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 October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Destiny Augustus (Intelligent Mortgage and Consulting Services LLC, NMLS #2607541), Shannon Taylor (Red River Bank, NMLS #2819091), and Jonathan Nguyen (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2784835).
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 | Intelligent Mortgage and Consulting Services LLC | 1094177 | Baton Rouge, LA | $11.2M | 45 | $249K |
| #2 | Shannon Taylor | 2819091 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $2.2M | 12 | $181K |
| #3 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $1.7M | 9 | $186K |
| #4 | Charla Smith | 1651741 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Loganville, GA | $2.1M | 8 | $257K |
| #4 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $1.1M | 8 | $139K |
| #6 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | Zenta Mortgage Services, LLC | 181658 | Sacramento, CA | $1.9M | 7 | $278K |
| #7 | Evans McDonald | 2821394 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $753K | 6 | $126K |
| #8 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $484K | 5 | $97K |
| #8 | Kelly Clayton | 2806768 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Covington, LA | $1.4M | 5 | $285K |
| #8 | Shirley Marquina | 2817987 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $938K | 5 | $188K |
| #8 | Clarence Gregory | 2821344 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $406K | 5 | $81K |
| #12 | Corey Borkowski | 1428800 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Troy, MI | $1.3M | 4 | $323K |
| #12 | Sage Moninger | 2785589 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $879K | 4 | $220K |
| #12 | Carolina Decker | 830021 | Northstar Mortgage LLC | 2430663 | Phoenix, AZ | $545K | 4 | $136K |
| #12 | Hailey Huffman | 2776993 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | — | $305K | 4 | $76K |
| #12 | Tyler Bryson | 2830784 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.2M | 4 | $291K |
| #12 | Anna Brown | 1235265 | Public Service Mortgage Inc. | 103927 | Pineville, LA | $664K | 4 | $166K |
| #12 | Sahibzada Mirza | 2827637 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $406K | 4 | $101K |
| #12 | Zachary Thiels | 1560838 | American South Financial Services, L.L.C. | 69331 | Alexandria, LA | $1.1M | 4 | $273K |
| #12 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $903K | 4 | $226K |
| #21 | Juston Hill | 2784877 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Plano, TX | $579K | 3 | $193K |
| #21 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $662K | 3 | $221K |
| #21 | Darien Baker | 2800353 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $228K | 3 | $76K |
| #21 | Elijah Benson | 2796928 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $237K | 3 | $79K |
| #21 | Patrick Wheelis | 2821421 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $347K | 3 | $116K |
| #21 | Lamar Hermiz | 2817682 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | Troy, MI | $1.2M | 3 | $400K |
| #21 | Robert Darrah | 2662191 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $633K | 3 | $211K |
| #21 | Taylor Bills | 2785218 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $512K | 3 | $171K |
| #21 | Dhevin Williams | 2811894 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $670K | 3 | $223K |
| #21 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | $489K | 3 | $163K |
| #21 | Faris Fetouhi | 2821509 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | $165K | 3 | $55K |
| #21 | Khalifah Muhammad | 1994415 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $241K | 3 | $80K |
| #21 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $564K | 3 | $188K |
| #34 | Jena Masquelier | 2828428 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $78K | 2 | $39K |
| #34 | Taylor Neace | 2795428 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $192K | 2 | $96K |
| #34 | Christopher Tuttle | 2779297 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $133K | 2 | $67K |
| #34 | David Smith | 2840810 | Bank of Abbeville & Trust Company | 810582 | Abbeville, LA | $456K | 2 | $228K |
| #34 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $520K | 2 | $260K |
| #34 | RICHARD GREEN | 80947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $222K | 2 | $111K |
| #34 | Haley Huggins | 2779079 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $241K | 2 | $121K |
| #34 | Terri Smith | 2779763 | Third Coast Lending LLC | 2640651 | New Orleans, LA | $652K | 2 | $326K |
| #34 | Isaac Worley | 2839997 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $247K | 2 | $123K |
| #34 | Denny Yang | 2801520 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $493K | 2 | $247K |
| #34 | Andrew Curtiss | 1076625 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $521K | 2 | $260K |
| #34 | Aja George | 2776519 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $972K | 2 | $486K |
| #34 | D'ONTE WATSON | 2385001 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $291K | 2 | $145K |
| #34 | Ruba Zawaideh | 2774543 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $242K | 2 | $121K |
| #34 | Ty McCraw | 2828255 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $147K | 2 | $74K |
| #34 | David Durmowicz | 2810222 | South River Mortgage, LLC | 1854524 | Annapolis, MD | $645K | 2 | $323K |
| #34 | Zane Matila | 2821492 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $192K | 2 | $96K |
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 October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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