Retention champions in Kansas in 2023, ranked by total volume. 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 Gehrt (First Option Bank, NMLS #619418), Brandie Lassiter (Commerce Bank, NMLS #675954), and Elly Claussen (Mid-America Bank, NMLS #2172447).
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 Gehrt | 619418 | First Option Bank | 482402 | Paola, KS | $7.1M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #2 | Brandie Lassiter | 675954 | Commerce Bank | 411948 | Wichita, KS | $5.2M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #3 | Elly Claussen | 2172447 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $3.7M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #4 | Julie Dean | 1660453 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $2.7M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #5 | Brian Sandberg | 468586 | Home Bank and Trust Co | 416329 | Wichita, KS | $2.5M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #6 | Andrew Madl | 1463724 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Lawrence, KS | $2.0M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #7 | Dale Ashlock | 425165 | First Federal Savings & Loan Bank | 423507 | Olathe, KS | $2.0M | 12 | 38.7% |
| #8 | Dylan Strole | 645897 | Truity Federal Credit Union | 619450 | Lawrence, KS | $1.9M | 10 | 55.6% |
| #9 | Bradley Bugner | 488318 | Community Bank of Wichita, Inc | 421410 | — | $1.8M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #10 | Lawrence Curran | 287476 | Mortgage Company, The | 270347 | Salina, KS | $1.8M | 9 | 37.5% |
| #11 | JON OTTEN | 556696 | Capitol Federal Savings Bank | 401936 | — | $1.8M | 3 | 20.0% |
| #12 | Brent Prockish | 229476 | American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation | 175656 | Overland Park, KS | $1.5M | 3 | 11.5% |
| #13 | Debra Stang | 489334 | Mid American Credit Union | 401702 | Wichita, KS | $1.4M | 16 | 66.7% |
| #14 | Bryan Bickford | 1587343 | Envista Federal Credit Union | 447167 | Topeka, KS | $1.2M | 5 | 21.7% |
| #15 | Raedean Born | 655617 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $1.1M | 2 | 20.0% |
| #16 | Christopher Nicholson | 2185360 | Mid-America Bank | 619730 | Baldwin City, KS | $1.0M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #17 | Robert Croake | 404836 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | — | $865K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #18 | Cynthia Runkle | 684197 | Fidelity Bank, National Association | 419266 | Wichita, KS | $858K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #19 | Michelle Fales | 780009 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Earth City, MO | $856K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #20 | IAN GUDENKAUF | 522113 | Community National Bank | 774778 | Seneca, KS | $811K | 3 | 25.0% |
| #21 | Jason Lentsch | 420805 | Smart Home Lending LLC | 2140357 | Overland Park, KS | $794K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #22 | Mark Rome | 8174 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $780K | 2 | 5.1% |
| #23 | Stephen Turner | 629422 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $726K | 1 | 5.6% |
| #24 | Justin Rocheleau | 1804953 | JR Mortgage Group Inc | 2085526 | — | $654K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #25 | Pamela Zerger | 844631 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | — | $642K | 2 | 13.3% |
| #26 | Vanessa Steward | 586091 | Peoples Bank and Trust Company | 483258 | Wichita, KS | $634K | 14 | 46.7% |
| #27 | Ja'lyn Kellerman | 253195 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Overland Park, KS | $618K | 1 | 7.7% |
| #28 | Dana Bassett | 684636 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Topeka, KS | $611K | 3 | 20.0% |
| #29 | Kari Gilmore | 442459 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | — | $605K | 10 | 47.6% |
| #30 | Andrew Greenstein | 274611 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Kansas City, MO | $581K | 1 | 7.7% |
| #31 | Brittany Richardson | 934603 | Wichita Federal Credit Union | 401949 | Wichita, KS | $561K | 8 | 57.1% |
| #32 | Katelynn Grimes | 1662035 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mission, KS | $514K | 2 | 4.1% |
| #33 | Heather Baker | 1485830 | Credit Union of America | 473922 | Wichita, KS | $499K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #34 | Andrew Johns | 965525 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Overland Park, KS | $497K | 2 | 8.7% |
| #35 | Mark Hansmeyer | 981503 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $496K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #36 | TERRENCE O'NEILL | 454671 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $496K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #37 | Chad Trease | 413867 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Overland Park, KS | $493K | 2 | 6.5% |
| #38 | Stephanie Davis | 807315 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | Wichita, KS | $491K | 9 | 45.0% |
| #39 | David Curry | 262309 | Fidelity Bank, National Association | 419266 | Overland Park, KS | $472K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #40 | Joshua Perry | 1323608 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Topeka, KS | $468K | 3 | 12.5% |
| #41 | Michael Pippin | 1087765 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Overland Park, KS | $440K | 1 | 5.6% |
| #42 | Scott Somerville | 269657 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Overland Park, KS | $430K | 1 | 2.9% |
| #43 | Timothy Munyan | 1966085 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Kansas City, MO | $422K | 1 | 3.8% |
| #44 | Robert Vejar | 956136 | BOKF, National Association | 403501 | Prairie Village, KS | $401K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #45 | Edward Baldwin | 278436 | Community Mortgage, LLC | 224143 | Independence, MO | $395K | 3 | 23.1% |
| #46 | Pamela Hildebrand | 476981 | Credit Union of America | 473922 | Bel Aire, KS | $382K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #47 | Cynthia Laffey | 261978 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Overland Park, KS | $348K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #48 | Edward Miller | 349658 | Bell Bank | 419538 | Overland Park, KS | $328K | 1 | 5.6% |
| #49 | Barry Allen | 445771 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $322K | 2 | 12.5% |
| #50 | Shelby LaFay | 261262 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Wichita, KS | $321K | 2 | 20.0% |
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 Volume — Kansas (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kansas/top-retention-by-volume/2023
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