Biggest climbers in Louisiana in 2026, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Francis Snyder (Planet Home Lending, LLC, NMLS #288071), Ricky Sparks (BANK OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, NMLS #1702048), and KATHY THIBODAUX (HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK, NMLS #1686381).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Francis Snyder | 288071 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Marlton, NJ | ▲ 6956 (#7972 → #1016) | $1.4M | 4 |
| #2 | Ricky Sparks | 1702048 | BANK OF ST. FRANCISVILLE | 438247 | St Francisvle, LA | ▲ 6954 (#6962 → #8) | $50.8M | 3 |
| #3 | KATHY THIBODAUX | 1686381 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Covington, LA | ▲ 6922 (#7187 → #265) | $5.3M | 4 |
| #4 | Chad Doucet | 702185 | South Louisiana Bank | 480421 | Thibodaux, LA | ▲ 6828 (#6843 → #15) | $50.0M | 1 |
| #5 | Dodie Boesch | 2592405 | Third Coast Lending LLC | 2640651 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 6609 (#6865 → #256) | $5.5M | 2 |
| #6 | Alexis Boudreaux | 2751629 | Allegiance Home Lending, LLC | 1770776 | Houma, LA | ▲ 6604 (#7534 → #930) | $1.5M | 9 |
| #7 | Mohammed Dogar | 2177519 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 6495 (#7780 → #1285) | $1.0M | 5 |
| #8 | Elisha Bush | 699636 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 6322 (#7650 → #1328) | $1.0M | 1 |
| #9 | Arian Foster | 2520454 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 6282 (#7426 → #1144) | $1.2M | 9 |
| #10 | Lindsay Romero | 1937201 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Winchester, VA | ▲ 6226 (#7924 → #1698) | $764K | 2 |
| #11 | Early Trant | 803097 | First American Bank and Trust | 415121 | Hammond, LA | ▲ 6137 (#7813 → #1676) | $775K | 2 |
| #12 | Lee Gates | 1963502 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | ▲ 6115 (#6813 → #698) | $2.2M | 5 |
| #13 | Victor Arreola | 2733768 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | ▲ 6008 (#6931 → #923) | $1.6M | 5 |
| #14 | Kurt Albrecht | 32682 | New Era Lending LLC | 2424293 | Houston, TX | ▲ 5987 (#6877 → #890) | $1.6M | 6 |
| #15 | MORGAN BENOIT | 2251218 | Southern Heritage Bank | 469341 | Alexandria, LA | ▲ 5956 (#7397 → #1441) | $915K | 4 |
| #16 | Joseph Smith | 2006358 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Louisville, KY | ▲ 5934 (#7458 → #1524) | $857K | 3 |
| #17 | Johnnie Norton | 2727023 | ClickStart Mortgage LLC | 2281448 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5914 (#7044 → #1130) | $1.2M | 7 |
| #18 | Ramon Mancha | 440961 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | Tysons, VA | ▲ 5883 (#7710 → #1827) | $700K | 1 |
| #19 | Renata Gasque | 2523634 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 5861 (#7247 → #1386) | $952K | 2 |
| #20 | KAREN GRIFFIN | 708080 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Kentwood, LA | ▲ 5838 (#7166 → #1328) | $1.0M | 1 |
| #21 | Diana Brittain Lozano | 265124 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 5735 (#7870 → #2135) | $571K | 2 |
| #22 | Edwin Henry | 1932749 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 5734 (#7429 → #1695) | $765K | 2 |
| #23 | Martez Sanders | 1930768 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5720 (#7280 → #1560) | $834K | 3 |
| #24 | Maxwell Cowger | 1506672 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 5704 (#6548 → #844) | $1.8M | 1 |
| #25 | Billy Clemons | 2508410 | City Bank & Trust Co. | 730114 | Natchitoches, LA | ▲ 5659 (#7101 → #1442) | $915K | 3 |
| #26 | Lee Reed | 2671697 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5657 (#7768 → #2111) | $578K | 2 |
| #27 | Samer Berro | 1149583 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 5591 (#6791 → #1200) | $1.1M | 5 |
| #28 | Arianit Mati | 1313523 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Indian Land, SC | ▲ 5567 (#6262 → #695) | $2.2M | 6 |
| #29 | Aaron Hardenburg | 1794220 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 5565 (#6742 → #1177) | $1.2M | 5 |
| #30 | Candice Beer | 2149859 | First Financial Bank | 411447 | El Dorado, AR | ▲ 5550 (#6980 → #1430) | $919K | 3 |
| #31 | John Ludlow | 832173 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Lake Forest, CA | ▲ 5541 (#7717 → #2176) | $556K | 3 |
| #32 | Benjamin Irvan | 1865957 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5517 (#7264 → #1747) | $743K | 1 |
| #33 | Ashley Palmer | 2441160 | Peoples Bank | 1245831 | Chatham, LA | ▲ 5513 (#6275 → #762) | $2.0M | 7 |
| #34 | Robert Pina | 1800303 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 5501 (#6946 → #1445) | $913K | 2 |
| #35 | Melissa Norris | 1933721 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 401058 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 5480 (#7303 → #1823) | $703K | 1 |
| #36 | Kalvin Chopra | 1669739 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 5445 (#7650 → #2205) | $549K | 2 |
| #37 | Aspen Hill | 420819 | BISON STATE BANK | 757416 | Kansas City, MO | ▲ 5436 (#6757 → #1321) | $1.0M | 2 |
| #38 | Debbie Lor | 2134152 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 5429 (#7269 → #1840) | $696K | 3 |
| #39 | Gregg Khaleel | 1013601 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5425 (#7588 → #2163) | $561K | 5 |
| #40 | Destini Lindsey | 2558556 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | ▲ 5423 (#6948 → #1525) | $857K | 4 |
| #41 | Tristan Rice | 1868887 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 5319 (#7650 → #2331) | $510K | 1 |
| #42 | Dawn Pierron | 487994 | South Louisiana Bank | 480421 | Houma, LA | ▲ 5309 (#6943 → #1634) | $800K | 1 |
| #43 | Kenzie Meek | 2658240 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | ▲ 5287 (#6980 → #1693) | $767K | 2 |
| #44 | Carson Wilkie | 2066136 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Coral Springs, FL | ▲ 5262 (#6417 → #1155) | $1.2M | 3 |
| #45 | Michael De Best | 932451 | Valon Mortgage, Inc. | 1907140 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 5230 (#6038 → #808) | $1.9M | 7 |
| #46 | Heather Edwards | 2766686 | Southwest Louisiana Credit Union | 401286 | Lake Charles, LA | ▲ 5225 (#6902 → #1677) | $775K | 8 |
| #47 | Toni DiMaggio | 1916081 | Valon Mortgage, Inc. | 1907140 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 5205 (#7067 → #1862) | $686K | 2 |
| #48 | Anthony Soss | 130763 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 5193 (#7368 → #2175) | $557K | 2 |
| #49 | Samantha Sonnier | 2701137 | AMERICAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY | 414461 | Scott, LA | ▲ 5184 (#6540 → #1356) | $984K | 4 |
| #50 | Rachelle Lavergne | 108303 | BN MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC | 2352456 | Lafayette, LA | ▲ 5183 (#7259 → #2076) | $596K | 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 Volume — Louisiana (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-climbers-by-volume/2026
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