Retention champions in Louisiana in 2025, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Stephanie Barto (GMFS LLC, NMLS #71339), Hung Le (Movement Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #205697), and Alishea Pipkin (Planet Home Lending, LLC, NMLS #626330).
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 | Retained Volume | Retained Loans | Retention Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Stephanie Barto | 71339 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Covington, LA | $11.1M | 28 | 25.2% |
| #2 | Hung Le | 205697 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Metairie, LA | $7.7M | 20 | 38.5% |
| #3 | Alishea Pipkin | 626330 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Shreveport, LA | $3.9M | 17 | 65.4% |
| #4 | David Barber | 97535 | Home Federal Bank | 503926 | Shreveport, LA | $2.3M | 16 | 44.4% |
| #5 | Michelle Hylton | 801631 | Abbeville Building and Loan, a State Chartered Savings Bank | 774678 | Abbeville, LA | $2.4M | 15 | 50.0% |
| #6 | David Brian | 97596 | Gulf Mortgage Group LLC | 69545 | Prairieville, LA | $4.5M | 13 | 68.4% |
| #7 | Tina Hester | 1041404 | Barksdale Credit Union | 410765 | Bossier City, LA | $1.1M | 11 | 35.5% |
| #7 | Paxton Fellers | 707708 | ARGENT LENDING LLC | 2342251 | Mandeville, LA | $3.8M | 11 | 91.7% |
| #9 | Tenesha Evans | 545334 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Shreveport, LA | $2.4M | 10 | 76.9% |
| #9 | Deatro Carey | 252962 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | $25K | 10 | 90.9% |
| #9 | Ryan Larussa | 96565 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $4.0M | 10 | 21.7% |
| #9 | Mark Griffin | 285621 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.8M | 10 | 37.0% |
| #13 | David Garretson | 91798 | Crescent City Home Mortgage, LLC | 1545586 | Madisonville, LA | $3.2M | 9 | 32.1% |
| #13 | Corey Knotts | 1921130 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.5M | 9 | 19.6% |
| #13 | Nicholas Terito | 684689 | Area Home Lending, LLC | 75386 | Walker, LA | $2.7M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #13 | JOSEPH PIEL | 365511 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | New Orleans, LA | $6.3M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #17 | Leslie O'Neal | 298621 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Irvine, CA | $2.7M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #17 | Susie Dartlon | 419431 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Monroe, LA | $1.5M | 8 | 14.8% |
| #17 | Jaclyn Litton | 88420 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Shreveport, LA | $2.8M | 8 | 11.6% |
| #20 | Ryan Thomassie | 350514 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | New Orleans, LA | $4.1M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #20 | Lora Weinstein | 1270829 | APPROVED MORTGAGE, LLC | 1603378 | Lafayette, LA | $1.7M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #20 | Dwayne Stein | 175109 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mandeville, LA | $2.0M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #20 | Nathan Braud | 89312 | American South Financial Services, L.L.C. | 69331 | Thibodaux, LA | $1.8M | 7 | 17.5% |
| #24 | Charles Maggio | 109536 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Prairieville, LA | $1.4M | 6 | 30.0% |
| #24 | Aimia Mire | 128546 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | $2.3M | 6 | 9.8% |
| #24 | Benjamin LeBlanc | 2187518 | South Street Mortgage, LLC | 2705525 | Lafayette, LA | $2.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #24 | Jeremy Castille | 1421097 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Lafayette, LA | $2.1M | 6 | 17.6% |
| #24 | Matthew Winkelpleck | 424265 | Century Next Bank | 411560 | Ruston, LA | $3.4M | 6 | 42.9% |
| #24 | Joseph Williams | 276726 | Newland Mortgage, Inc. | 1833416 | Prairieville, LA | $3.1M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #24 | Courtney Arceneaux | 829307 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Houma, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #24 | Kate LaBorde | 1747973 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 33.3% |
| #32 | Kelly Wheeler | 973166 | Veritas Lending Group, LLC | 2575822 | Covington, LA | $4.7M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #32 | Amanda Germany | 441965 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Hammond, LA | $1.2M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #32 | Ashley Minks | 1033428 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Alexandria, LA | $991K | 5 | 23.8% |
| #32 | Hillory Hracek | 1539433 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Hammond, LA | $1.3M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #32 | Philip Pemberton | 858648 | Builders Choice Mortgage LLC | 2275047 | Lake Charles, LA | $2.0M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #32 | Kristen OKeefe | 690275 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $3.2M | 5 | 27.8% |
| #32 | Amy Jobert | 1648474 | Veritas Lending Group, LLC | 2575822 | Covington, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #32 | Michael Mitchell | 647615 | Barksdale Credit Union | 410765 | Bossier City, LA | $452K | 5 | 33.3% |
| #32 | Claude Maher | 179025 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chalmette, LA | $734K | 5 | 33.3% |
| #32 | Scott Forte | 102756 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | $3.3M | 5 | 21.7% |
| #32 | Jason Vick | 716198 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.4M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #32 | John Culverhouse | 106308 | ANECA Federal Credit Union | 403632 | Shreveport, LA | $2.3M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #32 | Benjamin Leonards | 122813 | MILESTONE MORTGAGE LLC. | 1845221 | Lafayette, LA | $1.5M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #32 | CHRISTOPHER BRINSON | 823082 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | New Orleans, LA | $1.9M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #32 | Jason Jackson | 134909 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $3.7M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #32 | Lauren Tylock | 616874 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Lafayette, LA | $713K | 5 | 20.0% |
| #32 | ARTEM SHAKIROV | 1379099 | Capstone Mortgage Company | 2460211 | Deridder, LA | $1.2M | 5 | 19.2% |
| #32 | Christopher Lewis | 950192 | ChrisLewis., LLC | 2609361 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.3M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #32 | Robert Gulledge | 99109 | Standard Mortgage Corporation | 44912 | Shreveport, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 17.9% |
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. Retention Champions by Loan Count — Louisiana (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-retention-by-units/2025
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