Retention champions in Mississippi in 2023, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Ellen Staten (BNA Bank, NMLS #1043878), DONNA WEEDEN (BNA Bank, NMLS #701240), and Michael Nobles (BNA Bank, NMLS #422367).
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 | Ellen Staten | 1043878 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $2.7M | 21 | 72.4% |
| #2 | DONNA WEEDEN | 701240 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.6M | 20 | 76.9% |
| #2 | Michael Nobles | 422367 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $2.7M | 20 | 76.9% |
| #4 | Lemuel Tate | 422369 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $965K | 13 | 76.5% |
| #5 | Jonathan McCoy | 403006 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $3.4M | 11 | 55.0% |
| #5 | Wesley Morgan | 584004 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.7M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #7 | Teresa Tanner | 412105 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Ocean Springs, MS | $1.2M | 10 | 71.4% |
| #8 | Karen Funderburk | 486737 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Biloxi, MS | $3.1M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #8 | Shelley Murphy | 1399582 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Mobile, AL | $3.0M | 9 | 52.9% |
| #10 | Tonya Hensley | 416288 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $606K | 8 | 47.1% |
| #10 | Linda Nowell | 1025137 | Community Bank of Mississippi | 402411 | Flowood, MS | $2.6M | 8 | 32.0% |
| #10 | JACQUELINE WINTER | 454843 | Planters Bank & Trust Company | 430006 | Indianola, MS | $586K | 8 | 72.7% |
| #13 | Wittman Spencer | 1635542 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.2M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #14 | Andrew Dodds | 1429091 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Saltillo, MS | $2.1M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #14 | Cindy Depoyster | 566469 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $763K | 6 | 33.3% |
| #16 | ARNOLD DOOM | 784579 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $318K | 5 | 38.5% |
| #16 | Brian Walters | 419389 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Hernando, MS | $908K | 5 | 18.5% |
| #16 | Rachel Burgardt | 554971 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.3M | 5 | 18.5% |
| #16 | Tina Orman | 402464 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $370K | 5 | 38.5% |
| #20 | Jennifer Hill | 68195 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Hernando, MS | $794K | 4 | 30.8% |
| #20 | Marcus Casano | 70250 | Story Bank DBA Story Financial Partners | 502543 | Flowood, MS | $1.1M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #20 | Tim Smith | 104578 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Memphis, TN | $612K | 4 | 25.0% |
| #20 | Jody Walls | 943112 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Tupelo, MS | $588K | 4 | 25.0% |
| #24 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $988K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #24 | Jonathan Tucker | 79047 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Flowood, MS | $643K | 3 | 17.6% |
| #24 | Kurt Satchfield | 84835 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $838K | 3 | 20.0% |
| #24 | Andrea White | 1395141 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.1M | 3 | 10.7% |
| #24 | Bradley Walker | 131541 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Southaven, MS | $1.1M | 3 | 21.4% |
| #24 | Jeffery Williams | 70178 | Southwest Funding, LP | 32139 | Ecru, MS | $435K | 3 | 21.4% |
| #24 | ROBERT HOWE | 454849 | Planters Bank & Trust Company | 430006 | Leland, MS | $930K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #24 | Neely Turner | 86405 | Gum Tree Mortgage, LLC | 70653 | Tupelo, MS | $609K | 3 | 13.6% |
| #32 | Gabe Baldwin | 502564 | BankPlus | 431487 | Jackson, MS | $974K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #32 | MICHELLE GREER | 605022 | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | 543157 | Baldwyn, MS | $204K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #32 | Courtney Gilmore | 1336724 | First Security Bank | 527707 | Olive Branch, MS | $101K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #32 | James McPherson | 261277 | BankFirst Financial Services | 454063 | Starkville, MS | $509K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #32 | Layla Wright | 1267002 | Regions Bank | 174490 | New Albany, MS | $264K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #32 | Mendy Lovern | 86755 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $242K | 2 | 9.1% |
| #32 | Mika Joyner | 357550 | Community Mortgage Corporation | 77047 | Olive Branch, MS | $744K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #32 | Gary Anderson | 1376644 | H & R Preferred Services, Inc. | 175490 | Bartlett, TN | $613K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #32 | Tyler Basil | 1455699 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $222K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #32 | ROBIN BARNETT | 554983 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $421K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #32 | Christopher Ladner | 64503 | Gulf South Mortgage, LLC | 64470 | Gulfport, MS | $514K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #32 | Gentry Collier | 546606 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Oxford, MS | $540K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #32 | Chao Lin | 945237 | Bartlett Mortgage, Inc. | 418443 | Bartlett, TN | $486K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #45 | Ashley Novak-Johnson | 2018970 | Keesler Federal Credit Union | 408911 | Biloxi, MS | $162K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #45 | John Wilson | 502571 | BankPlus | 431487 | Clinton, MS | $268K | 1 | 10.0% |
| #45 | Bryan Miller | 442674 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $3.6M | 1 | 4.2% |
| #45 | Stacy White | 1101333 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $83K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #45 | Shelley Dunn | 185241 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Southaven, MS | $191K | 1 | 7.7% |
| #45 | Donald Blaize | 184888 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $302K | 1 | 6.3% |
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 — Mississippi (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-units/2023
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