Leading rookies in Arkansas in 2026 so far, ranked by total volume. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of October 9, 2026, the top 3 include Benjamin Nice (Arvest Bank, NMLS #2800182), Zachary Russell (Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc., NMLS #2787649), and Brett Goode (Signature Bank of Arkansas, NMLS #2815899).
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 | YTD Volume | YTD Loans | Avg Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Benjamin Nice | 2800182 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Bentonville, AR | $11.4M | 22 | $517K |
| #2 | Zachary Russell | 2787649 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Fayetteville, AR | $3.4M | 15 | $228K |
| #3 | Brett Goode | 2815899 | Signature Bank of Arkansas | 446616 | Rogers, AR | $3.0M | 6 | $503K |
| #4 | Jonathan Pillow | 2790713 | CMG Mortgage, Inc. | 1820 | Clinton, AR | $2.4M | 13 | $186K |
| #5 | Sara Freeman | 2807312 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Fort Smith, AR | $2.2M | 8 | $272K |
| #6 | Brandon Steele | 2816794 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Tulsa, OK | $1.9M | 6 | $316K |
| #7 | curtis lloyd | 2767717 | FIRST WESTERN MORTGAGE, INC. | 498427 | Rogers, AR | $1.7M | 6 | $287K |
| #8 | Evans McDonald | 2821394 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.5M | 7 | $210K |
| #9 | JESSICA VILLARREAL-VELAZQUEZ | 1275193 | BN MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC | 2352456 | Lafayette, LA | $1.5M | 8 | $183K |
| #10 | Sandy Jacob | 2812001 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.2M | 7 | $175K |
| #11 | Kenneth Barber | 2811999 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | — | $1.2M | 5 | $245K |
| #12 | Cristian Mendoza | 2802740 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $1.1M | 3 | $353K |
| #13 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $1.1M | 5 | $210K |
| #14 | Tristan Breen | 2812017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.0M | 4 | $259K |
| #15 | RICHARD GREEN | 80947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $1.0M | 6 | $170K |
| #16 | Elizabeth Farmer | 2848118 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $927K | 16 | $58K |
| #17 | Kathryn Jackson | 780375 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Fort Smith, AR | $912K | 3 | $304K |
| #18 | Jose Fuentes | 2811992 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $877K | 7 | $125K |
| #19 | Isaura Roldan | 2801091 | NEXA Mortgage, LLC | 1660690 | Mesa, AZ | $872K | 4 | $218K |
| #20 | John Hoskyn | 2785071 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $869K | 6 | $145K |
| #21 | Jacob Wallace | 2800716 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $861K | 3 | $287K |
| #22 | Tyler Vinson | 2779054 | American First Funding LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | $784K | 2 | $392K |
| #23 | Eleanor Cunningham | 2806585 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $768K | 5 | $154K |
| #24 | Jose Maupome | 828369 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $727K | 2 | $364K |
| #25 | Patrick Foresee | 2835479 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Bentonville, AR | $695K | 1 | $695K |
| #26 | Sebastian Wittliff | 2812013 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $614K | 5 | $123K |
| #27 | Trey Krueger | 2821429 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $609K | 3 | $203K |
| #28 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $587K | 4 | $147K |
| #29 | Matthew Schubert | 2778914 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $548K | 6 | $91K |
| #30 | Robin Nankin | 2858728 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $531K | 1 | $531K |
| #31 | Demetrios Theodossakos | 2802831 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Chicago, IL | $522K | 1 | $522K |
| #32 | Diana Duran-Najera | 2720110 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $520K | 2 | $260K |
| #33 | Om Mehta | 2810881 | New Day Financial, LLC | 1043 | Fulton, MD | $508K | 2 | $254K |
| #34 | Eliezer Martinez | 2796774 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $506K | 2 | $253K |
| #35 | Kateryna Witt | 2626154 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $488K | 2 | $244K |
| #36 | Nicole Meeks | 2792732 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $465K | 3 | $155K |
| #37 | Dakota Parker | 2302707 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $459K | 1 | $459K |
| #38 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $440K | 3 | $147K |
| #39 | Philip Handly | 2848335 | Connect Bank | 460546 | Star City, AR | $440K | 4 | $110K |
| #40 | Kurt Hoffman | 2816657 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | — | $437K | 1 | $437K |
| #41 | Julie Latney | 2818058 | American Internet Mortgage, Inc. | 2890 | San Diego, CA | $436K | 1 | $436K |
| #42 | Demetric Clark | 2705432 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Plano, TX | $435K | 1 | $435K |
| #43 | Avery Hirsch | 2773616 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | — | $430K | 2 | $215K |
| #44 | Fabian Torres | 847914 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $429K | 4 | $107K |
| #45 | Javier Rodriguez | 2840343 | First Community Bank | 539634 | Batesville, AR | $401K | 2 | $200K |
| #46 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $390K | 3 | $130K |
| #47 | Mason Simone | 2829315 | Bank of England | 418481 | Conway, AR | $387K | 1 | $387K |
| #48 | Matthew McCarthy | 2709142 | GRIFFIN FUNDING, INC. | 1120111 | Irvine, CA | $387K | 1 | $387K |
| #49 | Ophelia Irby | 2815521 | loanDepot.com, LLC | 174457 | Southfield, MI | $386K | 1 | $386K |
| #50 | Patrick Folsom | 2764229 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $360K | 2 | $180K |
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 Volume — Arkansas. Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed October 9, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arkansas/top-rookie-by-volume
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