{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/api/v1/loan-officers?specialty=first-time-buyer&state=MO",
  "filters": {
    "specialty": [
      "first-time-buyer"
    ],
    "state": "MO",
    "limit": 10
  },
  "count": 10,
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 62.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 236011,
        "slug": "dino-herenda-236011",
        "full_name": "Dino Herenda",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/dino-herenda-236011",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/dino-herenda-236011.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "St Louis",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "MO"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/stlouis/dino-herenda-401-cnih.html",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in St Louis, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/dino-herenda-236011",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/stlouis/dino-herenda-401-cnih.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 62.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 243704,
        "slug": "scott-shafman-243704",
        "full_name": "Scott Shafman",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/scott-shafman-243704",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/scott-shafman-243704.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Chesterfield",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "CO",
          "IL",
          "MO",
          "TX"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "CO",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "investor",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": {
          "date": "2021-10-27",
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2021,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/scott-shafman-122-cnss.html",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Chesterfield, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Earliest state license record: October 27, 2021 (Florida), per state regulator",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/scott-shafman-243704",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/scott-shafman-122-cnss.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 62.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 266351,
        "slug": "maureen-amelia-jeep-266351",
        "full_name": "Amy Jeep",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/maureen-amelia-jeep-266351",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/maureen-amelia-jeep-266351.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Chesterfield",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "MO"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 35,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/amy-jeep-122-cnmj.html",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Chesterfield, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 35 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/maureen-amelia-jeep-266351",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/amy-jeep-122-cnmj.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 62.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 459164,
        "slug": "christopher-reickard-459164",
        "full_name": "Christopher Reickard",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christopher-reickard-459164",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christopher-reickard-459164.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Lee's Summit",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "KS",
          "MO"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "KS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "down-payment-assistance",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/leessummit/christopher-reickard-128-hpcrei.html",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Lee's Summit, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christopher-reickard-459164",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/leessummit/christopher-reickard-128-hpcrei.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 62.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 485003,
        "slug": "megan-finn-485003",
        "full_name": "Megan Finn",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/megan-finn-485003",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/megan-finn-485003.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Springfield",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "MO"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 30,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/springfield/megan-finn-906-chmfi.html",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Springfield, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/megan-finn-485003",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/springfield/megan-finn-906-chmfi.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 62.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 502057,
        "slug": "eric-mark-strutman-502057",
        "full_name": "Eric Mark Strutman",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/eric-mark-strutman-502057",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/eric-mark-strutman-502057.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Chesterfield",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "IL",
          "MO"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 24,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/eric-strutman-558-cnes.html",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Chesterfield, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 24 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/eric-mark-strutman-502057",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/eric-strutman-558-cnes.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "score": 62.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 1099033,
        "slug": "elizabeth-s-kullmann-1099033",
        "full_name": "Elizabeth S Kullmann",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/elizabeth-s-kullmann-1099033",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/elizabeth-s-kullmann-1099033.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Chesterfield",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "MO"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 30,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/elizabeth-kullmann-122-cnek.html",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Chesterfield, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/elizabeth-s-kullmann-1099033",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/elizabeth-kullmann-122-cnek.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "score": 62.3,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 650731,
        "slug": "melissa-ann-keyser-650731",
        "full_name": "Melissa Ann Keyser",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/melissa-ann-keyser-650731",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/melissa-ann-keyser-650731.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "St Louis",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "IL",
          "KS",
          "MO"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 19,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/stlouis/melissa-keyser-379-cnmke.html",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in St Louis, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 19 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/melissa-ann-keyser-650731",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/stlouis/melissa-keyser-379-cnmke.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "score": 62,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 256586,
        "slug": "keran-fears-256586",
        "full_name": "Keran Fears",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/keran-fears-256586",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/keran-fears-256586.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 1850,
          "name": "American Pacific Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/american-pacific-mortgage-1850",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Hillsboro",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "IL",
          "KS",
          "MO"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "renovation",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 30,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.apmortgage.com/keran-fears",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Hillsboro, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/keran-fears-256586",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://www.apmortgage.com/keran-fears"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "score": 60.5,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 712709,
        "slug": "norma-queiroga-712709",
        "full_name": "Norma Queiroga",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/norma-queiroga-712709",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/norma-queiroga-712709.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Chesterfield",
          "state": "MO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "IL",
          "MO"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [
          "es",
          "pt"
        ],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 15,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/norma-queiroga-714-cnnwe.html",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Chesterfield, MO",
        "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 15 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/norma-queiroga-712709",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MO",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MO listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/mo/chesterfield/norma-queiroga-714-cnnwe.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    }
  ]
}