Retention champions in Kentucky in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. 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 | $12.2M | 28 | 80.0% |
| #3 | Jesse Cronen | 8821 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $9.0M | 26 | 47.3% |
| #4 | Jonathan Leslie | 66661 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Prospect, KY | $7.6M | 10 | 62.5% |
| #5 | ROBERT SUETHOLZ | 718136 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Ft Wright, KY | $7.5M | 20 | 62.5% |
| #6 | Jason Lawrence | 52494 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $5.6M | 17 | 44.7% |
| #7 | REBECCA ELLIOTT | 3379 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Georgetown, KY | $4.5M | 15 | 88.2% |
| #8 | Larry Swisher | 4568 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $4.4M | 12 | 41.4% |
| #9 | Lee Witte | 437373 | FT Funding PLC | 2436863 | Fort Thomas, KY | $4.0M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #10 | Thomas Thomas | 657783 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Saint Matthews, KY | $3.8M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #11 | Donald Benningfield | 10031 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $3.7M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #12 | Marty Gaddie | 1745992 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Elizabethtown, KY | $3.7M | 10 | 47.6% |
| #13 | David Zuhars | 9541 | Simple Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1983670 | Louisville, KY | $3.4M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #14 | Devin Buckner | 2436722 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $3.3M | 11 | 78.6% |
| #15 | Nate Driggers | 1696374 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 8 | 42.1% |
| #16 | Desmond Robinson | 5876 | Robinson Mortgage Group, LLC | 1971360 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #17 | Ryan Wheeler | 8981 | United Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 1326012 | Elizabethtown, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 62.5% |
| #18 | Robert Clifton | 7291 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 32.3% |
| #19 | Matthew Ansert | 39241 | First Fidelity Mortgage, Inc. | 940549 | Louisville, KY | $3.0M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #20 | TIMOTHY MORTIMER | 718169 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.8M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #21 | Connie Smith | 62811 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Lakeside Park, KY | $2.8M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #22 | Dustin Mistelske | 1009890 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $2.7M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #23 | Corey Grace | 436478 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lakeside Park, KY | $2.7M | 8 | 38.1% |
| #24 | Scott Burleigh | 653826 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Cincinnati, OH | $2.7M | 10 | 83.3% |
| #25 | Joseph Sester | 2132419 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $2.7M | 9 | 39.1% |
| #26 | David Vu | 706247 | Heritage Bank, Inc | 799554 | Florence, KY | $2.6M | 7 | 63.6% |
| #27 | Julie Baker | 444541 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Lexington, KY | $2.5M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #28 | 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% |
| #30 | Eric Kemerer | 603905 | Milestone Lending LLC | 1620805 | Louisville, KY | $2.3M | 7 | 36.8% |
| #31 | Benjamin Montoya | 2014076 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | West Chester, OH | $2.3M | 7 | 46.7% |
| #32 | Ravi Patel | 328529 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Cincinnati, OH | $2.3M | 7 | 17.1% |
| #33 | Kenneth Prost | 63076 | Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. | 130562 | Cold Spring, KY | $2.3M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #34 | Clayton Thoreson | 1831413 | The Credit Resource, LLC | 1131966 | Burlington, KY | $2.3M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #35 | Erin O'Brien | 975377 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.3M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #36 | Paul Knopf | 13987 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Louisville, KY | $2.2M | 7 | 20.0% |
| #37 | Alexander Gift | 902654 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Louisville, KY | $2.2M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #38 | Adam Hires | 66358 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $2.2M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #39 | Patrick Seiter | 173817 | The Credit Resource, LLC | 1131966 | Burlington, KY | $2.2M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #40 | Susan Hatfield | 58306 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Richmond, KY | $2.1M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #41 | Stephen Gray | 444059 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $2.0M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #42 | Tiffany Garrard | 15421 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $1.8M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #43 | Alexander Milburn | 1680354 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Richmond, KY | $1.8M | 5 | 16.7% |
| #44 | Paul Chambliss | 37502 | Premier Lending, Inc. | 238143 | Elizabethtown, KY | $1.8M | 6 | 24.0% |
| #45 | JASON LEONHARD | 718151 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Florence, KY | $1.8M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #46 | KIMBERLY MOORE | 438541 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Hebron, KY | $1.7M | 8 | 38.1% |
| #47 | David Osburg | 142308 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Fort Thomas, KY | $1.7M | 3 | 20.0% |
| #48 | Statia Parks | 56992 | Multiple Option Mortgage Services, Inc. | 57052 | Louisville, KY | $1.7M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #49 | david wyder | 5525 | Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 3094 | Louisville, KY | $1.6M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #50 | 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 Volume — Kentucky. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-retention-by-volume
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