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 August 27, 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 | ▲ 7398 (#7495 → #97) | $22.0M | 75 |
| #2 | John Shivers | 498461 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | — | ▲ 7058 (#7495 → #437) | $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 | ▲ 6606 (#7495 → #889) | $2.6M | 15 |
| #6 | Tyler Rhodes | 2070381 | Schumacher Mortgage LLC | 2101256 | Edmond, OK | ▲ 6606 (#7495 → #889) | $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 | Patrick Seyferth | 2162815 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Huntington Woods, MI | ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #13 | April Giddens | 2164123 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Natchitoches, LA | ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #13 | Christopher Fields | 2142344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #13 | Robert Shadoin | 1609240 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) | $4.0M | 10 |
| #17 | Caroline Arceneaux | 2149603 | HomeFi Corp | 1804455 | Cantonment, FL | ▲ 6261 (#7495 → #1234) | $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 | Gentry Starling | 897196 | Halo Mortgage, LLC | 1879010 | Coral Springs, FL | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #18 | Kimberly Walker | 737004 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Ruston, LA | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #18 | David Yang | 2073601 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #18 | LaJuan Taylor | 1627039 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.8M | 8 |
| #18 | Charles Durand | 644493 | Community First Bank | 403284 | New Iberia, LA | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #18 | Frank Johnson | 401167 | Hodge Bank & Trust Company | 400018 | Hodge, LA | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $966K | 8 |
| #18 | Corry Abie | 1915929 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #18 | Brandy Rogers | 1962709 | Jonesboro State Bank | 836966 | — | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $1.3M | 8 |
| #18 | Dewayne Barbee | 1840707 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Plano, TX | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #18 | Jennifer McClaren | 76129 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Frederick, MD | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #18 | Samuel Schroeder | 2172178 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #18 | William O'Connor | 275558 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 6168 (#7495 → #1327) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #32 | Phillip Hansen | 2142517 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #32 | Allison Bourne | 2261519 | BankPlus | 431487 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $5.1M | 7 |
| #32 | Howard Hahn | 888008 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #32 | Paul Betts | 1417557 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Mark Bourg | 487826 | B1BANK | 721655 | Cut Off, LA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.0M | 7 |
| #32 | Rex Johnson | 401397 | Hodge Bank & Trust Company | 400018 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Greggory Bonilla | 1994879 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #32 | Kerry Bourgeois | 612685 | First American Bank and Trust | 415121 | Lutcher, LA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Jake Berman | 929662 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #32 | Christian DeJean | 695840 | Bank of Zachary | 405412 | Zachary, LA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #32 | Ciearra Payne | 2107591 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #32 | Chene Calamita | 1639561 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #32 | Rachel Wilhelm | 70596 | Fidelity Bank | 488639 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $376K | 7 |
| #32 | Danielle Ice | 2086494 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Covington, LA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #32 | Celina Mowrey | 378964 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #32 | Janalyn Sepcich | 68668 | Citizens Savings Bank | 438147 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Hilda Lam-Chu | 2056699 | Chevron Federal Credit Union | 441286 | Concord, CA | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $3.0M | 7 |
| #32 | Matthew Ball | 1662525 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #32 | Austin Alva | 2087835 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) | $1.4M | 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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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