Retention champions in Mississippi in 2025, 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 Ellen Staten (BNA Bank, NMLS #1043878), RONALD VIRDEN (Affordable Lending Group, LLC, NMLS #97127), and Michael Nobles (BNA Bank, NMLS #422367).
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 | RONALD VIRDEN | 97127 | Affordable Lending Group, LLC | 856167 | Ridgeland, MS | $4.8M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #3 | Michael Nobles | 422367 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $4.2M | 26 | 66.7% |
| #4 | JAMES REYNOLDS | 747244 | BNA Bank | 401394 | Pontotoc, MS | $3.3M | 10 | 50.0% |
| #5 | Brian Walters | 419389 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Hernando, MS | $2.9M | 10 | 30.3% |
| #6 | Michelle Dugan | 102016 | MS Lending, LLC | 1833776 | Madison, MS | $2.8M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #7 | Amy Hartley | 967008 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Oxford, MS | $2.6M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #8 | Tim Smith | 104578 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Memphis, TN | $2.6M | 9 | 19.1% |
| #9 | Andrea Rutherford | 91472 | Paragon Bank | 654786 | Memphis, TN | $2.5M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #10 | RICHARD BURGARDT | 554979 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Oxford, MS | $2.5M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #11 | Denver Lea | 81096 | Loansource Financial Services, LLC | 43113 | Madison, MS | $2.4M | 6 | 30.0% |
| #12 | Robert Chittom | 818161 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $2.2M | 10 | 47.6% |
| #13 | Jimmy Allen | 490630 | Bank of Franklin | 462111 | Brookhaven, MS | $2.1M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #14 | Connie Rieves | 1220701 | BankPlus | 431487 | Tupelo, MS | $2.1M | 3 | 23.1% |
| #15 | Robert Turner | 409198 | Story Bank DBA Story Financial Partners | 502543 | Jackson, MS | $2.1M | 7 | 36.8% |
| #16 | Scott Garner | 89617 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Ridgeland, MS | $1.9M | 2 | 20.0% |
| #17 | Bradley Walker | 131541 | CME Lending Group LLC | 1248883 | Southaven, MS | $1.8M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #18 | Tonya Hensley | 416288 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.8M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #19 | Donald Blaize | 184888 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $1.8M | 8 | 15.4% |
| #20 | Jennifer Hill | 68195 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Hernando, MS | $1.8M | 8 | 33.3% |
| #21 | Jason Sykes | 75787 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Brandon, MS | $1.8M | 5 | 18.5% |
| #22 | Marnie Gayle | 1082500 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Columbus, MS | $1.7M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #23 | Charles Jackson | 136376 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Senatobia, MS | $1.7M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #24 | Raul Zaragoza | 1698142 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $1.7M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #25 | Bryan Miller | 442674 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Tupelo, MS | $1.6M | 7 | 16.7% |
| #26 | Joey Stafford | 1974528 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Hernando, MS | $1.5M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #27 | Gentry Collier | 546606 | Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | 405570 | Oxford, MS | $1.5M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #28 | Corey Wages | 1008209 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.5M | 3 | 25.0% |
| #29 | Kurt Satchfield | 84835 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Gulfport, MS | $1.4M | 5 | 15.2% |
| #30 | Wesley Morgan | 584004 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.3M | 11 | 47.8% |
| #31 | Gary Anderson | 1376644 | H & R Preferred Services, Inc. | 175490 | Bartlett, TN | $1.3M | 3 | 27.3% |
| #32 | Lemuel Tate | 422369 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.3M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #33 | Teresa Tanner | 412105 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Ocean Springs, MS | $1.3M | 7 | 31.8% |
| #34 | Lemann Bounds | 98045 | Rapid Rate Mortgage, LLC | 1654276 | Pensacola, FL | $1.3M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #35 | Christopher Ladner | 64503 | Gulf South Mortgage, LLC | 64470 | Gulfport, MS | $1.3M | 3 | 10.3% |
| #36 | James Gunter | 2348247 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Pontotoc, MS | $1.3M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #37 | Russell Ogburn | 93490 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Madison, MS | $1.2M | 3 | 16.7% |
| #38 | Rachel Burgardt | 554971 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.2M | 6 | 31.6% |
| #39 | CHRISTOPHER HONEA | 546371 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | McComb, MS | $1.2M | 3 | 27.3% |
| #40 | John Wilson | 502571 | BankPlus | 431487 | Clinton, MS | $1.2M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #41 | Stephen Chandler | 156939 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Madisonville, LA | $1.2M | 5 | 22.7% |
| #42 | William Striplin | 226214 | Apex Mortgage Group LLC | 1609195 | Olive Branch, MS | $1.1M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #43 | Jonathan Tucker | 79047 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Flowood, MS | $1.1M | 4 | 21.1% |
| #44 | BETHANY POWELL | 1072236 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Gulfport, MS | $1.1M | 2 | 13.3% |
| #45 | Leslie Pettey | 442671 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $1.1M | 2 | 4.8% |
| #46 | Tammy Kennedy | 35154 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Southaven, MS | $1.1M | 3 | 10.3% |
| #47 | DONNA WEEDEN | 701240 | BNA Bank | 401394 | New Albany, MS | $1.0M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #48 | Jonathan McCoy | 403006 | First Choice Bank | 539559 | Tupelo, MS | $1.0M | 3 | 23.1% |
| #49 | Linda Kaufman | 189416 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Biloxi, MS | $996K | 3 | 25.0% |
| #50 | Janice Shumaker | 484957 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Brandon, MS | $992K | 5 | 27.8% |
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 Volume — Mississippi (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/mississippi/top-retention-by-volume/2025
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