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 August 23, 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 | $8.4M | 14 | $599K |
| #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 | $1.5M | 8 | $185K |
| #5 | Sara Freeman | 2807312 | SWBC Mortgage Corporation | 9741 | Fort Smith, AR | $1.5M | 5 | $294K |
| #6 | Brandon Steele | 2816794 | Arvest Bank | 403249 | Tulsa, OK | $1.3M | 4 | $320K |
| #7 | JESSICA VILLARREAL-VELAZQUEZ | 1275193 | BN MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC | 2352456 | Lafayette, LA | $1.3M | 6 | $210K |
| #8 | Kenneth Barber | 2811999 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $1.1M | 4 | $287K |
| #9 | Cristian Mendoza | 2802740 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $1.1M | 3 | $353K |
| #10 | Jacob Wallace | 2800716 | West Capital Lending, Inc. | 1566096 | Plano, TX | $861K | 3 | $287K |
| #11 | Evans McDonald | 2821394 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $825K | 3 | $275K |
| #12 | RICHARD GREEN | 80947 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $776K | 4 | $194K |
| #13 | Mason Fast | 2789280 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 1907 | Columbia, MO | $772K | 4 | $193K |
| #14 | John Hoskyn | 2785071 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Sheridan, AR | $736K | 5 | $147K |
| #15 | Jose Maupome | 828369 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $727K | 2 | $364K |
| #16 | Elizabeth Farmer | 2848118 | Arkansas Federal Credit Union | 418494 | Little Rock, AR | $666K | 11 | $61K |
| #17 | Tristan Breen | 2812017 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $646K | 2 | $323K |
| #18 | Kathryn Jackson | 780375 | FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. | 75271 | Fort Smith, AR | $637K | 2 | $318K |
| #19 | Jackson Houston | 2811903 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $587K | 4 | $147K |
| #20 | Isaura Roldan | 2801091 | Sader Mortgage LLC | 2496729 | Siloam Springs, AR | $567K | 2 | $284K |
| #21 | Jose Fuentes | 2811992 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $551K | 4 | $138K |
| #22 | Demetrios Theodossakos | 2802831 | The Federal Savings Bank | 411500 | Chicago, IL | $522K | 1 | $522K |
| #23 | Eliezer Martinez | 2796774 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $506K | 2 | $253K |
| #24 | Tyler Vinson | 2779054 | American First Funding LLC | 2362008 | Southfield, MI | $504K | 1 | $504K |
| #25 | Kateryna Witt | 2626154 | Onity Mortgage Corporation | 2726 | Plano, TX | $445K | 1 | $445K |
| #26 | Kurt Hoffman | 2816657 | Reliance First Capital, LLC | 58775 | — | $437K | 1 | $437K |
| #27 | Demetric Clark | 2705432 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | — | $435K | 1 | $435K |
| #28 | Mason Simone | 2829315 | Bank of England | 418481 | Conway, AR | $387K | 1 | $387K |
| #29 | Matthew McCarthy | 2709142 | GRIFFIN FUNDING, INC. | 1120111 | Irvine, CA | $387K | 1 | $387K |
| #30 | Sebastian Wittliff | 2812013 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $371K | 2 | $185K |
| #31 | Patrick Folsom | 2764229 | Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. | 181106 | Chandler, AZ | $360K | 2 | $180K |
| #32 | Trey Krueger | 2821429 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Coppell, TX | $347K | 2 | $173K |
| #33 | Fabian Torres | 847914 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $330K | 3 | $110K |
| #34 | Eleanor Cunningham | 2806585 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $323K | 2 | $162K |
| #35 | Alyssa Whaley | 2794654 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $300K | 2 | $150K |
| #36 | Jorge Delacanal | 2791664 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $297K | 1 | $297K |
| #37 | Connor Ross | 2796546 | Texana Bank, N.A. | 407536 | — | $294K | 1 | $294K |
| #38 | curtis lloyd | 2767717 | FIRST WESTERN MORTGAGE, INC. | 498427 | Rogers, AR | $272K | 1 | $272K |
| #39 | Kimberly Gomez | 1977138 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 1168 | Sandy Springs, GA | $272K | 2 | $136K |
| #40 | Denny Yang | 2801520 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Carrollton, TX | $265K | 1 | $265K |
| #41 | Nicole Meeks | 2792732 | Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. | 1561 | Maryville, TN | $263K | 2 | $132K |
| #42 | Jayden Renfrew | 2811901 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $258K | 2 | $129K |
| #43 | Carmen Kent | 2801080 | PennyMac Loan Services, LLC | 35953 | Tampa, FL | $256K | 1 | $256K |
| #44 | Cody Payton | 2755129 | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. | 1025894 | Plano, TX | $239K | 1 | $239K |
| #45 | Sandy Jacob | 2812001 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 3030 | Phoenix, AZ | $222K | 2 | $111K |
| #46 | Avery Hirsch | 2773616 | Freedom Mortgage Corporation | 2767 | Conshohocken, PA | $204K | 1 | $204K |
| #47 | Seth Brown | 2784658 | Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC | 2600 | Franklin, TN | $201K | 2 | $101K |
| #48 | Josue Santana Barcenas | 2718841 | NewRez LLC | 3013 | Tempe, AZ | $189K | 1 | $189K |
| #49 | Jared Buffington | 339535 | GoodLeap, LLC | 30336 | Roseville, CA | $175K | 1 | $175K |
| #50 | Aubrey Padalino | 2803977 | Lower, LLC | 1124061 | Little Rock, AR | $165K | 1 | $165K |
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 August 23, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/arkansas/top-rookie-by-volume
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