Biggest climbers in Louisiana in 2022, 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 James Kern (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #2121000), John Shivers (NEXA Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #498461), and Carolyn Smith (Neighbors Federal Credit Union, NMLS #459262).
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 | Rank Change | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | James Kern | 2121000 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 7397 (#7495 → #98) | $22.0M | 75 |
| #2 | John Shivers | 498461 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | — | ▲ 7057 (#7495 → #438) | $7.7M | 31 |
| #3 | Carolyn Smith | 459262 | Neighbors Federal Credit Union | 421676 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 6992 (#7495 → #503) | $1.9M | 28 |
| #4 | Angelice Fried | 2264922 | BANK OF ST. FRANCISVILLE | 438247 | St Francisvle, LA | ▲ 6740 (#7495 → #755) | $6.7M | 18 |
| #5 | Myra Hazard | 65546 | ClearPath Mortgage, LLC | 2452085 | — | ▲ 6659 (#7495 → #836) | $3.9M | 16 |
| #6 | Kenuatra Flowers | 2146555 | Reliant Mortgage LLC | 1075152 | Youngsville, LA | ▲ 6607 (#7495 → #888) | $2.6M | 15 |
| #6 | Tyler Rhodes | 2070381 | Schumacher Mortgage LLC | 2101256 | Edmond, OK | ▲ 6607 (#7495 → #888) | $6.1M | 15 |
| #8 | Ricardo Rodriguez | 2154001 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | ▲ 6511 (#7495 → #984) | $3.0M | 13 |
| #9 | Kawana Magee | 1984708 | Southwest Funding, LP | 32139 | Metairie, LA | ▲ 6470 (#7495 → #1025) | $3.1M | 12 |
| #9 | Andres Torres | 2189894 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6470 (#7495 → #1025) | $2.6M | 12 |
| #11 | Derrick Hammond | 1191096 | Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC | 376205 | — | ▲ 6417 (#7495 → #1078) | $1.3M | 11 |
| #11 | MICHAEL KRUMHOLT | 913611 | First American Bank and Trust | 415121 | Lutcher, LA | ▲ 6417 (#7495 → #1078) | $4.7M | 11 |
| #13 | April Giddens | 2164123 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Natchitoches, LA | ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #13 | Robert Shadoin | 1609240 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) | $4.0M | 10 |
| #13 | Christopher Fields | 2142344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #13 | Patrick Seyferth | 2162815 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Huntington Woods, MI | ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #17 | Caroline Arceneaux | 2149603 | HomeFi Corp | 1804455 | Cantonment, FL | ▲ 6260 (#7495 → #1235) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #18 | Steven Blakley | 1541777 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #18 | Dominique Harge | 2131335 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.3M | 8 |
| #18 | Corry Abie | 1915929 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #18 | David Yang | 2073601 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #18 | Jennifer McClaren | 76129 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Frederick, MD | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #18 | LaJuan Taylor | 1627039 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.8M | 8 |
| #18 | Dewayne Barbee | 1840707 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #18 | Kimberly Walker | 737004 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Ruston, LA | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #18 | William O'Connor | 275558 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #18 | Samuel Schroeder | 2172178 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #18 | Frank Johnson | 401167 | Hodge Bank & Trust Company | 400018 | Hodge, LA | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $966K | 8 |
| #18 | Gentry Starling | 897196 | Halo Mortgage, LLC | 1879010 | Coral Springs, FL | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #18 | Brandy Rogers | 1962709 | Jonesboro State Bank | 836966 | — | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.3M | 8 |
| #18 | Charles Durand | 644493 | Community First Bank | 403284 | New Iberia, LA | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #32 | Austin Alva | 2087835 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.4M | 7 |
| #32 | Allison Bourne | 2261519 | BankPlus | 431487 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $5.1M | 7 |
| #32 | Celina Mowrey | 378964 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #32 | Kerry Bourgeois | 612685 | First American Bank and Trust | 415121 | Lutcher, LA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Danielle Ice | 2086494 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Covington, LA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #32 | Christian DeJean | 695840 | Bank of Zachary | 405412 | Zachary, LA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #32 | Janalyn Sepcich | 68668 | Citizens Savings Bank | 438147 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Matthew Ball | 1662525 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #32 | Paul Betts | 1417557 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Ciearra Payne | 2107591 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #32 | Rachel Wilhelm | 70596 | Fidelity Bank | 488639 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $376K | 7 |
| #32 | Hilda Lam-Chu | 2056699 | Chevron Federal Credit Union | 441286 | Concord, CA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $3.0M | 7 |
| #32 | Phillip Hansen | 2142517 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #32 | Mark Bourg | 487826 | B1BANK | 721655 | Cut Off, LA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.0M | 7 |
| #32 | Jonathan Terrazas | 1933246 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.9M | 7 |
| #32 | Howard Hahn | 888008 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #32 | Chene Calamita | 1639561 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #32 | Rex Johnson | 401397 | Hodge Bank & Trust Company | 400018 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Jake Berman | 929662 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.8M | 7 |
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. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Louisiana (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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