Leading rookies in Louisiana in 2022, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Heather Eller (Premier Lending, LLC, NMLS #2244358), Emeka Okpalobi (NEXA Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2264576), and Nathan Waller (DSLD Mortgage, LLC, NMLS #2254075).
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 | 2022 Volume | 2022 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Heather Eller | 2244358 | Premier Lending, LLC | 41105 | — | $5.8M | 20 | $290K |
| #2 | Emeka Okpalobi | 2264576 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $4.2M | 18 | $231K |
| #3 | Nathan Waller | 2254075 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Hammond, LA | $6.1M | 17 | $358K |
| #4 | Brenon Wilson | 2244342 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | Lafayette, LA | $2.9M | 16 | $183K |
| #5 | William Voelker | 2295812 | ClearPath Mortgage, LLC | 2452085 | New Orleans, LA | $2.4M | 14 | $174K |
| #6 | Joseph Marcantel | 2281306 | Marcantel Lending LLC | 2619768 | Jennings, LA | $2.4M | 13 | $183K |
| #7 | Annette Foulkes | 2313064 | Sterling Financial Services, LLC | 69556 | Metairie, LA | $2.8M | 12 | $233K |
| #8 | Julian Berry | 2312915 | Public Service Mortgage Inc. | 103927 | Pineville, LA | $1.6M | 11 | $147K |
| #9 | Jessica Smith | 2188240 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | — | $2.0M | 10 | $197K |
| #9 | Ory Comeaux | 2105892 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lafayette, LA | $2.5M | 10 | $253K |
| #11 | Jeffrey Chauvin | 2329751 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | — | $1.9M | 9 | $211K |
| #11 | Landon O'Connor | 2252906 | AMAYSING PROCESSING, LLC | 2528587 | Henderson, NV | $2.4M | 9 | $272K |
| #11 | Brittany Victor | 2384043 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $1.2M | 9 | $139K |
| #14 | ERVIN WILLIAMS | 2279440 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $1.1M | 8 | $143K |
| #14 | JaQuincia Williams | 2303404 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Sandy, UT | $1.6M | 8 | $194K |
| #14 | Jade Constantine | 1973015 | Family First Mortgage, Inc. | 110317 | — | $1.5M | 8 | $192K |
| #17 | Joshua Smith | 2301088 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Plano, TX | $1.0M | 7 | $148K |
| #17 | Tara Gaspar | 988451 | Preferred Lending Solutions LLC | 1018326 | Broussard, LA | $1.6M | 7 | $223K |
| #17 | Rebecca Gogola | 2312938 | LendingHouse NA, LLC | 2141418 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.5M | 7 | $214K |
| #17 | Thomas Favaloro | 2284721 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $1.6M | 7 | $222K |
| #21 | Rica Haile | 1943540 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $1.2M | 6 | $194K |
| #22 | Brooke Roe | 2164158 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.1M | 5 | $214K |
| #22 | Dennis Almeida | 88605 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Denver, CO | $963K | 5 | $193K |
| #22 | Justin Hurst | 2298447 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $484K | 5 | $97K |
| #22 | Armond Arakelian | 555240 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.5M | 5 | $299K |
| #22 | Jada Lorio | 2216078 | SOUTHERN ROOTS LENDING, L.L.C. | 2522264 | Jennings, LA | $1.0M | 5 | $209K |
| #22 | Danielle Deggs | 2264942 | MACAW LENDING CORPORATION | 2315030 | Addis, LA | $1.0M | 5 | $204K |
| #22 | Brennan Delahoussaye | 2298560 | Louisiana Home Lending L.L.C. | 1677122 | — | $944K | 5 | $189K |
| #22 | Veronica Gallaspy | 2373105 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $1.1M | 5 | $219K |
| #22 | Chad Burgess | 2317990 | Allegiance Home Lending, LLC | 1770776 | — | $890K | 5 | $178K |
| #31 | Alecia Evans | 2216560 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $1.4M | 4 | $359K |
| #31 | Brandon Fontenot | 2300209 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | — | $744K | 4 | $186K |
| #31 | Janet Dsouza | 2307731 | ABNB FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 460140 | Chesapeake, VA | $1.0M | 4 | $252K |
| #31 | Mariam Sareini | 2303233 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $459K | 4 | $115K |
| #31 | Charles Douglas | 2258942 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $994K | 4 | $248K |
| #31 | Madison Simmons | 2310574 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | — | $137K | 4 | $34K |
| #31 | Natalie Leblanc | 2423351 | La Capitol Federal Credit Union | 411413 | — | $479K | 4 | $120K |
| #31 | Jason Wilson | 365533 | New Roads Home Loans, LLC | 2159864 | — | $1.2M | 4 | $306K |
| #31 | Daniel Shirley | 1980825 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | $982K | 4 | $246K |
| #31 | Hope Wenger | 2311148 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $666K | 4 | $166K |
| #31 | James Hatfield | 1543261 | ARGENT LENDING LLC | 2342251 | — | $1.1M | 4 | $265K |
| #31 | Shan King | 2366760 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Baton Rouge, LA | $899K | 4 | $225K |
| #31 | Barron Hubert | 2161422 | Family First Mortgage, Inc. | 110317 | — | $1.1M | 4 | $282K |
| #31 | Courtney Falghou | 2234310 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Port Allen, LA | $656K | 4 | $164K |
| #31 | Brittan Tate | 2310152 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | — | $1.0M | 4 | $254K |
| #31 | Triston Monte | 2217792 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | — | $607K | 4 | $152K |
| #31 | Lakeisha Hunter | 1978148 | MM Select, LLC | 1919888 | Houston, TX | $824K | 4 | $206K |
| #31 | Knox Parker | 2373104 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $573K | 4 | $143K |
| #49 | Venikka Johnson | 2292530 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $433K | 3 | $144K |
| #49 | Cherie Mayeaux | 2322185 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | $342K | 3 | $114K |
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 (2022). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-rookie-by-units/2022
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