Retention champions in Kansas in 2026, 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 Elly Claussen (Mid-America Bank, NMLS #2172447), Scott Somerville (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #269657), and David Brown (Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #216112).
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 | 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% |
| #4 | Philip Scaglia | 502027 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $4.5M | 8 | 42.1% |
| #5 | Kandi Jones | 543291 | Gateway First Bank | 7233 | Wichita, KS | $3.7M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #6 | Katelynn Grimes | 1662035 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mission, KS | $3.6M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #7 | Jennifer Gile | 229511 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Overland Park, KS | $3.3M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #8 | William Hartley | 236734 | Smart Home Lending LLC | 2140357 | Kansas City, MO | $3.2M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #9 | Timothy Munyan | 1966085 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Kansas City, MO | $3.1M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #10 | Matthew Devine | 408943 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $3.1M | 8 | 50.0% |
| #11 | Stephen Turner | 629422 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $3.1M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #12 | Dale Ashlock | 425165 | First Federal Savings & Loan Bank | 423507 | Olathe, KS | $3.0M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #13 | Tanner Garver | 1871245 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $2.9M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #14 | Lawrence Curran | 287476 | Mortgage Company, The | 270347 | Salina, KS | $2.9M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #15 | Christopher Laughlin | 657495 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $2.5M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #16 | Brian Sandberg | 468586 | Home Bank and Trust Co | 416329 | Wichita, KS | $2.4M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #17 | Doreen Hansen | 740970 | First State Bank of St. Charles, MO | 416668 | Overland Park, KS | $2.1M | 3 | 27.3% |
| #18 | Dylan Strole | 645897 | Truity Federal Credit Union | 619450 | Lawrence, KS | $1.9M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #19 | Edward Baldwin | 278436 | Community Mortgage, LLC | 224143 | Independence, MO | $1.8M | 4 | 26.7% |
| #20 | Brent Prockish | 229476 | American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation | 175656 | Overland Park, KS | $1.8M | 3 | 27.3% |
| #21 | Kimberly Penrod | 522077 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Topeka, KS | $1.7M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #22 | Kelly Drummond | 522056 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Topeka, KS | $1.7M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #23 | Bryan Bickford | 1587343 | Envista Federal Credit Union | 447167 | Topeka, KS | $1.6M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #24 | Crystal Rippe | 1740485 | Azura Credit Union | 405418 | Topeka, KS | $1.6M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #25 | Tracy Earling | 401379 | Community Bank | 401256 | Topeka, KS | $1.6M | 3 | 30.0% |
| #26 | Dana Bassett | 684636 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Topeka, KS | $1.6M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #27 | Gina Kaberline | 1632106 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Overland Park, KS | $1.5M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #28 | IAN GUDENKAUF | 522113 | Community National Bank | 774778 | Seneca, KS | $1.5M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #29 | Diane Fry | 522202 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Lawrence, KS | $1.4M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #30 | Shelby LaFay | 261262 | Regent Financial Group, Inc. | 2365 | Wichita, KS | $953K | 4 | 26.7% |
| #31 | Stephanie Davis | 807315 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | Wichita, KS | $888K | 5 | 41.7% |
| #32 | Patricia Carr | 275284 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Wichita, KS | $612K | 3 | 12.0% |
| #33 | Terri Werth | 653823 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Overland Park, KS | $521K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #34 | Chad Trease | 413867 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Overland Park, KS | $453K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #35 | Ashley Zeller | 1623544 | NBH Bank | 465954 | Lawrence, KS | $265K | 1 | 5.9% |
| #36 | 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% |
| #38 | John Redding | 287487 | Mortgage Company, The | 270347 | Salina, KS | $180K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #39 | Kari Gilmore | 442459 | Meritrust Credit Union | 416701 | — | $160K | 3 | 21.4% |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kansas/top-retention-by-volume/2026
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