Retention champions in Louisiana in 2026, 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), Dwayne Stein (CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #175109), and Deatro Carey (HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK, NMLS #252962).
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 | $6.2M | 18 | 36.7% |
| #2 | Dwayne Stein | 175109 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mandeville, LA | $2.1M | 13 | 56.5% |
| #3 | Deatro Carey | 252962 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | $23K | 9 | 81.8% |
| #4 | Claude Maher | 179025 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chalmette, LA | $1.6M | 8 | 66.7% |
| #5 | David Barber | 97535 | Home Federal Bank | 503926 | Shreveport, LA | $1.9M | 7 | 38.9% |
| #5 | Devin Thomas | 2080957 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Mandeville, LA | $2.2M | 7 | 58.3% |
| #5 | Ryan Larussa | 96565 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.5M | 7 | 25.9% |
| #8 | Wesley Edwards | 131432 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Mandeville, LA | $1.6M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #8 | Coleena Zimet | 394007 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $2.1M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #8 | JOSEPH PIEL | 365511 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $3.0M | 6 | 50.0% |
| #8 | Hung Le | 205697 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Metairie, LA | $3.8M | 6 | 37.5% |
| #12 | Susie Dartlon | 419431 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Monroe, LA | $1.1M | 5 | 15.6% |
| #12 | Mark Griffin | 285621 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.6M | 5 | 38.5% |
| #12 | Jason Jackson | 134909 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $3.2M | 5 | 50.0% |
| #12 | Elise Daniel | 198749 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.7M | 5 | 45.5% |
| #16 | Ryan Thomassie | 350514 | First Federal Bank | 408902 | New Orleans, LA | $1.6M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #16 | Kevin Morgan | 88867 | Arbor Lending Group, L.L.C. | 69344 | Covington, LA | $1.2M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #16 | James Bickley | 96576 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.3M | 4 | 19.0% |
| #16 | Tracy West | 81286 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | New Orleans, LA | $1.3M | 4 | 30.8% |
| #16 | ARTEM SHAKIROV | 1379099 | Capstone Mortgage Company | 2460211 | Deridder, LA | $980K | 4 | 36.4% |
| #16 | Shelley Bentley | 115022 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Lafayette, LA | $1.1M | 4 | 36.4% |
| #16 | Scott Forte | 102756 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | $1.5M | 4 | 18.2% |
| #23 | Michelle Taylor | 736998 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Ruston, LA | $735K | 3 | 20.0% |
| #23 | Austin Shumaker | 1490573 | South Street Mortgage, LLC | 2705525 | Lafayette, LA | $776K | 3 | 21.4% |
| #23 | Joseph Williams | 276726 | Newland Mortgage, Inc. | 1833416 | Prairieville, LA | $840K | 3 | 25.0% |
| #26 | Nathan Braud | 89312 | American South Financial Services, L.L.C. | 69331 | Thibodaux, LA | $846K | 2 | 12.5% |
| #26 | Aimia Mire | 128546 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | $606K | 2 | 7.1% |
| #26 | Troy Schroeder | 112018 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $511K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #26 | Rebecca Mason | 463811 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Shreveport, LA | $449K | 2 | 11.8% |
| #26 | Michael Mitchell | 647615 | Barksdale Credit Union | 410765 | Bossier City, LA | $85K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #26 | Jeffrey Johnson | 190523 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Metairie, LA | $574K | 2 | 20.0% |
| #26 | Lauren Tylock | 616874 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Lafayette, LA | $618K | 2 | 18.2% |
| #33 | Richard Sedberry | 112326 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Hammond, LA | $326K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #33 | Robert Gulledge | 99109 | Standard Mortgage Corporation | 44912 | Shreveport, LA | $160K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #33 | Daina Short | 87686 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | 450086 | Mandeville, LA | $70K | 1 | 10.0% |
| #33 | Jesse Regan | 115717 | Preferred Lending Solutions LLC | 1018326 | Lafayette, LA | $394K | 1 | 10.0% |
| #33 | scott dailey | 119341 | Executive Mortgage of Louisiana, Inc. | 119265 | Lafayette, LA | $170K | 1 | 6.3% |
| #33 | Brooke Arceneaux | 1987912 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Thibodaux, LA | $281K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #33 | Travis Hollingsworth | 93543 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $325K | 1 | 9.1% |
| #33 | Jaclyn Litton | 88420 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Shreveport, LA | $596K | 1 | 3.0% |
| #33 | Jeremy Castille | 1421097 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Lafayette, LA | $395K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #33 | Aaron Taravella | 364712 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $438K | 1 | 8.3% |
| #33 | Christy Solar | 406126 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Denham Springs, LA | $472K | 1 | 10.0% |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-retention-by-units/2026
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