville | 269657 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Overland Park, KS | $430K | 1 | 2.9% |
| #49 | David Curry | 262309 | Fidelity Bank, National Association | 419266 | Overland Park, KS | $472K | 1 | 8.3% |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kansas/top-retention-by-units/2023
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