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 August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Peiran Sun (Sun Lending USA LLC, NMLS #6853), Jesse Cronen (Northpointe Bank, NMLS #8821), and JONATHAN TINGLE II (Guardian Savings Bank, NMLS #718170).
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 | $13.6M | 41 | 70.7% |
| #2 | Jesse Cronen | 8821 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $10.6M | 30 | 46.2% |
| #3 | JONATHAN TINGLE II | 718170 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $11.8M | 27 | 79.4% |
| #4 | ROBERT SUETHOLZ | 718136 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Ft Wright, KY | $8.9M | 22 | 57.9% |
| #5 | Jason Lawrence | 52494 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $5.6M | 17 | 40.5% |
| #5 | REBECCA ELLIOTT | 3379 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Georgetown, KY | $5.2M | 17 | 89.5% |
| #7 | Devin Buckner | 2436722 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Lexington, KY | $4.3M | 14 | 87.5% |
| #8 | Larry Swisher | 4568 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $4.7M | 13 | 37.1% |
| #9 | Donald Benningfield | 10031 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $3.7M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #10 | Marty Gaddie | 1745992 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Elizabethtown, KY | $3.9M | 11 | 47.8% |
| #10 | Jonathan Leslie | 66661 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Prospect, KY | $7.9M | 11 | 64.7% |
| #10 | Kenneth Prost | 63076 | Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. | 130562 | Cold Spring, KY | $2.6M | 11 | 47.8% |
| #10 | Julie Baker | 444541 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Lexington, KY | $2.7M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #14 | Connie Smith | 62811 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Lakeside Park, KY | $2.8M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #14 | Scott Burleigh | 653826 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Cincinnati, OH | $2.7M | 10 | 83.3% |
| #14 | Ryan Wheeler | 8981 | United Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 1326012 | Elizabethtown, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #14 | Robert Clifton | 7291 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 29.4% |
| #18 | Joseph Sester | 2132419 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $2.7M | 9 | 39.1% |
| #18 | KIMBERLY MOORE | 438541 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Hebron, KY | $2.0M | 9 | 36.0% |
| #18 | Clayton Thoreson | 1831413 | The Credit Resource, LLC | 1131966 | Burlington, KY | $2.3M | 9 | 75.0% |
| #18 | Susan Hatfield | 58306 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Richmond, KY | $2.1M | 9 | 36.0% |
| #18 | Benjamin Montoya | 2014076 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | West Chester, OH | $3.0M | 9 | 52.9% |
| #18 | Desmond Robinson | 5876 | Robinson Mortgage Group, LLC | 1971360 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #18 | Erin O'Brien | 975377 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $3.4M | 9 | 60.0% |
| #18 | Charles Jolly | 613378 | First State Bank | 460968 | Irvington, KY | $1.3M | 9 | 52.9% |
| #18 | Arin Wagner | 1277378 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Henderson, KY | $1.3M | 9 | 60.0% |
| #18 | Stephen Gray | 444059 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $2.0M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #28 | David Zuhars | 9541 | Simple Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1983670 | Louisville, KY | $3.4M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #28 | Nate Driggers | 1696374 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 8 | 40.0% |
| #28 | Corey Grace | 436478 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lakeside Park, KY | $2.7M | 8 | 34.8% |
| #28 | David Vu | 706247 | Heritage Bank, Inc | 799554 | Florence, KY | $2.9M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #28 | Ravi Patel | 328529 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Cincinnati, OH | $2.6M | 8 | 17.0% |
| #28 | Keri Jones | 419193 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Louisville, KY | $2.3M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #28 | Lee Witte | 437373 | FT Funding PLC | 2436863 | Fort Thomas, KY | $4.0M | 8 | 38.1% |
| #35 | Eric Kemerer | 603905 | Milestone Lending LLC | 1620805 | Louisville, KY | $2.3M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #35 | Megan Wesdorp | 973556 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $2.4M | 7 | 29.2% |
| #35 | Paul Knopf | 13987 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Louisville, KY | $2.2M | 7 | 19.4% |
| #35 | James Williams | 1918024 | COMMONWEALTH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 403110 | Frankfort, KY | $759K | 7 | 29.2% |
| #35 | Billy Holloway | 1489180 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $2.5M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #35 | John Cornett | 22018 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.4M | 7 | 46.7% |
| #35 | TIMOTHY MORTIMER | 718169 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.8M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #35 | William Murphy | 688518 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Ft Wright, KY | $1.7M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #35 | Sara White | 1884202 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Lexington, KY | $1.1M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #35 | Statia Parks | 56992 | Multiple Option Mortgage Services, Inc. | 57052 | Louisville, KY | $2.8M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #35 | Matthew Ansert | 39241 | First Fidelity Mortgage, Inc. | 940549 | Louisville, KY | $3.0M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #35 | Harold Babb | 563398 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Ft Mitchell, KY | $2.3M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #35 | Joseph Henderson | 1780946 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | $1.6M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #48 | Christopher Herrick | 170680 | emm loans llc | 2926 | Louisville, KY | $1.5M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #48 | Thomas Thomas | 657783 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Saint Matthews, KY | $3.8M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #48 | Craig Spencer | 59391 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Louisville, KY | $1.5M | 6 | 40.0% |
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 — Kentucky. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-retention-by-units
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