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 May 28, 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 | 65.2% |
| #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 | Lemuel Tate | 422369 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $804K | 14 | 77.8% |
| #5 | DONNA WEEDEN | 701240 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.2M | 14 | 82.4% |
| #7 | Cindy Depoyster | 566469 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $2.2M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #7 | Michele Holliman | 448500 | Gulf Coast Community Federal Credit Union | 401376 | — | $1.0M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #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 | Shelley Murphy | 1399582 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Mobile, AL | $2.1M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #12 | Norman Black | 121384 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Flora, MS | $1.4M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #12 | Brian Walters | 419389 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Hernando, MS | $1.5M | 6 | 21.4% |
| #12 | ARNOLD DOOM | 784579 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.4M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #12 | Wittman Spencer | 1635542 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $829K | 6 | 54.5% |
| #12 | JAMES REYNOLDS | 747244 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.6M | 6 | 40.0% |
| #18 | Bradley Benton | 484954 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Jackson, MS | $2.7M | 5 | 38.5% |
| #18 | James McPherson | 261277 | BankFirst Financial Services | 454063 | Starkville, MS | $1.0M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #18 | Andrew Dodds | 1429091 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Saltillo, MS | $798K | 5 | 38.5% |
| #18 | Anthony Shurden | 1450322 | 1st Legacy Capital LLC | 1547824 | Starkville, MS | $1.1M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #18 | Kurt Satchfield | 84835 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $921K | 5 | 19.2% |
| #18 | Linda Nowell | 1025137 | Community Bank of Mississippi | 402411 | Flowood, MS | $2.2M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #18 | Bradley Walker | 131541 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Southaven, MS | $1.3M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #18 | Summer Smith | 1375518 | BankPlus | 431487 | Tupelo, MS | $927K | 5 | 26.3% |
| #18 | Rachel Burgardt | 554971 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.1M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #18 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $1.2M | 5 | 17.9% |
| #18 | Bryan Miller | 442674 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.6M | 5 | 15.2% |
| #18 | Sean Cornwell | 145052 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Flowood, MS | $465K | 5 | 20.8% |
| #30 | John Wilson | 502571 | BankPlus | 431487 | Clinton, MS | $1.7M | 4 | 26.7% |
| #30 | RICHARD BURGARDT | 554979 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Oxford, MS | $2.4M | 4 | 30.8% |
| #30 | Michael Cobb | 413941 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Gulfport, MS | $782K | 4 | 28.6% |
| #30 | Jonathan McCoy | 403006 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $1.8M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #30 | Gentry Collier | 546606 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Oxford, MS | $1.3M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #30 | Janice Shumaker | 484957 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Brandon, MS | $845K | 4 | 16.7% |
| #30 | Tyler Basil | 1455699 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $933K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #30 | Colin Ashmore | 1754392 | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | 543157 | Fulton, MS | $718K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #30 | Gabe Baldwin | 502564 | BankPlus | 431487 | Jackson, MS | $1.3M | 4 | 23.5% |
| #39 | Leslie Pettey | 442671 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $1.9M | 3 | 6.7% |
| #39 | Ashley Brock | 1415554 | Gum Tree Mortgage, LLC | 70653 | Tupelo, MS | $595K | 3 | 27.3% |
| #39 | Donald Blaize | 184888 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $266K | 3 | 10.3% |
| #39 | Andrea White | 1395141 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $414K | 3 | 9.7% |
| #39 | Jody Walls | 943112 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Tupelo, MS | $964K | 3 | 16.7% |
| #39 | ROBIN BARNETT | 554983 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $375K | 3 | 18.8% |
| #39 | Phillip Hankins | 104705 | Impact Mortgage Southeast, LLC | 2691879 | Tupelo, MS | $29K | 3 | 18.8% |
| #39 | Nussara Wong | 592051 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Memphis, TN | $232K | 3 | 15.8% |
| #39 | Stephen Chandler | 156939 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Madisonville, LA | $880K | 3 | 21.4% |
| #39 | Ginger Fountain | 486740 | Keesler Federal Credit Union | 408911 | Biloxi, MS | $762K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #39 | Cynthia Bigham | 1181408 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hernando, MS | $844K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #50 | Gary Anderson | 1376644 | H & R Preferred Services, Inc. | 175490 | Bartlett, TN | $623K | 2 | 13.3% |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-units/2024
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