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 May 28, 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 | $2.7M | 15 | $182K |
| #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 | $2.6M | 11 | $232K |
| #7 | 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 | 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 | JaQuincia Williams | 2303404 | Geneva Financial, LLC | 42056 | Zachary, LA | $1.6M | 8 | $194K |
| #14 | Jade Constantine | 1973015 | Family First Mortgage, Inc. | 110317 | Lafayette, LA | $1.5M | 8 | $192K |
| #14 | ERVIN WILLIAMS | 2279440 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $1.1M | 8 | $143K |
| #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 |
| #19 | Joshua Smith | 2301088 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Plano, TX | $958K | 6 | $160K |
| #19 | Rica Haile | 1943540 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $1.2M | 6 | $194K |
| #21 | Veronica Gallaspy | 2373105 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $1.1M | 5 | $219K |
| #21 | Brennan Delahoussaye | 2298560 | Louisiana Home Lending L.L.C. | 1677122 | — | $944K | 5 | $189K |
| #21 | Danielle Deggs | 2264942 | MACAW LENDING CORPORATION | 2315030 | Addis, LA | $1.0M | 5 | $204K |
| #21 | Jada Lorio | 2216078 | SOUTHERN ROOTS LENDING, L.L.C. | 2522264 | Jennings, LA | $1.0M | 5 | $209K |
| #21 | Justin Hurst | 2298447 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $484K | 5 | $97K |
| #21 | Chad Burgess | 2317990 | Allegiance Home Lending, LLC | 1770776 | — | $890K | 5 | $178K |
| #21 | Armond Arakelian | 555240 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.5M | 5 | $299K |
| #21 | Dennis Almeida | 88605 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Denver, CO | $963K | 5 | $193K |
| #21 | Brooke Roe | 2164158 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.1M | 5 | $214K |
| #30 | Knox Parker | 2373104 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $573K | 4 | $143K |
| #30 | Daniel Shirley | 1980825 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | $982K | 4 | $246K |
| #30 | Brandon Fontenot | 2300209 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | — | $744K | 4 | $186K |
| #30 | Lakeisha Hunter | 1978148 | MM Select, LLC | 1919888 | Houston, TX | $824K | 4 | $206K |
| #30 | Jason Wilson | 365533 | New Roads Home Loans, LLC | 2159864 | — | $1.2M | 4 | $306K |
| #30 | Triston Monte | 2217792 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | — | $607K | 4 | $152K |
| #30 | Janet Dsouza | 2307731 | ABNB FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 460140 | Chesapeake, VA | $1.0M | 4 | $252K |
| #30 | Brittan Tate | 2310152 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | — | $1.0M | 4 | $254K |
| #30 | Madison Simmons | 2310574 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | — | $137K | 4 | $34K |
| #30 | Charles Douglas | 2258942 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $994K | 4 | $248K |
| #30 | Shan King | 2366760 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Baton Rouge, LA | $899K | 4 | $225K |
| #30 | Barron Hubert | 2161422 | Family First Mortgage, Inc. | 110317 | Lafayette, LA | $1.1M | 4 | $282K |
| #30 | Alecia Evans | 2216560 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $1.4M | 4 | $359K |
| #30 | Hope Wenger | 2311148 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $666K | 4 | $166K |
| #30 | Mariam Sareini | 2303233 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $459K | 4 | $115K |
| #30 | Natalie Leblanc | 2423351 | La Capitol Federal Credit Union | 411413 | — | $479K | 4 | $120K |
| #30 | Courtney Falghou | 2234310 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 1907235 | — | $656K | 4 | $164K |
| #30 | James Hatfield | 1543261 | ARGENT LENDING LLC | 2342251 | Mandeville, LA | $1.1M | 4 | $265K |
| #48 | Venikka Johnson | 2292530 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $433K | 3 | $144K |
| #48 | BRIANNA MOORE | 2116089 | Planet Home Lending, LLC | 17022 | Shreveport, LA | $497K | 3 | $166K |
| #48 | Hunter Timms | 2376497 | PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL BANK OF DESOTO PARISH | 664517 | — | $585K | 3 | $195K |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-rookie-by-units/2022
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