{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/in/alabama/lee-county/va-loans",
  "summary": "These are lenders, not loan officers. Of the lenders LenDb lists, 61 funded VA home loans in Lee County, AL in 2025, 681 loans in all, per HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB data. The most active were Veterans United Home Loans (99), Canopy Mortgage, LLC (75) and United Wholesale Mortgage (69). Lenders LenDb does not list yet, and lenders below the HMDA reporting thresholds, are not counted. Loan officers LenDb lists at each lender near Lee County are linked below.",
  "county": {
    "fips": "01081",
    "name": "Lee County",
    "state": "AL"
  },
  "loan_type": "va",
  "year": 2025,
  "source": "HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB",
  "source_url": "https://ffiec.cfpb.gov/data-publication/snapshot-national-loan-level-dataset/2025",
  "totals": {
    "lenders": 61,
    "lenders_10": 17,
    "loans": 681,
    "qualifies": true
  },
  "lenders": [
    {
      "nmls_id": 1907,
      "name": "Veterans United Home Loans",
      "slug": "veterans-united-home-loans-1907",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/veterans-united-home-loans-1907",
      "loans": 99,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 1359687,
      "name": "Canopy Mortgage, LLC",
      "slug": "canopy-mortgage-llc-1359687",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/canopy-mortgage-llc-1359687",
      "loans": 75,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3038,
      "name": "United Wholesale Mortgage (broker finder)",
      "slug": "united-wholesale-mortgage-3038",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/united-wholesale-mortgage-3038",
      "loans": 69,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2767,
      "name": "Freedom Mortgage",
      "slug": "freedom-mortgage-2767",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/freedom-mortgage-2767",
      "loans": 66,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 1820,
      "name": "CMG Home Loans",
      "slug": "cmg-home-loans-1820",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/cmg-home-loans-1820",
      "loans": 58,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 16,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 1443586,
            "full_name": "Will Herring",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/william-herring-1443586",
            "branch_city": "Auburn",
            "branch_state": "AL"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 715087,
            "full_name": "Steve Lake",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/steve-lake-715087",
            "branch_city": "Columbus",
            "branch_state": "GA"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 1326661,
            "full_name": "Michele O'Neill",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/michele-o-neill-1326661",
            "branch_city": "Columbus",
            "branch_state": "GA"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3030,
      "name": "Rocket Mortgage",
      "slug": "rocket-mortgage-3030",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/rocket-mortgage-3030",
      "loans": 29,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 35953,
      "name": "Pennymac",
      "slug": "pennymac-35953",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/pennymac-35953",
      "loans": 24,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3274,
      "name": "Guild Mortgage",
      "slug": "guild-mortgage-3274",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
      "loans": 21,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 6,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 557050,
            "full_name": "Aaron Michael Gordon",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/aaron-gordon-557050",
            "branch_city": "Auburn",
            "branch_state": "AL"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 453643,
            "full_name": "Tammy C White",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/tammy-c-white-453643",
            "branch_city": "Columbus",
            "branch_state": "GA"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 2009013,
            "full_name": "Josh Apperson",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/josh-apperson-2009013",
            "branch_city": "Auburn",
            "branch_state": "AL"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 1561,
      "name": "Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.",
      "slug": "vanderbilt-mortgage-and-finance-inc-1561",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/vanderbilt-mortgage-and-finance-inc-1561",
      "loans": 20,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 3,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 1699844,
            "full_name": "Elizabeth Milner",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/elizabeth-milner-1699844",
            "branch_city": "Auburn",
            "branch_state": "AL"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 151179,
            "full_name": "Alesia Parker",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/alesia-parker-151179",
            "branch_city": "Columbus",
            "branch_state": "GA"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 238338,
            "full_name": "Melody Bishop",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/melody-bishop-238338",
            "branch_city": "Columbus",
            "branch_state": "GA"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3029,
      "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
      "slug": "crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
      "loans": 19,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 7,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 993546,
            "full_name": "Armin Naismith",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/armin-naismith-993546",
            "branch_city": "Auburn",
            "branch_state": "AL"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 1011828,
            "full_name": "Courtney Andre",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/courtney-andre-1011828",
            "branch_city": "Auburn",
            "branch_state": "AL"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 1453205,
            "full_name": "James Sager",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/james-sager-1453205",
            "branch_city": "Auburn",
            "branch_state": "AL"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "note": "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."
}