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 August 27, 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 | $11.3M | 29 | 25.7% |
| #2 | Hung Le | 205697 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Metairie, LA | $7.7M | 20 | 37.7% |
| #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 | $2.2M | 15 | 41.7% |
| #4 | 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 | 36.7% |
| #7 | Paxton Fellers | 707708 | ARGENT LENDING LLC | 2342251 | Mandeville, LA | $3.8M | 11 | 91.7% |
| #9 | Ryan Larussa | 96565 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $4.0M | 10 | 21.7% |
| #9 | Tenesha Evans | 545334 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Shreveport, LA | $2.4M | 10 | 76.9% |
| #9 | Mark Griffin | 285621 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.8M | 10 | 37.0% |
| #9 | Deatro Carey | 252962 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | $25K | 10 | 90.9% |
| #13 | Nicholas Terito | 684689 | Area Home Lending, L.L.C. | 75386 | Walker, LA | $2.7M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #13 | David Garretson | 91798 | Crescent City Home Mortgage, LLC | 1545586 | Madisonville, LA | $3.2M | 9 | 32.1% |
| #13 | JOSEPH PIEL | 365511 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | New Orleans, LA | $6.3M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #13 | Corey Knotts | 1921130 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.5M | 9 | 18.8% |
| #17 | Susie Dartlon | 419431 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Monroe, LA | $1.5M | 8 | 14.8% |
| #17 | Leslie O'Neal | 298621 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Irvine, CA | $2.7M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #17 | ARTEM SHAKIROV | 1379099 | Capstone Mortgage Company | 2460211 | Deridder, LA | $2.0M | 8 | 28.6% |
| #17 | Jaclyn Litton | 88420 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Shreveport, LA | $2.8M | 8 | 11.3% |
| #21 | Ryan Thomassie | 350514 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | New Orleans, LA | $4.1M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #21 | Lora Weinstein | 1270829 | APPROVED MORTGAGE, LLC | 1603378 | Lafayette, LA | $1.7M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #21 | Nathan Braud | 89312 | American South Financial Services, L.L.C. | 69331 | Thibodaux, LA | $1.8M | 7 | 17.1% |
| #21 | Dwayne Stein | 175109 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mandeville, LA | $2.0M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #25 | Matthew Winkelpleck | 424265 | Century Next Bank | 411560 | Ruston, LA | $3.4M | 6 | 42.9% |
| #25 | Jeremy Castille | 1421097 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Lafayette, LA | $2.1M | 6 | 17.1% |
| #25 | Joseph Williams | 276726 | Newland Mortgage, Inc. | 1833416 | Prairieville, LA | $3.1M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #25 | Charles Maggio | 109536 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Prairieville, LA | $1.4M | 6 | 30.0% |
| #25 | Benjamin LeBlanc | 2187518 | South Street Mortgage, LLC | 2705525 | Lafayette, LA | $2.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #25 | Aimia Mire | 128546 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | $2.3M | 6 | 10.0% |
| #25 | Kate LaBorde | 1747973 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 33.3% |
| #25 | Courtney Arceneaux | 829307 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Houma, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #25 | Scott Forte | 102756 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | $3.5M | 6 | 25.0% |
| #34 | Amy Jobert | 1648474 | Veritas Lending Group, LLC | 2575822 | Covington, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #34 | Benjamin Leonards | 122813 | MILESTONE MORTGAGE LLC. | 1845221 | Lafayette, LA | $1.5M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #34 | Claude Maher | 179025 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chalmette, LA | $734K | 5 | 33.3% |
| #34 | Hillory Hracek | 1539433 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Hammond, LA | $1.3M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #34 | Michael Mitchell | 647615 | Barksdale Credit Union | 410765 | Bossier City, LA | $452K | 5 | 31.3% |
| #34 | Robert Gulledge | 99109 | Standard Mortgage Corporation | 44912 | Shreveport, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 17.9% |
| #34 | Devin Thomas | 2080957 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Mandeville, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 20.0% |
| #34 | Jason Jackson | 134909 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $3.7M | 5 | 23.8% |
| #34 | CHRISTOPHER BRINSON | 823082 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | New Orleans, LA | $1.9M | 5 | 27.8% |
| #34 | Lauren Tylock | 616874 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Lafayette, LA | $713K | 5 | 20.0% |
| #34 | Philip Pemberton | 858648 | Builders Choice Mortgage LLC | 2275047 | Lake Charles, LA | $2.0M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #34 | John Culverhouse | 106308 | ANECA Federal Credit Union | 403632 | Shreveport, LA | $2.3M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #34 | Ashley Minks | 1033428 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Alexandria, LA | $991K | 5 | 23.8% |
| #34 | Kristen OKeefe | 690275 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $3.2M | 5 | 27.8% |
| #34 | Kelly Wheeler | 973166 | Veritas Lending Group, LLC | 2575822 | Covington, LA | $4.7M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #34 | Jason Vick | 716198 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.4M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #34 | Amanda Germany | 441965 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Hammond, LA | $1.2M | 5 | 29.4% |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-retention-by-units/2025
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