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 May 28, 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 | ▲ 7358 (#7458 → #100) | $21.7M | 74 |
| #2 | John Shivers | 498461 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | — | ▲ 7005 (#7458 → #453) | $7.5M | 30 |
| #3 | Carolyn Smith | 459262 | Neighbors Federal Credit Union | 421676 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 6963 (#7458 → #495) | $1.9M | 28 |
| #4 | Angelice Fried | 2264922 | BANK OF ST. FRANCISVILLE | 438247 | St Francisvle, LA | ▲ 6721 (#7458 → #737) | $6.7M | 18 |
| #5 | Myra Hazard | 65546 | ClearPath Mortgage, LLC | 2452085 | — | ▲ 6643 (#7458 → #815) | $3.9M | 16 |
| #6 | Tyler Rhodes | 2070381 | Schumacher Mortgage LLC | 2101256 | Edmond, OK | ▲ 6595 (#7458 → #863) | $6.1M | 15 |
| #6 | Kenuatra Flowers | 2146555 | Reliant Mortgage LLC | 1075152 | Youngsville, LA | ▲ 6595 (#7458 → #863) | $2.6M | 15 |
| #8 | Andres Torres | 2189894 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | San Diego, CA | ▲ 6451 (#7458 → #1007) | $2.6M | 12 |
| #8 | Kawana Magee | 1984708 | Southwest Funding, LP | 32139 | Metairie, LA | ▲ 6451 (#7458 → #1007) | $3.1M | 12 |
| #8 | Ricardo Rodriguez | 2154001 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | ▲ 6451 (#7458 → #1007) | $2.7M | 12 |
| #11 | MICHAEL KRUMHOLT | 913611 | First American Bank and Trust | 415121 | Lutcher, LA | ▲ 6402 (#7458 → #1056) | $4.7M | 11 |
| #11 | Derrick Hammond | 1191096 | Coast2Coast Mortgage, LLC | 376205 | Saint Augustine, FL | ▲ 6402 (#7458 → #1056) | $1.3M | 11 |
| #13 | Robert Shadoin | 1609240 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 6326 (#7458 → #1132) | $4.0M | 10 |
| #13 | April Giddens | 2164123 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Natchitoches, LA | ▲ 6326 (#7458 → #1132) | $2.2M | 10 |
| #13 | Christopher Fields | 2142344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 6326 (#7458 → #1132) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #13 | Patrick Seyferth | 2162815 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Huntington Woods, MI | ▲ 6326 (#7458 → #1132) | $1.9M | 10 |
| #17 | Caroline Arceneaux | 2149603 | HomeFi Corp | 1804455 | Cantonment, FL | ▲ 6247 (#7458 → #1211) | $2.2M | 9 |
| #18 | Steven Blakley | 1541777 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #18 | William O'Connor | 275558 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $2.0M | 8 |
| #18 | David Yang | 2073601 | Better Mortgage Corporation | 330511 | — | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #18 | Samuel Schroeder | 2172178 | Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC | 61602 | Colorado Springs, CO | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $2.2M | 8 |
| #18 | Frank Johnson | 401167 | Hodge Bank & Trust Company | 400018 | Hodge, LA | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $966K | 8 |
| #18 | Kimberly Walker | 737004 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Ruston, LA | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #18 | Gentry Starling | 897196 | Halo Mortgage, LLC | 1879010 | Coral Springs, FL | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $1.7M | 8 |
| #18 | Jennifer McClaren | 76129 | PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB | 421593 | Frederick, MD | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #18 | Dewayne Barbee | 1840707 | Point Digital Finance, Inc. | 1610752 | — | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $2.6M | 8 |
| #18 | Brandy Rogers | 1962709 | Jonesboro State Bank | 836966 | — | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $1.3M | 8 |
| #18 | Charles Durand | 644493 | Community First Bank | 403284 | New Iberia, LA | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #18 | Corry Abie | 1915929 | Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. | 3277 | Cerritos, CA | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #18 | Dominique Harge | 2131335 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $1.3M | 8 |
| #18 | Ciearra Payne | 2107591 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6158 (#7458 → #1300) | $2.1M | 8 |
| #32 | Matthew Ball | 1662525 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #32 | Hilda Lam-Chu | 2056699 | Chevron Federal Credit Union | 441286 | Concord, CA | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $3.0M | 7 |
| #32 | Greggory Bonilla | 1994879 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #32 | Chene Calamita | 1639561 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #32 | Rex Johnson | 401397 | Hodge Bank & Trust Company | 400018 | — | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $1.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Christian DeJean | 695840 | Bank of Zachary | 405412 | Zachary, LA | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $2.3M | 7 |
| #32 | Jake Berman | 929662 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #32 | Mark Bourg | 487826 | B1BANK | 721655 | Cut Off, LA | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $2.0M | 7 |
| #32 | Rachel Wilhelm | 70596 | Fidelity Bank | 488639 | Covington, LA | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $376K | 7 |
| #32 | Janalyn Sepcich | 68668 | Citizens Savings Bank | 438147 | — | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $2.5M | 7 |
| #32 | LaJuan Taylor | 1627039 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $2.4M | 7 |
| #32 | Phillip Hansen | 2142517 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $1.3M | 7 |
| #32 | Austin Alva | 2087835 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $1.4M | 7 |
| #32 | Howard Hahn | 888008 | Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC | 1598647 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $2.2M | 7 |
| #32 | Allison Bourne | 2261519 | BankPlus | 431487 | — | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $5.1M | 7 |
| #32 | Danielle Ice | 2086494 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Covington, LA | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $1.8M | 7 |
| #32 | Celina Mowrey | 378964 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #32 | Paul Betts | 1417557 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Dallas, TX | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $1.5M | 7 |
| #32 | Kerry Bourgeois | 612685 | First American Bank and Trust | 415121 | Lutcher, LA | ▲ 6045 (#7458 → #1413) | $2.5M | 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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-climbers-by-units/2022
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