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3rd Annual Awards Gala
Congratulations
to all of the 2021 Awards of Excellence Winners.
This year, NMBA celebrated 175 loan originators with over $7.3 billion of total volume in 2021.
The Awards of Excellence event takes place in the first quarter of each year and allows NMBA to recognize members who have demonstrated excellent performance during the prior year while also participating in NMBA events throughout the year.
Award Nominations are generally accepted immediately following the close of each year in order to ensure that all performance information is available for evaluation.
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL NMBA AWARDS GALA
TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023!
Specialty Awards of the Year
Lifetime Achievement
Stephen Smith, CMB, AMP
MIG
Top Producer
Michael Smalling
Steadfast Mortgage
Community Lender
Belinda Arender
First Horizon
Diamond Award
Heath Albritton - Renasant Bank
Belinda Arender - First Horizon
Brandon Burks - FirstBank
Jennie Butler - FirstBank
Harlan Holmes - Capstar Bank
Lottie McCormick - Steadfast Mortgage
Michael Ribas - First Horizon
Jon Sidwell - Capstar Bank
Michael Smalling - Steadfast Mortgage
Billy Winfree - Steadfast Mortgage
Platinum Award
Michael Abbott - Movement Mortgage, LLC
Mina Agaiby - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Heather Anderson - Capstar Bank
Julie Arnold - Highlands Residential Mortgage
Monty Austell - Capstar Bank
Martin Bennett - FirstBank
Dave Bouvier - FirstBank
Taylor Bowers - Steadfast Mortgage
Stuart Clamp - Truist
Trevor Cobb - Highlands Residential Mortgage
Michael Dorris - FirstBank
TJ Dyer - BancorpSouth Mortgage
Cody Eaton - Rural 1st
Connie Eddy - Steadfast Mortgage
Lane Gerhardt - FirstBank
Alene Gnyp - Synovus Bank
Elisa Goodrich - Capstar Bank
Owen Group - Regions
Billy Harter - First Community Mortgage
Jason Kaplan - First Community Mortgage
Brandon Keane - Studio Bank
Kevin Little - Regions
Bo Lucas - First Horizon
Angela Martin - Movement Mortgage, LLC
Chad McGee - Regions
Brian McGuinness - New American Funding
Phil Miller - Mortgage Investors Group
Luke Nowlin - Capstar Bank
Eric Parks - Steadfast Mortgage
John Phillips - FirstBank
Christian Poling - Steadfast Mortgage
Billy Pritchett - Capstar Bank
Claudia Rios - First Community Mortgage
Mark Rood - LoanDepot
Matthew Siket - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Jamie Steelman - First Horizon
Jake Stribling - Guaranty Home Mortgage
Li Sullivan - Capstar Bank
Jonathan Troutt - Steadfast Mortgage
Jeff Tucker, CMB - Studio Bank
Haley Underwood - FirstBank
Julia Wilson - FirstBank
Gold Award
Bryan Nale - First Horizon
Andrew Peck - Regions
Andrew Podojil - First Community Mortgage
David Prince - First Community Mortgage
Charles Rice - FirstBank
Amy Rickman - Movement Mortgage, LLC
Stephen Roadman - FirstBank
Brian Roberson - FirstBank
Carrie Sanders - First Community Mortgage
Chris Sanders - LoanDepot
Blake Scurlock - Movement Mortgage, LLC
Trisha Shoulders - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Brian Smith - Mortgage Investors Group
Rob Smith - Mortgage Investors Group
Sterling Smith - First Community Mortgage
Frank Spitznagel - InterLinc Mortgage Services
Brad Spurgeon - First Horizon
Cheryl Taylor - Truist
Ellie Teed - Regions
Bob Ward - Renasant Bank
Todd Wiggins - FirstBank
Michael Wilson - FirstBank
Nathan Wilson - Regions
Julie Wood - loanDepot
Dave Woody - Fifth Third Bank
Tiffany Searcy Wright, AMP - FirstBank
Adel Zakher - First Community Mortgage
April Barnes - Highlands Residential Mortgage
Caleb Barrett - First Horizon
Frank Becker - First Community Mortgage
Chase Brannon - Steadfast Mortgage
Donna Brooks - Mortgage Investors Group
William Burke - FirstBank
Brandon Carter - Steadfast Mortgage
Kelly Delaney - Capstar Bank
Kathleen Eckhart - Bond Mortgage, LLC
Melissa Finnell - Truist
Rory Ford - Movement Mortgage, LLC
Justin Frizzell - First Horizon
Tad Glenn - Movement Mortgage, LLC
Jenny Haines - Movement Mortgage, LLC
Chris Heyer - Movement Mortgage, LLC
Irina Hines - loanDepot
Jennifer Houston - Synovus Bank
Zack Jones - LoanDepot
NIck Kovar - Capstar Bank
Justin Lee - New American Funding
Melissa Luman-Phillips - Highlands Residential Mortgage
Justin Lusk - New American Funding
Mary Malak - FirstBank
Bobby Matthews, Jr. - FirstBank
Rhonda McCrary - First Horizon
Joseph A McNamee - First Community Mortgage
Chris Meagher - First Community Mortgage
Silver Award
Heather Allen - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Chad Anderson - loanDepot
JB Bancroft - LoanDepot
Tim Beal - FirstBank
Amy Bennett - Movement Mortgage, LLC
Jason Black - FirstBank
Michael Boatright - SeaTrust Mortgage
Charles Carey - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Sherri Carter - Regions
Kelly Cearing - First Community Mortgage
Teresa Cepicky - FirstBank
Shannon Coates - Regions
Carolyn Cole - Highlands Residential Mortgage
Steve Cooke - LoanDepot
Ethan Cooper - Regions
Nancy Dugger - Capstar Bank
Callye Fenn - FirstBank
Dominic Figlio - SeaTrust Mortgage
Steve Goodin - First Horizon
Jim Goza - InterLinc Mortgage Services
Tony Grubbs - BancorpSouth Mortgage
Justin Harris - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Sam Hawkins - Mortgage Investors Group
Kandy Heneger - First Horizon
Preston Hice - Highlands Residential Mortgage
Tonya Hinesley - FirstBank
Mark Hood - Truist
Susan Hufford - Regions
Stuart Johnson - Capstar Bank
Austin Kemp - First Horizon
Chuck Klumb - FirstBank
Patrick Lanahan - First Horizon
Greg Latto - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Leslie Light-Thomas - Highlands Residential Mortgage
Rick Lott - FirstBank
Allison Mallett - Regions
George Margrave - Mortgage Investors Group
Dennie Marshall - Regions
Philip May - Studio Bank
Kent McMillin - Capstar Bank
Mike Means - Mortgage Investors Group
Kyle Mingo - Regions
Jason Moss - Truist
Mike Muniz - FirstBank
Jennifer Otto - First Horizon
Jan Peace - Capstar Bank
David Perkins - Studio Bank
Julie Rainey - Mortgage Investors Group
Brenda Roetger - First Horizon
Wil Ruiz - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Shari Saba - Mortgage Investors Group
Charles Schubert - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Barbara Shannon - U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Mitra Sharifi - FirstBank
David Thompson - FirstBank
Dennis Tulpa - Studio Bank
Donnie VanHooser - Highlands Residential Mortgage
Halston Warren - New American Funding
Nathan Weathersby - loanDepot
Kelly Webb - InterLinc Mortgage Services
Matt Wilson - New American Funding
Kevin Wisdom - Mortgage Investors Group
Ted Witkus - Renasant Bank
Weston Wood - FirstBank
Greg Wright - Regions
Jan Young - Regions
Phillip Zeringue - Guaranty Home Mortgage
Steve Zongor - Regions
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