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 July 13, 2026, the top 3 include Caleb Royal (Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2460871), Nesha Guest (FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK, THE, NMLS #2457193), 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 | Nesha Guest | 2457193 | FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK, THE | 623411 | — | $2.8M | 10 | $280K |
| #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 |
| #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 | Sarah Jones | 2457549 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $241K | 4 | $60K |
| #10 | Kevin Turner | 2500325 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $283K | 4 | $71K |
| #10 | Connie Stevens | 2429730 | Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America | 4082 | — | $670K | 4 | $167K |
| #10 | Kelly Smith | 2511465 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $143K | 4 | $36K |
| #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 |
| #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 | Cooper Smith | 2502026 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE | 523210 | Walnut Ridge, AR | $216K | 3 | $72K |
| #16 | Rachel Romine | 2344845 | Mortgage Hub LLC | 2612803 | — | $804K | 3 | $268K |
| #16 | Kevin Speegle | 2395611 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Little Rock, AR | $515K | 3 | $172K |
| #16 | Brittany Taylor | 2503184 | Capital One, National Association | 453156 | — | $335K | 3 | $112K |
| #22 | Azad Marfazelian | 909612 | Zillow Home Loans, LLC | 10287 | Irvine, CA | $399K | 2 | $200K |
| #22 | Logan Alva | 2431566 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | — | $757K | 2 | $378K |
| #22 | Jacob Wurtenberg | 2386234 | Neighbors Bank | 491986 | — | $159K | 2 | $79K |
| #22 | THURLO COBB | 212576 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | Little Rock, AR | $102K | 2 | $51K |
| #22 | Sean Maroney | 2508896 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Little Rock, AR | $57K | 2 | $28K |
| #22 | Lucas Jenkins | 2446149 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $517K | 2 | $259K |
| #22 | John Jones | 2464182 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | — | $200K | 2 | $100K |
| #22 | Luis Nieto Leal | 2507673 | Consumer Real Estate Finance Co. | 104621 | — | $369K | 2 | $184K |
| #22 | Randee Barr | 634652 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $658K | 2 | $329K |
| #22 | Katina Buzbee | 2463774 | UMortgage LLC | 1457759 | Philadelphia, PA | $186K | 2 | $93K |
| #22 | Victoria Christensen | 2536104 | Bank OZK | 464037 | Little Rock, AR | $133K | 2 | $67K |
| #22 | Kenneth Perkins | 2481342 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $120K | 2 | $60K |
| #22 | Clint winberry | 2475127 | Centennial Bank | 466091 | Searcy, AR | $304K | 2 | $152K |
| #22 | Justin Beaver | 2457548 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | — | $60K | 2 | $30K |
| #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 | Vesna Stimac | 2481344 | Discover Bank | 684042 | — | $98K | 2 | $49K |
| #22 | Andrew Brink | 2492194 | ARMOR BANK | 469649 | Rogers, AR | $134K | 2 | $67K |
| #22 | Christopher Kubat | 2421105 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | — | $751K | 2 | $376K |
| #22 | Luis Talavera | 2506006 | Southern Bank | 405563 | Jonesboro, AR | $57K | 2 | $28K |
| #42 | Audrey Kendall | 2490014 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $20K | 1 | $20K |
| #42 | Tori Pendergraft | 2506069 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Tulsa, OK | $100K | 1 | $100K |
| #42 | Blake Brown | 2518995 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $440K | 1 | $440K |
| #42 | Kyle McCabe | 2495544 | SecurityNational Mortgage Company | 3116 | — | $275K | 1 | $275K |
| #42 | Cristina Gargiulo | 2489062 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Cary, NC | $225K | 1 | $225K |
| #42 | Chase Noonan | 2446263 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Earth City, MO | $158K | 1 | $158K |
| #42 | Grant Hickerson | 2411414 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $160K | 1 | $160K |
| #42 | Alix Pearce | 2464708 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $32K | 1 | $32K |
| #42 | Sarah Yeldell | 2455271 | Guild Mortgage Company LLC | 3274 | Texarkana, TX | $118K | 1 | $118K |
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 July 13, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arkansas/top-rookie-by-units/2023
Powered by ChatMMI