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 July 13, 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 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $6.2M | 21 | 35.6% |
| #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 | 41.9% |
| #9 | Ross Holmquist | 1854743 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Beaufort, SC | $5.5M | 14 | 35.9% |
| #10 | Brandon Calhoun | 107812 | COUNTYBANK | 462088 | Greenville, SC | $5.3M | 16 | 51.6% |
| #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 | 56.3% |
| #15 | Benjamin Gecy | 302188 | BEAUFORT LENDING, LLC | 1703543 | Port Royal, SC | $4.9M | 11 | 47.8% |
| #16 | Gina Lovon | 1374880 | South Carolina Federal Credit Union | 411731 | North Charleston, SC | $4.8M | 41 | 55.4% |
| #17 | Mark Deitsch | 285057 | LifeTree Lending, LLC. | 278417 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $4.7M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #18 | Kevin Carr | 2052848 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Scottsdale, AZ | $4.4M | 9 | 69.2% |
| #19 | Nicholas Kristoff | 379253 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bluffton, SC | $4.3M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #20 | Thomas Cullen | 145102 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $4.0M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #21 | Lisa Simpson | 290369 | Legend Lending Corporation | 229421 | Summerville, SC | $4.0M | 13 | 50.0% |
| #22 | Caleb LeGrand | 259691 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Greenville, SC | $3.9M | 10 | 14.5% |
| #23 | Brett McDonald | 840915 | CalCon Mutual Mortgage LLC | 46375 | Charleston, SC | $3.9M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #24 | Richard Vaughan | 107818 | COUNTYBANK | 462088 | Greenville, SC | $3.8M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #25 | Julius Watson | 474326 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Columbia, SC | $3.7M | 17 | 40.5% |
| #26 | Jason Sharon | 1281448 | Home Loans Inc | 1728740 | North Charleston, SC | $3.7M | 11 | 31.4% |
| #27 | Robert Askew | 1184658 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Beaufort, SC | $3.7M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #28 | Robert Thames | 80641 | Carolina's Premier Mortgage Corporation | 78565 | Fort Mill, SC | $3.5M | 8 | 36.4% |
| #29 | Christopher John | 1722659 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $3.4M | 15 | 75.0% |
| #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 | Jedediah Barker | 1667388 | Best Life Mortgage Corporation | 1921643 | Greenville, SC | $3.1M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #35 | Daniel Butts | 448596 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Charleston, SC | $3.1M | 2 | 20.0% |
| #36 | Archie Catoe | 1716840 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lexington, SC | $3.0M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #37 | Michelle Moyer Thula | 1429332 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | $3.0M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #38 | Conor Sullivan | 1908765 | Alliance Mortgage Team, LLC | 2494277 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $3.0M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #39 | Gabriella Tripp | 1439792 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $2.9M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #40 | William Holman | 232409 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Lexington, SC | $2.8M | 14 | 45.2% |
| #41 | Dominick Pagni | 284344 | Autumn Financial Group LLC | 913283 | Campobello, SC | $2.8M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #42 | Lance Johnson | 93035 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Charlotte, NC | $2.8M | 3 | 30.0% |
| #43 | Sabra Lane | 19442 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Irmo, SC | $2.8M | 3 | 30.0% |
| #44 | Terryn Patterson | 772728 | First Reliance Bank | 411728 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $2.7M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #45 | Derek Goulette | 325427 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Daniel Island, SC | $2.6M | 6 | 24.0% |
| #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 Romp | 992801 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $2.4M | 17 | 54.8% |
| #50 | Edward McLean | 656806 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | West Columbia, SC | $2.4M | 7 | 43.8% |
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 — South Carolina (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-retention-by-volume/2024
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