{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/in/minnesota/steele-county/fha-loans",
  "summary": "These are lenders, not loan officers. Of the lenders LenDb lists, 32 funded FHA home loans in Steele County, MN in 2025, 104 loans in all, per HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB data. The most active were CrossCountry Mortgage (17), Rocket Mortgage (13) and United Wholesale 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 Steele County are linked below.",
  "county": {
    "fips": "27147",
    "name": "Steele County",
    "state": "MN"
  },
  "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": 32,
    "lenders_10": 3,
    "loans": 104,
    "qualifies": true
  },
  "lenders": [
    {
      "nmls_id": 3029,
      "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
      "slug": "crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
      "loans": 17,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 3,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 1752492,
            "full_name": "Julian Bednar",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/julian-bednar-1752492",
            "branch_city": "Owatonna",
            "branch_state": "MN"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 258590,
            "full_name": "Christoph Bednar",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christoph-bednar-258590",
            "branch_city": "Faribault",
            "branch_state": "MN"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 286049,
            "full_name": "Brenda Bednar",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/brenda-bednar-286049",
            "branch_city": "Owatonna",
            "branch_state": "MN"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3030,
      "name": "Rocket Mortgage",
      "slug": "rocket-mortgage-3030",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/rocket-mortgage-3030",
      "loans": 13,
      "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": 10,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2611,
      "name": "Guaranteed Rate (Rate)",
      "slug": "guaranteed-rate-2611",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guaranteed-rate-2611",
      "loans": 8,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "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": 6,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 2,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 720725,
            "full_name": "Alissa Penkava",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/alissa-penkava-720725",
            "branch_city": "Albert Lea",
            "branch_state": "MN"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 1561269,
            "full_name": "Tami LaCanne",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/tami-lacanne-1561269",
            "branch_city": "Albert Lea",
            "branch_state": "MN"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2767,
      "name": "Freedom Mortgage",
      "slug": "freedom-mortgage-2767",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/freedom-mortgage-2767",
      "loans": 6,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3028,
      "name": "Towne Mortgage Company",
      "slug": "towne-mortgage-company-3028",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/towne-mortgage-company-3028",
      "loans": 4,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 6606,
      "name": "New American Funding",
      "slug": "new-american-funding-6606",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/new-american-funding-6606",
      "loans": 4,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 174457,
      "name": "loanDepot",
      "slug": "loandepot-174457",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/loandepot-174457",
      "loans": 4,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 1025894,
      "name": "Mutual of Omaha Mortgage",
      "slug": "mutual-of-omaha-mortgage-1025894",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/mutual-of-omaha-mortgage-1025894",
      "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."
}