Retention champions in Mississippi in 2022, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Linda Nowell (Community Bank of Mississippi, NMLS #1025137), Ellen Staten (BNA Bank, NMLS #1043878), and Whitt Wilson (RiverHills Bank, NMLS #267492).
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 | Linda Nowell | 1025137 | Community Bank of Mississippi | 402411 | Flowood, MS | $6.0M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #2 | Ellen Staten | 1043878 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $4.0M | 29 | 78.4% |
| #3 | Whitt Wilson | 267492 | RiverHills Bank | 615815 | Oxford, MS | $3.7M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #4 | Teresa Tanner | 412105 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Ocean Springs, MS | $3.3M | 14 | 77.8% |
| #5 | Michael Nobles | 422367 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $2.9M | 24 | 68.6% |
| #6 | Connie Rieves | 1220701 | BankPlus | 431487 | Tupelo, MS | $2.8M | 7 | 63.6% |
| #7 | DONNA WEEDEN | 701240 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $2.5M | 33 | 76.7% |
| #8 | Jody Walls | 943112 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Tupelo, MS | $2.4M | 10 | 35.7% |
| #9 | Leslie Pettey | 442671 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $2.3M | 8 | 29.6% |
| #10 | Charles Jackson | 136376 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Senatobia, MS | $2.1M | 8 | 40.0% |
| #11 | Paul Brown | 97093 | Affordable Lending Group, LLC | 856167 | Ridgeland, MS | $2.0M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #12 | Courtney Gilmore | 1336724 | First Security Bank | 527707 | Olive Branch, MS | $2.0M | 6 | 33.3% |
| #13 | RICHARD BURGARDT | 554979 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Oxford, MS | $1.9M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #14 | Mary Francisco | 464588 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Vicksburg, MS | $1.8M | 8 | 47.1% |
| #15 | Bryan Miller | 442674 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.6M | 5 | 16.7% |
| #16 | Tim Smith | 104578 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Memphis, TN | $1.6M | 7 | 46.7% |
| #17 | Andrew Dodds | 1429091 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Saltillo, MS | $1.6M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #18 | Jonathan McCoy | 403006 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $1.5M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #19 | Michelle Mason | 556855 | Story Bank DBA Story Financial Partners | 502543 | Oxford, MS | $1.5M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #20 | Jennifer Hill | 68195 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Hernando, MS | $1.5M | 7 | 28.0% |
| #21 | Tyler Basil | 1455699 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.5M | 12 | 75.0% |
| #22 | John Wilson | 502571 | BankPlus | 431487 | Clinton, MS | $1.4M | 3 | 18.8% |
| #23 | Laura Ryan | 546704 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Biloxi, MS | $1.4M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #24 | Ashley Brock | 1415554 | Gum Tree Mortgage, LLC | 70653 | Tupelo, MS | $1.4M | 6 | 26.1% |
| #25 | ARNOLD DOOM | 784579 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.3M | 10 | 62.5% |
| #26 | Bernardine O'Sullivan | 658282 | Delmar Financial Company | 30998 | Pascagoula, MS | $1.2M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #27 | Lemuel Tate | 422369 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.2M | 15 | 78.9% |
| #28 | Tammy Kennedy | 35154 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Southaven, MS | $1.1M | 6 | 22.2% |
| #29 | Rachel Burgardt | 554971 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.1M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #30 | Frances Waldman | 1578975 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Tupelo, MS | $1.0M | 4 | 30.8% |
| #31 | Mika Joyner | 357550 | Community Mortgage Corporation | 77047 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.0M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #32 | Rebecca Fournier | 441793 | Gulf Coast Community Federal Credit Union | 401376 | Gulfport, MS | $1.0M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #33 | Janice Shumaker | 484957 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Brandon, MS | $982K | 4 | 30.8% |
| #34 | Cindy Depoyster | 566469 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $954K | 6 | 40.0% |
| #35 | MICHELLE GREER | 605022 | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | 543157 | Baldwyn, MS | $954K | 5 | 38.5% |
| #36 | Donald Blaize | 184888 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $940K | 5 | 26.3% |
| #37 | Tonya Hensley | 416288 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $909K | 6 | 50.0% |
| #38 | Christopher Ladner | 64503 | Gulf South Mortgage, LLC | 64470 | Gulfport, MS | $877K | 3 | 12.5% |
| #39 | David Farris | 707657 | PriorityOne Bank | 479583 | — | $837K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #40 | BETHANY POWELL | 1072236 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Gulfport, MS | $826K | 5 | 50.0% |
| #41 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $826K | 3 | 20.0% |
| #42 | Claire Crow | 826544 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Brookhaven, MS | $774K | 6 | 35.3% |
| #43 | Norman Black | 121384 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Flora, MS | $704K | 3 | 27.3% |
| #44 | Brady Brock | 1551528 | Gum Tree Mortgage, LLC | 70653 | New Albany, MS | $702K | 4 | 26.7% |
| #45 | Neely Turner | 86405 | Gum Tree Mortgage, LLC | 70653 | Tupelo, MS | $678K | 3 | 8.1% |
| #46 | Andrea White | 1395141 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $665K | 4 | 12.5% |
| #47 | Gabe Baldwin | 502564 | BankPlus | 431487 | Jackson, MS | $647K | 1 | 3.6% |
| #48 | TINA HUTCHENS | 878639 | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | 543157 | Marietta, MS | $620K | 11 | 84.6% |
| #49 | Jason Woods | 99835 | Community Mortgage Corporation | 77047 | Southaven, MS | $590K | 3 | 21.4% |
| #50 | Angela Bradshaw | 73337 | PriorityOne Bank | 479583 | — | $565K | 4 | 40.0% |
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 Volume — Mississippi (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-volume/2022
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