Retention champions in South Carolina 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 Alfred White (First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, NMLS #758160), Morris Hardigree (Fifth Third Bank, National Association, NMLS #414413), and Wesley Sellew (Renasant Bank, NMLS #71583).
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 | Alfred White | 758160 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | Charleston, SC | $13.8M | 15 | 53.6% |
| #2 | Morris Hardigree | 414413 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Greenville, SC | $12.5M | 15 | 60.0% |
| #3 | Wesley Sellew | 71583 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $11.3M | 12 | 25.0% |
| #4 | Allen White | 810563 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Seneca, SC | $9.5M | 18 | 60.0% |
| #5 | Aaron Benton | 1717095 | Northpoint Mortgage, Inc. | 1515 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $9.1M | 18 | 51.4% |
| #6 | Gina Lovon | 1374880 | South Carolina Federal Credit Union | 411731 | North Charleston, SC | $8.8M | 35 | 41.7% |
| #7 | Chirag Rachhadia | 1890628 | VEMA MORTGAGE LLC | 1019911 | Charlotte, NC | $8.7M | 19 | 73.1% |
| #8 | Robert Crowe | 825658 | SOUTHERN BANK | 798569 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $8.7M | 12 | 37.5% |
| #9 | Mark Deitsch | 285057 | LifeTree Lending, LLC. | 278417 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $7.4M | 8 | 53.3% |
| #10 | Robert Askew | 1184658 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Beaufort, SC | $7.3M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #11 | William Pender | 155518 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Greenville, SC | $7.3M | 20 | 50.0% |
| #12 | Charles Reed | 189915 | Intercoastal Mortgage, LLC | 56323 | Bluffton, SC | $7.3M | 17 | 54.8% |
| #13 | Lindsey Atkins | 505112 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Charlotte, NC | $7.3M | 15 | 27.3% |
| #14 | John Holloway | 747748 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 503941 | Charleston, SC | $7.2M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #15 | Kent Austin | 331458 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $7.0M | 7 | 46.7% |
| #16 | Jeremy Chapman | 81896 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Lexington, SC | $6.6M | 11 | 47.8% |
| #17 | Jason Barley | 233826 | Barley Mortgage, LLC | 1867951 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $6.4M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #18 | Ryan Gesser | 452979 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $6.3M | 14 | 31.8% |
| #19 | Kara Nungesser | 1714906 | United Community Bank | 421841 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $6.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #20 | Korbin Causey | 1514513 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Surfside Beach, SC | $5.9M | 17 | 26.6% |
| #21 | Daniel Sordi | 1246722 | South Atlantic Bank | 403425 | Bluffton, SC | $5.8M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #22 | Ethan Lane | 1381273 | Northpoint Mortgage, Inc. | 1515 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $5.8M | 10 | 31.3% |
| #23 | Dominick Pagni | 284344 | Autumn Financial Group LLC | 913283 | Campobello, SC | $5.7M | 12 | 48.0% |
| #24 | James Oliver | 225250 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Elgin, SC | $5.5M | 7 | 41.2% |
| #25 | Gary Harwyn | 331391 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Charleston, SC | $5.4M | 9 | 50.0% |
| #26 | Kelly Phillips | 552587 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Daniel Island, SC | $5.4M | 7 | 24.1% |
| #27 | Nathan Gafken | 253235 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Greenville, SC | $5.3M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #28 | David Crowell | 12620 | Northpoint Mortgage, Inc. | 1515 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $5.3M | 9 | 33.3% |
| #29 | Mitchell Poe | 2054316 | Jet HomeLoans, LP | 1660135 | Charleston, SC | $5.1M | 15 | 30.0% |
| #30 | Jennifer Morris | 249382 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $5.0M | 8 | 36.4% |
| #31 | Sheryl Ross | 685845 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Anderson, SC | $4.8M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #32 | Caleb LeGrand | 259691 | Luminate Bank | 1281698 | Greenville, SC | $4.7M | 16 | 17.2% |
| #33 | Nicholas Kristoff | 379253 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bluffton, SC | $4.7M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #34 | Brandon Calhoun | 107812 | COUNTYBANK | 462088 | Greenville, SC | $4.7M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #35 | Brian Prahl | 279339 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lexington, SC | $4.6M | 10 | 52.6% |
| #36 | Michael Little | 2029551 | Gateway First Bank | 7233 | Bluffton, SC | $4.5M | 10 | 62.5% |
| #37 | Conor Sullivan | 1908765 | Alliance Mortgage Team, LLC | 2494277 | Summerville, SC | $4.5M | 8 | 33.3% |
| #38 | Richard Vaughan | 107818 | COUNTYBANK | 462088 | Greenville, SC | $4.5M | 13 | 48.1% |
| #39 | Sarah Baldwin | 760314 | First Reliance Bank | 411728 | Columbia, SC | $4.4M | 7 | 46.7% |
| #40 | Gabriella Tripp | 1439792 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $4.3M | 15 | 51.7% |
| #41 | andi smith | 2243427 | MORTGAGE TOOLBOX, INC | 1024678 | Greenwood Village, CO | $4.2M | 12 | 70.6% |
| #42 | Joann Terrell | 474243 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $4.1M | 8 | 40.0% |
| #43 | William O'Grady | 282787 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $4.1M | 8 | 42.1% |
| #44 | Derek Goulette | 325427 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Daniel Island, SC | $4.1M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #45 | Clifford MacAnanny | 960582 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Mount Pleasant, SC | $4.1M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #46 | Mark Tibshrany | 474306 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Columbia, SC | $4.1M | 17 | 70.8% |
| #47 | Bradley Franseen | 239496 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Greenville, SC | $4.0M | 10 | 45.5% |
| #48 | Amanda McCall | 659241 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Greenville, SC | $3.9M | 7 | 18.4% |
| #49 | Tena Cornwell | 414420 | SouthState Bank, N.A. | 403455 | Fort Mill, SC | $3.9M | 5 | 38.5% |
| #50 | Kelly Stephens | 58755 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Greenville, SC | $3.9M | 14 | 46.7% |
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 (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/south-carolina/top-retention-by-volume/2025
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