Biggest climbers in Louisiana this year, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of May 18, 2026, the top 3 include Chad Doucet (South Louisiana Bank, NMLS #702185), Deana Blacklock (Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, NMLS #462865), and Leah Addison (Wymar Federal Credit Union, NMLS #302475).
Updated · Mortgage origination data has varying lag based on county public recording speeds.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | Rank Change | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chad Doucet | 702185 | South Louisiana Bank | 480421 | Thibodaux, LA | ▲ 4360 (#4370 → #10) | $50.0M | 1 | $50.0M |
| #2 | Deana Blacklock | 462865 | Guaranty Bank and Trust Company | 433800 | Zachary, LA | ▲ 3931 (#3941 → #10) | $50.0M | 1 | $50.0M |
| #3 | Leah Addison | 302475 | Wymar Federal Credit Union | 797135 | Geismar, LA | ▲ 3903 (#4040 → #137) | $5.4M | 21 | $256K |
| #4 | Michael De Best | 932451 | Valon Mortgage, Inc. | 1907140 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 3864 (#4409 → #545) | $1.9M | 7 | $264K |
| #5 | Charlotte Taylor | 2626844 | Barksdale Credit Union | 410765 | Bossier City, LA | ▲ 3436 (#3523 → #87) | $7.1M | 50 | $142K |
| #6 | John Hayden | 1846475 | Mortgage Select LLC | 2027828 | Hammond, LA | ▲ 3422 (#4403 → #981) | $994K | 6 | $166K |
| #7 | Carrie Hempsted-McGehee | 685235 | Landmark Bank | 449246 | Clinton, LA | ▲ 3417 (#3425 → #8) | $50.2M | 2 | $25.1M |
| #8 | David Kim | 481150 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 3306 (#3884 → #578) | $1.7M | 4 | $436K |
| #9 | Elisha Bush | 699636 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 3236 (#4203 → #967) | $1.0M | 1 | $1.0M |
| #10 | Elantria Simmons | 2587169 | Geneva Financial, LLC | 42056 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 3224 (#3349 → #125) | $5.7M | 23 | $247K |
| #11 | Jonathan Lucas | 43401 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3143 (#3851 → #708) | $1.4M | 3 | $478K |
| #12 | Karlous Morgan | 956381 | Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC | 391521 | Flower Mound, TX | ▲ 3100 (#4338 → #1238) | $771K | 4 | $193K |
| #13 | William Forbes | 1866947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3076 (#3802 → #726) | $1.4M | 4 | $351K |
| #14 | Maher Ilayan | 30926 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2984 (#3649 → #665) | $1.5M | 6 | $255K |
| #15 | Ramon Mancha | 440961 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | Tysons, VA | ▲ 2889 (#4237 → #1348) | $700K | 1 | $700K |
| #16 | Maxwell Cowger | 1506672 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 2888 (#3463 → #575) | $1.8M | 1 | $1.8M |
| #17 | BYRON JOHNSON | 701805 | MARION STATE BANK | 470339 | Sterlington, LA | ▲ 2880 (#4104 → #1224) | $777K | 3 | $259K |
| #18 | Lisa Sharpe | 684679 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Loranger, LA | ▲ 2864 (#3831 → #967) | $1.0M | 1 | $1.0M |
| #19 | Tasha Doucet | 692362 | First National Bank in DeRidder | 408177 | Lake Charles, LA | ▲ 2861 (#3378 → #517) | $2.0M | 8 | $252K |
| #20 | Anthony Fucini | 2060288 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 2858 (#4281 → #1423) | $661K | 2 | $331K |
| #21 | Gregory Scallan | 504655 | Planters Bank & Trust Company | 430006 | West Monroe, LA | ▲ 2840 (#3797 → #957) | $1.0M | 3 | $337K |
| #22 | Dawn Pierron | 487994 | South Louisiana Bank | 480421 | Houma, LA | ▲ 2822 (#4026 → #1204) | $800K | 1 | $800K |
| #23 | Jonathon Betcher | 27700 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2792 (#4255 → #1463) | $638K | 2 | $319K |
| #24 | Susan Rowland | 737078 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Monroe, LA | ▲ 2780 (#4248 → #1468) | $635K | 2 | $318K |
| #25 | Vanessa Barger | 684712 | Southern Heritage Bank | 469341 | Alexandria, LA | ▲ 2778 (#3706 → #928) | $1.1M | 2 | $529K |
| #26 | Leigh Gilly | 776047 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | ▲ 2776 (#3760 → #984) | $990K | 2 | $495K |
| #27 | Matthew Unseth | 626323 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 2769 (#3685 → #916) | $1.1M | 12 | $90K |
| #28 | Diana Brittain Lozano | 265124 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 2764 (#4342 → #1578) | $571K | 2 | $286K |
| #29 | Madelyne Cook | 2623250 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 2730 (#4255 → #1525) | $599K | 3 | $200K |
| #30 | Morgan Stribling | 1373138 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Hammond, LA | ▲ 2701 (#3168 → #467) | $2.2M | 7 | $311K |
| #31 | Thomas Velten | 1626819 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 2654 (#3709 → #1055) | $917K | 4 | $229K |
| #32 | Kara Whitman | 835041 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 2652 (#3536 → #884) | $1.1M | 4 | $281K |
| #33 | Daniel Ponegalek | 1262720 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2647 (#4156 → #1509) | $610K | 3 | $203K |
| #34 | Kurt Albrecht | 32682 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2636 (#3692 → #1056) | $916K | 3 | $305K |
| #35 | Jonathan Bunzeluk | 1037352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2599 (#4167 → #1568) | $574K | 1 | $574K |
| #36 | Yan Liu | 1880501 | Optimum Mortgage Company, LLC | 128568 | Carmel, IN | ▲ 2576 (#3251 → #675) | $1.5M | 7 | $211K |
| #37 | James Dunaway | 1304241 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 2569 (#3571 → #1002) | $967K | 2 | $483K |
| #38 | Kalvin Chopra | 1669739 | Mission Loans, LLC | 210853 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 2562 (#4203 → #1641) | $549K | 2 | $274K |
| #39 | Alyssa Rios | 2232929 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Terrytown, LA | ▲ 2536 (#4312 → #1776) | $491K | 5 | $98K |
| #40 | Angela Catalinotto | 2478287 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Metairie, LA | ▲ 2529 (#4203 → #1674) | $534K | 2 | $267K |
| #41 | Allysia Dietrich | 1930731 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2526 (#3768 → #1242) | $767K | 3 | $256K |
| #42 | Amber Palm | 2655508 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 2494 (#3252 → #758) | $1.3M | 3 | $442K |
| #43 | Oscar Alejandro | 2248570 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 2484 (#3276 → #792) | $1.3M | 9 | $141K |
| #44 | Jessica Levi | 2123057 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 2480 (#4044 → #1564) | $575K | 1 | $575K |
| #45 | Stephen Santivasci | 2503137 | Atlantic Avenue Mortgage, LLC | 2413563 | Lake Worth Beach, FL | ▲ 2470 (#3741 → #1271) | $749K | 1 | $749K |
| #46 | Joseph Rivers | 776717 | BOM BANK | 401531 | Many, LA | ▲ 2462 (#3626 → #1164) | $830K | 3 | $277K |
| #47 | Erik Chambers | 2062377 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 2448 (#3525 → #1077) | $894K | 6 | $149K |
| #48 | Shane Fitzsimmons | 2631192 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2416 (#3827 → #1411) | $669K | 6 | $111K |
| #49 | Hamze Haidar-Ahmad | 2107587 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2405 (#3316 → #911) | $1.1M | 4 | $273K |
| #50 | Ashlyn Roby | 2386676 | JOHNSON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC | 1942430 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 2364 (#4124 → #1760) | $497K | 3 | $166K |