Retention champions in South Carolina in 2024, 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 Robert Crowe (SOUTHERN BANK, NMLS #825658), Alfred White (First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, NMLS #758160), and Morris Hardigree (Fifth Third Bank, National Association, NMLS #414413).
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 | Robert Crowe | 825658 | SOUTHERN BANK | 798569 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $12.3M | 14 | 48.3% |
| #2 | Alfred White | 758160 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | Charleston, SC | $10.1M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #3 | Morris Hardigree | 414413 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Greenville, SC | $9.8M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #4 | Jennifer Morris | 249382 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $8.7M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #5 | David Terell | 266934 | Golden Gate Mortgage, Inc. | 263032 | Columbia, SC | $7.8M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #6 | Korbin Causey | 1514513 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Surfside Beach, SC | $5.8M | 20 | 34.5% |
| #7 | Joshua Booth | 482446 | Security Federal Bank | 456430 | Aiken, SC | $5.7M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #8 | Gary Olesh | 1938946 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $5.6M | 13 | 43.3% |
| #9 | Ross Holmquist | 1854743 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $5.5M | 14 | 35.9% |
| #10 | Brandon Calhoun | 107812 | COUNTYBANK | 462088 | Greenville, SC | $5.3M | 16 | 53.3% |
| #11 | Charles Reed | 189915 | Intercoastal Mortgage, LLC | 56323 | Bluffton, SC | $5.2M | 14 | 53.8% |
| #12 | Corie Davis | 1207836 | South Carolina Federal Credit Union | 411731 | North Charleston, SC | $5.1M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #13 | Mark Krueger | 358631 | LifeTree Lending, LLC. | 278417 | Easley, SC | $5.1M | 17 | 51.5% |
| #14 | William Pelham | 397092 | Intercoastal Mortgage, LLC | 56323 | Columbia, SC | $5.0M | 9 | 52.9% |
| #15 | Benjamin Gecy | 302188 | BEAUFORT LENDING, LLC | 1703543 | Port Royal, SC | $4.9M | 11 | 50.0% |
| #16 | Kevin Carr | 2052848 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Scottsdale, AZ | $4.4M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #17 | Nicholas Kristoff | 379253 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bluffton, SC | $4.3M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #18 | Lisa Simpson | 290369 | Legend Lending Corporation | 229421 | Summerville, SC | $4.0M | 13 | 50.0% |
| #19 | Caleb LeGrand | 259691 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Greenville, SC | $3.9M | 10 | 14.7% |
| #20 | Brett McDonald | 840915 | CalCon Mutual Mortgage LLC | 46375 | Charleston, SC | $3.9M | 9 | 47.4% |
| #21 | Gina Lovon | 1374880 | South Carolina Federal Credit Union | 411731 | North Charleston, SC | $3.9M | 39 | 54.9% |
| #22 | Richard Vaughan | 107818 | COUNTYBANK | 462088 | Greenville, SC | $3.8M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #23 | Julius Watson | 474326 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Columbia, SC | $3.7M | 17 | 40.5% |
| #24 | Jason Sharon | 1281448 | Home Loans Inc | 1728740 | North Charleston, SC | $3.7M | 11 | 32.4% |
| #25 | Thomas Cullen | 145102 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $3.6M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #26 | Robert Askew | 1184658 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Beaufort, SC | $3.5M | 7 | 41.2% |
| #27 | Robert Thames | 80641 | Carolina's Premier Mortgage Corporation | 78565 | Fort Mill, SC | $3.5M | 8 | 36.4% |
| #28 | Christopher John | 1722659 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $3.4M | 15 | 75.0% |
| #29 | Jedediah Barker | 1667388 | Best Life Mortgage Corporation | 1921643 | Greenville, SC | $3.4M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #30 | Owen Edwards | 219112 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Columbia, SC | $3.4M | 11 | 57.9% |
| #31 | Raymond Hammond | 71597 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Columbia, SC | $3.3M | 8 | 22.2% |
| #32 | Justin Goble | 854728 | South Carolina Federal Credit Union | 411731 | North Charleston, SC | $3.2M | 24 | 47.1% |
| #33 | Christopher Saxon | 1754511 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Leesville, SC | $3.2M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #34 | Daniel Butts | 448596 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Charleston, SC | $3.1M | 2 | 20.0% |
| #35 | Archie Catoe | 1716840 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lexington, SC | $3.0M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #36 | Michelle Moyer Thula | 1429332 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $3.0M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #37 | Conor Sullivan | 1908765 | Alliance Mortgage Team, LLC | 2494277 | Summerville, SC | $3.0M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #38 | Gabriella Tripp | 1439792 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $2.9M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #39 | Dominick Pagni | 284344 | Autumn Financial Group LLC | 913283 | Campobello, SC | $2.8M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #40 | Lance Johnson | 93035 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Charlotte, NC | $2.8M | 3 | 30.0% |
| #41 | Sabra Lane | 19442 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Irmo, SC | $2.8M | 3 | 30.0% |
| #42 | Edward McLean | 656806 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | West Columbia, SC | $2.7M | 8 | 47.1% |
| #43 | Terryn Patterson | 772728 | First Reliance Bank | 411728 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $2.7M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #44 | Derek Goulette | 325427 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Daniel Island, SC | $2.6M | 6 | 24.0% |
| #45 | William Holman | 232409 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Lexington, SC | $2.6M | 13 | 43.3% |
| #46 | Odai Mabrouk | 1158706 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | $2.5M | 10 | 66.7% |
| #47 | Mark Widener | 1287621 | South Carolina Federal Credit Union | 411731 | North Charleston, SC | $2.5M | 9 | 18.4% |
| #48 | Peter Rowe | 892357 | Golden Gate Mortgage, Inc. | 263032 | Columbia, SC | $2.5M | 9 | 90.0% |
| #49 | Erica Davis | 992801 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $2.4M | 17 | 54.8% |
| #50 | Kerwin Morns | 298497 | Homeowners Mortgage, LLC | 2321853 | Atlanta, GA | $2.4M | 9 | 56.3% |
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 Volume — South Carolina (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-retention-by-volume/2024
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