Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Louisiana (2022)

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 July 13, 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.

Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Louisiana (2022) — top 50
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 ▲ 6658 (#7495 → #837) $3.9M 16
#6 Tyler Rhodes 2070381 Schumacher Mortgage LLC 2101256 Edmond, OK ▲ 6605 (#7495 → #890) $6.1M 15
#6 Kenuatra Flowers 2146555 Reliant Mortgage LLC 1075152 Youngsville, LA ▲ 6605 (#7495 → #890) $2.6M 15
#8 Ricardo Rodriguez 2154001 Eustis Mortgage Corporation 70345 Covington, LA ▲ 6511 (#7495 → #984) $3.0M 13
#9 Andres Torres 2189894 Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC 173855 San Diego, CA ▲ 6470 (#7495 → #1025) $2.6M 12
#9 Kawana Magee 1984708 Southwest Funding, LP 32139 Metairie, LA ▲ 6470 (#7495 → #1025) $3.1M 12
#11 MICHAEL KRUMHOLT 913611 First American Bank and Trust 415121 Lutcher, LA ▲ 6416 (#7495 → #1079) $4.7M 11
#11 Derrick Hammond 1191096 Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC 376205 Saint Augustine, FL ▲ 6416 (#7495 → #1079) $1.3M 11
#13 Robert Shadoin 1609240 Red River Bank 422277 Baton Rouge, LA ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) $4.0M 10
#13 April Giddens 2164123 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 2289 Natchitoches, LA ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) $2.2M 10
#13 Patrick Seyferth 2162815 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 399798 Huntington Woods, MI ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) $1.9M 10
#13 Christopher Fields 2142344 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Phoenix, AZ ▲ 6343 (#7495 → #1152) $1.9M 10
#17 Caroline Arceneaux 2149603 HomeFi Corp 1804455 Cantonment, FL ▲ 6261 (#7495 → #1234) $2.2M 9
#18 Gentry Starling 897196 Halo Mortgage, LLC 1879010 Coral Springs, FL ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $1.7M 8
#18 William O'Connor 275558 loanDepot.com, LLC 174457 ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $2.0M 8
#18 David Yang 2073601 Better Mortgage Corporation 330511 ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $1.9M 8
#18 Brandy Rogers 1962709 Jonesboro State Bank 836966 ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $1.3M 8
#18 Samuel Schroeder 2172178 Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC 61602 Colorado Springs, CO ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $2.2M 8
#18 Steven Blakley 1541777 Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1907 ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $2.0M 8
#18 Kimberly Walker 737004 Origin Bank 455990 Ruston, LA ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $1.6M 8
#18 LaJuan Taylor 1627039 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $2.8M 8
#18 Corry Abie 1915929 Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. 3277 ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $1.1M 8
#18 Charles Durand 644493 Community First Bank 403284 New Iberia, LA ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $2.4M 8
#18 Jennifer McClaren 76129 PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB 421593 Frederick, MD ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $2.6M 8
#18 Dewayne Barbee 1840707 Zillow Home Loans, LLC 10287 Plano, TX ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $2.6M 8
#18 Dominique Harge 2131335 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $1.3M 8
#18 Frank Johnson 401167 Hodge Bank & Trust Company 400018 Hodge, LA ▲ 6169 (#7495 → #1326) $966K 8
#32 Kerry Bourgeois 612685 First American Bank and Trust 415121 Lutcher, LA ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $2.5M 7
#32 Austin Alva 2087835 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $1.4M 7
#32 Matthew Ball 1662525 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $1.1M 7
#32 Greggory Bonilla 1994879 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 35953 Pasadena, CA ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $1.2M 7
#32 Jake Berman 929662 SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 696891 Cottonwood Heights, UT ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $1.8M 7
#32 Phillip Hansen 2142517 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $1.3M 7
#32 Hilda Lam-Chu 2056699 Chevron Federal Credit Union 441286 Concord, CA ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $3.0M 7
#32 Paul Betts 1417557 New American Funding, LLC 6606 Dallas, TX ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $1.5M 7
#32 Allison Bourne 2261519 BankPlus 431487 ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $5.1M 7
#32 Christian DeJean 695840 Bank of Zachary 405412 Zachary, LA ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $2.3M 7
#32 Danielle Ice 2086494 Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC 173855 Covington, LA ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $1.8M 7
#32 Mark Bourg 487826 B1BANK 721655 Cut Off, LA ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $2.0M 7
#32 Rachel Wilhelm 70596 Fidelity Bank 488639 ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $376K 7
#32 Howard Hahn 888008 Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC 1598647 Mount Laurel, NJ ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $2.2M 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 Chene Calamita 1639561 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $2.6M 7
#32 Ciearra Payne 2107591 Rocket Mortgage, LLC 3030 Detroit, MI ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $1.8M 7
#32 Rex Johnson 401397 Hodge Bank & Trust Company 400018 ▲ 6049 (#7495 → #1446) $1.5M 7

Frequently asked

Who is the top mortgage loan officer climber in Louisiana in 2022?
James Kern (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #2121000) ranks #1 in Louisiana in 2022 with 75 closed loans based on MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.
Who are the top mortgage loan officers in Louisiana in 2022?
1. James Kern (Guaranteed Rate, Inc.); 2. John Shivers (NEXA Mortgage, LLC); 3. Carolyn Smith (Neighbors Federal Credit Union). The full ranking continues on this page, sourced from MMI's public-record mortgage dataset.

About this data

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.

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TopMortgageOriginators.com. Biggest Climbers by Loan Count — Louisiana (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-climbers-by-units/2022

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