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 October 9, 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 | 68.3% |
| #2 | Jesse Cronen | 8821 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $12.2M | 34 | 44.2% |
| #3 | JONATHAN TINGLE II | 718170 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $13.6M | 31 | 79.5% |
| #4 | ROBERT SUETHOLZ | 718136 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Ft Wright, KY | $9.7M | 25 | 56.8% |
| #5 | REBECCA ELLIOTT | 3379 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Georgetown, KY | $5.2M | 17 | 89.5% |
| #5 | Jason Lawrence | 52494 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $5.6M | 17 | 37.8% |
| #7 | Arin Wagner | 1277378 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | — | $1.9M | 15 | 57.7% |
| #8 | Devin Buckner | 2436722 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Lexington, KY | $4.3M | 14 | 82.4% |
| #9 | Donald Benningfield | 10031 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $4.1M | 13 | 81.3% |
| #9 | Larry Swisher | 4568 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $4.7M | 13 | 31.7% |
| #11 | Charles Jolly | 613378 | First State Bank | 460968 | Irvington, KY | $2.2M | 12 | 57.1% |
| #11 | Kenneth Prost | 63076 | Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. | 130562 | Cold Spring, KY | $2.9M | 12 | 42.9% |
| #11 | Marty Gaddie | 1745992 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Elizabethtown, KY | $4.1M | 12 | 41.4% |
| #14 | Scott Burleigh | 653826 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Cincinnati, OH | $3.0M | 11 | 84.6% |
| #14 | Clayton Thoreson | 1831413 | The Credit Resource, LLC | 1131966 | Burlington, KY | $2.8M | 11 | 73.3% |
| #14 | Jonathan Leslie | 66661 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Prospect, KY | $7.9M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #14 | Erin O'Brien | 975377 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $3.9M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #14 | Julie Baker | 444541 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Lexington, KY | $2.7M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #19 | Desmond Robinson | 5876 | Robinson Mortgage Group, LLC | 1971360 | Louisville, KY | $3.6M | 10 | 76.9% |
| #19 | Joseph Sester | 2132419 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $2.7M | 10 | 38.5% |
| #19 | Connie Smith | 62811 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Lakeside Park, KY | $2.8M | 10 | 55.6% |
| #19 | Robert Clifton | 7291 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 26.3% |
| #19 | Ryan Wheeler | 8981 | United Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 1326012 | Elizabethtown, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #19 | Paul Knopf | 13987 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 22.7% |
| #25 | Keri Jones | 419193 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Louisville, KY | $2.5M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #25 | Benjamin Montoya | 2014076 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Bellbrook, OH | $3.0M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #25 | KIMBERLY MOORE | 438541 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Hebron, KY | $2.0M | 9 | 29.0% |
| #25 | Stephen Gray | 444059 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $2.0M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #25 | Megan Wesdorp | 973556 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $2.9M | 9 | 32.1% |
| #25 | Nate Driggers | 1696374 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $3.6M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #25 | Susan Hatfield | 58306 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Richmond, KY | $2.1M | 9 | 33.3% |
| #25 | Corey Grace | 436478 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lakeside Park, KY | $3.2M | 9 | 29.0% |
| #25 | Lee Witte | 437373 | FT Funding PLC | 2436863 | Fort Thomas, KY | $4.2M | 9 | 37.5% |
| #34 | David Zuhars | 9541 | Simple Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1983670 | Louisville, KY | $3.4M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #34 | Joseph Henderson | 1780946 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Irving, TX | $1.7M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #34 | John Cornett | 22018 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.8M | 8 | 50.0% |
| #34 | Ravi Patel | 328529 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Cincinnati, OH | $2.6M | 8 | 15.7% |
| #34 | Harold Babb | 563398 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Ft Mitchell, KY | $2.7M | 8 | 50.0% |
| #34 | Bradley Sutherland | 684107 | Central Bank & Trust Company | 440304 | Lexington, KY | $3.2M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #34 | Daniel Guillory | 1520759 | Encore Mortgage LLC | 1919667 | Louisville, KY | $3.1M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #34 | William Murphy | 688518 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Ft Wright, KY | $2.1M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #34 | Lucy Hager | 613371 | Meade County Bank, Inc. | 469802 | Flaherty, KY | $1.4M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #34 | David Vu | 706247 | Heritage Bank, Inc | 799554 | Florence, KY | $2.9M | 8 | 50.0% |
| #44 | Patrick Seiter | 173817 | The Credit Resource, LLC | 1131966 | Burlington, KY | $3.0M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #44 | Billy Holloway | 1489180 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $2.5M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #44 | TIMOTHY MORTIMER | 718169 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.8M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #44 | Thomas Thomas | 657783 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Saint Matthews, KY | $4.0M | 7 | 38.9% |
| #44 | James Williams | 1918024 | COMMONWEALTH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 403110 | Frankfort, KY | $759K | 7 | 25.0% |
| #44 | Statia Parks | 56992 | Multiple Option Mortgage Services, Inc. | 57052 | Louisville, KY | $2.8M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #44 | Eric Kemerer | 603905 | Milestone Lending LLC | 1620805 | Louisville, KY | $2.3M | 7 | 35.0% |
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 October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-retention-by-units
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