Top loan officers in Louisiana in 2023, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 28, 2026, the top 3 include James Ward (CLB The Community Bank, NMLS #2136571), James Bickley (Synergy One Lending, Inc., NMLS #96576), and Ryan Larussa (Synergy One Lending, Inc., NMLS #96565).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | James Ward | 2136571 | CLB The Community Bank | 441337 | Jena, LA | $200.0M | 5 | $40.0M |
| #2 | James Bickley | 96576 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $68.2M | 238 | $287K |
| #3 | Ryan Larussa | 96565 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $61.3M | 230 | $266K |
| #4 | Stephanie Barto | 71339 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Covington, LA | $55.5M | 187 | $297K |
| #5 | Keith Kelemen | 413307 | The Bank | 405588 | Iowa, LA | $51.5M | 7 | $7.4M |
| #6 | Jonathan Wall | 1852843 | BOM BANK | 401531 | Shreveport, LA | $51.2M | 4 | $12.8M |
| #7 | Matthew Scipper | 775760 | The Bank | 405588 | Jennings, LA | $50.5M | 3 | $16.8M |
| #8 | Jeffery Fontenot | 451749 | First Pioneers Federal Credit Union | 401865 | Lafayette, LA | $50.3M | 3 | $16.8M |
| #9 | Mark Bourg | 487826 | B1BANK | 721655 | Cut Off, LA | $50.3M | 5 | $10.1M |
| #10 | Baris Evran | 859319 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Miami, FL | $50.2M | 2 | $25.1M |
| #11 | Kecherra Shelton | 803936 | Gibsland Bank & Trust Company | 411637 | Sibley, LA | $50.0M | 2 | $25.0M |
| #12 | JOEL GRAY | 1412796 | LOUISIANA LAND BANK, AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ASSOCIATION | 453955 | Shreveport, LA | $50.0M | 1 | $50.0M |
| #12 | Emily Emfinger | 1826203 | Southern Heritage Bank | 469341 | Olla, LA | $50.0M | 1 | $50.0M |
| #12 | Andrew Cruse | 607501 | Southern Heritage Bank | 469341 | Jena, LA | $50.0M | 1 | $50.0M |
| #15 | Corey Knotts | 1921130 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $46.0M | 174 | $264K |
| #16 | Hung Le | 205697 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Metairie, LA | $45.4M | 176 | $258K |
| #17 | Jaclyn Litton | 88420 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Shreveport, LA | $42.3M | 170 | $249K |
| #18 | JOSEPH PIEL | 365511 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $41.8M | 119 | $351K |
| #19 | Susie Dartlon | 419431 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Monroe, LA | $41.2M | 189 | $218K |
| #20 | Wesley Edwards | 131432 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Mandeville, LA | $41.1M | 115 | $358K |
| #21 | Joshua Romine | 1410346 | EFCU Financial Federal Credit Union | 409483 | Baton Rouge, LA | $39.1M | 145 | $269K |
| #22 | Kassandra Moore | 1754562 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Slidell, LA | $39.1M | 164 | $238K |
| #23 | Aimia Mire | 128546 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | $38.2M | 126 | $303K |
| #24 | Ryan Thomassie | 350514 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $38.0M | 110 | $345K |
| #25 | Samantha Daigle | 1798037 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lafayette, LA | $35.9M | 148 | $243K |
| #26 | Sherry Lafitte | 1022791 | Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Vivian, Louisiana | 463206 | Shreveport, LA | $34.2M | 129 | $265K |
| #27 | Brooke Arceneaux | 1987912 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Thibodaux, LA | $32.9M | 128 | $257K |
| #28 | Rolanda Knight | 381024 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Shreveport, LA | $32.3M | 136 | $238K |
| #29 | CHRISTOPHER BRINSON | 823082 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | New Orleans, LA | $31.8M | 61 | $522K |
| #30 | James Kern | 2121000 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Baton Rouge, LA | $31.8M | 118 | $269K |
| #31 | Austin Shumaker | 1490573 | South Street Mortgage, LLC | 2705525 | Lafayette, LA | $30.7M | 113 | $272K |
| #32 | Honi Delahoussaye | 93561 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $30.7M | 131 | $235K |
| #33 | Sara Fernandez | 466122 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Harvey, LA | $30.3M | 104 | $291K |
| #34 | Lisi Holman | 546904 | Carter Federal Credit Union | 469343 | — | $30.3M | 179 | $169K |
| #35 | Tracy West | 81286 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | New Orleans, LA | $27.8M | 84 | $331K |
| #36 | Whitney Reed | 2059830 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Lake Charles, LA | $27.5M | 127 | $217K |
| #37 | David Barber | 97535 | Home Federal Bank | 503926 | Shreveport, LA | $27.2M | 106 | $256K |
| #38 | Matthew Helling | 1241075 | OnPath Federal Credit Union | 401089 | Metairie, LA | $27.0M | 49 | $551K |
| #39 | Megan Romero | 1514405 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lafayette, LA | $26.3M | 108 | $244K |
| #40 | Lindsey Whittaker | 1926312 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Hammond, LA | $26.3M | 116 | $226K |
| #41 | Aaron Taravella | 364712 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $26.0M | 102 | $255K |
| #42 | Turner Francis | 1877434 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Denham Springs, LA | $25.6M | 98 | $261K |
| #43 | Scott Forte | 102756 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | $24.9M | 83 | $300K |
| #44 | Michelle Taylor | 736998 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Ruston, LA | $24.0M | 73 | $329K |
| #45 | Christy Solar | 406126 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Denham Springs, LA | $24.0M | 108 | $222K |
| #46 | Tina Hester | 1041404 | Barksdale Credit Union | 410765 | Bossier City, LA | $24.0M | 178 | $135K |
| #47 | Kristen Alexander | 697358 | EFCU Financial Federal Credit Union | 409483 | Baton Rouge, LA | $23.8M | 104 | $229K |
| #48 | Justin Underwood | 1122476 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Monroe, LA | $23.8M | 103 | $231K |
| #49 | Dominique Shingles | 2094017 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Denham Springs, LA | $23.3M | 89 | $262K |
| #50 | Jennifer Brewster | 1597237 | JAB FINANCIAL LLC | 2577243 | Bossier City, LA | $22.9M | 100 | $229K |
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. Top Mortgage Loan Officers by Volume — Louisiana (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-overall-by-volume/2023
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