Retention champions in Tennessee in 2024, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Jonathan Sidwell (Old National Bank, NMLS #172230), Kevin Little (Regions Bank, NMLS #1073627), and Pete Zaft (Movement Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #470658).
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 | Jonathan Sidwell | 172230 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Nashville, TN | $10.0M | 18 | 56.3% |
| #2 | Kevin Little | 1073627 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Franklin, TN | $8.4M | 11 | 68.8% |
| #3 | Pete Zaft | 470658 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Franklin, TN | $8.1M | 10 | 45.5% |
| #4 | Mark Rood | 1564850 | Modern Mortgage Lending, Inc. | 1865339 | Franklin, TN | $7.6M | 19 | 38.0% |
| #5 | Gail Fielder | 630557 | Altra Federal Credit Union | 457287 | Onalaska, WI | $7.3M | 17 | 81.0% |
| #6 | CHAD MCGEE | 546460 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Franklin, TN | $6.5M | 12 | 80.0% |
| #7 | Jessica Dillon | 841429 | Stockton Mortgage Corporation | 8259 | Frankfort, KY | $6.4M | 15 | 48.4% |
| #8 | Kevin Kenerson | 171733 | Lending Hand Mortgage, LLC | 152227 | Madison, TN | $6.2M | 13 | 33.3% |
| #9 | George Nash | 476679 | Intercoastal Mortgage, LLC | 56323 | — | $5.5M | 13 | 76.5% |
| #10 | William Winfree | 639189 | Legacy Home Loans, LLC | 1131833 | Nashville, TN | $5.4M | 6 | 26.1% |
| #11 | Steffen Cushing | 938017 | OnPoint Mortgage, LLC | 2295358 | Franklin, TN | $5.3M | 12 | 80.0% |
| #12 | JACQUE BOLER | 183770 | Consumer Credit Union | 410346 | Morristown, TN | $4.5M | 31 | 79.5% |
| #13 | Cory Ramsey | 1985150 | Foundation Mortgage Company, LLC | 1387311 | Knoxville, TN | $4.4M | 6 | 60.0% |
| #14 | John Phillips | 157875 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Fairview, TN | $4.1M | 11 | 50.0% |
| #15 | Jennifer-Lyn Douglas | 171388 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Johnson City, TN | $4.0M | 14 | 70.0% |
| #16 | Harlan Holmes | 747382 | Old National Bank | 459308 | Nashville, TN | $3.9M | 13 | 26.5% |
| #17 | Michael Dendy | 1632279 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Franklin, TN | $3.7M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #18 | Michael Brown | 40332 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | $3.7M | 11 | 25.0% |
| #19 | Jay White | 1751071 | Altra Federal Credit Union | 457287 | Clarksville, TN | $3.6M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #20 | Alice Marlar | 97598 | Premier Mortgage Financial, LLC | 64073 | Memphis, TN | $3.5M | 16 | 64.0% |
| #21 | daryl decosta | 686705 | FOUNTAIN CITY FUNDING, INC. | 133884 | Knoxville, TN | $3.5M | 14 | 23.0% |
| #22 | Paul Eldridge | 1040249 | Keystone Mortgage Group LLC | 153790 | Knoxville, TN | $3.3M | 9 | 64.3% |
| #23 | Karen Eglinton | 780370 | Bank of Perry County | 716527 | Hohenwald, TN | $3.3M | 21 | 55.3% |
| #24 | Tonya Esquibel | 188269 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Nashville, TN | $3.3M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #25 | lisa amyx | 4701 | FOUNTAIN CITY FUNDING, INC. | 133884 | Knoxville, TN | $3.3M | 13 | 24.1% |
| #26 | Matthew Glover | 2042935 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Brentwood, TN | $3.2M | 9 | 81.8% |
| #27 | Adam King | 1390386 | Keystone Mortgage Group LLC | 153790 | Knoxville, TN | $3.2M | 8 | 57.1% |
| #28 | neal Bailes | 182249 | ROBERT C COAKLEY, NEAL T BAILES DBA REAL ESTATE FINANCE GROUP | 176976 | Knoxville, TN | $3.2M | 9 | 52.9% |
| #29 | Clinton Haynes | 177018 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Mount Juliet, TN | $3.1M | 8 | 42.1% |
| #30 | Kenneth Locke | 87627 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Newport Beach, CA | $3.1M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #31 | Tim Smith | 104578 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Memphis, TN | $3.0M | 12 | 29.3% |
| #32 | Janine Eliya | 1916056 | Pure Rate Mortgage LLC | 2578474 | Charlotte, NC | $3.0M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #33 | Colt Messer | 1629778 | Mortgage Direct Inc | 957967 | Knoxville, TN | $2.9M | 7 | 29.2% |
| #34 | Arturo Jimenez | 302991 | LoanPeople, LLC | 1886352 | Austin, TX | $2.8M | 8 | 28.6% |
| #35 | Christopher Haynes | 170397 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Mount Juliet, TN | $2.8M | 7 | 33.3% |
| #36 | Gabe Whitmer | 1427791 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Chattanooga, TN | $2.8M | 10 | 32.3% |
| #37 | Donald Eden | 184035 | GVC Mortgage, Inc. | 2334 | Pendleton, IN | $2.7M | 9 | 33.3% |
| #38 | Fred Redding | 762954 | Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Grainger County | 423017 | Bean Station, TN | $2.7M | 11 | 84.6% |
| #39 | Christina Lane | 165216 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Chattanooga, TN | $2.7M | 6 | 16.7% |
| #40 | Gregory DeMars | 384196 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Chattanooga, TN | $2.7M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #41 | Alexis Heinz | 1650318 | Patriot Bank | 416988 | Collierville, TN | $2.6M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #42 | Reuben Rogers | 259733 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 643114 | Nashville, TN | $2.6M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #43 | Stacy Flynn | 590220 | Legacy Home Loans, LLC | 1131833 | Nashville, TN | $2.6M | 6 | 12.2% |
| #44 | Gregg Pechmann | 585429 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Asheville, NC | $2.6M | 10 | 38.5% |
| #45 | Tiffany Walker | 184921 | COUNTYBANK | 462088 | Knoxville, TN | $2.6M | 7 | 41.2% |
| #46 | Armando SanMiguel | 180691 | Ameris Bank | 408099 | Franklin, TN | $2.5M | 6 | 17.1% |
| #47 | Jerry Robertson | 175632 | H & R Preferred Services, Inc. | 175490 | Bartlett, TN | $2.5M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #48 | Rose Tignor | 166872 | Allegiant Mortgage LLC | 249899 | Mount Juliet, TN | $2.5M | 8 | 44.4% |
| #49 | BRYAN JOHNSON | 1685625 | Primis Mortgage Company | 1894879 | Wilmington, NC | $2.5M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #50 | Jarred Maggart | 613417 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Hendersonville, TN | $2.4M | 7 | 38.9% |
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 — Tennessee (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/tennessee/top-retention-by-volume/2024
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