Top loan officers in Louisiana in 2024, 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 JOHN MCILWAIN (HOMELAND FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, NMLS #800294), James Bickley (Synergy One Lending, Inc., NMLS #96576), and Stephanie Barto (GMFS LLC, NMLS #71339).
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 | 2024 Volume | 2024 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | JOHN MCILWAIN | 800294 | HOMELAND FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | 713325 | Jena, LA | $102.8M | 20 | $5.1M |
| #2 | James Bickley | 96576 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $82.9M | 275 | $302K |
| #3 | Stephanie Barto | 71339 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Covington, LA | $65.1M | 207 | $314K |
| #4 | Corey Knotts | 1921130 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $60.1M | 236 | $255K |
| #5 | Susie Dartlon | 419431 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Monroe, LA | $55.8M | 264 | $212K |
| #6 | Ryan Larussa | 96565 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $54.8M | 197 | $278K |
| #7 | Benjamin St Romain | 1196410 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $54.2M | 7 | $7.7M |
| #8 | Michael Greene | 645707 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $51.7M | 8 | $6.5M |
| #9 | Craig Littleton | 607506 | Southern Heritage Bank | 469341 | Pineville, LA | $51.2M | 6 | $8.5M |
| #10 | Daniel Lonsberry | 416104 | BOM BANK | 401531 | Alexandria, LA | $50.5M | 3 | $16.8M |
| #11 | James Ward | 2136571 | CLB The Community Bank | 441337 | Jena, LA | $50.1M | 2 | $25.0M |
| #12 | Samantha Daigle | 1798037 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lafayette, LA | $48.2M | 205 | $235K |
| #13 | Hung Le | 205697 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Metairie, LA | $46.8M | 169 | $277K |
| #14 | Jaclyn Litton | 88420 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Shreveport, LA | $46.7M | 171 | $273K |
| #15 | CHRISTOPHER BRINSON | 823082 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | New Orleans, LA | $43.7M | 84 | $520K |
| #16 | Scott Forte | 102756 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | $42.5M | 124 | $343K |
| #17 | JOSEPH PIEL | 365511 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $40.7M | 103 | $395K |
| #18 | Joshua Romine | 1410346 | EFCU Financial Federal Credit Union | 409483 | Baton Rouge, LA | $37.7M | 151 | $250K |
| #19 | Kimberly Cunningham | 80859 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Lafayette, LA | $36.4M | 144 | $253K |
| #20 | Sherry Lafitte | 1022791 | Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Vivian, Louisiana | 463206 | Shreveport, LA | $34.7M | 136 | $255K |
| #21 | Wesley Edwards | 131432 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Mandeville, LA | $33.6M | 91 | $369K |
| #22 | Aimia Mire | 128546 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | $33.4M | 105 | $319K |
| #23 | Lisi Holman | 546904 | Carter Federal Credit Union | 469343 | — | $33.4M | 186 | $179K |
| #24 | Brooke Arceneaux | 1987912 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Thibodaux, LA | $32.7M | 131 | $250K |
| #25 | Sara Fernandez | 466122 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Harvey, LA | $32.3M | 103 | $313K |
| #26 | Kelli Eilers | 2215511 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $32.0M | 130 | $246K |
| #27 | Rolanda Knight | 381024 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Shreveport, LA | $31.6M | 168 | $188K |
| #28 | Aaron Taravella | 364712 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $30.6M | 117 | $261K |
| #29 | Nathan Waller | 2254075 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Hammond, LA | $30.6M | 115 | $266K |
| #30 | Ryan Thomassie | 350514 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $29.8M | 84 | $354K |
| #31 | Megan Romero | 1514405 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Lafayette, LA | $29.7M | 128 | $232K |
| #32 | James Kern | 2121000 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Baton Rouge, LA | $29.6M | 112 | $264K |
| #33 | Jack Boasberg | 111912 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | Metairie, LA | $28.5M | 82 | $347K |
| #34 | Ryan Rouhana | 1624024 | OnPath Federal Credit Union | 401089 | Metairie, LA | $28.4M | 69 | $412K |
| #35 | Matthew Helling | 1241075 | OnPath Federal Credit Union | 401089 | Metairie, LA | $28.4M | 46 | $617K |
| #36 | Whitney Reed | 2059830 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Lake Charles, LA | $28.4M | 122 | $233K |
| #37 | Kristen OKeefe | 690275 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $28.1M | 75 | $374K |
| #38 | Ian O'Brien | 1435054 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Hammond, LA | $27.9M | 96 | $291K |
| #39 | Lindsey Whittaker | 1926312 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Hammond, LA | $27.5M | 112 | $246K |
| #40 | DeNeice Varnes | 398631 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $27.4M | 106 | $258K |
| #41 | Turner Francis | 1877434 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Denham Springs, LA | $27.1M | 102 | $265K |
| #42 | Honi Delahoussaye | 93561 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $26.4M | 94 | $281K |
| #43 | ARTEM SHAKIROV | 1379099 | Capstone Mortgage Company | 2460211 | Deridder, LA | $26.4M | 102 | $258K |
| #44 | Joshua Smira | 1352399 | Live Oak Lending, LLC | 1964958 | Destrehan, LA | $24.9M | 76 | $327K |
| #45 | Coleena Zimet | 394007 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $24.2M | 83 | $292K |
| #46 | David Barber | 97535 | Home Federal Bank | 503926 | Shreveport, LA | $24.2M | 90 | $268K |
| #47 | Amanda Dimm | 1106845 | LH Lending LLC | 1197059 | Baton Rouge, LA | $24.0M | 69 | $348K |
| #48 | Dominique Shingles | 2094017 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Denham Springs, LA | $23.9M | 96 | $249K |
| #49 | Devin Thomas | 2080957 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Mandeville, LA | $23.5M | 95 | $248K |
| #50 | Jamie Taylor | 80654 | The Mortgage Firm, Inc. | 189233 | Baton Rouge, LA | $23.5M | 79 | $297K |
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 (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-overall-by-volume/2024
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