Leading rookies in Arkansas in 2026, 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 Zachary Russell (Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2787649), Benjamin Nice (Arvest Bank, NMLS #2800182), and Elizabeth Farmer (Arkansas Federal Credit Union, NMLS #2848118).
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 | 2026 Volume | 2026 Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Zachary Russell | 2787649 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Fayetteville, AR | $3.4M | 15 | $228K |
| #2 | Benjamin Nice | 2800182 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Bentonville, AR | $8.4M | 14 | $599K |
| #3 | Elizabeth Farmer | 2848118 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $702K | 12 | $59K |
| #4 | Jonathan Pillow | 2790713 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Clinton, AR | $1.7M | 9 | $188K |
| #5 | JESSICA VILLARREAL-VELAZQUEZ | 1275193 | BN MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC | 2352456 | Lafayette, LA | $1.3M | 7 | $190K |
| #6 | Brett Goode | 2815899 | Signature Bank of Arkansas | 446616 | Rogers, AR | $3.0M | 6 | $503K |
| #7 | John Hoskyn | 2785071 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $736K | 5 | $147K |
| #7 | Sara Freeman | 2807312 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Fort Smith, AR | $1.5M | 5 | $294K |
| #9 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $772K | 4 | $193K |
| #9 | Jose Fuentes | 2811992 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $551K | 4 | $138K |
| #9 | RICHARD GREEN | 80947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #9 | Kenneth Barber | 2811999 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.1M | 4 | $287K |
| #9 | Brandon Steele | 2816794 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Tulsa, OK | $1.3M | 4 | $320K |
| #9 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $587K | 4 | $147K |
| #9 | Evans McDonald | 2821394 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.2M | 4 | $295K |
| #9 | Philip Handly | 2848335 | Connect Bank | 460546 | Star City, AR | $440K | 4 | $110K |
| #17 | Sebastian Wittliff | 2812013 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $461K | 3 | $154K |
| #17 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $148K | 3 | $49K |
| #17 | Jacob Wallace | 2800716 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $861K | 3 | $287K |
| #17 | Cristian Mendoza | 2802740 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $1.1M | 3 | $353K |
| #17 | Brian Dominguez | 2809574 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $79K | 3 | $26K |
| #17 | Nicole Meeks | 2792732 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $465K | 3 | $155K |
| #17 | Fabian Torres | 847914 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $330K | 3 | $110K |
| #24 | Jose Maupome | 828369 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $727K | 2 | $364K |
| #24 | Emmalie Corn | 2816145 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $140K | 2 | $70K |
| #24 | Kathryn Jackson | 780375 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Fort Smith, AR | $637K | 2 | $318K |
| #24 | Isaura Roldan | 2801091 | Sader Mortgage LLC | 2496729 | Siloam Springs, AR | $567K | 2 | $284K |
| #24 | Kimberly Gomez | 1977138 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $272K | 2 | $136K |
| #24 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | $201K | 2 | $101K |
| #24 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $300K | 2 | $150K |
| #24 | Eleanor Cunningham | 2806585 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $323K | 2 | $162K |
| #24 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $258K | 2 | $129K |
| #24 | Eliezer Martinez | 2796774 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $506K | 2 | $253K |
| #24 | Dalton Storms | 2811889 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $156K | 2 | $78K |
| #24 | Trey Krueger | 2821429 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $347K | 2 | $173K |
| #24 | Michael Diana | 2833123 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Jacksonville, FL | $115K | 2 | $58K |
| #24 | Patrick Folsom | 2764229 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #24 | Sandy Jacob | 2812001 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $222K | 2 | $111K |
| #24 | Tristan Breen | 2812017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $646K | 2 | $323K |
| #24 | Austin Rovito | 2693783 | Top Flite Financial, Inc. | 4181 | Pittsburgh, PA | $310K | 2 | $155K |
| #41 | Linda Patterson | 2816722 | The Huntington National Bank | 402436 | Tupelo, MS | $13K | 1 | $13K |
| #41 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $297K | 1 | $297K |
| #41 | Maria Sechrist | 2768234 | Churchill Mortgage Corporation | 1591 | Brentwood, TN | $85K | 1 | $85K |
| #41 | Cody Payton | 2755129 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Plano, TX | $239K | 1 | $239K |
| #41 | Patrick Wheelis | 2821421 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $87K | 1 | $87K |
| #41 | Denny Yang | 2801520 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $265K | 1 | $265K |
| #41 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $256K | 1 | $256K |
| #41 | Michelle Bradford | 2799926 | Primerica Mortgage, LLC | 1723477 | Little Rock, AR | $90K | 1 | $90K |
| #41 | Kurt Hoffman | 2816657 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | — | $437K | 1 | $437K |
| #41 | Gerald Meyers | 2773634 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $274K | 1 | $274K |
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 (2026). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arkansas/top-rookie-by-units/2026
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