{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/in/louisiana/vernon-parish/va-loans",
  "summary": "These are lenders, not loan officers. Of the lenders LenDb lists, 35 funded VA home loans in Vernon Parish, LA in 2025, 228 loans in all, per HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB data. The most active were Veterans United Home Loans (51), United Wholesale Mortgage (44) and Freedom Mortgage (25). Lenders LenDb does not list yet, and lenders below the HMDA reporting thresholds, are not counted. Loan officers LenDb lists at each lender near Vernon Parish are linked below.",
  "county": {
    "fips": "22115",
    "name": "Vernon Parish",
    "state": "LA"
  },
  "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": 35,
    "lenders_10": 6,
    "loans": 228,
    "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": 51,
      "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": 44,
      "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": 25,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 399807,
      "name": "Navy Federal Credit Union",
      "slug": "navy-federal-399807",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/navy-federal-399807",
      "loans": 14,
      "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": 13,
      "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": 11,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 1,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 1824761,
            "full_name": "Angela Dowden",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/angela-dowden-1824761",
            "branch_city": "Leesville",
            "branch_state": "LA"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2289,
      "name": "Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation",
      "slug": "fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
      "loans": 9,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 3,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 69996,
            "full_name": "Louise Thaxton",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christina-thaxton-69996",
            "branch_city": "Leesville",
            "branch_state": "LA"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 2055962,
            "full_name": "Amy Stewart",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/amy-stewart-2055962",
            "branch_city": "Leesville",
            "branch_state": "LA"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 2356555,
            "full_name": "Katie Davis",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/katie-davis-2356555",
            "branch_city": "Leesville",
            "branch_state": "LA"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3030,
      "name": "Rocket Mortgage",
      "slug": "rocket-mortgage-3030",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/rocket-mortgage-3030",
      "loans": 9,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "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": 3274,
      "name": "Guild Mortgage",
      "slug": "guild-mortgage-3274",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
      "loans": 5,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 2,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 1855278,
            "full_name": "Brittney Merritte",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/brittney-merritte-1855278",
            "branch_city": "Leesville",
            "branch_state": "LA"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 2677017,
            "full_name": "Haley Hebert",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/haley-hebert-2677017",
            "branch_city": "Leesville",
            "branch_state": "LA"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "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."
}