Independent mortgage bank
FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc.
Company NMLS ID 75271 (opens in a new tab) · firsttrusthomeloans.com (opens in a new tab)
FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. (company NMLS 75271) is an independent mortgage lender. LenDb lists 54 of its loan officers, with branches in 6 states, each with an individual NMLS ID, licensed states and sources.
Last verified . Sources: FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc.'s own loan officer directory and NMLS Consumer Access.
- 54 loan officers on LenDb
- 6 branch states
- Disciplinary history not yet checked
- FHA-approved lender (HUD FHA data, loans endorsed through Aug 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Lending activity (HMDA)
Funded 3,257 home loans in 2025 (HMDA), 1,394 conventional
- By loan type: 1,394 conventional, 1,030 FHA, 285 VA, 548 USDA.
- By purpose: 2,957 purchase, 294 refinance, 6 other (home improvement and other closed-end loans).
- 9 jumbo (above the conforming loan limit); 147 for investment properties.
- Up 2944% from 2024 (107 loans).
- About $706.5 million in loan amounts (HMDA reports amounts in $10,000 bands).
Most loans in Arkansas (2,197), Tennessee (311), Illinois (243).
Source: HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB, 2025 (opens in a new tab). Counts describe the company, not any one loan officer. Only lenders above the HMDA reporting thresholds file, and LenDb has matched about 70% of HMDA loan volume to lenders it lists, so a lender without HMDA data here may still make these loans.
Loan officers
Arkansas 27
- Adam Nobles · Cabot
- Austin Harmon · Little Rock
- Brooke Jackson · Fort Smith
- Cathy Rasmussen · Hot Springs
- Chris Knighten · Sheridan
- Chris Ledbetter · Little Rock
- Cliff Crouse · Sheridan
- Corbin Friddle · Cabot
- Dianna Sisk · Wynne
- Drake Widener · Cabot
- Duke Pearson · Little Rock
- Dustin Strube · Cabot
- Gaby Alvidrez · Little Rock
- Gerri Whiting · Cabot
- Greg Carver · Conway
- Hunter Strong · Sheridan
- Jacinta Yoakum · Fort Smith
- Jimsie Looper · Fort Smith
- John Hoskyn · Sheridan
- Kevin Speegle · Cabot
- Paul Crouse · Hot Springs
- Payton White · Cabot · Branch Manager
- Robbie Stavely · Nashville
- Sherry Rogers · Wynne
- Trey Hooten · Conway
- Tricia Hicks · Hot Springs
- William Hancock · Cabot
Illinois 4
- Alex Mandrell · Benton
- Eric Rickard · Marion
- Jarrod Justice · Marion
- Lauren Johnson · Benton
Louisiana 1
- Kayla Partain · Shreveport
Oklahoma 1
- Robert Fightmaster · Oklahoma City
Tennessee 4
- Brian Maggart · Hendersonville
- Craig Sanders · Hendersonville
- Justin Richardson · Hendersonville · Mortgage Loan Originator
- Tracy Woodside · Hendersonville
Branch not listed 16
- Ben Paul · NMLS 492197
- Bill Wehby · NMLS 2139013
- Brad Vandermeulen · NMLS 47583
- Brandi Howard · NMLS 1490966
- Brandon Clemons · Vice President of Sales
- Carla Evans · NMLS 514747
- Clint Shadwick · NMLS 2578211
- Eric Mian · NMLS 502335
- Glenn Strong · NMLS 88999
- Grant Hickerson · NMLS 2411414
- Karissa Clemons · NMLS 502530
- Kaylee Porter · NMLS 2231633
- Kim Benson · NMLS 1786967
- Markeita Williams · NMLS 797967
- Russell Wolf · NMLS 123931
- Seth Bubbus · NMLS 2448790
Source: state regulator (loan officer directory (opens in a new tab)), verified 2026-10-13. Also as JSON. Lender-neutral: nobody pays to be listed or ranked.