Retention champions in Ohio in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Steve Walburn (WesBanco Bank, Inc., NMLS #823374), Jason Harris (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #573906), and Todd Nerlinger (First Commonwealth Bank, NMLS #641549).
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 | Steve Walburn | 823374 | WesBanco Bank, Inc. | 399836 | Wheeling, WV | $10.4M | 16 | 72.7% |
| #2 | Jason Harris | 573906 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Columbus, OH | $9.4M | 26 | 44.1% |
| #3 | Todd Nerlinger | 641549 | First Commonwealth Bank | 479240 | Milford, OH | $8.8M | 32 | 65.3% |
| #4 | Aaron Pettrey | 1038767 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Columbus, OH | $8.6M | 25 | 86.2% |
| #5 | Timothy Adams | 438939 | First Federal Community Bank of Bucyrus | 419803 | Bucyrus, OH | $7.2M | 16 | 72.7% |
| #6 | Scott Snapp | 408700 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Findlay, OH | $7.2M | 31 | 29.5% |
| #7 | David Voytek | 263709 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $6.5M | 29 | 65.9% |
| #8 | Teague Reed | 585819 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Cincinnati, OH | $6.2M | 16 | 76.2% |
| #9 | Nick Adam | 645879 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Dayton, OH | $5.9M | 19 | 61.3% |
| #10 | Jarrett Hottman | 1564428 | First Federal Community Bank of Bucyrus | 419803 | Marysville, OH | $5.8M | 18 | 75.0% |
| #11 | JONATHAN MERKEL | 9492 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Dayton, OH | $5.7M | 18 | 43.9% |
| #12 | Todd Novosel | 525347 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $5.1M | 17 | 65.4% |
| #13 | Drew Stacey | 728175 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Blue Ash, OH | $5.0M | 9 | 33.3% |
| #14 | Lori Saucier | 258116 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Tampa, FL | $5.0M | 17 | 40.5% |
| #15 | James Underhill | 1425869 | WesBanco Bank, Inc. | 399836 | Powell, OH | $4.9M | 8 | 61.5% |
| #16 | Michael Harrison | 655476 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Cincinnati, OH | $4.9M | 14 | 48.3% |
| #17 | Michael Reeve | 500454 | First Financial Bank | 619717 | Worthington, OH | $4.8M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #18 | Ronald Szuch | 251830 | Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Niles | 531681 | Westlake, OH | $4.8M | 13 | 31.0% |
| #19 | Peter Tibaldi | 260135 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $4.8M | 14 | 26.9% |
| #20 | JOSEPH SZYMANOWSKI | 436025 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Powell, OH | $4.8M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #21 | Robert Mahaffey | 26082 | 3rd Street Financial Corp. | 304138 | West Chester, OH | $4.5M | 15 | 51.7% |
| #22 | Breon Price | 938631 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | $4.4M | 12 | 37.5% |
| #23 | Derrick Franz | 282506 | McKinley Mortgage, LLC | 1698 | Cincinnati, OH | $4.3M | 21 | 70.0% |
| #24 | Sheena Schiffer | 119175 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | $4.2M | 20 | 51.3% |
| #25 | JEFFREY ELDER | 58874 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Cincinnati, OH | $4.1M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #26 | Dottie Beck | 563652 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Canton, OH | $4.0M | 7 | 63.6% |
| #27 | Omar Kaddah | 1726485 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Westlake, OH | $3.9M | 16 | 64.0% |
| #28 | Kenneth Jones | 457557 | Cinfed Federal Credit Union | 787678 | Cincinnati, OH | $3.9M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #29 | Wilbert Horn | 132160 | Savage Mortgage Services, Ltd. | 127441 | Maumee, OH | $3.8M | 14 | 70.0% |
| #30 | Joseph Sauk | 589820 | Sauk Mortgage Group LTD | 1879972 | Columbus, OH | $3.7M | 11 | 44.0% |
| #31 | Mario Cua | 885156 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Worthington, OH | $3.7M | 15 | 33.3% |
| #32 | Benjamin Stone | 239725 | Gateway First Bank | 7233 | Waynesville, OH | $3.6M | 10 | 58.8% |
| #33 | Noah Brader | 224079 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Dublin, OH | $3.6M | 8 | 25.0% |
| #34 | Randall Bruns | 464300 | ST. HENRY BANK, THE | 415884 | Saint Henry, OH | $3.5M | 15 | 83.3% |
| #35 | Daniel Sa | 173224 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $3.4M | 14 | 19.2% |
| #36 | Jeremy Pope | 874577 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Loveland, OH | $3.4M | 10 | 40.0% |
| #37 | Mark Myers | 438947 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Dayton, OH | $3.4M | 16 | 32.7% |
| #38 | Adam Rose | 870301 | Western Ohio Mortgage Corporation | 9601 | Sidney, OH | $3.3M | 12 | 20.0% |
| #39 | David Arocho | 525328 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $3.3M | 11 | 28.2% |
| #40 | Andrew Beigel | 1682169 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Columbus, OH | $3.3M | 11 | 27.5% |
| #41 | Rajiv Parikh | 811482 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | West Chester, OH | $3.2M | 6 | 33.3% |
| #42 | Michelle Stropes | 438937 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | New Albany, OH | $3.2M | 6 | 33.3% |
| #43 | James Mcdaniel | 564848 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Columbus, OH | $3.0M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #44 | Jeremiah Denton | 370202 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Batavia, OH | $3.0M | 9 | 12.5% |
| #45 | Gregory Patton | 451619 | GERMAN AMERICAN BANK | 446859 | Whitehall, OH | $3.0M | 11 | 55.0% |
| #46 | Kathleen Vanek | 716953 | The Farmers National Bank of Canfield | 645623 | Middlefield, OH | $2.9M | 16 | 57.1% |
| #47 | JAMES BURTON | 801067 | 1st National Bank | 807212 | Lebanon, OH | $2.9M | 12 | 70.6% |
| #48 | Edward Cohen | 437457 | Cohen Mortgage, LLC | 2516231 | Cincinnati, OH | $2.8M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #49 | Matthew Rogers | 470627 | Dignified Home Loans, LLC | 309234 | Columbus, OH | $2.8M | 9 | 75.0% |
| #50 | Jason Rings | 497617 | Union Savings Bank | 446047 | Columbus, OH | $2.8M | 8 | 27.6% |
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 — Ohio (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/ohio/top-retention-by-volume/2024
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