{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/in/connecticut/greater-bridgeport-planning-region/va-loans",
  "summary": "These are lenders, not loan officers. Of the lenders LenDb lists, 25 funded VA home loans in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT in 2025, 80 loans in all, per HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB data. The most active were United Wholesale Mortgage (16), Veterans United Home Loans (15) and Rocket Mortgage (8). Lenders LenDb does not list yet, and lenders below the HMDA reporting thresholds, are not counted. Loan officers LenDb lists at each lender near Greater Bridgeport Planning Region are linked below.",
  "county": {
    "fips": "09120",
    "name": "Greater Bridgeport Planning Region",
    "state": "CT"
  },
  "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": 25,
    "lenders_10": 2,
    "loans": 80,
    "qualifies": false
  },
  "lenders": [
    {
      "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": 16,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "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": 15,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3030,
      "name": "Rocket Mortgage",
      "slug": "rocket-mortgage-3030",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/rocket-mortgage-3030",
      "loans": 8,
      "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": 5,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 35953,
      "name": "Pennymac",
      "slug": "pennymac-35953",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/pennymac-35953",
      "loans": 5,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2764,
      "name": "Total Mortgage Services",
      "slug": "total-mortgage-services-2764",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/total-mortgage-services-2764",
      "loans": 4,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 108,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 13269,
            "full_name": "Jason Alves",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-alves-13269",
            "branch_city": "Fairfield",
            "branch_state": "CT"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 105339,
            "full_name": "Manny Gomes",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/manuel-gomes-105339",
            "branch_city": "Fairfield",
            "branch_state": "CT"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 202157,
            "full_name": "Thomas J. Bepko III",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/thomas-bepko-202157",
            "branch_city": "Fairfield",
            "branch_state": "CT"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 21116,
      "name": "Equity Prime Mortgage LLC",
      "slug": "equity-prime-mortgage-llc-21116",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/equity-prime-mortgage-llc-21116",
      "loans": 3,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2600,
      "name": "Carrington Mortgage Services",
      "slug": "carrington-mortgage-services-2600",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/carrington-mortgage-services-2600",
      "loans": 2,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3029,
      "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
      "slug": "crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
      "loans": 2,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 93,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 109296,
            "full_name": "Jay Tolisano",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-tolisano-109296",
            "branch_city": "Fairfield",
            "branch_state": "CT"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 113169,
            "full_name": "Chris Winzig",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christopher-winzig-113169",
            "branch_city": "Fairfield",
            "branch_state": "CT"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 136372,
            "full_name": "Jeff Zappone",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jeff-zappone-136372",
            "branch_city": "Fairfield",
            "branch_state": "CT"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3274,
      "name": "Guild Mortgage",
      "slug": "guild-mortgage-3274",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
      "loans": 2,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 4,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 133211,
            "full_name": "Dan L'altrella",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/dan-l-altrella-133211",
            "branch_city": "Shelton",
            "branch_state": "CT"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 1175309,
            "full_name": "Danny Pierro",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/danny-pierro-1175309",
            "branch_city": "Shelton",
            "branch_state": "CT"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 133075,
            "full_name": "Annie L'altrella",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/ann-l-altrella-133075",
            "branch_city": "Shelton",
            "branch_state": "CT"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "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."
}