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 May 28, 2026, the top 3 include Rebekah Shelton (Navy Federal Credit Union, NMLS #1609088), Melina West (DSLD Mortgage, 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 | — | ▲ 5283 (#5492 → #209) | $10.7M | 39 |
| #2 | Melina West | 121208 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Lafayette, LA | ▲ 5104 (#5492 → #388) | $5.7M | 25 |
| #3 | Allison Joiner | 2333121 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 5053 (#5492 → #439) | $6.1M | 22 |
| #4 | Richard Sorensen | 1191232 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Coeur D Alene, ID | ▲ 5036 (#5492 → #456) | $4.6M | 21 |
| #5 | Bradley Boes | 1867891 | Harvesters Credit Union | 506711 | — | ▲ 4950 (#5492 → #542) | $5.0M | 18 |
| #6 | Jason Guerin | 113052 | Area Home Lending, LLC | 75386 | Walker, LA | ▲ 4911 (#5492 → #581) | $3.9M | 17 |
| #7 | James Masters | 2086904 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 4846 (#5492 → #646) | $4.8M | 15 |
| #8 | Ross Louviere | 1969073 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | St Martinvlle, LA | ▲ 4807 (#5492 → #685) | $4.4M | 14 |
| #9 | Joseph Vinson | 1237834 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4762 (#5492 → #730) | $1.2M | 13 |
| #10 | Isaac Hartley | 389217 | First Financial Bank | 411371 | Trophy Club, TX | ▲ 4714 (#5492 → #778) | $3.0M | 12 |
| #10 | Andrew Beyer | 1915959 | Premier Lending, Inc. | 238143 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 4714 (#5492 → #778) | $1.4M | 12 |
| #12 | Remona Dupre | 1936279 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | — | ▲ 4611 (#5492 → #881) | $2.5M | 10 |
| #12 | Brandon Bennett | 2162871 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4611 (#5492 → #881) | $613K | 10 |
| #12 | Mercades Horne | 2142714 | APPROVED MORTGAGE, LLC | 1603378 | Lafayette, LA | ▲ 4611 (#5492 → #881) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #15 | R Brandon Ternes | 2345730 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 4546 (#5492 → #946) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #15 | Tara Flugence | 1991656 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 4546 (#5492 → #946) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #15 | Diane Bauer | 702854 | First Federal Bank of Louisiana | 403609 | Westlake, LA | ▲ 4546 (#5492 → #946) | $644K | 9 |
| #15 | Carolyn Gilcrease | 2404400 | BONVENU BANK, N.A. | 412577 | Shreveport, LA | ▲ 4546 (#5492 → #946) | $519K | 9 |
| #19 | Sean Evans | 1795393 | Southwest Stage Funding, LLC | 89599 | McKinney, TX | ▲ 4465 (#5492 → #1027) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #19 | Samantha Cormier | 1487464 | CSE Federal Credit Union | 410998 | — | ▲ 4465 (#5492 → #1027) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #19 | Brandon Learn | 2162448 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4465 (#5492 → #1027) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #19 | Brent Eckhardt | 659039 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 4465 (#5492 → #1027) | $5.7M | 8 |
| #23 | Richard Schiller | 1688902 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Austin, TX | ▲ 4375 (#5492 → #1117) | $626K | 7 |
| #23 | Brian Tull | 1632121 | Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Vivian, Louisiana | 463206 | Shreveport, LA | ▲ 4375 (#5492 → #1117) | $474K | 7 |
| #23 | Jennifer Brown | 222936 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 4375 (#5492 → #1117) | $6.0M | 7 |
| #23 | Brianna Chibbaro | 2343534 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4375 (#5492 → #1117) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #23 | ERIK HILL | 1178530 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | — | ▲ 4375 (#5492 → #1117) | $502K | 7 |
| #23 | William Hodges | 1740799 | Community Bank of Louisiana | 410628 | Mansfield, LA | ▲ 4375 (#5492 → #1117) | $15.6M | 7 |
| #23 | Keith Blackston | 316143 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Tulsa, OK | ▲ 4375 (#5492 → #1117) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #30 | Lisa Buchanan | 2221618 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $922K | 6 |
| #30 | Jordan Carreathers | 1399132 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $842K | 6 |
| #30 | Talia Ray-Reed | 1500301 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $330K | 6 |
| #30 | Corey Shepherd | 2142813 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #30 | Anthony Smith | 112482 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Middleburg Heights, OH | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $176K | 6 |
| #30 | Thomas Aldmon | 1700118 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #30 | Karlous Morgan | 956381 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Flower Mound, TX | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $4.9M | 6 |
| #30 | Vincent Taddeo | 2162681 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #30 | Kristina Banyamin | 2056849 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | — | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $1.0M | 6 |
| #30 | Cara Jones | 1481566 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 4250 (#5492 → #1242) | $937K | 6 |
| #40 | Tyler Green | 1139968 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $309K | 5 |
| #40 | Nicole Stober | 2068555 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #40 | Deborah Kennedy | 826598 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #40 | Ebone Anderson | 1944709 | The Cottonport Bank | 465945 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $756K | 5 |
| #40 | Jeffery Weitz | 1107242 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $903K | 5 |
| #40 | Judith Ayala Rojas | 1306023 | Bank of America, N.A. | 399802 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $1.4M | 5 |
| #40 | Ruby Talley | 2245597 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Chalmette, LA | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $696K | 5 |
| #40 | Jacqueline Dardano | 658588 | Fidelity Bank | 488639 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $791K | 5 |
| #40 | Kevin Bell | 1139922 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $1.4M | 5 |
| #40 | Sabreenazeer Abdullah | 2013111 | Geneva Financial, LLC | 42056 | — | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $1.0M | 5 |
| #40 | William Walker | 124493 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Madisonville, LA | ▲ 4074 (#5492 → #1418) | $1.3M | 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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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