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 19, 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 | ▲ 4407 (#4417 → #10) | $50.0M | 1 | $50.0M |
| #2 | Deana Blacklock | 462865 | Guaranty Bank and Trust Company | 433800 | Zachary, LA | ▲ 3972 (#3982 → #10) | $50.0M | 1 | $50.0M |
| #3 | Leah Addison | 302475 | Wymar Federal Credit Union | 797135 | Geismar, LA | ▲ 3943 (#4083 → #140) | $5.4M | 22 | $247K |
| #4 | Michael De Best | 932451 | Valon Mortgage, Inc. | 1907140 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 3887 (#4457 → #570) | $1.9M | 7 | $264K |
| #5 | Charlotte Taylor | 2626844 | Barksdale Credit Union | 410765 | Bossier City, LA | ▲ 3474 (#3561 → #87) | $7.3M | 51 | $142K |
| #6 | Carrie Hempsted-McGehee | 685235 | Landmark Bank | 449246 | Clinton, LA | ▲ 3457 (#3465 → #8) | $50.2M | 2 | $25.1M |
| #7 | David Kim | 481150 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Pasadena, CA | ▲ 3322 (#3926 → #604) | $1.7M | 4 | $436K |
| #8 | Elantria Simmons | 2587169 | Geneva Financial, LLC | 42056 | Chandler, AZ | ▲ 3257 (#3389 → #132) | $5.7M | 23 | $247K |
| #9 | Elisha Bush | 699636 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | New Orleans, LA | ▲ 3233 (#4248 → #1015) | $1.0M | 1 | $1.0M |
| #10 | Jonathan Lucas | 43401 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 3147 (#3893 → #746) | $1.4M | 3 | $478K |
| #11 | William Forbes | 1866947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3079 (#3844 → #765) | $1.4M | 4 | $351K |
| #12 | Tasha Doucet | 692362 | First National Bank in DeRidder | 408177 | Lake Charles, LA | ▲ 3033 (#3418 → #385) | $2.7M | 9 | $297K |
| #13 | Kurt Albrecht | 32682 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 3032 (#3731 → #699) | $1.5M | 4 | $382K |
| #14 | Renee Elarab | 1387642 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2999 (#3992 → #993) | $1.0M | 3 | $344K |
| #15 | Maxwell Cowger | 1506672 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 399801 | Minneapolis, MN | ▲ 2900 (#3501 → #601) | $1.8M | 1 | $1.8M |
| #16 | Ramon Mancha | 440961 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | Tysons, VA | ▲ 2886 (#4282 → #1396) | $700K | 1 | $700K |
| #17 | BYRON JOHNSON | 701805 | MARION STATE BANK | 470339 | Sterlington, LA | ▲ 2879 (#4148 → #1269) | $777K | 3 | $259K |
| #18 | Maher Ilayan | 30926 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2876 (#3688 → #812) | $1.3M | 5 | $258K |
| #19 | Lisa Sharpe | 684679 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Loranger, LA | ▲ 2858 (#3873 → #1015) | $1.0M | 1 | $1.0M |
| #20 | Anthony Fucini | 2060288 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Coppell, TX | ▲ 2850 (#4326 → #1476) | $661K | 2 | $331K |
| #21 | Gregory Scallan | 504655 | Planters Bank & Trust Company | 430006 | West Monroe, LA | ▲ 2835 (#3839 → #1004) | $1.0M | 3 | $337K |
| #22 | Dawn Pierron | 487994 | South Louisiana Bank | 480421 | Houma, LA | ▲ 2816 (#4068 → #1252) | $800K | 1 | $800K |
| #23 | Jonathon Betcher | 27700 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2786 (#4301 → #1515) | $638K | 2 | $319K |
| #24 | Vanessa Barger | 684712 | Southern Heritage Bank | 469341 | Alexandria, LA | ▲ 2776 (#3744 → #968) | $1.1M | 2 | $529K |
| #25 | Susan Rowland | 737078 | Origin Bank | 455990 | Monroe, LA | ▲ 2773 (#4293 → #1520) | $635K | 2 | $318K |
| #26 | Leigh Gilly | 776047 | Loansteady LLC | 1701910 | Covington, LA | ▲ 2769 (#3801 → #1032) | $990K | 2 | $495K |
| #27 | Matthew Unseth | 626323 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Tempe, AZ | ▲ 2768 (#3724 → #956) | $1.1M | 12 | $90K |
| #28 | Diana Brittain Lozano | 265124 | Pentagon Federal Credit Union | 401822 | San Antonio, TX | ▲ 2753 (#4388 → #1635) | $571K | 2 | $286K |
| #29 | Hamze Haidar-Ahmad | 2107587 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2742 (#3357 → #615) | $1.7M | 6 | $286K |
| #30 | Morgan Stribling | 1373138 | DSLD Mortgage, LLC | 120308 | Hammond, LA | ▲ 2713 (#3206 → #493) | $2.2M | 7 | $311K |
| #31 | Kara Whitman | 835041 | SOFI BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 696891 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | ▲ 2649 (#3574 → #925) | $1.1M | 4 | $281K |
| #32 | Thomas Velten | 1626819 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Cleveland, OH | ▲ 2642 (#3747 → #1105) | $917K | 4 | $229K |
| #33 | Daniel Ponegalek | 1262720 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2634 (#4200 → #1566) | $610K | 3 | $203K |
| #34 | Jonathan Bunzeluk | 1037352 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2586 (#4211 → #1625) | $574K | 1 | $574K |
| #35 | Yan Liu | 1880501 | Optimum Mortgage Company, LLC | 128568 | Carmel, IN | ▲ 2579 (#3291 → #712) | $1.5M | 7 | $211K |
| #36 | James Dunaway | 1304241 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Jacksonville, FL | ▲ 2558 (#3609 → #1051) | $967K | 2 | $483K |
| #37 | Kalvin Chopra | 1669739 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Irvine, CA | ▲ 2549 (#4248 → #1699) | $549K | 2 | $274K |
| #38 | Allysia Dietrich | 1930731 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2522 (#3809 → #1287) | $767K | 3 | $256K |
| #39 | Alyssa Rios | 2232929 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Terrytown, LA | ▲ 2518 (#4358 → #1840) | $491K | 5 | $98K |
| #40 | Angela Catalinotto | 2478287 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK | 454781 | Metairie, LA | ▲ 2513 (#4248 → #1735) | $534K | 2 | $267K |
| #41 | Amber Palm | 2655508 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Columbia, MD | ▲ 2503 (#3292 → #789) | $1.3M | 3 | $442K |
| #42 | Oscar Alejandro | 2248570 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Scottsdale, AZ | ▲ 2493 (#3317 → #824) | $1.3M | 9 | $141K |
| #43 | Lawrance McGallagher | 1464194 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 2477 (#3703 → #1226) | $815K | 4 | $204K |
| #44 | Stephen Santivasci | 2503137 | Atlantic Avenue Mortgage, LLC | 2413563 | Lake Worth Beach, FL | ▲ 2466 (#3779 → #1313) | $749K | 1 | $749K |
| #45 | Jessica Levi | 2123057 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | Vienna, VA | ▲ 2466 (#4087 → #1621) | $575K | 1 | $575K |
| #46 | Joseph Rivers | 776717 | BOM BANK | 401531 | Many, LA | ▲ 2455 (#3666 → #1211) | $830K | 3 | $277K |
| #47 | Erik Chambers | 2062377 | Loan Factory, Inc. | 320841 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 2437 (#3563 → #1126) | $894K | 6 | $149K |
| #48 | Shane Fitzsimmons | 2631192 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2407 (#3869 → #1462) | $669K | 6 | $111K |
| #49 | Tracy Feeman | 1993928 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Detroit, MI | ▲ 2391 (#3236 → #845) | $1.2M | 5 | $245K |
| #50 | Andreas Pettas | 2094517 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | ▲ 2357 (#3341 → #984) | $1.0M | 6 | $173K |