Leading rookies in Louisiana in 2026, 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 Destiny Augustus (Millennium Mortgage Solutions LLC, NMLS #2607541), Jonathan Nguyen (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2784835), and Shannon Taylor (Red River Bank, NMLS #2819091).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Destiny Augustus | 2607541 | Millennium Mortgage Solutions LLC | 2728304 | Baton Rouge, LA | $10.5M | 42 | $249K |
| #2 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.4M | 8 | $180K |
| #3 | Shannon Taylor | 2819091 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $1.7M | 7 | $244K |
| #3 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | Zenta Mortgage Services, LLC | 181658 | Sacramento, CA | $1.9M | 7 | $278K |
| #5 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $966K | 6 | $161K |
| #6 | Charla Smith | 1651741 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Loganville, GA | $1.3M | 5 | $258K |
| #7 | Zachary Thiels | 1560838 | American South Financial Services, L.L.C. | 69331 | Alexandria, LA | $1.1M | 4 | $273K |
| #7 | Kelly Clayton | 2806768 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Covington, LA | $1.0M | 4 | $261K |
| #7 | Hailey Huffman | 2776993 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Tempe, AZ | $305K | 4 | $76K |
| #7 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $879K | 4 | $220K |
| #7 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $903K | 4 | $226K |
| #12 | Elijah Benson | 2796928 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $237K | 3 | $79K |
| #12 | Patrick Wheelis | 2821421 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $347K | 3 | $116K |
| #12 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $662K | 3 | $221K |
| #12 | Robert Darrah | 2662191 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $633K | 3 | $211K |
| #12 | Corey Borkowski | 1428800 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | $1.2M | 3 | $386K |
| #12 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $388K | 3 | $129K |
| #12 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | $489K | 3 | $163K |
| #12 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $564K | 3 | $188K |
| #12 | Sahibzada Mirza | 2827637 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $375K | 3 | $125K |
| #12 | Dhevin Williams | 2811894 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $670K | 3 | $223K |
| #22 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $224K | 2 | $112K |
| #22 | Juston Hill | 2784877 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $393K | 2 | $196K |
| #22 | Lamar Hermiz | 2817682 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $975K | 2 | $487K |
| #22 | Andrew Curtiss | 1076625 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $521K | 2 | $260K |
| #22 | Khalifah Muhammad | 1994415 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $201K | 2 | $100K |
| #22 | Evans McDonald | 2821394 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $175K | 2 | $87K |
| #22 | Shirley Marquina | 2817987 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $571K | 2 | $285K |
| #22 | Timothy Hixon | 2791931 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $490K | 2 | $245K |
| #22 | Taylor Neace | 2795428 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $192K | 2 | $96K |
| #22 | Carolina Decker | 830021 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $146K | 2 | $73K |
| #22 | CyeNyla Hall | 2773617 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $384K | 2 | $192K |
| #22 | Haley Huggins | 2779079 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $241K | 2 | $121K |
| #22 | Deanna Hyatt | 2703642 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #22 | Cristian Godina | 2802847 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $134K | 2 | $67K |
| #22 | Taylor Bills | 2785218 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $268K | 2 | $134K |
| #22 | Clarence Gregory | 2821344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $176K | 2 | $88K |
| #22 | Zane Matila | 2821492 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $192K | 2 | $96K |
| #22 | RICHARD GREEN | 80947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $222K | 2 | $111K |
| #22 | Edward Kim | 2732282 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $275K | 2 | $138K |
| #22 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $520K | 2 | $260K |
| #22 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $307K | 2 | $154K |
| #22 | Matthew Martinez | 2780230 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $586K | 2 | $293K |
| #22 | Faris Fetouhi | 2821509 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $95K | 2 | $48K |
| #45 | Trey Krueger | 2821429 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $75K | 1 | $75K |
| #45 | Candice Rouhotas | 2838578 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Pensacola, FL | $544K | 1 | $544K |
| #45 | Christopher Paschal | 2800878 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $241K | 1 | $241K |
| #45 | Thea Soper | 2800945 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $213K | 1 | $213K |
| #45 | Paul Walker | 2817475 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $78K | 1 | $78K |
| #45 | Jason Jozwiak | 2814368 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | — | $53K | 1 | $53K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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