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 October 9, 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 | $13.6M | 41 | 68.3% |
| #2 | JONATHAN TINGLE II | 718170 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $13.6M | 31 | 79.5% |
| #3 | Jesse Cronen | 8821 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $12.2M | 34 | 44.2% |
| #4 | ROBERT SUETHOLZ | 718136 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Ft Wright, KY | $9.7M | 25 | 56.8% |
| #5 | Jonathan Leslie | 66661 | LIBERTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 518136 | Prospect, KY | $7.9M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #6 | Jason Lawrence | 52494 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $5.6M | 17 | 37.8% |
| #7 | REBECCA ELLIOTT | 3379 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Georgetown, KY | $5.2M | 17 | 89.5% |
| #8 | Larry Swisher | 4568 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $4.7M | 13 | 31.7% |
| #9 | Devin Buckner | 2436722 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Lexington, KY | $4.3M | 14 | 82.4% |
| #10 | Lee Witte | 437373 | FT Funding PLC | 2436863 | Fort Thomas, KY | $4.2M | 9 | 37.5% |
| #11 | Donald Benningfield | 10031 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $4.1M | 13 | 81.3% |
| #12 | Marty Gaddie | 1745992 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Elizabethtown, KY | $4.1M | 12 | 41.4% |
| #13 | Thomas Thomas | 657783 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Saint Matthews, KY | $4.0M | 7 | 38.9% |
| #14 | Erin O'Brien | 975377 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $3.9M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #15 | Nate Driggers | 1696374 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Louisville, KY | $3.6M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #16 | Desmond Robinson | 5876 | Robinson Mortgage Group, LLC | 1971360 | Louisville, KY | $3.6M | 10 | 76.9% |
| #17 | Gesela Brown | 435965 | WesBanco Bank, Inc. | 399836 | Lexington, KY | $3.5M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #18 | David Zuhars | 9541 | Simple Mortgage Solutions, LLC | 1983670 | Louisville, KY | $3.4M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #19 | Ryan Wheeler | 8981 | United Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 1326012 | Elizabethtown, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #20 | Robert Clifton | 7291 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 26.3% |
| #21 | Corey Grace | 436478 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lakeside Park, KY | $3.2M | 9 | 29.0% |
| #22 | Paul Knopf | 13987 | InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC | 205696 | Louisville, KY | $3.2M | 10 | 22.7% |
| #23 | Bradley Sutherland | 684107 | Central Bank & Trust Company | 440304 | Lexington, KY | $3.2M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #24 | Daniel Guillory | 1520759 | Encore Mortgage LLC | 1919667 | Louisville, KY | $3.1M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #25 | Matthew Ansert | 39241 | First Fidelity Mortgage, Inc. | 940549 | Louisville, KY | $3.0M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #26 | Benjamin Montoya | 2014076 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Bellbrook, OH | $3.0M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #27 | Patrick Seiter | 173817 | The Credit Resource, LLC | 1131966 | Burlington, KY | $3.0M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #28 | Scott Burleigh | 653826 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Cincinnati, OH | $3.0M | 11 | 84.6% |
| #29 | Kenneth Prost | 63076 | Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. | 130562 | Cold Spring, KY | $2.9M | 12 | 42.9% |
| #30 | Megan Wesdorp | 973556 | Victory Mortgage, L.L.C. | 461249 | Erlanger, KY | $2.9M | 9 | 32.1% |
| #31 | David Vu | 706247 | Heritage Bank, Inc | 799554 | Florence, KY | $2.9M | 8 | 50.0% |
| #32 | John Cornett | 22018 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.8M | 8 | 50.0% |
| #33 | Statia Parks | 56992 | Multiple Option Mortgage Services, Inc. | 57052 | Louisville, KY | $2.8M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #34 | TIMOTHY MORTIMER | 718169 | Guardian Savings Bank | 449474 | Lexington, KY | $2.8M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #35 | Connie Smith | 62811 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Lakeside Park, KY | $2.8M | 10 | 55.6% |
| #36 | Clayton Thoreson | 1831413 | The Credit Resource, LLC | 1131966 | Burlington, KY | $2.8M | 11 | 73.3% |
| #37 | Dustin Mistelske | 1009890 | Northpointe Bank | 447490 | Louisville, KY | $2.7M | 5 | 23.8% |
| #38 | Julie Baker | 444541 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Lexington, KY | $2.7M | 11 | 52.4% |
| #39 | Harold Babb | 563398 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Ft Mitchell, KY | $2.7M | 8 | 50.0% |
| #40 | Joseph Sester | 2132419 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $2.7M | 10 | 38.5% |
| #41 | Ravi Patel | 328529 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Cincinnati, OH | $2.6M | 8 | 15.7% |
| #42 | William Pierce | 38722 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $2.6M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #43 | Keri Jones | 419193 | Republic Bank & Trust Co. | 402606 | Louisville, KY | $2.5M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #44 | Billy Holloway | 1489180 | Statewide Mortgage, LLC | 1304 | Louisville, KY | $2.5M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #45 | Tonia McCue | 37631 | Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company | 433971 | Louisville, KY | $2.4M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #46 | Eric Kemerer | 603905 | Milestone Lending LLC | 1620805 | Louisville, KY | $2.3M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #47 | Charles Jolly | 613378 | First State Bank | 460968 | Irvington, KY | $2.2M | 12 | 57.1% |
| #48 | Alexander Gift | 902654 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Louisville, KY | $2.2M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #49 | Shawn Neely | 1416990 | Musketeer Mortgage LLC | 2438205 | Prestonsburg, KY | $2.2M | 6 | 30.0% |
| #50 | Adam Hires | 66358 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $2.2M | 6 | 42.9% |
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 October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/kentucky/top-retention-by-volume
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