Retention champions in Mississippi in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Ellen Staten (BNA Bank, NMLS #1043878), Michael Nobles (BNA Bank, NMLS #422367), and Teresa Tanner (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #412105).
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 | $5.4M | 30 | 63.8% |
| #2 | Michael Nobles | 422367 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $2.0M | 19 | 65.5% |
| #3 | Teresa Tanner | 412105 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Ocean Springs, MS | $2.7M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #4 | Henry Staten | 422368 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $433K | 15 | 88.2% |
| #5 | DONNA WEEDEN | 701240 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.2M | 14 | 82.4% |
| #5 | Lemuel Tate | 422369 | BNA Bank | 401394 | — | $804K | 14 | 77.8% |
| #7 | Michele Holliman | 448500 | Gulf Coast Community Federal Credit Union | 401376 | — | $1.0M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #7 | Cindy Depoyster | 566469 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $2.2M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #9 | Tonya Hensley | 416288 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.8M | 9 | 50.0% |
| #10 | Tim Smith | 104578 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Memphis, TN | $2.1M | 8 | 20.5% |
| #10 | RONALD VIRDEN | 97127 | Affordable Lending Group, LLC | 856167 | Ridgeland, MS | $2.6M | 8 | 47.1% |
| #12 | Raul Zaragoza | 1698142 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Ocean Springs, MS | $1.7M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #13 | ARNOLD DOOM | 784579 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.4M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #13 | Shelley Murphy | 1399582 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Mobile, AL | $2.1M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #13 | JAMES REYNOLDS | 747244 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.6M | 6 | 40.0% |
| #13 | Brian Walters | 419389 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Hernando, MS | $1.5M | 6 | 21.4% |
| #13 | Wittman Spencer | 1635542 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $829K | 6 | 54.5% |
| #13 | Norman Black | 121384 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Flora, MS | $1.4M | 6 | 42.9% |
| #19 | Summer Smith | 1375518 | BankPlus | 431487 | Tupelo, MS | $927K | 5 | 26.3% |
| #19 | Bryan Miller | 442674 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.6M | 5 | 15.2% |
| #19 | James McPherson | 261277 | BankFirst Financial Services | 454063 | Starkville, MS | $1.0M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #19 | Rachel Burgardt | 554971 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.1M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #19 | Kurt Satchfield | 84835 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $921K | 5 | 19.2% |
| #19 | Bradley Walker | 131541 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Southaven, MS | $1.3M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #19 | Bradley Benton | 484954 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Jackson, MS | $2.7M | 5 | 38.5% |
| #19 | Andrew Dodds | 1429091 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Saltillo, MS | $798K | 5 | 38.5% |
| #19 | Linda Nowell | 1025137 | Community Bank of Mississippi | 402411 | Flowood, MS | $2.2M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #19 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $1.2M | 5 | 17.2% |
| #19 | Sean Cornwell | 145052 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Flowood, MS | $465K | 5 | 20.0% |
| #19 | Anthony Shurden | 1450322 | 1st Legacy Capital LLC | 1547824 | Starkville, MS | $1.1M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #31 | Stephen Chandler | 156939 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Madison, MS | $1.0M | 4 | 26.7% |
| #31 | John Wilson | 502571 | BankPlus | 431487 | Clinton, MS | $1.7M | 4 | 26.7% |
| #31 | Michael Cobb | 413941 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Gulfport, MS | $782K | 4 | 28.6% |
| #31 | Gentry Collier | 546606 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Oxford, MS | $1.3M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #31 | Colin Ashmore | 1754392 | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | 543157 | Fulton, MS | $718K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #31 | Gabe Baldwin | 502564 | BankPlus | 431487 | Jackson, MS | $1.3M | 4 | 23.5% |
| #31 | Jonathan McCoy | 403006 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $1.8M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #31 | RICHARD BURGARDT | 554979 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Oxford, MS | $2.4M | 4 | 30.8% |
| #31 | Janice Shumaker | 484957 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Ridgeland, MS | $845K | 4 | 16.7% |
| #31 | Christopher Corley | 1173426 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Madison, MS | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #31 | Donald Blaize | 184888 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $410K | 4 | 13.3% |
| #31 | Tyler Basil | 1455699 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $933K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #43 | Cynthia Bigham | 1181408 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hernando, MS | $844K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #43 | Jody Walls | 943112 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Tupelo, MS | $964K | 3 | 15.8% |
| #43 | Wendy Palmer | 658283 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $338K | 3 | 27.3% |
| #43 | ROBIN BARNETT | 554983 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $375K | 3 | 18.8% |
| #43 | Andrea White | 1395141 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $414K | 3 | 9.4% |
| #43 | Tina Cochran | 412101 | First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. of Pascagoula - Moss Point | 402845 | — | $140K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #43 | Ginger Fountain | 486740 | Keesler Federal Credit Union | 408911 | Biloxi, MS | $762K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #43 | Nussara Wong | 592051 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Memphis, TN | $232K | 3 | 15.8% |
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 Loan Count — Mississippi (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-units/2024
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