Retention champions in Mississippi in 2025, 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 DONNA WEEDEN (BNA Bank, NMLS #701240).
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 | $5.3M | 33 | 60.0% |
| #2 | Michael Nobles | 422367 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $4.2M | 26 | 66.7% |
| #3 | DONNA WEEDEN | 701240 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.0M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #4 | RONALD VIRDEN | 97127 | Affordable Lending Group, LLC | 856167 | Ridgeland, MS | $4.8M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #5 | Tonya Hensley | 416288 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.8M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #6 | Wesley Morgan | 584004 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.3M | 11 | 47.8% |
| #7 | Robert Chittom | 818161 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $2.2M | 10 | 47.6% |
| #7 | JAMES REYNOLDS | 747244 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Pontotoc, MS | $3.3M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #7 | Brian Walters | 419389 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Hernando, MS | $2.9M | 10 | 30.3% |
| #7 | Lemuel Tate | 422369 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.3M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #11 | Tim Smith | 104578 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Memphis, TN | $2.6M | 9 | 19.1% |
| #11 | Joey Stafford | 1974528 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Hernando, MS | $1.5M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #13 | Donald Blaize | 184888 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $1.8M | 8 | 15.4% |
| #13 | Jennifer Hill | 68195 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Hernando, MS | $1.8M | 8 | 33.3% |
| #15 | Robert Turner | 409198 | Story Bank DBA Story Financial Partners | 502543 | Jackson, MS | $2.1M | 7 | 36.8% |
| #15 | Raul Zaragoza | 1698142 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $1.7M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #15 | Bryan Miller | 442674 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.6M | 7 | 16.7% |
| #15 | Wittman Spencer | 1635542 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $939K | 7 | 46.7% |
| #15 | Michelle Dugan | 102016 | MS Lending, LLC | 1833776 | Madison, MS | $2.8M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #15 | Teresa Tanner | 412105 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Ocean Springs, MS | $1.3M | 7 | 31.8% |
| #21 | Denver Lea | 81096 | Loansource Financial Services, LLC | 43113 | Madison, MS | $2.4M | 6 | 30.0% |
| #21 | Rebecca Fournier | 441793 | Gulf Coast Community Federal Credit Union | 401376 | Gulfport, MS | $837K | 6 | 46.2% |
| #21 | Jimmy Allen | 490630 | Bank of Franklin | 462111 | Brookhaven, MS | $2.1M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #21 | Andrea Rutherford | 91472 | Paragon Bank | 654786 | Memphis, TN | $2.5M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #21 | Charles Jackson | 136376 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Senatobia, MS | $1.7M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #21 | James Gunter | 2348247 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.3M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #21 | Cindy Depoyster | 566469 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $918K | 6 | 28.6% |
| #21 | Marnie Gayle | 1082500 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Columbus, MS | $1.7M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #21 | Andrew Dodds | 1429091 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Saltillo, MS | $596K | 6 | 37.5% |
| #21 | Rachel Burgardt | 554971 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.2M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #31 | Lemann Bounds | 98045 | Rapid Rate Mortgage, LLC | 1654276 | Pensacola, FL | $1.3M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #31 | Summer Smith | 1375518 | BankPlus | 431487 | Tupelo, MS | $799K | 5 | 20.8% |
| #31 | RICHARD BURGARDT | 554979 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Oxford, MS | $2.5M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #31 | Tyler Basil | 1455699 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $395K | 5 | 35.7% |
| #31 | Stephen Chandler | 156939 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Madisonville, LA | $1.2M | 5 | 22.7% |
| #31 | VALERIE BOYKIN | 701464 | Community Bank of Mississippi | 402411 | Tupelo, MS | $370K | 5 | 45.5% |
| #31 | Gentry Collier | 546606 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Oxford, MS | $1.5M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #31 | Bart White | 605033 | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | 543157 | Baldwyn, MS | $187K | 5 | 50.0% |
| #31 | Bradley Walker | 131541 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Southaven, MS | $1.8M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #31 | Kurt Satchfield | 84835 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $1.4M | 5 | 15.2% |
| #31 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $1.8M | 5 | 18.5% |
| #31 | Catherine Riemann | 881455 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $573K | 5 | 35.7% |
| #31 | Janice Shumaker | 484957 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Brandon, MS | $992K | 5 | 27.8% |
| #44 | William Striplin | 226214 | Apex Mortgage Group LLC | 1609195 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.1M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #44 | Anthony Shurden | 1450322 | 1st Legacy Capital LLC | 1547824 | Starkville, MS | $815K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #44 | Amber Trahan | 2264208 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Gulfport, MS | $912K | 4 | 19.0% |
| #44 | John Wilson | 502571 | BankPlus | 431487 | Clinton, MS | $1.2M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #44 | Andrea White | 1395141 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $748K | 4 | 13.8% |
| #44 | SHERRY STUART | 555031 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Hattiesburg, MS | $672K | 4 | 36.4% |
| #44 | Jason Bals | 1599125 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $932K | 4 | 33.3% |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-units/2025
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