Biggest climbers in Louisiana in 2023, 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 Rebekah Shelton (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1609088), Melina West (GMFS LLC, NMLS #121208), and Allison Joiner (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2333121).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rebekah Shelton | 1609088 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 5320 (#5530 → #210) | $10.7M | 39 |
| #2 | Melina West | 121208 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | ▲ 5141 (#5530 → #389) | $5.7M | 25 |
| #3 | Allison Joiner | 2333121 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 5089 (#5530 → #441) | $6.1M | 22 |
| #4 | Richard Sorensen | 1191232 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Coeur D Alene, ID | ▲ 5069 (#5530 → #461) | $4.6M | 21 |
| #5 | Bradley Boes | 1867891 | Harvesters Credit Union | 506711 | — | ▲ 4984 (#5530 → #546) | $5.0M | 18 |
| #5 | Jason Guerin | 113052 | Area Home Lending, LLC | 75386 | Walker, LA | ▲ 4984 (#5530 → #546) | $4.1M | 18 |
| #7 | James Masters | 2086904 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Fairfax, VA | ▲ 4882 (#5530 → #648) | $4.8M | 15 |
| #8 | Ross Louviere | 1969073 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | St Martinvlle, LA | ▲ 4842 (#5530 → #688) | $4.4M | 14 |
| #9 | Joseph Vinson | 1237834 | Neighborhood Mortgage Company LLC | 2484730 | Dearborn, MI | ▲ 4797 (#5530 → #733) | $1.2M | 13 |
| #9 | Andrew Beyer | 1915959 | Premier Lending, Inc. | 238143 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 4797 (#5530 → #733) | $1.7M | 13 |
| #11 | Isaac Hartley | 389217 | First Financial Bank | 411371 | Trophy Club, TX | ▲ 4749 (#5530 → #781) | $3.0M | 12 |
| #12 | Mercades Horne | 2142714 | APPROVED MORTGAGE, LLC | 1603378 | Lafayette, LA | ▲ 4647 (#5530 → #883) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #12 | Brandon Bennett | 2162871 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4647 (#5530 → #883) | $613K | 10 |
| #12 | Diane Bauer | 702854 | First Federal Bank of Louisiana | 403609 | Westlake, LA | ▲ 4647 (#5530 → #883) | $689K | 10 |
| #12 | Remona Dupre | 1936279 | Stephens Mortgage & Co | 2830201 | Saint Martinville, LA | ▲ 4647 (#5530 → #883) | $2.5M | 10 |
| #12 | Diyana Raben | 1742415 | KINFOLK HOME LOANS LLC | 2336233 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4647 (#5530 → #883) | $2.1M | 10 |
| #17 | Carolyn Gilcrease | 2404400 | BONVENU BANK, N.A. | 412577 | Shreveport, LA | ▲ 4580 (#5530 → #950) | $519K | 9 |
| #17 | R Brandon Ternes | 2345730 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 4580 (#5530 → #950) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #17 | Tara Flugence | 1991656 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 4580 (#5530 → #950) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #20 | Brent Eckhardt | 659039 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 4498 (#5530 → #1032) | $5.7M | 8 |
| #20 | Samantha Cormier | 1487464 | CSE Federal Credit Union | 410998 | — | ▲ 4498 (#5530 → #1032) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #20 | Brian Tull | 1632121 | Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Vivian, Louisiana | 463206 | Shreveport, LA | ▲ 4498 (#5530 → #1032) | $568K | 8 |
| #20 | Brandon Learn | 2162448 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4498 (#5530 → #1032) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #20 | Sean Evans | 1795393 | Southwest Stage Funding, LLC | 89599 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 4498 (#5530 → #1032) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #25 | Keith Blackston | 316143 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Tulsa, OK | ▲ 4406 (#5530 → #1124) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #25 | Jennifer Brown | 222936 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 4406 (#5530 → #1124) | $6.0M | 7 |
| #25 | William Hodges | 1740799 | Community Bank of Louisiana | 410628 | Mansfield, LA | ▲ 4406 (#5530 → #1124) | $15.6M | 7 |
| #25 | Richard Schiller | 1688902 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Austin, TX | ▲ 4406 (#5530 → #1124) | $626K | 7 |
| #25 | ERIK HILL | 1178530 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | — | ▲ 4406 (#5530 → #1124) | $502K | 7 |
| #25 | Brianna Chibbaro | 2343534 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4406 (#5530 → #1124) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #31 | Corey Shepherd | 2142813 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #31 | Karlous Morgan | 956381 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Flower Mound, TX | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $4.9M | 6 |
| #31 | Talia Ray-Reed | 1500301 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $330K | 6 |
| #31 | Anthony Smith | 112482 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Middleburg Heights, OH | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $176K | 6 |
| #31 | Cara Jones | 1481566 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $937K | 6 |
| #31 | Kristina Banyamin | 2056849 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | — | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $1.0M | 6 |
| #31 | Lisa Buchanan | 2221618 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $922K | 6 |
| #31 | Vincent Taddeo | 2162681 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #31 | Jordan Carreathers | 1399132 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $842K | 6 |
| #31 | Thomas Aldmon | 1700118 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 4281 (#5530 → #1249) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #41 | Christopher Erbelding | 599563 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Youngsville, LA | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $919K | 5 |
| #41 | Sheldon Turek | 1911743 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #41 | Ruby Talley | 2245597 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Chalmette, LA | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $696K | 5 |
| #41 | Zachary Blythe | 2392351 | City Bank & Trust Co. | 730114 | Shreveport, LA | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $1.9M | 5 |
| #41 | Alex Abazid | 1408867 | RAPID HOME LOANS LLC | 2336339 | Dearborn, MI | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $972K | 5 |
| #41 | Trenton Kidder | 2214992 | Kidder Mortgage and Consulting Services LLC | 2655611 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $926K | 5 |
| #41 | Beverly Phillips | 2165998 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Hattiesburg, MS | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $195K | 5 |
| #41 | Latasha Hebert | 983270 | Mortgage Select LLC | 2027828 | — | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #41 | Indrit Bleta | 28414 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $776K | 5 |
| #41 | Ebone Anderson | 1944709 | The Cottonport Bank | 465945 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 4107 (#5530 → #1423) | $756K | 5 |
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 (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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