Origin Bank Expands Home Lending Services in Northwest Louisiana with Hiring of Award-Winning Lender Jaclyn Litton and Litton Mortgage Team

Origin Bank today announced it has hired award-winning lender Jaclyn Litton as Vice President, Senior Mortgage Loan Officer & Sales Manager. She and the Litton Mortgage team join Origin’s Mortgage Lending Team in Northwest Louisiana.

“I’m incredibly excited to welcome Jaclyn and the Litton Mortgage team to Origin,” says Senior Vice President, Chief Retail Mortgage Officer Nick Marascia. “Jaclyn and her team align completely with the Origin culture. Their professionalism, knowledge and award-winning commitment to customer service make them the perfect fit. I know they will have an incredibly positive impact as a part of the Origin team.”

Litton has 18 years of experience in the banking industry, specializing in residential mortgage lending, VA, Conventional, FHA and USDA Rural Development Home Loans. In her new role, she will help lead the Litton Mortgage Team at Origin to expand loan production volume, collaborate with executive management to strategically structure products and pricing competitively, and will seek to build relationships and connect people to their dreams of homeownership as part of Origin’s culture and vision.

She earned a Master of Business Administration as well as a Bachelor of Science in Business Management Administration from Louisiana State University, Shreveport and earned the designation of Certified Mortgage Specialist from Capstone Institute for Mortgage Finance.

Scotsman Guide has recognized Litton as the number one Originator in North Louisiana, one of their Top Women Originators, and she was recently named the number one VA Originator in Louisiana and 27th nationwide in 2023. Under her leadership, Litton Mortgage was voted number one by the Shreveport-Bossier community on LocalsLoveUs.com in the Mortgages and Real Estate Loans category for 11 years in a row.

An active member of her community, Litton is a member of Holy Nativity of our Lord Orthodox Church and Mission, Committee of 100 – Shreveport, Every Warrior, Independence Bowl Foundation and is the former President of the LSUS Alumni Association.

She and her husband Tim Briery, a Veteran of the US Army, reside in Shreveport with their twin daughters, Hallie and Litton, along with her mother, Hallie Wyville Litton.

Litton and her team’s offices remain at 7607 Fern Avenue, Suite 1101 in Shreveport, now known as Origin’s Fern Avenue Mortgage Center. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (318) 747-7400.

About Origin

Origin Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana. Origin’s wholly owned bank subsidiary, Origin Bank, was founded in 1912 in Choudrant, Louisiana. Deeply rooted in Origin’s history is a culture committed to providing personalized relationship banking to businesses, municipalities, and personal clients to enrich the lives of the people in the communities it serves. Origin provides a broad range of financial services and currently operates 60 banking centers located in Dallas/Fort Worth, East Texas, Houston, North Louisiana and Mississippi. For more information, visit www.origin.bank.