Retention champions in Utah in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Brian Cooke (World Home Loans Inc, NMLS #17866), Amiteshwar Bhatia (Watermelon Mortgage Inc, NMLS #1614245), and KAREN NIELSON (Guild Mortgage Company LLC, NMLS #80226).
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 | Brian Cooke | 17866 | World Home Loans Inc | 2726290 | Irvine, CA | $44.1M | 83 | 76.1% |
| #2 | Amiteshwar Bhatia | 1614245 | Watermelon Mortgage Inc | 2839414 | Las Vegas, NV | $29.2M | 49 | 90.7% |
| #3 | KAREN NIELSON | 80226 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Logan, UT | $14.2M | 43 | 53.8% |
| #4 | Broch Lassig | 340314 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | South Jordan, UT | $20.2M | 29 | 61.7% |
| #5 | Brett Reynolds | 65531 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Vernal, UT | $8.6M | 28 | 84.8% |
| #6 | Alexis Carter | 913654 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $10.9M | 24 | 42.1% |
| #7 | Carter Campbell | 918947 | ALV Enterprises, Inc. | 888979 | Draper, UT | $13.0M | 23 | 67.6% |
| #7 | James Hobson | 1514540 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $10.3M | 23 | 60.5% |
| #7 | Jeremy Plouzek | 151251 | Superior Lending Associates, L.C. | 3152 | Orem, UT | $10.9M | 23 | 79.3% |
| #10 | Eric Mabon | 1453463 | RANLife, Inc. | 3151 | Sandy, UT | $9.6M | 22 | 66.7% |
| #11 | Marcus Truscott | 5979 | Diversified Financial Services, Inc. | 269254 | Draper, UT | $11.1M | 21 | 72.4% |
| #11 | Dennis Hendricks | 90634 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $13.1M | 21 | 47.7% |
| #11 | Jeremy Smith | 13496 | Strategic Home Mortgage Limited Liability Company | 2584640 | Heber City, UT | $12.1M | 21 | 67.7% |
| #14 | Easton Adamson | 1923331 | RANLife, Inc. | 3151 | Sandy, UT | $6.2M | 20 | 90.9% |
| #15 | Jed Nielsen | 1830456 | Lifetime Home Loans, LLC | 1861406 | Midvale, UT | $10.6M | 19 | 86.4% |
| #16 | BRANDON SEARLE | 94000 | Utah Community Federal Credit Union | 407653 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $8.9M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #17 | Chantry Abbott | 309670 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | St George, UT | $5.1M | 17 | 43.6% |
| #18 | Jamie Cooke | 2016901 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $8.0M | 16 | 57.1% |
| #18 | Jason Hassell | 1563523 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | South Ogden, UT | $6.4M | 16 | 72.7% |
| #18 | Rebecca Staples | 912705 | SUN AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY | 160265 | St George, UT | $8.4M | 16 | 32.0% |
| #21 | TROY NORRIS | 315301 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $8.4M | 15 | 48.4% |
| #21 | Michael Bringhurst | 1050972 | Belem Servicing LLC | 715386 | St George, UT | $7.9M | 15 | 53.6% |
| #21 | Tayler Hendricks | 1399418 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $9.2M | 15 | 71.4% |
| #21 | John Ramsay | 270187 | My Move Mortgage, LLC | 1606597 | Sandy, UT | $7.2M | 15 | 48.4% |
| #21 | Richard Anderton | 282670 | RIDGE HOME LOANS LLC | 1788928 | Orem, UT | $7.8M | 15 | 75.0% |
| #26 | Miles Pitcher | 103819 | Superior Lending Associates, L.C. | 3152 | Orem, UT | $6.6M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #26 | Adam West | 1790355 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Brooklyn, NY | $7.5M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #26 | TAYLOR RILEY | 717475 | CANYON VIEW FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 654272 | Riverton, UT | $2.8M | 14 | 48.3% |
| #26 | Anthony VanDyke | 247102 | ALV Enterprises, Inc. | 888979 | Draper, UT | $6.8M | 14 | 50.0% |
| #26 | Spencer Allen | 2296408 | Trillion Mortgage, Inc. | 313391 | Murray, UT | $8.5M | 14 | 82.4% |
| #26 | Devyn Gerber | 211359 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $6.6M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #32 | Alan Blood | 103895 | Summit Home Loans LLC | 1790749 | Kaysville, UT | $6.0M | 13 | 59.1% |
| #32 | Benjamin Lemon | 71650 | Direct Rate Home Loans, Inc. | 2419164 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $6.5M | 13 | 24.1% |
| #32 | Peter Drubin | 1968103 | Blue Sky Home Loans, LLC | 2586703 | Draper, UT | $8.5M | 13 | 86.7% |
| #32 | Melissa Meads | 1316806 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | Riverdale, UT | $1.9M | 13 | 16.0% |
| #32 | Melissa Fuller | 265339 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $6.9M | 13 | 43.3% |
| #32 | Ryan Harding | 269043 | WORK HARDING HOME MORTGAGE TEAM, L.L.C. | 2396714 | Lehi, UT | $5.5M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #32 | Temara Stanley | 1527290 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $6.1M | 13 | 59.1% |
| #32 | Brandon Hansen | 283559 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Toquerville, UT | $7.1M | 13 | 54.2% |
| #32 | Scott Phippen | 292563 | Infinity Mortgage Company LLC | 1425808 | Draper, UT | $6.3M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #41 | Travis Lemmon | 393113 | Creekside Mortgage LLC | 1623316 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $5.9M | 12 | 70.6% |
| #41 | KENT BARKER | 288828 | First Class Home Mortgage, LLC | 1843 | South Jordan, UT | $4.9M | 12 | 75.0% |
| #41 | Nelson Barss | 201517 | Utah Independent Mortgage Corp. | 1795032 | Clearfield, UT | $4.5M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #41 | Nickolas Smith | 31866 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Draper, UT | $7.5M | 12 | 57.1% |
| #41 | Ashlee Shipley | 1280022 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Salt Lake City, UT | $6.1M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #41 | Jess Patterson | 1013404 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Layton, UT | $5.0M | 12 | 42.9% |
| #41 | Kara Steel | 1542167 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $4.9M | 12 | 48.0% |
| #41 | R Browning | 220892 | Sympli Mortgage of Utah, LLC | 2510464 | Draper, UT | $5.1M | 12 | 25.0% |
| #49 | Steven DeYoung | 313292 | Trillion Mortgage, Inc. | 313391 | Murray, UT | $5.9M | 11 | 37.9% |
| #49 | Jena Flowers | 267246 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | South Ogden, UT | $3.8M | 11 | 37.9% |
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 Loan Count — Utah. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/utah/top-retention-by-units
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