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 July 13, 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 | $5.5M | 34 | 61.8% |
| #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 | Lemuel Tate | 422369 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.3M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #7 | JAMES REYNOLDS | 747244 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Pontotoc, MS | $3.3M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #7 | Robert Chittom | 818161 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $2.2M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #7 | Brian Walters | 419389 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Hernando, MS | $2.9M | 10 | 30.3% |
| #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 | Jennifer Hill | 68195 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Hernando, MS | $1.8M | 8 | 33.3% |
| #13 | Donald Blaize | 184888 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $1.8M | 8 | 14.8% |
| #15 | Teresa Tanner | 412105 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Ocean Springs, MS | $1.3M | 7 | 31.8% |
| #15 | Bryan Miller | 442674 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.6M | 7 | 16.7% |
| #15 | Marnie Gayle | 1082500 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Columbus, MS | $1.9M | 7 | 50.0% |
| #15 | Kurt Satchfield | 84835 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $1.8M | 7 | 20.6% |
| #15 | Michelle Dugan | 102016 | MS Lending, LLC | 1833776 | Madison, MS | $2.8M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #15 | Robert Turner | 409198 | Story Bank DBA Story Financial Partners | 502543 | Jackson, MS | $2.1M | 7 | 36.8% |
| #15 | Wittman Spencer | 1635542 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $939K | 7 | 46.7% |
| #15 | Raul Zaragoza | 1698142 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $1.7M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #23 | Rachel Burgardt | 554971 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.2M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #23 | Cindy Depoyster | 566469 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $918K | 6 | 28.6% |
| #23 | Andrew Dodds | 1429091 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Saltillo, MS | $596K | 6 | 37.5% |
| #23 | Jimmy Allen | 490630 | Bank of Franklin | 462111 | Brookhaven, MS | $2.1M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #23 | Andrea Rutherford | 91472 | Paragon Bank | 654786 | Memphis, TN | $2.5M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #23 | Charles Jackson | 136376 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Senatobia, MS | $1.7M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #23 | James Gunter | 2348247 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.3M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #23 | Denver Lea | 81096 | Loansource Financial Services, LLC | 43113 | Madison, MS | $2.4M | 6 | 30.0% |
| #23 | Rebecca Fournier | 441793 | Gulf Coast Community Federal Credit Union | 401376 | Gulfport, MS | $837K | 6 | 46.2% |
| #32 | Bradley Walker | 131541 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Southaven, MS | $1.8M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #32 | Catherine Riemann | 881455 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $573K | 5 | 35.7% |
| #32 | Summer Smith | 1375518 | BankPlus | 431487 | Tupelo, MS | $799K | 5 | 20.0% |
| #32 | Stephen Chandler | 156939 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Madison, MS | $1.2M | 5 | 22.7% |
| #32 | Tyler Basil | 1455699 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $395K | 5 | 35.7% |
| #32 | Donna Stewart | 1691170 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Biloxi, MS | $946K | 5 | 27.8% |
| #32 | VALERIE BOYKIN | 701464 | Community Bank of Mississippi | 402411 | Tupelo, MS | $370K | 5 | 45.5% |
| #32 | RICHARD BURGARDT | 554979 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Oxford, MS | $2.5M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #32 | Bart White | 605033 | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | 543157 | Baldwyn, MS | $187K | 5 | 50.0% |
| #32 | Janice Shumaker | 484957 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Brandon, MS | $992K | 5 | 27.8% |
| #32 | Gentry Collier | 546606 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Oxford, MS | $1.5M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #32 | Lemann Bounds | 98045 | Rapid Rate Mortgage, LLC | 1654276 | Pensacola, FL | $1.3M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #32 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $1.8M | 5 | 19.2% |
| #45 | William Striplin | 226214 | Apex Mortgage Group LLC | 1609195 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.1M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #45 | Amber Trahan | 2264208 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Gulfport, MS | $912K | 4 | 19.0% |
| #45 | Christopher Ladner | 64503 | Gulf South Mortgage, LLC | 64470 | Gulfport, MS | $1.7M | 4 | 13.3% |
| #45 | SHERRY STUART | 555031 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Hattiesburg, MS | $672K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #45 | Anthony Shurden | 1450322 | 1st Legacy Capital LLC | 1547824 | Starkville, MS | $815K | 4 | 33.3% |
| #45 | 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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-units/2025
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