{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/in/south-carolina/aiken-county/usda-loans",
  "summary": "These are lenders, not loan officers. Of the lenders LenDb lists, 19 funded USDA home loans in Aiken County, SC in 2025, 68 loans in all, per HMDA, FFIEC/CFPB data. The most active were DHI Mortgage (20), First Heritage Mortgage (8) and Assurance Financial (7). Lenders LenDb does not list yet, and lenders below the HMDA reporting thresholds, are not counted. Loan officers LenDb lists at each lender near Aiken County are linked below.",
  "county": {
    "fips": "45003",
    "name": "Aiken County",
    "state": "SC"
  },
  "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": 19,
    "lenders_10": 1,
    "loans": 68,
    "qualifies": false
  },
  "lenders": [
    {
      "nmls_id": 14622,
      "name": "DHI Mortgage",
      "slug": "dhi-mortgage-14622",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/dhi-mortgage-14622",
      "loans": 20,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 86548,
      "name": "First Heritage Mortgage",
      "slug": "first-heritage-mortgage-86548",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/first-heritage-mortgage-86548",
      "loans": 8,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 1,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 1663130,
            "full_name": "Josh Stader",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/josh-stader-1663130",
            "branch_city": "Aiken",
            "branch_state": "SC"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 70876,
      "name": "Assurance Financial",
      "slug": "assurance-financial-70876",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/assurance-financial-70876",
      "loans": 7,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 2,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 244437,
            "full_name": "Matthew Hunter",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/matthew-hunter-244437",
            "branch_city": "Aiken",
            "branch_state": "SC"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 2253462,
            "full_name": "Kayla Kinard",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/kayla-kinard-2253462",
            "branch_city": "Aiken",
            "branch_state": "SC"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 3028,
      "name": "Towne Mortgage Company",
      "slug": "towne-mortgage-company-3028",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/towne-mortgage-company-3028",
      "loans": 6,
      "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": 5,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 447760,
            "full_name": "John Lindberg",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/john-lindberg-447760",
            "branch_city": "Martinez",
            "branch_state": "GA"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 1838070,
            "full_name": "Stephanie Johnson",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/stephanie-johnson-1838070",
            "branch_city": "Aiken",
            "branch_state": "SC"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 2848302,
            "full_name": "Kaleb Newsome",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/kaleb-newsome-2848302",
            "branch_city": "Aiken",
            "branch_state": "SC"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 1820,
      "name": "CMG Home Loans",
      "slug": "cmg-home-loans-1820",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/cmg-home-loans-1820",
      "loans": 3,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 2826,
      "name": "American Financial Resources, LLC",
      "slug": "american-financial-resources-llc-2826",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/american-financial-resources-llc-2826",
      "loans": 3,
      "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": 3,
      "includes_brokered": true,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 0,
        "people": []
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 1561,
      "name": "Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.",
      "slug": "vanderbilt-mortgage-and-finance-inc-1561",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/vanderbilt-mortgage-and-finance-inc-1561",
      "loans": 2,
      "includes_brokered": false,
      "loan_officers": {
        "total": 2,
        "people": [
          {
            "nmls_id": 412222,
            "full_name": "Holly Johnson",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/holly-johnson-412222",
            "branch_city": "Augusta",
            "branch_state": "GA"
          },
          {
            "nmls_id": 1061440,
            "full_name": "Erin N. Slade",
            "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/erin-n-slade-1061440",
            "branch_city": "Augusta",
            "branch_state": "GA"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "nmls_id": 245058,
      "name": "First Choice Mortgage Inc",
      "slug": "first-choice-mortgage-inc-245058",
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/first-choice-mortgage-inc-245058",
      "loans": 2,
      "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."
}