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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Destiny Augustus (Millennium Mortgage Solutions LLC, NMLS #2607541), Jonathan Nguyen (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #2784835), and Jose Perdomo (PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, NMLS #1564268).
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 | $7.3M | 29 | $253K |
| #2 | Jonathan Nguyen | 2784835 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Roseville, CA | $1.4M | 8 | $180K |
| #3 | Jose Perdomo | 1564268 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | $1.9M | 7 | $278K |
| #4 | Charla Smith | 1651741 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Loganville, GA | $1.0M | 4 | $252K |
| #4 | Michael Gunderson | 2801442 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $496K | 4 | $124K |
| #6 | Mina Pemenrete Mitri | 2800855 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $564K | 3 | $188K |
| #6 | Hailey Huffman | 2776993 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Tempe, AZ | $270K | 3 | $90K |
| #8 | Matthew Martinez | 2780230 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $586K | 2 | $293K |
| #8 | Juston Hill | 2784877 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $393K | 2 | $196K |
| #8 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $590K | 2 | $295K |
| #8 | Elijah Benson | 2796928 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $132K | 2 | $66K |
| #8 | Patrick Wheelis | 2821421 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $197K | 2 | $99K |
| #8 | Tyron Tucker | 971931 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $307K | 2 | $154K |
| #8 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $363K | 2 | $181K |
| #8 | Shannon Taylor | 2819091 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Alexandria, LA | $233K | 2 | $117K |
| #8 | Evans McDonald | 2821394 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $175K | 2 | $87K |
| #8 | Kelly Clayton | 2806768 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Covington, LA | $263K | 2 | $132K |
| #8 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $392K | 2 | $196K |
| #8 | Edward Kim | 2732282 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $275K | 2 | $138K |
| #8 | Carolina Decker | 830021 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $146K | 2 | $73K |
| #8 | Robert Darrah | 2662191 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | $512K | 2 | $256K |
| #22 | Connor Vincelette | 2776520 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $76K | 1 | $76K |
| #22 | Christopher Ballard | 2821035 | PBT BANCORP | 257781 | Hazard, KY | $342K | 1 | $342K |
| #22 | Khalifah Muhammad | 1994415 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $70K | 1 | $70K |
| #22 | GAURAV KANT | 2754636 | Central Mortgage Services, Inc. of Louisiana | 353056 | Lafayette, LA | $253K | 1 | $253K |
| #22 | Cristian Godina | 2802847 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $34K | 1 | $34K |
| #22 | Fahad Alam | 2799360 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Chandler, AZ | $71K | 1 | $71K |
| #22 | Jeremy Plofsky | 2801930 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $188K | 1 | $188K |
| #22 | Marie Richard | 2819102 | Red River Bank | 422277 | Baton Rouge, LA | $50.0M | 1 | $50.0M |
| #22 | Alexander Meagher | 2279313 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | $151K | 1 | $151K |
| #22 | Jerman Carrera | 2787374 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | — | $289K | 1 | $289K |
| #22 | Terri Smith | 2779763 | Third Coast Lending LLC | 2640651 | New Orleans, LA | $472K | 1 | $472K |
| #22 | Haley Huggins | 2779079 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $216K | 1 | $216K |
| #22 | Patrick Kelly | 2814367 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Columbia, MD | $50K | 1 | $50K |
| #22 | Justin Rodriguez | 2459510 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $74K | 1 | $74K |
| #22 | Aja George | 2776519 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $221K | 1 | $221K |
| #22 | RICHARD GREEN | 80947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $156K | 1 | $156K |
| #22 | Spencer Faycurry | 1054023 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $76K | 1 | $76K |
| #22 | Brian Legendre | 2614291 | MILESTONE MORTGAGE LLC. | 1845221 | Lafayette, LA | $133K | 1 | $133K |
| #22 | Timothy Hixon | 2791931 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $184K | 1 | $184K |
| #22 | Jackson Bennett | 2804060 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $82K | 1 | $82K |
| #22 | Gloria Mansfield | 2824720 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | $60K | 1 | $60K |
| #22 | Thea Soper | 2800945 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $213K | 1 | $213K |
| #22 | Michael Barreiro | 2783221 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $184K | 1 | $184K |
| #22 | Ciara Weissman | 2813385 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $126K | 1 | $126K |
| #22 | Zane Matila | 2821492 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $92K | 1 | $92K |
| #22 | Darien Baker | 2800353 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | $88K | 1 | $88K |
| #22 | Wali Sekandar | 2776656 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #22 | Paul Walker | 2817475 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Irvine, CA | $78K | 1 | $78K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/louisiana/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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