{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/in/indiana/starke-county/usda-loans",
  "summary": "These are lenders, not loan officers. Of the lenders LenDb lists, 5 funded USDA home loans in Starke County, IN in 2025, 8 loans in all, per HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB data. The most active were American Financial Network (3), Ruoff Mortgage (2) and Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. (1). 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": "usda",
  "year": 2025,
  "source": "HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB",
  "source_url": "https://ffiec.cfpb.gov/data-publication/snapshot-national-loan-level-dataset/2025",
  "totals": {
    "lenders": 5,
    "lenders_10": 0,
    "loans": 8,
    "qualifies": false
  },
  "lenders": [
    {
      "nmls_id": 237341,
      "name": "American Financial Network",
      "slug": "american-financial-network-237341",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/american-financial-network-237341",
      "loans": 3,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 141868,
      "name": "Ruoff Mortgage",
      "slug": "ruoff-mortgage-141868",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/ruoff-mortgage-141868",
      "loans": 2,
      "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": 2113,
      "name": "Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc.",
      "slug": "plaza-home-mortgage-inc-2113",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/plaza-home-mortgage-inc-2113",
      "loans": 1,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2229,
      "name": "Union Home Mortgage",
      "slug": "union-home-mortgage-2229",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/union-home-mortgage-2229",
      "loans": 1,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 6,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 525359,
            "full_name": "Dave Ellingsen",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/dave-ellingsen-525359",
            "branch_city": "Valparaiso",
            "branch_state": "IN"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 150593,
            "full_name": "Travis Waters",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/michael-waters-150593",
            "branch_city": "Valparaiso",
            "branch_state": "IN"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 1679748,
            "full_name": "Melissa Odar",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/melissa-odar-1679748",
            "branch_city": "Valparaiso",
            "branch_state": "IN"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2600,
      "name": "Carrington Mortgage Services",
      "slug": "carrington-mortgage-services-2600",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/carrington-mortgage-services-2600",
      "loans": 1,
      "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."
}