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 October 11, 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 | Jeremy Plouzek | 151251 | Superior Lending Associates, L.C. | 3152 | Orem, UT | $10.9M | 23 | 79.3% |
| #7 | James Hobson | 1514540 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $10.3M | 23 | 60.5% |
| #10 | Eric Mabon | 1453463 | RANLife, Inc. | 3151 | Sandy, UT | $9.6M | 22 | 66.7% |
| #11 | Dennis Hendricks | 90634 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $13.1M | 21 | 47.7% |
| #11 | Marcus Truscott | 5979 | Diversified Financial Services, Inc. | 269254 | Draper, UT | $11.1M | 21 | 72.4% |
| #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 | Rebecca Staples | 912705 | SUN AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY | 160265 | St George, UT | $8.4M | 16 | 32.0% |
| #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% |
| #21 | TROY NORRIS | 315301 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $8.4M | 15 | 48.4% |
| #21 | Richard Anderton | 282670 | RIDGE HOME LOANS LLC | 1788928 | Orem, UT | $7.8M | 15 | 75.0% |
| #21 | Michael Bringhurst | 1050972 | Belem Servicing LLC | 715386 | St George, UT | $7.9M | 15 | 53.6% |
| #21 | John Ramsay | 270187 | My Move Mortgage, LLC | 1606597 | Sandy, UT | $7.2M | 15 | 48.4% |
| #21 | Tayler Hendricks | 1399418 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $9.2M | 15 | 71.4% |
| #26 | Adam West | 1790355 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Brooklyn, NY | $7.5M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #26 | Anthony VanDyke | 247102 | ALV Enterprises, Inc. | 888979 | Draper, UT | $6.8M | 14 | 50.0% |
| #26 | Miles Pitcher | 103819 | Superior Lending Associates, L.C. | 3152 | Orem, UT | $6.6M | 14 | 58.3% |
| #26 | Spencer Allen | 2296408 | Trillion Mortgage, Inc. | 313391 | Murray, UT | $8.5M | 14 | 82.4% |
| #26 | TAYLOR RILEY | 717475 | CANYON VIEW FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 654272 | Riverton, UT | $2.8M | 14 | 48.3% |
| #26 | Devyn Gerber | 211359 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $6.6M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #32 | Melissa Meads | 1316806 | America First Federal Credit Union | 412819 | Riverdale, UT | $1.9M | 13 | 16.0% |
| #32 | Ryan Harding | 269043 | WORK HARDING HOME MORTGAGE TEAM, L.L.C. | 2396714 | Lehi, UT | $5.5M | 13 | 65.0% |
| #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 | 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% |
| #32 | Alan Blood | 103895 | Summit Home Loans LLC | 1790749 | Kaysville, UT | $6.0M | 13 | 59.1% |
| #32 | Melissa Fuller | 265339 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $6.9M | 13 | 43.3% |
| #32 | Temara Stanley | 1527290 | CITY CREEK MORTGAGE CORP. | 85855 | Draper, UT | $6.1M | 13 | 59.1% |
| #41 | Nelson Barss | 201517 | Utah Independent Mortgage Corp. | 1795032 | Clearfield, UT | $4.5M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #41 | KENT BARKER | 288828 | First Class Home Mortgage, LLC | 1843 | South Jordan, UT | $4.9M | 12 | 75.0% |
| #41 | Travis Lemmon | 393113 | Creekside Mortgage LLC | 1623316 | Pleasant Grove, UT | $5.9M | 12 | 70.6% |
| #41 | Ashlee Shipley | 1280022 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Salt Lake City, UT | $6.1M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #41 | Nickolas Smith | 31866 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Draper, UT | $7.5M | 12 | 57.1% |
| #41 | R Browning | 220892 | Sympli Mortgage of Utah, LLC | 2510464 | Draper, UT | $5.1M | 12 | 25.0% |
| #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% |
| #49 | Julie Campbell | 299573 | Intercap Lending Inc. | 190465 | Brigham City, UT | $3.3M | 11 | 50.0% |
| #49 | Stacey Dille | 225641 | United Lending Team, INC | 2273319 | Troy, MI | $5.0M | 11 | 55.0% |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/utah/top-retention-by-units/2026
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