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 October 11, 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 | JaQuincia Williams | 2303404 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Zachary, LA | $1.6M | 8 | $194K |
| #14 | ERVIN WILLIAMS | 2279440 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $1.1M | 8 | $143K |
| #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 | 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 |
| #17 | Tara Gaspar | 988451 | Preferred Lending Solutions LLC | 1018326 | Broussard, LA | $1.6M | 7 | $223K |
| #21 | Rica Haile | 1943540 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $1.2M | 6 | $194K |
| #22 | Justin Hurst | 2298447 | Royal United Mortgage LLC | 13390 | — | $484K | 5 | $97K |
| #22 | Dennis Almeida | 88605 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Denver, CO | $963K | 5 | $193K |
| #22 | Brennan Delahoussaye | 2298560 | Louisiana Home Lending L.L.C. | 1677122 | — | $944K | 5 | $189K |
| #22 | Danielle Deggs | 2264942 | MACAW LENDING CORPORATION | 2315030 | Addis, LA | $1.0M | 5 | $204K |
| #22 | Veronica Gallaspy | 2373105 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $1.1M | 5 | $219K |
| #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 | Brooke Roe | 2164158 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.1M | 5 | $214K |
| #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 | Charles Douglas | 2258942 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $994K | 4 | $248K |
| #31 | Knox Parker | 2373104 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $573K | 4 | $143K |
| #31 | Madison Simmons | 2310574 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | — | $137K | 4 | $34K |
| #31 | Brittan Tate | 2310152 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | — | $1.0M | 4 | $254K |
| #31 | Janet Dsouza | 2307731 | ABNB FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 460140 | Chesapeake, VA | $1.0M | 4 | $252K |
| #31 | James Hatfield | 1543261 | ARGENT LENDING LLC | 2342251 | — | $1.1M | 4 | $265K |
| #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 | 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 | Barron Hubert | 2161422 | Family First Mortgage, Inc. | 110317 | — | $1.1M | 4 | $282K |
| #31 | Triston Monte | 2217792 | Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | 66247 | — | $607K | 4 | $152K |
| #31 | Shan King | 2366760 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Baton Rouge, LA | $899K | 4 | $225K |
| #31 | Mariam Sareini | 2303233 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $459K | 4 | $115K |
| #31 | Daniel Shirley | 1980825 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | $982K | 4 | $246K |
| #31 | Brandon Fontenot | 2300209 | Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. | 70876 | — | $744K | 4 | $186K |
| #31 | Courtney Falghou | 2234310 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $656K | 4 | $164K |
| #49 | Jennifer Nevins | 2351293 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Scottsdale, AZ | $165K | 3 | $55K |
| #49 | Mitchell Stark | 2283035 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $965K | 3 | $322K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-rookie-by-units/2022
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