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  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lang/es/indiana",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-26, LenDb lists 25 loan officers licensed in or based in Indiana whose lender pages say they speak Spanish. The top-ranked are Peggy Loza (CME Lending Group LLC, Chesterton), Clarissa Lora (CrossCountry Mortgage, Mishawaka) and Elizabeth Vera (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Goshen). Ranking is lender-neutral: a license in IN, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement. Languages come only from loan officers' own lender pages, and most lender pages do not list languages. A loan officer missing from this list may still speak it: not listed means not stated, not that they do not speak it.",
  "language": "es",
  "state": "IN",
  "total": 25,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
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      "score": 40.8,
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        "slug": "peggy-loza-586251",
        "full_name": "Peggy Loza",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/peggy-loza-586251",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/peggy-loza-586251.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 1248883,
          "name": "CME Lending Group LLC",
          "slug": "cme-lending-group-llc-1248883",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/cme-lending-group-llc-1248883",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
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          "state": "IN"
        },
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          "MI"
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            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "MI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          "es"
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        "Office in Chesterton, IN",
        "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 16 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-15)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/peggy-loza-586251",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "IN",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-15",
        "source_url": "https://themortgageexchange.com/team-member/peggy-loza/"
      }
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      "score": 35.3,
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        "slug": "clarissa-lora-1896451",
        "full_name": "Clarissa Lora",
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            "as_of": "2026-10-09"
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        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/clarissa-lora-1896451.json",
        "lender": {
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          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "slug": "crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
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          "state": "IN"
        },
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          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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          },
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
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          "condo-non-warrantable",
          "construction",
          "dscr",
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          "jumbo",
          "non-qm",
          "physician",
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          "state": "FL"
        },
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        "Office in Mishawaka, IN",
        "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Earliest state license record: May 13, 2022 (Florida), per state regulator"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/clarissa-lora-1896451",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "IN",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-26",
        "source_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/mishawaka-in-4321/clarissa-lora/"
      }
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      "rank": 3,
      "score": 34.5,
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        "nmls_id": 1664104,
        "slug": "elizabeth-vera-1664104",
        "full_name": "Elizabeth Vera",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/elizabeth-vera-1664104",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/elizabeth-vera-1664104.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 399798,
          "name": "JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending)",
          "slug": "chase-399798",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/chase-399798",
          "type": "bank"
        },
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          "state": "IN"
        },
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
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        "Speaks Spanish (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)",
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        "Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS",
        "States 7 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/elizabeth-vera-1664104",
      "license_check": {
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        "confidence": "federal_registration",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-19",
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      "rank": 4,
      "score": 33.5,
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        "slug": "linda-callaghan-229776",
        "full_name": "Linda Callaghan",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/linda-callaghan-229776",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/linda-callaghan-229776.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "slug": "guild-mortgage-3274",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Aurora",
          "state": "IL"
        },
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            "confidence": "confirmed"
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          {
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            "confidence": "confirmed"
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          {
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            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          "vacation-home"
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          "state": "IL"
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        "Earliest state license record: June 15, 2009 (Illinois), per state regulator",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-19)"
      ],
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      "license_check": {
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        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/wally-lopez-1831677",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/wally-lopez-1831677.json",
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          "name": "Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation",
          "slug": "fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
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      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/wally-lopez-1831677",
      "license_check": {
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        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "Earliest state license record: April 24, 2023 (Texas), per state regulator",
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