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 October 9, 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 | $69.0M | 317 | $218K |
| #2 | Jacob Arey | 1091070 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Benton, AR | $61.5M | 247 | $249K |
| #3 | Blake Peterson | 630578 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Cabot, AR | $48.8M | 176 | $277K |
| #4 | William Hancock | 2422548 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Cabot, AR | $30.7M | 154 | $199K |
| #5 | Conrad Eberhard | 419438 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Fayetteville, AR | $49.9M | 143 | $349K |
| #6 | Debra Reed | 419366 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Little Rock, AR | $38.0M | 137 | $277K |
| #7 | Rabih Aboukheir | 1723442 | Eustis Mortgage Corporation | 70345 | Little Rock, AR | $35.4M | 129 | $274K |
| #7 | Daniel Ferguson | 1368559 | Nosari Home Mortgage, Inc. | 136034 | Mountain Home, AR | $27.8M | 129 | $216K |
| #9 | YZL GODOY | 2718568 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Fayetteville, AR | $31.4M | 128 | $245K |
| #10 | Ryan Smith | 564322 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Fayetteville, AR | $56.0M | 120 | $466K |
| #11 | Jimsie Looper | 997043 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Fort Smith, AR | $27.2M | 117 | $233K |
| #12 | Chad Yancy | 1766343 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Jonesboro, AR | $31.3M | 115 | $272K |
| #13 | Ashley Newman | 1268524 | Centennial Bank | 466091 | Conway, AR | $28.5M | 113 | $252K |
| #14 | Erica Medlock | 1910705 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Van Buren, AR | $25.2M | 111 | $227K |
| #15 | Drake Widener | 2111850 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Cabot, AR | $26.2M | 110 | $239K |
| #16 | Matthew Kaczor | 1085510 | First Horizon Bank | 472329 | Little Rock, AR | $25.9M | 108 | $240K |
| #17 | Kristine Branon | 894836 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Rogers, AR | $32.4M | 107 | $303K |
| #18 | Stephanie Bevard | 20250 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Rogers, AR | $36.9M | 106 | $348K |
| #18 | Carrie Witthuhn | 108924 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Lees Summit, MO | $21.0M | 106 | $198K |
| #20 | Terry Smith | 1312258 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Rogers, AR | $30.8M | 105 | $293K |
| #21 | Paul Crouse | 125061 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Hot Springs, AR | $19.4M | 102 | $190K |
| #21 | Christopher Knighten | 1486302 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $23.3M | 102 | $229K |
| #23 | Laura Andrade | 1403043 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Rogers, AR | $32.8M | 101 | $325K |
| #24 | HOLLY ZIMMERMAN | 737830 | TELCOE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 409715 | Little Rock, AR | $17.3M | 98 | $176K |
| #25 | Scottie Taylor | 1083832 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Little Rock, AR | $24.0M | 95 | $253K |
| #26 | Christopher Nosari | 141912 | Nosari Home Mortgage, Inc. | 136034 | Mountain Home, AR | $22.4M | 92 | $243K |
| #27 | Maria Avila | 1504449 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Rogers, AR | $29.6M | 91 | $326K |
| #28 | Kevin Sheredy | 264549 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Cabot, AR | $23.3M | 89 | $262K |
| #29 | Melissa Wilson | 639122 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Russellville, AR | $17.8M | 87 | $204K |
| #30 | Jamie Clegg | 1371160 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Fayetteville, AR | $19.1M | 86 | $222K |
| #31 | Amanda Shelnut | 458050 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Benton, AR | $24.5M | 84 | $292K |
| #31 | Rafael Ballesteros | 1740507 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 14622 | Rogers, AR | $26.2M | 84 | $312K |
| #33 | Deana Powell | 733434 | Simmons Bank | 484633 | Searcy, AR | $24.4M | 83 | $294K |
| #34 | Sara Marlow | 1486587 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | Fayetteville, AR | $24.4M | 82 | $297K |
| #35 | Joshua Taylor | 1914490 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1058 | — | $15.2M | 81 | $187K |
| #35 | Melissa Camras | 2147575 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Hot Springs, AR | $17.6M | 81 | $217K |
| #37 | Shonda Walters | 424310 | Regions Bank | 174490 | Birmingham, AL | $15.4M | 80 | $193K |
| #37 | Ryann Thornton | 783983 | Centennial Bank | 466091 | Rogers, AR | $32.1M | 80 | $402K |
| #39 | Alan Whisenhunt | 665617 | Encore Bank | 758596 | Little Rock, AR | $29.5M | 77 | $384K |
| #39 | Matthew Reid | 1511031 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Jacksonville, AR | $4.2M | 77 | $55K |
| #39 | Stephen Longinotti | 2185168 | First Community Bank | 539634 | Batesville, AR | $17.0M | 77 | $221K |
| #39 | Stefanie Lyles | 700033 | Sente Mortgage, Inc. | 132111 | Cabot, AR | $20.9M | 77 | $271K |
| #43 | VANESSA ZAVALA | 1167730 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Russellville, AR | $13.9M | 75 | $185K |
| #43 | Candace Bynum | 1381521 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Hot Springs, AR | $10.2M | 75 | $137K |
| #43 | Nathan Chamblee | 1981128 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Hot Springs, AR | $15.5M | 75 | $207K |
| #46 | Kiley Conner | 1453865 | Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC | 2143 | Rogers, AR | $27.0M | 73 | $370K |
| #46 | Steven Reynolds | 539742 | Eagle Bank and Trust Company | 410317 | Little Rock, AR | $21.6M | 73 | $296K |
| #46 | Dilynn Boyd | 2356432 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Conway, AR | $18.3M | 73 | $251K |
| #49 | Joshua Adamson | 924274 | First Financial Bank | 411447 | Fort Smith, AR | $19.4M | 72 | $270K |
| #50 | Zachary Baugh | 2243023 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Rogers, AR | $25.5M | 71 | $359K |
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 October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arkansas/top-overall-by-units
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