Leading rookies in Arkansas in 2023, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 11, 2026, the top 3 include Caleb Royal (Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2460871), Whitley Shaffer (DAS Acquisition Company, LLC, NMLS #2448264), and Dustin White (FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc., NMLS #2466089).
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 | 2023 Volume | 2023 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Caleb Royal | 2460871 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | — | $4.9M | 17 | $290K |
| #2 | Whitley Shaffer | 2448264 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | — | $2.3M | 10 | $234K |
| #2 | Dustin White | 2466089 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $1.5M | 10 | $154K |
| #4 | Nesha Guest | 2457193 | FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK, THE | 623411 | — | $2.7M | 9 | $299K |
| #5 | Seth Bubbus | 2448790 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Little Rock, AR | $1.5M | 7 | $218K |
| #5 | John Kunkel | 1416078 | Heritage MortgageKC LLC | 1720438 | Ash Flat, AR | $1.6M | 7 | $226K |
| #7 | Michelle Phillips | 2486921 | First Security Bank | 414458 | Conway, AR | $1.0M | 6 | $174K |
| #7 | Garrett Tuggle | 2456405 | First Community Bank | 539634 | Batesville, AR | $799K | 6 | $133K |
| #9 | Jessica Maxon | 2467992 | HURRICANE CREEK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 504708 | — | $656K | 5 | $131K |
| #10 | Christopher Saunders | 2495464 | Bank of 1889 | 673864 | Berryville, AR | $415K | 4 | $104K |
| #10 | Jamieson Marino | 2462824 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $350K | 4 | $87K |
| #10 | Kelly Smith | 2511465 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $143K | 4 | $36K |
| #10 | Connie Stevens | 2429730 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $670K | 4 | $167K |
| #10 | Sarah Jones | 2457549 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $241K | 4 | $60K |
| #10 | Kevin Turner | 2500325 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $283K | 4 | $71K |
| #16 | Cooper Smith | 2502026 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE | 523210 | Walnut Ridge, AR | $216K | 3 | $72K |
| #16 | Kevin Speegle | 2395611 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Cabot, AR | $515K | 3 | $172K |
| #16 | Harry Cummins | 2508097 | FIRST SERVICE BANK | 408102 | Little Rock, AR | $664K | 3 | $221K |
| #16 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $335K | 3 | $112K |
| #16 | Michael Batchelder | 1810952 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $421K | 3 | $140K |
| #16 | Rachel Romine | 2344845 | Mortgage Hub LLC | 2612803 | — | $804K | 3 | $268K |
| #22 | Vesna Stimac | 2481344 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $98K | 2 | $49K |
| #22 | Douglas Robison | 2445515 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Rogers, AR | $655K | 2 | $328K |
| #22 | Andrew Brink | 2492194 | ARMOR BANK | 469649 | Rogers, AR | $134K | 2 | $67K |
| #22 | Randee Barr | 634652 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $658K | 2 | $329K |
| #22 | Christopher Kubat | 2421105 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $751K | 2 | $376K |
| #22 | Azad Marfazelian | 909612 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | $399K | 2 | $200K |
| #22 | Luis Nieto Leal | 2507673 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | — | $369K | 2 | $184K |
| #22 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $118K | 2 | $59K |
| #22 | Lucas Jenkins | 2446149 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $517K | 2 | $259K |
| #22 | Kenneth Perkins | 2481342 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $120K | 2 | $60K |
| #22 | Justin Beaver | 2457548 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $60K | 2 | $30K |
| #22 | THURLO COBB | 212576 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | Little Rock, AR | $102K | 2 | $51K |
| #22 | Clint winberry | 2475127 | Centennial Bank | 466091 | Searcy, AR | $304K | 2 | $152K |
| #22 | Katina Buzbee | 2463774 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | — | $186K | 2 | $93K |
| #22 | John Jones | 2464182 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | — | $200K | 2 | $100K |
| #22 | Jacob Wurtenberg | 2386234 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $159K | 2 | $79K |
| #22 | Logan Alva | 2431566 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $757K | 2 | $378K |
| #22 | Sean Maroney | 2508896 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Little Rock, AR | $57K | 2 | $28K |
| #22 | Luis Talavera | 2506006 | Southern Bank | 405563 | Jonesboro, AR | $57K | 2 | $28K |
| #22 | Victoria Christensen | 2536104 | Bank OZK | 464037 | Little Rock, AR | $133K | 2 | $67K |
| #42 | Anthony Corcione | 2492544 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | — | $199K | 1 | $199K |
| #42 | Grant Hickerson | 2411414 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $160K | 1 | $160K |
| #42 | Blake Brown | 2518995 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $440K | 1 | $440K |
| #42 | Poulos Safaro | 2116937 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | Troy, MI | $156K | 1 | $156K |
| #42 | Pamela Heiles | 2489595 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | — | $108K | 1 | $108K |
| #42 | Kyle McCabe | 2495544 | SecurityNational Mortgage Company | 3116 | — | $275K | 1 | $275K |
| #42 | Chase Noonan | 2446263 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | $158K | 1 | $158K |
| #42 | Scott Mueller | 2431987 | Snap Mortgage LLC | 2408467 | Benton, LA | $150K | 1 | $150K |
| #42 | Audrey Kendall | 2490014 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $20K | 1 | $20K |
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. Leading Rookies by Loan Count — Arkansas (2023). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 11, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arkansas/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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