Retention champions in Alaska 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 Barclay Roeder (First Rate Financial, LLC, NMLS #1170412), Amanda Jensen (First Rate Financial, LLC, NMLS #1251279), and Kris Stephens (Residential Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #195851).
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 | Barclay Roeder | 1170412 | First Rate Financial, LLC | 184451 | Anchorage, AK | $3.4M | 8 | 72.7% |
| #2 | Amanda Jensen | 1251279 | First Rate Financial, LLC | 184451 | Wasilla, AK | $3.0M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #3 | Kris Stephens | 195851 | Residential Mortgage, LLC | 167729 | Anchorage, AK | $3.0M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #4 | Richard Mantyla | 196418 | Residential Mortgage, LLC | 167729 | Anchorage, AK | $1.8M | 4 | 13.8% |
| #5 | Tiffany Ischinger | 1166331 | First Rate Financial, LLC | 184451 | Wasilla, AK | $1.8M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #6 | Rebecca Scott | 1216459 | Global Credit Union Home Loans, LLC | 157293 | Wasilla, AK | $1.8M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #7 | Melissa West | 2270762 | First Rate Financial, LLC | 184451 | Anchorage, AK | $1.6M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #8 | Kristen Williams Brown | 390483 | First Rate Financial, LLC | 184451 | Anchorage, AK | $1.3M | 3 | 17.6% |
| #9 | Aaron Swanson | 194627 | Residential Mortgage, LLC | 167729 | Soldotna, AK | $1.0M | 2 | 15.4% |
| #10 | Kirsten Forbess | 203706 | Global Credit Union Home Loans, LLC | 157293 | Wasilla, AK | $965K | 2 | 15.4% |
| #11 | Sasha Hopper | 199727 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Anchorage, AK | $957K | 2 | 14.3% |
| #12 | MICHAEL SMITH | 418966 | PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | 13649 | Anchorage, AK | $936K | 4 | 40.0% |
| #13 | Bethanie Yoakum | 1591853 | First Rate Financial, LLC | 184451 | Fairbanks, AK | $905K | 3 | 25.0% |
| #14 | Tabitha Scott | 542699 | THE TURNKEY FOUNDATION INC. | 236669 | Wasilla, AK | $561K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #15 | Monica Barton | 685973 | Canopy Mortgage, LLC | 1359687 | Wasilla, AK | $302K | 1 | 10.0% |