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 August 27, 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 | Wesley Morgan | 584004 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.7M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #5 | Jonathan McCoy | 403006 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $3.4M | 11 | 55.0% |
| #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 | JACQUELINE WINTER | 454843 | Planters Bank & Trust Company | 430006 | — | $586K | 8 | 72.7% |
| #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% |
| #13 | Wittman Spencer | 1635542 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.2M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #14 | Cindy Depoyster | 566469 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $763K | 6 | 33.3% |
| #14 | Andrew Dodds | 1429091 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Saltillo, MS | $2.1M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #16 | ARNOLD DOOM | 784579 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $318K | 5 | 38.5% |
| #16 | Tina Orman | 402464 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $370K | 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% |
| #20 | Jennifer Hill | 68195 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Hernando, MS | $794K | 4 | 30.8% |
| #20 | Tim Smith | 104578 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Memphis, TN | $612K | 4 | 25.0% |
| #20 | Marcus Casano | 70250 | Story Bank DBA Story Financial Partners | 502543 | Flowood, MS | $1.1M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #20 | Jody Walls | 943112 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Tupelo, MS | $588K | 4 | 25.0% |
| #24 | ROBERT HOWE | 454849 | Planters Bank & Trust Company | 430006 | Leland, MS | $930K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #24 | Andrea White | 1395141 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.1M | 3 | 10.7% |
| #24 | Kurt Satchfield | 84835 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $838K | 3 | 20.0% |
| #24 | Jeffery Williams | 70178 | Southwest Funding, LP | 32139 | Ecru, MS | $435K | 3 | 21.4% |
| #24 | Bradley Walker | 131541 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Southaven, MS | $1.1M | 3 | 21.4% |
| #24 | Neely Turner | 86405 | Gum Tree Mortgage, LLC | 70653 | Tupelo, MS | $609K | 3 | 13.6% |
| #24 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $988K | 3 | 25.0% |
| #24 | Jonathan Tucker | 79047 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Flowood, MS | $643K | 3 | 17.6% |
| #32 | MICHELLE GREER | 605022 | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | 543157 | Baldwyn, MS | $204K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #32 | James McPherson | 261277 | BankFirst Financial Services | 454063 | Starkville, MS | $509K | 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 | Chao Lin | 945237 | Bartlett Mortgage, Inc. | 418443 | Bartlett, TN | $486K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #32 | Courtney Gilmore | 1336724 | First Security Bank | 527707 | Olive Branch, MS | $101K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #32 | Gary Anderson | 1376644 | H & R Preferred Services, Inc. | 175490 | Bartlett, TN | $613K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #32 | Sean Cornwell | 145052 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Flowood, MS | $611K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #32 | Mendy Lovern | 86755 | Community Bank of Mississippi | 402411 | Tupelo, MS | $242K | 2 | 9.1% |
| #32 | Gentry Collier | 546606 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Oxford, MS | $540K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #32 | Tammy Kennedy | 35154 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Southaven, MS | $528K | 2 | 12.5% |
| #32 | Christopher Ladner | 64503 | Gulf South Mortgage, LLC | 64470 | Gulfport, MS | $514K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #32 | Mika Joyner | 357550 | Community Mortgage Corporation | 77047 | Olive Branch, MS | $744K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #32 | Layla Wright | 1267002 | Regions Bank | 174490 | New Albany, MS | $264K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #32 | Gabe Baldwin | 502564 | BankPlus | 431487 | Jackson, MS | $974K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #47 | John Wilson | 502571 | BankPlus | 431487 | Clinton, MS | $268K | 1 | 10.0% |
| #47 | Stacy White | 1101333 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $83K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #47 | Ashley Novak-Johnson | 2018970 | Keesler Federal Credit Union | 408911 | Biloxi, MS | $162K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #47 | 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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-units/2023
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