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 August 27, 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 | — | ▲ 5319 (#5529 → #210) | $10.7M | 39 |
| #2 | Melina West | 121208 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | ▲ 5140 (#5529 → #389) | $5.7M | 25 |
| #3 | Allison Joiner | 2333121 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 5088 (#5529 → #441) | $6.1M | 22 |
| #4 | Richard Sorensen | 1191232 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 75243 | Coeur D Alene, ID | ▲ 5068 (#5529 → #461) | $4.6M | 21 |
| #5 | Jason Guerin | 113052 | Area Home Lending, L.L.C. | 75386 | Walker, LA | ▲ 4983 (#5529 → #546) | $4.1M | 18 |
| #5 | Bradley Boes | 1867891 | Harvesters Credit Union | 506711 | — | ▲ 4983 (#5529 → #546) | $5.0M | 18 |
| #7 | James Masters | 2086904 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 75164 | Fairfax, VA | ▲ 4881 (#5529 → #648) | $4.8M | 15 |
| #8 | Ross Louviere | 1969073 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | St Martinvlle, LA | ▲ 4841 (#5529 → #688) | $4.4M | 14 |
| #9 | Joseph Vinson | 1237834 | Neighborhood Mortgage Company LLC | 2484730 | Dearborn, MI | ▲ 4796 (#5529 → #733) | $1.2M | 13 |
| #9 | Andrew Beyer | 1915959 | Premier Lending, Inc. | 238143 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 4796 (#5529 → #733) | $1.7M | 13 |
| #11 | Isaac Hartley | 389217 | First Financial Bank | 411371 | Trophy Club, TX | ▲ 4748 (#5529 → #781) | $3.0M | 12 |
| #12 | Brandon Bennett | 2162871 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4646 (#5529 → #883) | $613K | 10 |
| #12 | Diane Bauer | 702854 | First Federal Bank of Louisiana | 403609 | Westlake, LA | ▲ 4646 (#5529 → #883) | $689K | 10 |
| #12 | Mercades Horne | 2142714 | APPROVED MORTGAGE, LLC | 1603378 | Lafayette, LA | ▲ 4646 (#5529 → #883) | $2.3M | 10 |
| #12 | Diyana Raben | 1742415 | KINFOLK HOME LOANS LLC | 2336233 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4646 (#5529 → #883) | $2.1M | 10 |
| #12 | Remona Dupre | 1936279 | Stephens Mortgage & Co | 2830201 | Thibodaux, LA | ▲ 4646 (#5529 → #883) | $2.5M | 10 |
| #17 | R Brandon Ternes | 2345730 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 4579 (#5529 → #950) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #17 | Carolyn Gilcrease | 2404400 | BONVENU BANK, N.A. | 412577 | Shreveport, LA | ▲ 4579 (#5529 → #950) | $519K | 9 |
| #17 | Tara Flugence | 1991656 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 4579 (#5529 → #950) | $1.8M | 9 |
| #20 | Brandon Learn | 2162448 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4497 (#5529 → #1032) | $1.6M | 8 |
| #20 | Brent Eckhardt | 659039 | Truist Bank | 399803 | Wilmington, NC | ▲ 4497 (#5529 → #1032) | $5.7M | 8 |
| #20 | Samantha Cormier | 1487464 | CSE Federal Credit Union | 410998 | — | ▲ 4497 (#5529 → #1032) | $3.1M | 8 |
| #20 | Brian Tull | 1632121 | Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Vivian, Louisiana | 463206 | Shreveport, LA | ▲ 4497 (#5529 → #1032) | $568K | 8 |
| #20 | Sean Evans | 1795393 | Southwest Stage Funding, LLC | 89599 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 4497 (#5529 → #1032) | $1.1M | 8 |
| #25 | Jennifer Brown | 222936 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | ▲ 4404 (#5529 → #1125) | $6.0M | 7 |
| #25 | Keith Blackston | 316143 | Finance of America Reverse LLC | 2285 | Tulsa, OK | ▲ 4404 (#5529 → #1125) | $2.6M | 7 |
| #25 | Richard Schiller | 1688902 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Austin, TX | ▲ 4404 (#5529 → #1125) | $626K | 7 |
| #25 | Brianna Chibbaro | 2343534 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4404 (#5529 → #1125) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #25 | William Hodges | 1740799 | Community Bank of Louisiana | 410628 | Mansfield, LA | ▲ 4404 (#5529 → #1125) | $15.6M | 7 |
| #25 | ERIK HILL | 1178530 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | — | ▲ 4404 (#5529 → #1125) | $502K | 7 |
| #31 | Thomas Aldmon | 1700118 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2280 | Knoxville, TN | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #31 | Vincent Taddeo | 2162681 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $1.2M | 6 |
| #31 | Jordan Carreathers | 1399132 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $842K | 6 |
| #31 | Corey Shepherd | 2142813 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $1.1M | 6 |
| #31 | Lisa Buchanan | 2221618 | Regions Bank | 174490 | — | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $922K | 6 |
| #31 | Kristina Banyamin | 2056849 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | — | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $1.0M | 6 |
| #31 | Karlous Morgan | 956381 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Flower Mound, TX | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $4.9M | 6 |
| #31 | Anthony Smith | 112482 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Middleburg Heights, OH | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $176K | 6 |
| #31 | Talia Ray-Reed | 1500301 | Spring EQ, LLC | 1464945 | Mount Laurel, NJ | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $330K | 6 |
| #31 | Cara Jones | 1481566 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 4280 (#5529 → #1249) | $937K | 6 |
| #41 | Beverly Phillips | 2165998 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Hattiesburg, MS | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $195K | 5 |
| #41 | Latasha Hebert | 983270 | Mortgage Select LLC | 2027828 | — | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #41 | Trenton Kidder | 2214992 | Kidder Mortgage and Consulting Services LLC | 2655611 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $926K | 5 |
| #41 | Hector Galvan-Rivas | 1855607 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $251K | 5 |
| #41 | Sheldon Turek | 1911743 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #41 | Christopher Erbelding | 599563 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Youngsville, LA | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $919K | 5 |
| #41 | Alex Abazid | 1408867 | Origna8 Mortgage LLC | 2336339 | Dearborn, MI | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $972K | 5 |
| #41 | Tyler Green | 1139968 | E Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 1416824 | Santa Ana, CA | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $309K | 5 |
| #41 | Jacqueline Dardano | 658588 | Fidelity Bank | 488639 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $791K | 5 |
| #41 | Brian Nguyen | 2345762 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 4106 (#5529 → #1423) | $951K | 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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-climbers-by-units/2023
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