Retention champions in Alabama this year, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 18, 2026, the top 3 include Melissa Butler (NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC., NMLS #1105708), Mark Kent (Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville, NMLS #220383), and Dudley Robinson (Bay Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #206761).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | Retained Volume | Retained Loans | Retention Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Melissa Butler | 1105708 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $3.9M | 7 | 63.6% |
| #2 | Mark Kent | 220383 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $3.1M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #3 | Dudley Robinson | 206761 | Bay Mortgage Corporation | 206821 | Fairhope, AL | $2.7M | 9 | 45.0% |
| #4 | Brian Hamaker | 295336 | NORTH ALABAMA MORTGAGE, INC. | 200711 | Huntsville, AL | $2.0M | 6 | 54.5% |
| #5 | Joshua Barnes | 699708 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Huntsville, AL | $1.9M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #6 | Helga James | 84212 | Barr Group, Inc. | 74355 | Gulf Shores, AL | $1.7M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #7 | Jason Lee | 214015 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Birmingham, AL | $1.7M | 3 | 18.8% |
| #8 | Justin Petrusson | 351335 | SouthPoint Bank | 401236 | Birmingham, AL | $1.6M | 6 | 35.3% |
| #9 | Diana Will | 1740691 | TJC Mortgage, Inc. | 2239 | Hoover, AL | $1.6M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #10 | Kimberly Moon | 542672 | FIRSTBANK | 472433 | Huntsville, AL | $1.6M | 3 | 18.8% |
| #11 | Justin Drake | 110999 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Birmingham, AL | $1.5M | 5 | 38.5% |
| #12 | Brett Dickey | 1412376 | SERVISFIRST Bank | 556357 | Montgomery, AL | $963K | 3 | 30.0% |
| #13 | WALTER HUNTER | 277328 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $948K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #14 | Alfred Newell | 555619 | 4C Mortgage, Inc. | 2661962 | Vestavia, AL | $897K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #15 | Michael Weber | 219982 | Thrive Lending LLC | 2191014 | Vestavia Hills, AL | $875K | 3 | 25.0% |
| #16 | Michael Cantrell | 266986 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Huntsville, AL | $869K | 3 | 27.3% |
| #17 | MARK ACHUFF | 671187 | Cahaba Hills Mortgage LLC | 2651636 | Birmingham, AL | $730K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #18 | Amber Brittain | 459933 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Vestavia Hills, AL | $694K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #19 | Carrie Bregar | 473013 | First Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank | 410785 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $514K | 2 | 13.3% |
| #20 | Lindsey Nance | 1632974 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $425K | 2 | 10.5% |
| #21 | Kevin Bader | 675008 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Birmingham, AL | $425K | 1 | 5.3% |
| #22 | Jennifer Patronsky | 1084069 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Mobile, AL | $387K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #23 | Jordan Hardwick | 1245478 | TRUSTMARK BANK | 449605 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $292K | 1 | 10.0% |
| #24 | Joel Keith | 1861972 | Southern Fidelity Mortgage Group of Huntsville | 207432 | Huntsville, AL | $288K | 1 | 7.7% |
| #25 | Adam Hammond | 202682 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Guntersville, AL | $248K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #26 | William Bice | 196476 | Acrisure Mortgage, LLC | 152859 | Birmingham, AL | $7K | 1 | 9.1% |