Biggest climbers in Louisiana in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Angelice Fried (BANK OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, NMLS #2264922), Chad Doucet (South Louisiana Bank, NMLS #702185), and Phillips Lowentritt (Investar Bank, National Association, NMLS #684646).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Angelice Fried | 2264922 | BANK OF ST. FRANCISVILLE | 438247 | St Francisvle, LA | ▲ 6200 (#6220 → #20) | $50.2M | 2 |
| #2 | Chad Doucet | 702185 | South Louisiana Bank | 480421 | Thibodaux, LA | ▲ 6177 (#6200 → #23) | $50.0M | 1 |
| #3 | Phillips Lowentritt | 684646 | Investar Bank, National Association | 481188 | Hammond, LA | ▲ 5654 (#5677 → #23) | $50.0M | 1 |
| #4 | Janette Raymond | 586336 | Fidelity Bank | 488639 | — | ▲ 5386 (#5785 → #399) | $5.1M | 4 |
| #5 | RolLynn Weilbaecher | 2669756 | Fidelity Bank | 488639 | Covington, LA | ▲ 5232 (#5627 → #395) | $5.1M | 4 |
| #6 | Jadyn Brown | 2701163 | Redstick Financial Inc. | 2323391 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 5174 (#5583 → #409) | $5.0M | 21 |
| #7 | Regan Wooten | 269313 | RED RIVER EMPLOYEES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 315545 | Bossier City, LA | ▲ 5169 (#5958 → #789) | $2.4M | 8 |
| #8 | Michelle Naquin | 2309895 | South Louisiana Bank | 480421 | Lafayette, LA | ▲ 5071 (#5083 → #12) | $53.2M | 5 |
| #9 | Francis Snyder | 288071 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 5034 (#6249 → #1215) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #10 | Charlotte Taylor | 2626844 | Barksdale Credit Union | 410765 | Bossier City, LA | ▲ 4965 (#5098 → #133) | $10.9M | 84 |
| #11 | Michael De Best | 932451 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 4756 (#5724 → #968) | $1.9M | 8 |
| #12 | Amanda Ekiss | 666041 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Houma, LA | ▲ 4634 (#6092 → #1458) | $1.1M | 2 |
| #13 | Brynne Shultz | 2645416 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | ▲ 4630 (#5583 → #953) | $1.9M | 9 |
| #14 | Deana Blacklock | 462865 | Guaranty Bank and Trust Company | 433800 | Zachary, LA | ▲ 4580 (#4599 → #19) | $50.3M | 3 |
| #15 | Diana Brittain Lozano | 265124 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 4576 (#6164 → #1588) | $999K | 4 |
| #16 | THOMAS HOLYFIELD | 210861 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Longview, TX | ▲ 4489 (#5532 → #1043) | $1.7M | 7 |
| #17 | Nicholas Yatooma | 938964 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4440 (#5936 → #1496) | $1.1M | 1 |
| #18 | Michael Kalusz | 1675530 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Charlotte, NC | ▲ 4421 (#5980 → #1559) | $1.0M | 4 |
| #19 | Elisha Bush | 699636 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 4400 (#5980 → #1580) | $1.0M | 1 |
| #20 | Carrie Hempsted-McGehee | 685235 | Landmark Bank | 449246 | Clinton, LA | ▲ 4280 (#4297 → #17) | $50.7M | 4 |
| #21 | Ryan Hopkins | 1448763 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 4252 (#5367 → #1115) | $1.6M | 9 |
| #22 | Kurt Albrecht | 32682 | Lit Financial Corporation | 2553292 | Troy, MI | ▲ 4235 (#5310 → #1075) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #23 | Jeremy Brooks | 2096514 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | ▲ 4231 (#5881 → #1650) | $951K | 5 |
| #24 | Lindsay Romero | 1937201 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | ▲ 4219 (#6204 → #1985) | $764K | 2 |
| #25 | Gilbert Bennett | 1177528 | My Easy Mortgage, LLC | 1268485 | Wesley Chapel, FL | ▲ 4190 (#5002 → #812) | $2.3M | 8 |
| #26 | Early Trant | 803097 | First American Bank and Trust | 415121 | Hammond, LA | ▲ 4163 (#6120 → #1957) | $775K | 2 |
| #27 | Paul Karas | 1020753 | Go Rascal Inc. | 2072896 | Brooklyn, NY | ▲ 4162 (#5439 → #1277) | $1.3M | 5 |
| #28 | Kelsi Pennino | 1681448 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 4157 (#5282 → #1125) | $1.5M | 5 |
| #29 | Darrell Meade | 1054183 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4153 (#5141 → #988) | $1.8M | 4 |
| #30 | PRISCILLA SAMANIEGO | 2013653 | CENTRIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 506916 | West Monroe, LA | ▲ 4118 (#4756 → #638) | $3.1M | 19 |
| #31 | Dane St Claire | 2024464 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 4069 (#5830 → #1761) | $886K | 3 |
| #32 | Michael Oliveri | 2417420 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Slidell, LA | ▲ 4051 (#5174 → #1123) | $1.5M | 6 |
| #33 | Dana Rodgers | 360867 | Chevron Federal Credit Union | 441286 | Concord, CA | ▲ 4048 (#5731 → #1683) | $934K | 3 |
| #34 | MORGAN BENOIT | 2251218 | Southern Heritage Bank | 469341 | Alexandria, LA | ▲ 4040 (#5756 → #1716) | $915K | 4 |
| #35 | Jonathon Betcher | 27700 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 4016 (#5595 → #1579) | $1.0M | 5 |
| #36 | Maxwell Cowger | 1506672 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 3984 (#5010 → #1026) | $1.8M | 1 |
| #37 | KAREN GRIFFIN | 708080 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Kentwood, LA | ▲ 3967 (#5547 → #1580) | $1.0M | 1 |
| #38 | Renee Dukaj | 2219423 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3952 (#5671 → #1719) | $914K | 4 |
| #39 | Martin Reyes | 1973601 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 3926 (#5547 → #1621) | $977K | 6 |
| #40 | Arianit Mati | 1313523 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Indian Land, SC | ▲ 3913 (#4774 → #861) | $2.2M | 6 |
| #41 | Joseph Rivers | 776717 | BOM BANK | 401531 | Many, LA | ▲ 3907 (#5232 → #1325) | $1.3M | 4 |
| #42 | Thomas Velten | 1626819 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 3895 (#5336 → #1441) | $1.1M | 7 |
| #43 | Michele Waskom | 428532 | First Federal Bank of Louisiana | 403609 | Natchitoches, LA | ▲ 3890 (#6127 → #2237) | $663K | 2 |
| #44 | Zachary Giambalvo | 1366432 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Melville, NY | ▲ 3885 (#6132 → #2247) | $658K | 2 |
| #45 | Ramon Mancha | 440961 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | Tysons, VA | ▲ 3884 (#6031 → #2147) | $700K | 1 |
| #46 | Lisa Sharpe | 684679 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Loranger, LA | ▲ 3864 (#4761 → #897) | $2.1M | 3 |
| #47 | Kellie Newsom | 484958 | Renasant Bank | 402669 | Petal, MS | ▲ 3828 (#5265 → #1437) | $1.1M | 2 |
| #48 | Cade Mollahan | 2276731 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Columbus, OH | ▲ 3816 (#6154 → #2338) | $627K | 2 |
| #49 | Dawn Price | 938196 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 3811 (#5631 → #1820) | $848K | 6 |
| #50 | Eric Groves | 2103643 | La Capitol Federal Credit Union | 411413 | Baton Rouge, LA | ▲ 3800 (#5498 → #1698) | $924K | 8 |
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 Volume — Louisiana. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-climbers-by-volume
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