Retention champions in Utah in 2026, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Brian Cooke (World Home Loans Inc, NMLS #17866), KAREN NIELSON (Guild Mortgage Company LLC, NMLS #80226), and Amiteshwar Bhatia (Watermelon Mortgage Inc, NMLS #1614245).
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 | $34.6M | 66 | 74.2% |
| #2 | KAREN NIELSON | 80226 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Logan, UT | $12.0M | 36 | 52.9% |
| #3 | Amiteshwar Bhatia | 1614245 | Watermelon Mortgage Inc | 2839414 | Las Vegas, NV | $20.1M | 34 | 87.2% |
| #4 | Broch Lassig | 340314 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | South Jordan, UT | $20.2M | 29 | 64.4% |
| #5 | Brett Reynolds | 65531 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Vernal, UT | $7.9M | 25 | 86.2% |
| #6 | James Hobson | 1514540 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Bountiful, UT | $10.3M | 23 | 67.6% |
| #7 | Alexis Carter | 913654 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $10.1M | 22 | 43.1% |
| #8 | Carter Campbell | 918947 | ALV Enterprises, Inc. | 888979 | Draper, UT | $10.7M | 20 | 69.0% |
| #8 | Jeremy Smith | 13496 | Strategic Home Mortgage Limited Liability Company | 2584640 | Heber City, UT | $11.7M | 20 | 69.0% |
| #10 | Jed Nielsen | 1830456 | Lifetime Home Loans, LLC | 1861406 | Midvale, UT | $10.6M | 19 | 86.4% |
| #10 | Jeremy Plouzek | 151251 | Superior Lending Associates, L.C. | 3152 | Orem, UT | $9.7M | 19 | 79.2% |
| #10 | Dennis Hendricks | 90634 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $12.0M | 19 | 50.0% |
| #10 | Eric Mabon | 1453463 | RANLife, Inc. | 3151 | Sandy, UT | $8.6M | 19 | 67.9% |
| #14 | Marcus Truscott | 5979 | Diversified Financial Services, Inc. | 269254 | Draper, UT | $9.5M | 18 | 75.0% |
| #15 | BRANDON SEARLE | 94000 | Utah Community Federal Credit Union | 407653 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $8.2M | 17 | 70.8% |
| #16 | Chantry Abbott | 309670 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | St George, UT | $4.9M | 16 | 44.4% |
| #16 | Rebecca Staples | 912705 | SUN AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY | 160265 | St George, UT | $8.4M | 16 | 37.2% |
| #16 | Easton Adamson | 1923331 | RANLife, Inc. | 3151 | Sandy, UT | $4.7M | 16 | 94.1% |
| #19 | Richard Anderton | 282670 | RIDGE HOME LOANS LLC | 1788928 | Orem, UT | $7.8M | 15 | 78.9% |
| #19 | TROY NORRIS | 315301 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $8.4M | 15 | 51.7% |
| #19 | Michael Bringhurst | 1050972 | Belem Servicing LLC | 715386 | St George, UT | $7.9M | 15 | 55.6% |
| #19 | Jamie Cooke | 2016901 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $7.5M | 15 | 60.0% |
| #19 | Jason Hassell | 1563523 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | South Ogden, UT | $6.0M | 15 | 71.4% |
| #24 | Adam West | 1790355 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Bountiful, UT | $7.5M | 14 | 63.6% |
| #24 | Tayler Hendricks | 1399418 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $8.3M | 14 | 70.0% |
| #26 | Miles Pitcher | 103819 | Superior Lending Associates, L.C. | 3152 | Orem, UT | $6.2M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #26 | Ryan Harding | 269043 | WORK HARDING HOME MORTGAGE TEAM, L.L.C. | 2396714 | Lehi, UT | $5.5M | 13 | 68.4% |
| #26 | Scott Phippen | 292563 | Infinity Mortgage Company LLC | 1425808 | Draper, UT | $6.3M | 13 | 72.2% |
| #26 | Devyn Gerber | 211359 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $6.0M | 13 | 56.5% |
| #26 | John Ramsay | 270187 | My Move Mortgage, LLC | 1606597 | Sandy, UT | $6.1M | 13 | 50.0% |
| #26 | Melissa Fuller | 265339 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $6.9M | 13 | 50.0% |
| #26 | TAYLOR RILEY | 717475 | CANYON VIEW FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 654272 | Riverton, UT | $2.6M | 13 | 50.0% |
| #26 | Temara Stanley | 1527290 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $6.1M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #34 | Brandon Hansen | 283559 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Toquerville, UT | $6.6M | 12 | 54.5% |
| #34 | Spencer Allen | 2296408 | Trillion Mortgage, Inc. | 313391 | Murray, UT | $7.3M | 12 | 80.0% |
| #34 | Peter Drubin | 1968103 | Blue Sky Home Loans, LLC | 2586703 | Draper, UT | $7.9M | 12 | 92.3% |
| #34 | Benjamin Lemon | 71650 | Direct Rate Home Loans, Inc. | 2419164 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $6.3M | 12 | 25.5% |
| #34 | Anthony VanDyke | 247102 | ALV Enterprises, Inc. | 888979 | Draper, UT | $5.9M | 12 | 52.2% |
| #34 | Travis Lemmon | 393113 | Creekside Mortgage LLC | 1623316 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $5.9M | 12 | 80.0% |
| #34 | Ashlee Shipley | 1280022 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Salt Lake City, UT | $6.1M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #34 | Nickolas Smith | 31866 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Draper, UT | $7.5M | 12 | 57.1% |
| #34 | Nelson Barss | 201517 | Utah Independent Mortgage Corp. | 1795032 | Clearfield, UT | $4.5M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #43 | Julie Campbell | 299573 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Brigham City, UT | $3.3M | 11 | 57.9% |
| #43 | Christopher Hughes | 47993 | Coventry Mortgage of Utah, Inc. | 48992 | Kaysville, UT | $5.3M | 11 | 84.6% |
| #43 | Jena Flowers | 267246 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Ogden, UT | $3.8M | 11 | 45.8% |
| #43 | Spencer Stott | 134614 | Unified Lending Inc. | 1721971 | South Jordan, UT | $5.6M | 11 | 64.7% |
| #43 | Jonathan Hasebi | 302427 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | South Jordan, UT | $4.3M | 11 | 61.1% |
| #43 | Alan Blood | 103895 | Capital Financial Group, Inc | 3146 | Farmington, UT | $5.4M | 11 | 64.7% |
| #43 | Jess Patterson | 1013404 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Layton, UT | $4.9M | 11 | 45.8% |
| #43 | Joshua Brown | 337240 | Belem Servicing LLC | 715386 | St George, UT | $5.4M | 11 | 84.6% |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/utah/top-retention-by-units/2026
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