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 July 13, 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 | Ory Comeaux | 2105892 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Lafayette, LA | $2.5M | 10 | $253K |
| #9 | Jessica Smith | 2188240 | Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC | 173855 | — | $2.0M | 10 | $197K |
| #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 |
| #11 | Jeffrey Chauvin | 2329751 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 39179 | — | $1.9M | 9 | $211K |
| #14 | ERVIN WILLIAMS | 2279440 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $1.1M | 8 | $143K |
| #14 | Jade Constantine | 1973015 | Family First Mortgage, Inc. | 110317 | Lafayette, LA | $1.5M | 8 | $192K |
| #14 | JaQuincia Williams | 2303404 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Sandy, UT | $1.6M | 8 | $194K |
| #17 | Tara Gaspar | 988451 | Preferred Lending Solutions LLC | 1018326 | Broussard, LA | $1.6M | 7 | $223K |
| #17 | Thomas Favaloro | 2284721 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $1.6M | 7 | $222K |
| #17 | Joshua Smith | 2301088 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Plano, TX | $1.0M | 7 | $148K |
| #17 | Rebecca Gogola | 2312938 | LendingHouse NA, LLC | 2141418 | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.5M | 7 | $214K |
| #21 | Rica Haile | 1943540 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $1.2M | 6 | $194K |
| #22 | Danielle Deggs | 2264942 | MACAW LENDING CORPORATION | 2315030 | Addis, LA | $1.0M | 5 | $204K |
| #22 | Jada Lorio | 2216078 | SOUTHERN ROOTS LENDING, L.L.C. | 2522264 | Jennings, LA | $1.0M | 5 | $209K |
| #22 | Veronica Gallaspy | 2373105 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $1.1M | 5 | $219K |
| #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 | Armond Arakelian | 555240 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.5M | 5 | $299K |
| #22 | Chad Burgess | 2317990 | Allegiance Home Lending, LLC | 1770776 | — | $890K | 5 | $178K |
| #22 | Brennan Delahoussaye | 2298560 | Louisiana Home Lending L.L.C. | 1677122 | — | $944K | 5 | $189K |
| #22 | Justin Hurst | 2298447 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $484K | 5 | $97K |
| #31 | James Hatfield | 1543261 | ARGENT LENDING LLC | 2342251 | Mandeville, LA | $1.1M | 4 | $265K |
| #31 | Madison Simmons | 2310574 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | — | $137K | 4 | $34K |
| #31 | Mariam Sareini | 2303233 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $459K | 4 | $115K |
| #31 | Natalie Leblanc | 2423351 | La Capitol Federal Credit Union | 411413 | — | $479K | 4 | $120K |
| #31 | Janet Dsouza | 2307731 | ABNB FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 460140 | Chesapeake, VA | $1.0M | 4 | $252K |
| #31 | Triston Monte | 2217792 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | — | $607K | 4 | $152K |
| #31 | Jason Wilson | 365533 | New Roads Home Loans, LLC | 2159864 | — | $1.2M | 4 | $306K |
| #31 | Barron Hubert | 2161422 | Family First Mortgage, Inc. | 110317 | Lafayette, LA | $1.1M | 4 | $282K |
| #31 | Shan King | 2366760 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Baton Rouge, LA | $899K | 4 | $225K |
| #31 | Brittan Tate | 2310152 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | — | $1.0M | 4 | $254K |
| #31 | Brandon Fontenot | 2300209 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | — | $744K | 4 | $186K |
| #31 | Daniel Shirley | 1980825 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | $982K | 4 | $246K |
| #31 | Charles Douglas | 2258942 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $994K | 4 | $248K |
| #31 | Courtney Falghou | 2234310 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Port Allen, LA | $656K | 4 | $164K |
| #31 | Alecia Evans | 2216560 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $1.4M | 4 | $359K |
| #31 | Hope Wenger | 2311148 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $666K | 4 | $166K |
| #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 | Terry Ellis | 1829021 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Charlotte, NC | $1.4M | 3 | $470K |
| #49 | Seth Menard | 2212252 | S&B MENARD ENTERPRISE INCORPORATED | 2327577 | Lafayette, LA | $315K | 3 | $105K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-rookie-by-units/2022
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