{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/in/indiana/starke-county/fha-loans",
  "summary": "These are lenders, not loan officers. Of the lenders LenDb lists, 39 funded FHA home loans in Starke County, IN in 2025, 118 loans in all, per HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB data. The most active were Ruoff Mortgage (16), Freedom Mortgage (11) and Rocket Mortgage (10). Lenders LenDb does not list yet, and lenders below the HMDA reporting thresholds, are not counted. Loan officers LenDb lists at each lender near Starke County are linked below.",
  "county": {
    "fips": "18149",
    "name": "Starke County",
    "state": "IN"
  },
  "loan_type": "fha",
  "year": 2025,
  "source": "HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB",
  "source_url": "https://ffiec.cfpb.gov/data-publication/snapshot-national-loan-level-dataset/2025",
  "totals": {
    "lenders": 39,
    "lenders_10": 4,
    "loans": 118,
    "qualifies": true
  },
  "lenders": [
    {
      "nmls_id": 141868,
      "name": "Ruoff Mortgage",
      "slug": "ruoff-mortgage-141868",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/ruoff-mortgage-141868",
      "loans": 16,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 1,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 1634528,
            "full_name": "Brad Ellett",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/brad-ellett-1634528",
            "branch_city": "La Porte",
            "branch_state": "IN"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2767,
      "name": "Freedom Mortgage",
      "slug": "freedom-mortgage-2767",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/freedom-mortgage-2767",
      "loans": 11,
      "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": 10,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 66247,
      "name": "Cardinal Financial Company",
      "slug": "cardinal-financial-66247",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/cardinal-financial-66247",
      "loans": 10,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 237341,
      "name": "American Financial Network",
      "slug": "american-financial-network-237341",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/american-financial-network-237341",
      "loans": 8,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "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": 6,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2289,
      "name": "Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation",
      "slug": "fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
      "loans": 5,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 4,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 2826908,
            "full_name": "Timothy Schultz",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/timothy-schultz-2826908",
            "branch_city": "Valparaiso",
            "branch_state": "IN"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 2012934,
            "full_name": "Dan Ormos",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/dan-ormos-2012934",
            "branch_city": "Valparaiso",
            "branch_state": "IN"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 2110271,
            "full_name": "Garrett Litke",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/garrett-litke-2110271",
            "branch_city": "Valparaiso",
            "branch_state": "IN"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3013,
      "name": "Newrez",
      "slug": "newrez-3013",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/newrez-3013",
      "loans": 5,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "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": 5,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 1168,
      "name": "AmeriSave Mortgage",
      "slug": "amerisave-mortgage-1168",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/amerisave-mortgage-1168",
      "loans": 4,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    }
  ],
  "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."
}