Leading rookies in Louisiana in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of July 7, 2026, the top 3 include Destiny Augustus (Millennium Mortgage Solutions LLC, NMLS #2607541), Jonathan Nguyen (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2784835), and Jose Perdomo (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #1564268).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Destiny Augustus | 2607541 | Millennium Mortgage Solutions LLC | 2728304 | Baton Rouge, LA | $6.8M | 26 | $260K |
| #2 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.4M | 8 | $180K |
| #3 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.9M | 7 | $278K |
| #4 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $496K | 4 | $124K |
| #5 | Charla Smith | 1651741 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Loganville, GA | $698K | 3 | $233K |
| #5 | Hailey Huffman | 2776993 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Tempe, AZ | $270K | 3 | $90K |
| #7 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $590K | 2 | $295K |
| #7 | Shannon Taylor | 2819091 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $233K | 2 | $117K |
| #7 | Robert Darrah | 2662191 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $512K | 2 | $256K |
| #7 | Matthew Martinez | 2780230 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $586K | 2 | $293K |
| #7 | Juston Hill | 2784877 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $393K | 2 | $196K |
| #7 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $307K | 2 | $154K |
| #7 | Kelly Clayton | 2806768 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Covington, LA | $263K | 2 | $132K |
| #7 | Patrick Wheelis | 2821421 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $197K | 2 | $99K |
| #7 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $392K | 2 | $196K |
| #7 | Edward Kim | 2732282 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $275K | 2 | $138K |
| #7 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $519K | 2 | $260K |
| #7 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $363K | 2 | $181K |
| #7 | Carolina Decker | 830021 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $146K | 2 | $73K |
| #7 | Evans McDonald | 2821394 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $175K | 2 | $87K |
| #7 | Elijah Benson | 2796928 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $132K | 2 | $66K |
| #22 | Christopher Ballard | 2821035 | PBT BANCORP | 257781 | Hazard, KY | $342K | 1 | $342K |
| #22 | Patrick Kelly | 2814367 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $50K | 1 | $50K |
| #22 | Thea Soper | 2800945 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $213K | 1 | $213K |
| #22 | Terri Smith | 2779763 | Third Coast Lending LLC | 2640651 | New Orleans, LA | $472K | 1 | $472K |
| #22 | Khalifah Muhammad | 1994415 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $70K | 1 | $70K |
| #22 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $188K | 1 | $188K |
| #22 | Fahad Alam | 2799360 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $71K | 1 | $71K |
| #22 | Justin Rodriguez | 2459510 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $74K | 1 | $74K |
| #22 | Zane Matila | 2821492 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $92K | 1 | $92K |
| #22 | GAURAV KANT | 2754636 | Central Mortgage Services, Inc. of Louisiana | 353056 | Lafayette, LA | $253K | 1 | $253K |
| #22 | Jerman Carrera | 2787374 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $289K | 1 | $289K |
| #22 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $82K | 1 | $82K |
| #22 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $126K | 1 | $126K |
| #22 | Wali Sekandar | 2776656 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #22 | Spencer Faycurry | 1054023 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $76K | 1 | $76K |
| #22 | Alexander Meagher | 2279313 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $151K | 1 | $151K |
| #22 | Haley Huggins | 2779079 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $216K | 1 | $216K |
| #22 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $184K | 1 | $184K |
| #22 | Paul Walker | 2817475 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $78K | 1 | $78K |
| #22 | Connor Vincelette | 2776520 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $76K | 1 | $76K |
| #22 | Marie Richard | 2819102 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Baton Rouge, LA | $50.0M | 1 | $50.0M |
| #22 | Cristian Godina | 2802847 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $34K | 1 | $34K |
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. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — Louisiana. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed July 7, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-rookie-by-units
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