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 May 28, 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 | $10.9M | 27 | 24.3% |
| #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 | $3.8M | 16 | 66.7% |
| #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 | 51.7% |
| #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 | 37.9% |
| #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 | Deatro Carey | 252962 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | $25K | 10 | 90.9% |
| #12 | Nicholas Terito | 684689 | Area Home Lending, LLC | 75386 | Walker, LA | $2.7M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #12 | Corey Knotts | 1921130 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.5M | 9 | 19.6% |
| #14 | David Garretson | 91798 | Crescent City Home Mortgage, LLC | 1545586 | Madisonville, LA | $3.0M | 8 | 29.6% |
| #14 | Mark Griffin | 285621 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.2M | 8 | 33.3% |
| #14 | JOSEPH PIEL | 365511 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $5.7M | 8 | 36.4% |
| #14 | Jaclyn Litton | 88420 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Shreveport, LA | $2.8M | 8 | 11.6% |
| #14 | Leslie O'Neal | 298621 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Irvine, CA | $2.7M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #14 | Susie Dartlon | 419431 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Monroe, LA | $1.5M | 8 | 14.8% |
| #20 | Lora Weinstein | 1270829 | APPROVED MORTGAGE, LLC | 1603378 | Lafayette, LA | $1.7M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #20 | Ryan Thomassie | 350514 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $4.1M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #22 | Matthew Winkelpleck | 424265 | Century Next Bank | 411560 | Ruston, LA | $3.4M | 6 | 42.9% |
| #22 | Courtney Arceneaux | 829307 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Houma, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #22 | Joseph Williams | 276726 | Newland Mortgage, Inc. | 1833416 | Prairieville, LA | $3.1M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #22 | Jeremy Castille | 1421097 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Lafayette, LA | $2.1M | 6 | 17.6% |
| #22 | Dwayne Stein | 175109 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mandeville, LA | $1.7M | 6 | 40.0% |
| #22 | Nathan Braud | 89312 | American South Financial Services, L.L.C. | 69331 | Thibodaux, LA | $1.6M | 6 | 17.1% |
| #22 | Benjamin LeBlanc | 2187518 | South Street Mortgage, LLC | 2705525 | Lafayette, LA | $2.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #22 | Kate LaBorde | 1747973 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 33.3% |
| #30 | Devin Thomas | 2080957 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Mandeville, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 20.0% |
| #30 | Jason Vick | 716198 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.4M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #30 | Hillory Hracek | 1539433 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Hammond, LA | $1.3M | 5 | 35.7% |
| #30 | Michael Mitchell | 647615 | Barksdale Credit Union | 410765 | Bossier City, LA | $452K | 5 | 35.7% |
| #30 | John Culverhouse | 106308 | ANECA Federal Credit Union | 403632 | Shreveport, LA | $2.3M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #30 | Kelly Wheeler | 973166 | Veritas Lending Group, LLC | 2575822 | Covington, LA | $4.7M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #30 | CHRISTOPHER BRINSON | 823082 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | New Orleans, LA | $1.9M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #30 | Philip Pemberton | 858648 | Builders Choice Mortgage LLC | 2275047 | Lake Charles, LA | $2.0M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #30 | Charles Maggio | 109536 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Prairieville, LA | $1.2M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #30 | Christopher Lewis | 950192 | ChrisLewis., LLC | 2609361 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.3M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #30 | Aimia Mire | 128546 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | $1.9M | 5 | 8.6% |
| #30 | Benjamin Leonards | 122813 | MILESTONE MORTGAGE LLC. | 1845221 | Lafayette, LA | $1.5M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #30 | Jason Jackson | 134909 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $3.7M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #30 | Lauren Tylock | 616874 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Lafayette, LA | $713K | 5 | 20.0% |
| #30 | Amy Jobert | 1648474 | Veritas Lending Group, LLC | 2575822 | Covington, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #30 | Ashley Minks | 1033428 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Alexandria, LA | $991K | 5 | 23.8% |
| #30 | Scott Forte | 102756 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | $3.3M | 5 | 20.8% |
| #30 | Claude Maher | 179025 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chalmette, LA | $734K | 5 | 33.3% |
| #30 | Amanda Germany | 441965 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Hammond, LA | $1.2M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #49 | Kristen OKeefe | 690275 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $2.9M | 4 | 23.5% |
| #49 | Joshua Smira | 1352399 | Live Oak Lending, LLC | 1964958 | Destrehan, LA | $2.4M | 4 | 26.7% |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-retention-by-units/2025
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