Retention champions in Louisiana in 2025, ranked by total volume. 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 JOSEPH PIEL (Eustis Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #365511).
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 | JOSEPH PIEL | 365511 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | New Orleans, LA | $6.3M | 9 | 40.9% |
| #4 | Kelly Wheeler | 973166 | Veritas Lending Group, LLC | 2575822 | Covington, LA | $4.7M | 5 | 41.7% |
| #5 | David Brian | 97596 | Gulf Mortgage Group LLC | 69545 | Prairieville, LA | $4.5M | 13 | 68.4% |
| #6 | Ryan Thomassie | 350514 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | New Orleans, LA | $4.1M | 7 | 35.0% |
| #7 | Ryan Larussa | 96565 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $4.0M | 10 | 21.7% |
| #8 | Alishea Pipkin | 626330 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Shreveport, LA | $3.9M | 17 | 65.4% |
| #9 | Paxton Fellers | 707708 | ARGENT LENDING LLC | 2342251 | Mandeville, LA | $3.8M | 11 | 91.7% |
| #10 | Jason Jackson | 134909 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $3.7M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #11 | Matthew Winkelpleck | 424265 | Century Next Bank | 411560 | Ruston, LA | $3.4M | 6 | 42.9% |
| #12 | Scott Forte | 102756 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Covington, LA | $3.3M | 5 | 21.7% |
| #13 | David Garretson | 91798 | Crescent City Home Mortgage, LLC | 1545586 | Madisonville, LA | $3.2M | 9 | 32.1% |
| #14 | Kristen OKeefe | 690275 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $3.2M | 5 | 27.8% |
| #15 | Joseph Williams | 276726 | Newland Mortgage, Inc. | 1833416 | Prairieville, LA | $3.1M | 6 | 27.3% |
| #16 | William Persohn | 65095 | Premier Lending, LLC | 41105 | Kenner, LA | $2.9M | 4 | 22.2% |
| #17 | Jaclyn Litton | 88420 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Shreveport, LA | $2.8M | 8 | 11.6% |
| #18 | Mark Griffin | 285621 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.8M | 10 | 37.0% |
| #19 | Leslie O'Neal | 298621 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | Irvine, CA | $2.7M | 8 | 80.0% |
| #20 | Nicholas Terito | 684689 | Area Home Lending, LLC | 75386 | Walker, LA | $2.7M | 9 | 42.9% |
| #21 | Corey Knotts | 1921130 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $2.5M | 9 | 19.6% |
| #22 | Benjamin LeBlanc | 2187518 | South Street Mortgage, LLC | 2705525 | Lafayette, LA | $2.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #23 | Michelle Hylton | 801631 | Abbeville Building and Loan, a State Chartered Savings Bank | 774678 | Abbeville, LA | $2.4M | 15 | 50.0% |
| #24 | Tenesha Evans | 545334 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Shreveport, LA | $2.4M | 10 | 76.9% |
| #25 | Joshua Smira | 1352399 | Live Oak Lending, LLC | 1964958 | Destrehan, LA | $2.4M | 4 | 25.0% |
| #26 | John Culverhouse | 106308 | ANECA Federal Credit Union | 403632 | Shreveport, LA | $2.3M | 5 | 26.3% |
| #27 | David Barber | 97535 | Home Federal Bank | 503926 | Shreveport, LA | $2.3M | 16 | 44.4% |
| #28 | Lisi Holman | 546904 | Carter Federal Credit Union | 469343 | — | $2.3M | 4 | 12.5% |
| #29 | Aimia Mire | 128546 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Lafayette, LA | $2.3M | 6 | 9.8% |
| #30 | Jeremy Castille | 1421097 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Lafayette, LA | $2.1M | 6 | 17.6% |
| #31 | Jack Boasberg | 111912 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $2.1M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #32 | Philip Pemberton | 858648 | Builders Choice Mortgage LLC | 2275047 | Lake Charles, LA | $2.0M | 5 | 33.3% |
| #33 | Dwayne Stein | 175109 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mandeville, LA | $2.0M | 7 | 43.8% |
| #34 | Ryan Rouhana | 1624024 | OnPath Federal Credit Union | 401089 | Metairie, LA | $2.0M | 4 | 30.8% |
| #35 | CHRISTOPHER BRINSON | 823082 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | New Orleans, LA | $1.9M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #36 | Lynn Sharer | 80968 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.8M | 3 | 27.3% |
| #37 | Nathan Braud | 89312 | American South Financial Services, L.L.C. | 69331 | Thibodaux, LA | $1.8M | 7 | 17.5% |
| #38 | Lora Weinstein | 1270829 | APPROVED MORTGAGE, LLC | 1603378 | Lafayette, LA | $1.7M | 7 | 53.8% |
| #39 | Gregory Price | 1494022 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.6M | 4 | 40.0% |
| #40 | Courtney Arceneaux | 829307 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Houma, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 46.2% |
| #41 | Susie Dartlon | 419431 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Monroe, LA | $1.5M | 8 | 14.8% |
| #42 | Benjamin Leonards | 122813 | MILESTONE MORTGAGE LLC. | 1845221 | Lafayette, LA | $1.5M | 5 | 31.3% |
| #43 | Wesley Edwards | 131432 | Everett Financial, Inc. | 2129 | Mandeville, LA | $1.5M | 3 | 16.7% |
| #44 | Kate LaBorde | 1747973 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $1.5M | 6 | 33.3% |
| #45 | Jason Vick | 716198 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.4M | 5 | 25.0% |
| #46 | Charles Maggio | 109536 | GMFS LLC | 64997 | Prairieville, LA | $1.4M | 6 | 30.0% |
| #47 | Christopher Lewis | 950192 | ChrisLewis., LLC | 2609361 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.3M | 5 | 29.4% |
| #48 | Jenifer McManus | 1110806 | Century Next Bank | 411560 | Ruston, LA | $1.3M | 4 | 28.6% |
| #49 | David Wimberly | 1192336 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | Shreveport, LA | $1.3M | 4 | 33.3% |
| #50 | Austin Shumaker | 1490573 | South Street Mortgage, LLC | 2705525 | Lafayette, LA | $1.3M | 4 | 12.9% |
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 Volume — Louisiana (2025). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-retention-by-volume/2025
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