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 July 13, 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 | New Albany, MS | $804K | 14 | 77.8% |
| #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 | Raul Zaragoza | 1698142 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $1.7M | 7 | 70.0% |
| #13 | JAMES REYNOLDS | 747244 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.6M | 6 | 40.0% |
| #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 | Rachel Burgardt | 554971 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.2M | 6 | 33.3% |
| #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 | 46.2% |
| #13 | Brian Walters | 419389 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Hernando, MS | $1.5M | 6 | 22.2% |
| #20 | Linda Nowell | 1025137 | Community Bank of Mississippi | 402411 | Flowood, MS | $2.2M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #20 | Anthony Shurden | 1450322 | 1st Legacy Capital LLC | 1547824 | Starkville, MS | $1.1M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #20 | James McPherson | 261277 | BankFirst Financial Services | 454063 | Starkville, MS | $1.0M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #20 | Summer Smith | 1375518 | BankPlus | 431487 | Tupelo, MS | $927K | 5 | 26.3% |
| #20 | Bradley Walker | 131541 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Southaven, MS | $1.3M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #20 | Bradley Benton | 484954 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Jackson, MS | $2.7M | 5 | 38.5% |
| #20 | Bryan Miller | 442674 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.6M | 5 | 15.2% |
| #20 | Andrew Dodds | 1429091 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Saltillo, MS | $798K | 5 | 38.5% |
| #20 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $1.2M | 5 | 17.2% |
| #20 | Sean Cornwell | 145052 | Alcova Mortgage LLC | 40508 | Flowood, MS | $465K | 5 | 20.0% |
| #20 | Kurt Satchfield | 84835 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $921K | 5 | 19.2% |
| #31 | Michael Cobb | 413941 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Gulfport, MS | $782K | 4 | 28.6% |
| #31 | Gabe Baldwin | 502564 | BankPlus | 431487 | Jackson, MS | $1.3M | 4 | 23.5% |
| #31 | Janice Shumaker | 484957 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Brandon, MS | $845K | 4 | 16.0% |
| #31 | John Wilson | 502571 | BankPlus | 431487 | Clinton, MS | $1.7M | 4 | 26.7% |
| #31 | Jonathan McCoy | 403006 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $1.8M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #31 | Tyler Basil | 1455699 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $933K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #31 | Colin Ashmore | 1754392 | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | 543157 | Fulton, MS | $718K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #31 | RICHARD BURGARDT | 554979 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Oxford, MS | $2.4M | 4 | 30.8% |
| #31 | Gentry Collier | 546606 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Oxford, MS | $1.3M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #31 | Stephen Chandler | 156939 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Madison, MS | $1.0M | 4 | 26.7% |
| #31 | Donald Blaize | 184888 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $410K | 4 | 13.3% |
| #31 | Christopher Corley | 1173426 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Madison, MS | $1.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #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 | 16.7% |
| #43 | Leslie Pettey | 442671 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $1.9M | 3 | 6.7% |
| #43 | Wendy Palmer | 658283 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $338K | 3 | 27.3% |
| #43 | Phillip Hankins | 104705 | Impact Mortgage Southeast, LLC | 2691879 | Tupelo, MS | $29K | 3 | 18.8% |
| #43 | Andrea White | 1395141 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $414K | 3 | 9.4% |
| #43 | ROBIN BARNETT | 554983 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $375K | 3 | 18.8% |
| #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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-units/2024
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