Top loan officers in Arkansas in 2026 so far, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 23, 2026, the top 3 include Hunter Strong (FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc., NMLS #1911747), Jacob Arey (Eustis Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #1091070), and Blake Peterson (Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #630578).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hunter Strong | 1911747 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $57.7M | 266 | $217K |
| #2 | Jacob Arey | 1091070 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Benton, AR | $51.5M | 202 | $255K |
| #3 | Blake Peterson | 630578 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Cabot, AR | $36.8M | 133 | $276K |
| #4 | William Hancock | 2422548 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Cabot, AR | $25.8M | 129 | $200K |
| #5 | Conrad Eberhard | 419438 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Fayetteville, AR | $41.9M | 121 | $346K |
| #6 | YZL GODOY | 2718568 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Fayetteville, AR | $27.1M | 112 | $242K |
| #7 | Debra Reed | 419366 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Little Rock, AR | $28.9M | 106 | $273K |
| #8 | Rabih Aboukheir | 1723442 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Little Rock, AR | $29.1M | 105 | $277K |
| #9 | Jimsie Looper | 997043 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Fort Smith, AR | $23.0M | 97 | $238K |
| #9 | Daniel Ferguson | 1368559 | Nosari Home Mortgage, Inc. | 136034 | Mountain Home, AR | $21.1M | 97 | $218K |
| #11 | Matthew Kaczor | 1085510 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | Little Rock, AR | $23.2M | 95 | $245K |
| #12 | Ashley Newman | 1268524 | Centennial Bank | 466091 | Conway, AR | $23.2M | 93 | $249K |
| #12 | Ryan Smith | 564322 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Fayetteville, AR | $43.5M | 93 | $468K |
| #12 | Drake Widener | 2111850 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Cabot, AR | $22.2M | 93 | $239K |
| #15 | Christopher Knighten | 1486302 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $20.7M | 89 | $233K |
| #16 | Scottie Taylor | 1083832 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Little Rock, AR | $21.4M | 86 | $249K |
| #16 | Stephanie Bevard | 20250 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Rogers, AR | $29.6M | 86 | $344K |
| #16 | Chad Yancy | 1766343 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Jonesboro, AR | $22.1M | 86 | $258K |
| #16 | Erica Medlock | 1910705 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Van Buren, AR | $18.6M | 86 | $216K |
| #20 | Paul Crouse | 125061 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Hot Springs, AR | $15.2M | 84 | $181K |
| #21 | Carrie Witthuhn | 108924 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Lees Summit, MO | $16.1M | 83 | $194K |
| #22 | Terry Smith | 1312258 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Rogers, AR | $23.9M | 82 | $292K |
| #22 | Laura Andrade | 1403043 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Rogers, AR | $27.3M | 82 | $333K |
| #24 | Kristine Branon | 894836 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Rogers, AR | $25.1M | 81 | $310K |
| #25 | HOLLY ZIMMERMAN | 737830 | TELCOE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 409715 | Little Rock, AR | $14.5M | 79 | $183K |
| #26 | Sara Marlow | 1486587 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Fayetteville, AR | $22.4M | 75 | $299K |
| #27 | Amanda Shelnut | 458050 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Benton, AR | $21.1M | 74 | $285K |
| #28 | Kevin Sheredy | 264549 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Cabot, AR | $19.0M | 73 | $261K |
| #29 | Maria Avila | 1504449 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Rogers, AR | $23.0M | 72 | $319K |
| #30 | Shonda Walters | 424310 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Birmingham, AL | $13.9M | 71 | $195K |
| #30 | Melissa Wilson | 639122 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Russellville, AR | $14.3M | 71 | $201K |
| #32 | Jamie Clegg | 1371160 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Fayetteville, AR | $14.7M | 70 | $209K |
| #32 | Christopher Nosari | 141912 | Nosari Home Mortgage, Inc. | 136034 | Mountain Home, AR | $16.6M | 70 | $237K |
| #32 | Deana Powell | 733434 | Simmons Bank | 484633 | Searcy, AR | $21.4M | 70 | $306K |
| #35 | Candace Bynum | 1381521 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Hot Springs, AR | $9.4M | 68 | $138K |
| #36 | Ryann Thornton | 783983 | Centennial Bank | 466091 | Rogers, AR | $26.9M | 67 | $401K |
| #36 | Joshua Taylor | 1914490 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | North Little Rock, AR | $12.7M | 67 | $189K |
| #38 | Rafael Ballesteros | 1740507 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Rogers, AR | $20.0M | 64 | $312K |
| #39 | Andrea Johnson | 1173795 | Nosari Home Mortgage, Inc. | 136034 | Harrison, AR | $13.0M | 63 | $207K |
| #39 | Melissa Camras | 2147575 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Hot Springs, AR | $13.8M | 63 | $220K |
| #39 | Stefanie Lyles | 700033 | Sente Mortgage, Inc. | 132111 | Cabot, AR | $17.1M | 63 | $272K |
| #42 | Alan Whisenhunt | 665617 | Encore Bank | 758596 | Little Rock, AR | $24.1M | 62 | $390K |
| #42 | Kiley Conner | 1453865 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Rogers, AR | $22.7M | 62 | $366K |
| #44 | Darreal Shannon | 2553816 | BN MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC | 2352456 | Cardwell, MO | $14.5M | 60 | $241K |
| #44 | Joshua Adamson | 924274 | First Financial Bank | 411447 | Fort Smith, AR | $15.9M | 60 | $265K |
| #44 | Stephen Longinotti | 2185168 | First Community Bank | 539634 | Batesville, AR | $13.5M | 60 | $224K |
| #44 | Steven Reynolds | 539742 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Little Rock, AR | $17.7M | 60 | $295K |
| #44 | Matthew Reid | 1511031 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Jacksonville, AR | $3.1M | 60 | $52K |
| #49 | Nathan Chamblee | 1981128 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hot Springs, AR | $12.4M | 59 | $210K |
| #49 | Shannon Howland | 1275312 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Conway, AR | $16.9M | 59 | $287K |
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. Top Mortgage Loan Officers by Loan Count — Arkansas. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arkansas/top-overall-by-units
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