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 August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Caleb Royal (Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2460871), Dustin White (FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc., NMLS #2466089), and Whitley Shaffer (DAS Acquisition Company, LLC, NMLS #2448264).
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 | Dustin White | 2466089 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $1.5M | 10 | $154K |
| #2 | Whitley Shaffer | 2448264 | DAS Acquisition Company, LLC | 227262 | — | $2.3M | 10 | $234K |
| #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 | Sarah Jones | 2457549 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $241K | 4 | $60K |
| #10 | Kelly Smith | 2511465 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $143K | 4 | $36K |
| #10 | Jamieson Marino | 2462824 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $350K | 4 | $87K |
| #10 | Connie Stevens | 2429730 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $670K | 4 | $167K |
| #10 | Kevin Turner | 2500325 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $283K | 4 | $71K |
| #16 | Kevin Speegle | 2395611 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Little Rock, AR | $515K | 3 | $172K |
| #16 | Cooper Smith | 2502026 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE | 523210 | Walnut Ridge, AR | $216K | 3 | $72K |
| #16 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $335K | 3 | $112K |
| #16 | Harry Cummins | 2508097 | FIRST SERVICE BANK | 408102 | Little Rock, AR | $664K | 3 | $221K |
| #16 | Rachel Romine | 2344845 | Mortgage Hub LLC | 2612803 | — | $804K | 3 | $268K |
| #16 | Michael Batchelder | 1810952 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $421K | 3 | $140K |
| #22 | John Jones | 2464182 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | — | $200K | 2 | $100K |
| #22 | Victoria Christensen | 2536104 | Bank OZK | 464037 | Little Rock, AR | $133K | 2 | $67K |
| #22 | Justin Beaver | 2457548 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $60K | 2 | $30K |
| #22 | Sean Maroney | 2508896 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Little Rock, AR | $57K | 2 | $28K |
| #22 | Clint winberry | 2475127 | Centennial Bank | 466091 | Searcy, AR | $304K | 2 | $152K |
| #22 | Luis Nieto Leal | 2507673 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | — | $369K | 2 | $184K |
| #22 | Kenneth Perkins | 2481342 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $120K | 2 | $60K |
| #22 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $118K | 2 | $59K |
| #22 | Logan Alva | 2431566 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $757K | 2 | $378K |
| #22 | Luis Talavera | 2506006 | Southern Bank | 405563 | Jonesboro, AR | $57K | 2 | $28K |
| #22 | Lucas Jenkins | 2446149 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $517K | 2 | $259K |
| #22 | Vesna Stimac | 2481344 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $98K | 2 | $49K |
| #22 | THURLO COBB | 212576 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | Little Rock, AR | $102K | 2 | $51K |
| #22 | Jacob Wurtenberg | 2386234 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $159K | 2 | $79K |
| #22 | Azad Marfazelian | 909612 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | $399K | 2 | $200K |
| #22 | Christopher Kubat | 2421105 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $751K | 2 | $376K |
| #22 | Andrew Brink | 2492194 | ARMOR BANK | 469649 | Rogers, AR | $134K | 2 | $67K |
| #22 | Katina Buzbee | 2463774 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Philadelphia, PA | $186K | 2 | $93K |
| #22 | Douglas Robison | 2445515 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Rogers, AR | $655K | 2 | $328K |
| #22 | Randee Barr | 634652 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $658K | 2 | $329K |
| #42 | Courtney Fields | 2536100 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $68K | 1 | $68K |
| #42 | Leiah Morey | 2495535 | Legacy Bank | 478465 | — | $232K | 1 | $232K |
| #42 | Cutberto Tenorio | 2517657 | Farmers Bank & Trust Company | 405307 | Hope, AR | $122K | 1 | $122K |
| #42 | Amelio Akrawi | 1096823 | MortgagePros, LLC | 1925352 | — | $537K | 1 | $537K |
| #42 | JORDAN BORKOWSKI | 2481513 | Banner Bank | 439266 | — | $50K | 1 | $50K |
| #42 | Mary Jones | 2503188 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $80K | 1 | $80K |
| #42 | Matthew Golden | 2539231 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Sherwood, AR | $25K | 1 | $25K |
| #42 | Claire Shepherd | 2463667 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 399807 | — | $403K | 1 | $403K |
| #42 | Patrick Kashat | 978734 | Swift Home Loans, Inc. | 2075228 | Birmingham, MI | $541K | 1 | $541K |
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 August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arkansas/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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