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        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/louisville-ky-2905/jeremy-wetzel/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
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        "OH listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Earliest state license record: November 3, 2011 (Florida), per state regulator",
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      ],
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        "eligible": true,
        "label": "OH listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
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      },
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        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
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}