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  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lang/es/michigan",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-26, LenDb lists 16 loan officers licensed in or based in Michigan whose lender pages say they speak Spanish. The top-ranked are Tony Cheslick (The Mortgage Link, Inc., Trenton), Anna Castillo-Martin (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Wyoming) and Sergio Gomez (CrossCountry Mortgage, Portage). Ranking is lender-neutral: a license in MI, 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": "MI",
  "total": 16,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
  "results": [
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      "rank": 1,
      "score": 42.8,
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        "nmls_id": 2763959,
        "slug": "tony-cheslick-2763959",
        "full_name": "Tony Cheslick",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/tony-cheslick-2763959",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/tony-cheslick-2763959.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 113054,
          "name": "The Mortgage Link, Inc.",
          "slug": "the-mortgage-link-inc-113054",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/the-mortgage-link-inc-113054",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Trenton",
          "state": "MI"
        },
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          }
        ],
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          "es"
        ],
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        "Office in Trenton, MI",
        "MI listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-15)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/tony-cheslick-2763959",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MI",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MI listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-15",
        "source_url": "https://www.themortgagelink.com/loan-officer/tony-cheslick"
      }
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      "rank": 2,
      "score": 41,
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        "nmls_id": 1091036,
        "slug": "anna-castillo-martin-1091036",
        "full_name": "Anna Castillo-Martin",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/anna-castillo-martin-1091036",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/anna-castillo-martin-1091036.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 399798,
          "name": "JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending)",
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          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/chase-399798",
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          "state": "MI"
        },
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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            "slug": "va",
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        "Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
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      "rank": 3,
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              "IL"
            ],
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            "as_of": "2026-10-27"
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        ],
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/sergio-gomez-montoya-452242",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/sergio-gomez-montoya-452242.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "slug": "crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
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          "state": "MI"
        },
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        ],
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            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
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          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
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          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
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          "heloc",
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          "renovation",
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          "usda",
          "va"
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        "MI listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Earliest state license record: February 27, 2026 (Florida), per state regulator",
        "States 10 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-26)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/sergio-gomez-montoya-452242",
      "license_check": {
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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MI 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/portage-mi-4686/sergio-gomez/"
      }
    },
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      "rank": 4,
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              "OR",
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              "WY"
            ],
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            "as_of": "2026-10-27"
          }
        ],
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christina-mccollum-1398321",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christina-mccollum-1398321.json",
        "lender": {
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          "name": "Churchill Mortgage",
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          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/churchill-mortgage-1591",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Kennewick",
          "state": "WA"
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          "MA",
          "MI",
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          "WI",
          "WY"
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            "confidence": "confirmed"
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            "state": "FL",
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            "state": "GA",
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            "state": "NC",
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          {
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            "state": "TX",
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            "state": "WI",
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        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-20)"
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