Retention champions in Kentucky in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Peiran Sun (Sun Lending USA LLC, NMLS #6853), JONATHAN TINGLE II (Guardian Savings Bank, NMLS #718170), and Jesse Cronen (Northpointe Bank, NMLS #8821).
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 | Peiran Sun | 6853 | Sun Lending USA LLC | 1889 | Lexington, KY | $12.3M | 37 | 71.2% |
| #2 | JONATHAN TINGLE II | 718170 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $11.8M | 27 | 79.4% |
| #3 | Jesse Cronen | 8821 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $9.0M | 26 | 48.1% |
| #4 | ROBERT SUETHOLZ | 718136 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Ft Wright, KY | $8.3M | 21 | 67.7% |
| #5 | Jason Lawrence | 52494 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $5.3M | 16 | 47.1% |
| #6 | REBECCA ELLIOTT | 3379 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Georgetown, KY | $4.5M | 15 | 88.2% |
| #7 | Donald Benningfield | 10031 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $3.7M | 12 | 92.3% |
| #7 | Larry Swisher | 4568 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $4.4M | 12 | 41.4% |
| #9 | Devin Buckner | 2436722 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $3.3M | 11 | 78.6% |
| #10 | Connie Smith | 62811 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Lakeside Park, KY | $2.8M | 10 | 62.5% |
| #10 | Robert Clifton | 7291 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 32.3% |
| #10 | Marty Gaddie | 1745992 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Elizabethtown, KY | $3.7M | 10 | 47.6% |
| #10 | Julie Baker | 444541 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Lexington, KY | $2.5M | 10 | 62.5% |
| #10 | Scott Burleigh | 653826 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Cincinnati, OH | $2.7M | 10 | 83.3% |
| #10 | Kenneth Prost | 63076 | Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. | 130562 | Cold Spring, KY | $2.3M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #10 | Ryan Wheeler | 8981 | United Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 1326012 | Elizabethtown, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #10 | Jonathan Leslie | 66661 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Prospect, KY | $7.6M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #18 | Susan Hatfield | 58306 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Richmond, KY | $2.1M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #18 | Desmond Robinson | 5876 | Robinson Mortgage Group, LLC | 1971360 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #18 | Clayton Thoreson | 1831413 | The Credit Resource, LLC | 1131966 | Burlington, KY | $2.3M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #21 | Joseph Sester | 2132419 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $2.6M | 8 | 36.4% |
| #21 | Arin Wagner | 1277378 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Henderson, KY | $1.1M | 8 | 61.5% |
| #21 | KIMBERLY MOORE | 438541 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Hebron, KY | $1.7M | 8 | 42.1% |
| #21 | Lee Witte | 437373 | FT Funding PLC | 2436863 | Fort Thomas, KY | $4.0M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #21 | Nate Driggers | 1696374 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #21 | Corey Grace | 436478 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lakeside Park, KY | $2.7M | 8 | 38.1% |
| #21 | Stephen Gray | 444059 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $1.7M | 8 | 61.5% |
| #21 | David Zuhars | 9541 | Simple Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1983670 | Louisville, KY | $3.4M | 8 | 61.5% |
| #29 | Paul Knopf | 13987 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Louisville, KY | $2.2M | 7 | 21.9% |
| #29 | Sara White | 1884202 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Lexington, KY | $1.1M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #29 | Billy Holloway | 1489180 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $2.5M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #29 | Megan Wesdorp | 973556 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $2.4M | 7 | 30.4% |
| #29 | Eric Kemerer | 603905 | Milestone Lending LLC | 1620805 | Louisville, KY | $2.3M | 7 | 38.9% |
| #29 | Matthew Ansert | 39241 | First Fidelity Mortgage, Inc. | 940549 | Louisville, KY | $3.0M | 7 | 63.6% |
| #29 | Ravi Patel | 328529 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Cincinnati, OH | $2.3M | 7 | 18.4% |
| #29 | Benjamin Montoya | 2014076 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | West Chester, OH | $2.3M | 7 | 46.7% |
| #29 | David Vu | 706247 | Heritage Bank, Inc | 799554 | Florence, KY | $2.6M | 7 | 63.6% |
| #29 | Erin O'Brien | 975377 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.3M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #29 | TIMOTHY MORTIMER | 718169 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.8M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #29 | Joseph Henderson | 1780946 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | $1.6M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #41 | Paul Chambliss | 37502 | Premier Lending, Inc. | 238143 | Elizabethtown, KY | $1.8M | 6 | 25.0% |
| #41 | Teri Knott | 56539 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Louisville, KY | $1.2M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #41 | Thomas Thomas | 657783 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Saint Matthews, KY | $3.8M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #41 | JASON LEONHARD | 718151 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Florence, KY | $1.8M | 6 | 42.9% |
| #41 | Todd Smith | 16873 | Veritas Mortgage LLC | 1967059 | Louisville, KY | $1.2M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #41 | Adam Hires | 66358 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $2.2M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #41 | James Williams | 1918024 | COMMONWEALTH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 403110 | Frankfort, KY | $684K | 6 | 30.0% |
| #48 | Alexander Milburn | 1680354 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Richmond, KY | $1.8M | 5 | 17.2% |
| #48 | Patrick Seiter | 173817 | The Credit Resource, LLC | 1131966 | Burlington, KY | $2.2M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #48 | Bradley Hacker | 22435 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Lexington, KY | $1.6M | 5 | 20.8% |
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 — Kentucky. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-retention-by-units
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