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 October 11, 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 | 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 | Ryan Larussa | 96565 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Baton Rouge, LA | $4.0M | 10 | 21.7% |
| #9 | Deatro Carey | 252962 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | $25K | 10 | 90.9% |
| #9 | Mark Griffin | 285621 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.8M | 10 | 37.0% |
| #13 | JOSEPH PIEL | 365511 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | New Orleans, LA | $6.3M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #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 | 18.8% |
| #13 | Susie Dartlon | 419431 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Monroe, LA | $1.9M | 9 | 16.4% |
| #13 | Nicholas Terito | 684689 | Area Home Lending, L.L.C. | 75386 | Walker, LA | $2.7M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #18 | ARTEM SHAKIROV | 1379099 | Capstone Mortgage Company | 2460211 | Deridder, LA | $2.0M | 8 | 28.6% |
| #18 | Leslie O'Neal | 298621 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Irvine, CA | $2.7M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #18 | Jaclyn Litton | 88420 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Shreveport, LA | $2.8M | 8 | 11.3% |
| #21 | Dwayne Stein | 175109 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mandeville, LA | $2.0M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #21 | Lora Weinstein | 1270829 | APPROVED MORTGAGE, LLC | 1603378 | Lafayette, LA | $1.7M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #21 | Ryan Thomassie | 350514 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | New Orleans, LA | $4.1M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #21 | Nathan Braud | 89312 | American South Financial Services, L.L.C. | 69331 | Thibodaux, LA | $1.8M | 7 | 16.7% |
| #25 | Scott Forte | 102756 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | $3.5M | 6 | 25.0% |
| #25 | Benjamin LeBlanc | 2187518 | South Street Mortgage, LLC | 2705525 | Lafayette, LA | $2.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #25 | Kate LaBorde | 1747973 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 33.3% |
| #25 | Joseph Williams | 276726 | Newland Mortgage, Inc. | 1833416 | Prairieville, LA | $3.1M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #25 | Jeremy Castille | 1421097 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Lafayette, LA | $2.1M | 6 | 17.6% |
| #25 | Matthew Winkelpleck | 424265 | Century Next Bank | 411560 | Ruston, LA | $3.4M | 6 | 42.9% |
| #25 | Aimia Mire | 128546 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | $2.3M | 6 | 10.0% |
| #25 | Courtney Arceneaux | 829307 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Houma, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #25 | Charles Maggio | 109536 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Prairieville, LA | $1.4M | 6 | 30.0% |
| #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 | Christopher Lewis | 950192 | ChrisLewis., LLC | 2609361 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.3M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #34 | Kristen OKeefe | 690275 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $3.2M | 5 | 27.8% |
| #34 | Jason Vick | 716198 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.4M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #34 | Philip Pemberton | 858648 | Builders Choice Mortgage LLC | 2275047 | Lake Charles, LA | $2.0M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #34 | Benjamin Leonards | 122813 | MILESTONE MORTGAGE LLC. | 1845221 | Lafayette, LA | $1.5M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #34 | Kelly Wheeler | 973166 | Veritas Lending Group, LLC | 2575822 | Covington, LA | $4.7M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #34 | Amanda Germany | 441965 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Hammond, LA | $1.2M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #34 | Amy Jobert | 1648474 | Veritas Lending Group, LLC | 2575822 | Covington, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #34 | Jason Jackson | 134909 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $3.7M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #34 | Robert Gulledge | 99109 | Standard Mortgage Corporation | 44912 | Shreveport, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 17.9% |
| #34 | Lauren Tylock | 616874 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Lafayette, LA | $713K | 5 | 20.0% |
| #34 | John Culverhouse | 106308 | ANECA Federal Credit Union | 403632 | Shreveport, LA | $2.3M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #34 | CHRISTOPHER BRINSON | 823082 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | New Orleans, LA | $1.9M | 5 | 27.8% |
| #34 | Ashley Minks | 1033428 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Alexandria, LA | $991K | 5 | 23.8% |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-retention-by-units/2025
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