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 July 13, 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 | Shelley Murphy | 1399582 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Mobile, AL | $3.0M | 9 | 52.9% |
| #8 | Karen Funderburk | 486737 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Biloxi, MS | $3.1M | 9 | 56.3% |
| #10 | Tonya Hensley | 416288 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $606K | 8 | 47.1% |
| #10 | JACQUELINE WINTER | 454843 | Planters Bank & Trust Company | 430006 | — | $586K | 8 | 72.7% |
| #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 | Rachel Burgardt | 554971 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.3M | 5 | 18.5% |
| #16 | Brian Walters | 419389 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Hernando, MS | $908K | 5 | 18.5% |
| #16 | Tina Orman | 402464 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $370K | 5 | 38.5% |
| #16 | ARNOLD DOOM | 784579 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $318K | 5 | 38.5% |
| #20 | Jody Walls | 943112 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Tupelo, MS | $588K | 4 | 25.0% |
| #20 | Marcus Casano | 70250 | Story Bank DBA Story Financial Partners | 502543 | Flowood, MS | $1.1M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #20 | Tim Smith | 104578 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Memphis, TN | $612K | 4 | 25.0% |
| #20 | Jennifer Hill | 68195 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Hernando, MS | $794K | 4 | 30.8% |
| #24 | Jeffery Williams | 70178 | Southwest Funding, LP | 32139 | Ecru, MS | $435K | 3 | 21.4% |
| #24 | Jonathan Tucker | 79047 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Flowood, MS | $643K | 3 | 17.6% |
| #24 | Andrea White | 1395141 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.1M | 3 | 10.7% |
| #24 | ROBERT HOWE | 454849 | Planters Bank & Trust Company | 430006 | Leland, MS | $930K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #24 | Bradley Walker | 131541 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Southaven, MS | $1.1M | 3 | 21.4% |
| #24 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $988K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #24 | Neely Turner | 86405 | Gum Tree Mortgage, LLC | 70653 | Tupelo, MS | $609K | 3 | 13.6% |
| #24 | Kurt Satchfield | 84835 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $838K | 3 | 21.4% |
| #32 | Mika Joyner | 357550 | Community Mortgage Corporation | 77047 | Olive Branch, MS | $744K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #32 | Tyler Basil | 1455699 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $222K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #32 | Chao Lin | 945237 | Bartlett Mortgage, Inc. | 418443 | Bartlett, TN | $486K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #32 | Gentry Collier | 546606 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Oxford, MS | $540K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #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 | Mendy Lovern | 86755 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $242K | 2 | 9.1% |
| #32 | ROBIN BARNETT | 554983 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $421K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #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 | Sean Cornwell | 145052 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Flowood, MS | $611K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #32 | Christopher Ladner | 64503 | Gulf South Mortgage, LLC | 64470 | Gulfport, MS | $514K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #32 | Tammy Kennedy | 35154 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Southaven, MS | $528K | 2 | 11.8% |
| #32 | Layla Wright | 1267002 | Regions Bank | 174490 | New Albany, MS | $264K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #32 | Gabe Baldwin | 502564 | BankPlus | 431487 | Jackson, MS | $974K | 2 | 16.7% |
| #47 | Stacy White | 1101333 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $83K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #47 | Bryan Miller | 442674 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $3.6M | 1 | 4.2% |
| #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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-units/2023
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