Retention champions in Kansas in 2026, 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 Elly Claussen (Mid-America Bank, NMLS #2172447), Lawrence Curran (Mortgage Company, The, NMLS #287476), and Scott Somerville (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #269657).
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 | Elly Claussen | 2172447 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $7.1M | 28 | 93.3% |
| #2 | Lawrence Curran | 287476 | Mortgage Company, The | 270347 | Salina, KS | $2.9M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #3 | Scott Somerville | 269657 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Overland Park, KS | $6.0M | 10 | 32.3% |
| #3 | David Brown | 216112 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Leawood, KS | $4.5M | 10 | 47.6% |
| #5 | Katelynn Grimes | 1662035 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mission, KS | $3.6M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #5 | Jennifer Gile | 229511 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Overland Park, KS | $3.3M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #5 | Kandi Jones | 543291 | Gateway First Bank | 7233 | Wichita, KS | $3.7M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #8 | Matthew Devine | 408943 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $3.1M | 8 | 50.0% |
| #8 | IAN GUDENKAUF | 522113 | Community National Bank | 774778 | Seneca, KS | $1.5M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #8 | Philip Scaglia | 502027 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $4.5M | 8 | 42.1% |
| #11 | Timothy Munyan | 1966085 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Kansas City, MO | $3.1M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #11 | Stephen Turner | 629422 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $3.1M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #11 | Dylan Strole | 645897 | Truity Federal Credit Union | 619450 | Lawrence, KS | $1.9M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #11 | Bryan Bickford | 1587343 | Envista Federal Credit Union | 447167 | Topeka, KS | $1.6M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #11 | Tanner Garver | 1871245 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $2.9M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #16 | Christopher Laughlin | 657495 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $2.5M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #16 | Kelly Drummond | 522056 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Topeka, KS | $1.7M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #16 | Kimberly Penrod | 522077 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Topeka, KS | $1.7M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #16 | Brian Sandberg | 468586 | Home Bank and Trust Co | 416329 | Wichita, KS | $2.4M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #16 | Dale Ashlock | 425165 | First Federal Savings & Loan Bank | 423507 | Olathe, KS | $3.0M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #21 | Crystal Rippe | 1740485 | Azura Credit Union | 405418 | Topeka, KS | $1.6M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #21 | William Hartley | 236734 | Smart Home Lending LLC | 2140357 | Kansas City, MO | $3.2M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #21 | Gina Kaberline | 1632106 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $1.5M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #21 | Stephanie Davis | 807315 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | Wichita, KS | $888K | 5 | 41.7% |
| #25 | Edward Baldwin | 278436 | Community Mortgage, LLC | 224143 | Independence, MO | $1.8M | 4 | 26.7% |
| #25 | Diane Fry | 522202 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Lawrence, KS | $1.4M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #25 | Dana Bassett | 684636 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Topeka, KS | $1.6M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #25 | Shelby LaFay | 261262 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Wichita, KS | $953K | 4 | 26.7% |
| #29 | Kari Gilmore | 442459 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | — | $160K | 3 | 21.4% |
| #29 | Tracy Earling | 401379 | Community Bank | 401256 | Topeka, KS | $1.6M | 3 | 30.0% |
| #29 | Doreen Hansen | 740970 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $2.1M | 3 | 27.3% |
| #29 | John Redding | 287487 | Mortgage Company, The | 270347 | Salina, KS | $180K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #29 | Patricia Carr | 275284 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Wichita, KS | $612K | 3 | 12.0% |
| #29 | Brent Prockish | 229476 | American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation | 175656 | Overland Park, KS | $1.8M | 3 | 27.3% |
| #35 | Chad Trease | 413867 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Overland Park, KS | $453K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #35 | Terri Werth | 653823 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Overland Park, KS | $521K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #37 | Ashley Zeller | 1623544 | NBH Bank | 465954 | Lawrence, KS | $265K | 1 | 5.9% |
| #37 | Michael Gonzales | 221988 | American Mortgage Bank, Inc. | 1151140 | Wichita, KS | $240K | 1 | 10.0% |
| #37 | Jeff Torkelson | 249318 | Neighborhood Loans, Inc. | 222982 | Wichita, KS | $197K | 1 | 10.0% |
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 — Kansas (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kansas/top-retention-by-units/2026
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