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 May 28, 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 | — | $4.6M | 16 | $287K |
| #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 | John Kunkel | 1416078 | Heritage MortgageKC LLC | 1720438 | Ash Flat, AR | $1.6M | 7 | $226K |
| #5 | Seth Bubbus | 2448790 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Little Rock, AR | $1.5M | 7 | $218K |
| #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 | Kelly Smith | 2511465 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $143K | 4 | $36K |
| #10 | Kevin Turner | 2500325 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $283K | 4 | $71K |
| #10 | Jamieson Marino | 2462824 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $350K | 4 | $87K |
| #10 | Sarah Jones | 2457549 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $241K | 4 | $60K |
| #10 | Christopher Saunders | 2495464 | Bank of 1889 | 673864 | Berryville, AR | $415K | 4 | $104K |
| #10 | Connie Stevens | 2429730 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $670K | 4 | $167K |
| #16 | Michael Batchelder | 1810952 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | — | $421K | 3 | $140K |
| #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 | 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 | Kevin Speegle | 2395611 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Little Rock, AR | $515K | 3 | $172K |
| #22 | Logan Alva | 2431566 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $757K | 2 | $378K |
| #22 | Luis Talavera | 2506006 | Southern Bank | 405563 | Jonesboro, AR | $57K | 2 | $28K |
| #22 | Azad Marfazelian | 909612 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | $399K | 2 | $200K |
| #22 | John Jones | 2464182 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | — | $200K | 2 | $100K |
| #22 | Randee Barr | 634652 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $658K | 2 | $329K |
| #22 | Douglas Robison | 2445515 | First Colony Mortgage Corporation | 3112 | Rogers, AR | $655K | 2 | $328K |
| #22 | Ariana Ramirez | 2462821 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $118K | 2 | $59K |
| #22 | Victoria Christensen | 2536104 | Bank OZK | 464037 | Little Rock, AR | $133K | 2 | $67K |
| #22 | Christopher Kubat | 2421105 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | $751K | 2 | $376K |
| #22 | Andrew Brink | 2492194 | ARMOR BANK | 469649 | Rogers, AR | $134K | 2 | $67K |
| #22 | Kenneth Perkins | 2481342 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $120K | 2 | $60K |
| #22 | THURLO COBB | 212576 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | Little Rock, AR | $102K | 2 | $51K |
| #22 | Vesna Stimac | 2481344 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $98K | 2 | $49K |
| #22 | Luis Nieto Leal | 2507673 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | — | $369K | 2 | $184K |
| #22 | Jacob Wurtenberg | 2386234 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $159K | 2 | $79K |
| #22 | Katina Buzbee | 2463774 | C2 Financial Corporation | 135622 | El Dorado, AR | $186K | 2 | $93K |
| #22 | Clint winberry | 2475127 | Centennial Bank | 466091 | Searcy, AR | $304K | 2 | $152K |
| #22 | Lucas Jenkins | 2446149 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $517K | 2 | $259K |
| #22 | Sean Maroney | 2508896 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Little Rock, AR | $57K | 2 | $28K |
| #22 | Justin Beaver | 2457548 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $60K | 2 | $30K |
| #42 | Alix Pearce | 2464708 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $32K | 1 | $32K |
| #42 | Saameer Virani | 2494919 | MiLend, Inc. | 148769 | Alpharetta, GA | $320K | 1 | $320K |
| #42 | Audrey Kendall | 2490014 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $20K | 1 | $20K |
| #42 | Sherrita Green | 2462828 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $37K | 1 | $37K |
| #42 | Hannah Morris | 2504454 | Edge Home Finance, LLC | 891464 | Minnetonka, MN | $460K | 1 | $460K |
| #42 | Mary Jones | 2503188 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $80K | 1 | $80K |
| #42 | Kourtlyn Manalac | 2536103 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $71K | 1 | $71K |
| #42 | Matthew Golden | 2539231 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Sherwood, AR | $25K | 1 | $25K |
| #42 | Blake Lebbossiere | 2211666 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $290K | 1 | $290K |
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 May 28, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arkansas/top-rookie-by-units/2023
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