Retention champions in Washington this year, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 18, 2026, the top 3 include Daniel Meier (CMG Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #880575), Derek Wetzel (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #487553), and Kevin Wang (City National Bank, NMLS #1519351).
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 | Daniel Meier | 880575 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Snohomish, WA | $40.7M | 52 | 59.8% |
| #2 | Derek Wetzel | 487553 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Bellevue, WA | $28.2M | 32 | 68.1% |
| #3 | Kevin Wang | 1519351 | City National Bank | 536994 | Los Angeles, CA | $42.5M | 30 | 39.0% |
| #4 | Melany Hannibal | 502019 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Bellevue, WA | $41.4M | 28 | 84.8% |
| #4 | Julie Johnson | 302214 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Seattle, WA | $24.6M | 28 | 42.4% |
| #6 | XIAOBO NI | 1015707 | Boeing Employees' Credit Union | 490518 | Tukwila, WA | $28.6M | 27 | 49.1% |
| #6 | Oleg Tkach | 90937 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Lynnwood, WA | $12.0M | 27 | 44.3% |
| #8 | Petros Christophilis | 92866 | NFM Lending, LLC | 2893 | Lynnwood, WA | $19.3M | 25 | 43.9% |
| #9 | Aaron Tyler | 130688 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | $30.8M | 24 | 80.0% |
| #9 | Casey Oiness | 265169 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Bellevue, WA | $16.6M | 24 | 47.1% |
| #11 | April Reichert | 166364 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Federal Way, WA | $7.9M | 22 | 95.7% |
| #12 | Venkata Kiran Annamraju | 1149405 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Bellevue, WA | $22.1M | 21 | 77.8% |
| #12 | Zhengwen Luo | 1403108 | General Mortgage Capital Corporation | 254895 | Burlingame, CA | $12.2M | 21 | 84.0% |
| #14 | Michael Bettineski | 404533 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Longview, WA | $6.2M | 20 | 76.9% |
| #14 | Teddy Klarich | 1897317 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Kirkland, WA | $12.2M | 20 | 83.3% |
| #16 | Ravichandra Sriram | 1951300 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Lewisville, TX | $12.4M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #16 | John Dennis | 1693662 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | Everett, WA | $16.2M | 18 | 72.0% |
| #16 | Brett Burns | 320423 | Frame Home Loans LLC | 2728586 | Austin, TX | $12.8M | 18 | 50.0% |
| #19 | Mark Villano | 1306487 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lakewood, WA | $8.5M | 17 | 63.0% |
| #19 | Joel Lundberg | 22002 | JB Associates, LLC | 21751 | Puyallup, WA | $8.7M | 17 | 77.3% |
| #21 | Philip Boos | 1187899 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Kirkland, WA | $15.6M | 16 | 76.2% |
| #21 | Robert Tamaela | 68714 | Western Washington Mortgage Inc | 67846 | Issaquah, WA | $9.0M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #21 | Seth Raddue | 90509 | Franklin Loan Corporation | 237653 | Kirkland, WA | $13.4M | 16 | 53.3% |
| #21 | Jonathan Wagher | 116573 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Seattle, WA | $11.5M | 16 | 57.1% |
| #21 | Mohammad Shah | 1198498 | Trusted Mortgage Capital Inc | 2411952 | Irvine, CA | $8.3M | 16 | 53.3% |
| #26 | Manan Patel | 1846778 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Bellevue, WA | $13.8M | 15 | 75.0% |
| #26 | Theodore Buchanan | 184962 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Seattle, WA | $10.9M | 15 | 71.4% |
| #26 | Nicholas Onstad-Hawes | 1558953 | Sammamish Mortgage Company | 118653 | Bellevue, WA | $10.1M | 15 | 51.7% |
| #26 | Dawn James | 487467 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Gig Harbor, WA | $8.1M | 15 | 45.5% |
| #26 | Hyun Yim | 507090 | MLD Mortgage Inc. | 1019 | Bellevue, WA | $9.0M | 15 | 78.9% |
| #31 | Arkadi Gabrielian | 693753 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | Redmond, WA | $15.3M | 14 | 70.0% |
| #31 | Ben Larson | 152377 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Fife, WA | $5.5M | 14 | 66.7% |
| #31 | Harrison Lee | 1311628 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Seattle, WA | $9.8M | 14 | 70.0% |
| #34 | Daniel Forbes | 487449 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Edmonds, WA | $8.3M | 13 | 68.4% |
| #34 | Paul Perkins | 147630 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Bellevue, WA | $7.1M | 13 | 72.2% |
| #34 | Trinh Ton | 131020 | First Technology Federal Credit Union | 466914 | Redmond, WA | $13.9M | 13 | 48.1% |
| #34 | James Murphy | 1275965 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Bellevue, WA | $9.8M | 13 | 72.2% |
| #34 | John Block | 956551 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $7.5M | 13 | 81.3% |
| #34 | April Janas | 299013 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Puyallup, WA | $8.6M | 13 | 39.4% |
| #34 | Mason Buckles | 176104 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Bothell, WA | $7.3M | 13 | 61.9% |
| #41 | TATIANA DENALL | 117301 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Seattle, WA | $11.1M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #41 | Kyle Johnson | 1092898 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lacey, WA | $7.0M | 12 | 44.4% |
| #41 | Maryam Shariat | 1496456 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Hopkins, MN | $14.7M | 12 | 57.1% |
| #41 | Tuan Le | 1187441 | BP Financial Group LLC | 1705233 | Kent, WA | $7.3M | 12 | 66.7% |
| #41 | Yi Fan Wong | 2010136 | HSBC Bank USA National Association | 399799 | Bellevue, WA | $12.3M | 12 | 25.5% |
| #41 | Jolene Messmer | 379952 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Kirkland, WA | $8.6M | 12 | 41.4% |
| #41 | Bradley Overlin | 987905 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Bellevue, WA | $9.0M | 12 | 63.2% |
| #41 | Melanie Boyajian | 1012156 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Lacey, WA | $6.1M | 12 | 54.5% |
| #41 | Jacob Lambro | 2019871 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Bellevue, WA | $7.8M | 12 | 85.7% |
| #50 | Taylor Radniecki | 1965523 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lakewood, WA | $5.6M | 11 | 91.7% |