{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lang/it/illinois",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-28, LenDb lists 2 loan officers licensed in or based in Illinois whose lender pages say they speak Italian. The top-ranked are Lisa D'Amico-Finch (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Willowbrook) and Manny Rodriguez (Lower, Downers Grove). Ranking is lender-neutral: a license in IL, 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": "it",
  "state": "IL",
  "total": 2,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 40.3,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 503141,
        "slug": "lisa-d-amico-finch-503141",
        "full_name": "Lisa D'Amico-Finch",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lisa-d-amico-finch-503141",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lisa-d-amico-finch-503141.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"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Willowbrook",
          "state": "IL"
        },
        "headshot_url": "http://a.mktgcdn.com/p/6KeGnAzx4AfEjhLtdvnoRRZGwjWBnod45Xq_EI-2EnA/300x450.jpg",
        "licensed_states": [],
        "licenses": [],
        "federal_registration_likely": true,
        "languages": [
          "es",
          "it"
        ],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "down-payment-assistance",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "vacation-home",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "self-employed",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "lender_offers": [],
        "employer_program_approvals": [
          {
            "program": "fha",
            "source": "HUD",
            "as_of": "2026-08"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://homelendingadvisor.chase.com/il/willowbrook/730-plainfield-rd-hla-503141",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Speaks Italian (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)",
        "Office in Willowbrook, IL",
        "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)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lisa-d-amico-finch-503141",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "IL",
        "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",
        "source_url": null
      }
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 37.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 2257359,
        "slug": "emmanuel-rodriguez-2257359",
        "full_name": "Manny Rodriguez",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/emmanuel-rodriguez-2257359",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/emmanuel-rodriguez-2257359.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 1124061,
          "name": "Lower",
          "slug": "lower-1124061",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/lower-1124061",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Downers Grove",
          "state": "IL"
        },
        "headshot_url": "https://www.lower.com/hs-fs/hubfs/airtable-imports/profile-pics/lo-manny-rodriguez.jpg?quality=80&format=webp&width=800&height=800&name=lo-manny-rodriguez.jpg",
        "licensed_states": [
          "IN",
          "WI",
          "IL"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WI",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [
          "en",
          "es",
          "it"
        ],
        "specialties": [],
        "lender_offers": [
          "fha",
          "first-time-buyer",
          "heloc",
          "investor",
          "jumbo",
          "non-qm",
          "renovation",
          "usda",
          "va",
          "vacation-home"
        ],
        "employer_program_approvals": [
          {
            "program": "fha",
            "source": "HUD",
            "as_of": "2026-08"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": {
          "date": "2022-08-15",
          "state": "IL"
        },
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2022,
          "state": "IL"
        },
        "years_experience": null,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.lower.com/loan-officers/illinois/downers-grove/manny-rodriguez",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Speaks Italian (lender page, verified 2026-10-10)",
        "Office in Downers Grove, IL",
        "Licensed in IL: confirmed with the Illinois regulator (license 31.0079273), verified 2026-10-28",
        "Earliest state license record: August 15, 2022 (Illinois), per state regulator"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/emmanuel-rodriguez-2257359",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "IL",
        "confidence": "confirmed",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "Licensed in IL: confirmed with the Illinois regulator (license 31.0079273), verified 2026-10-28",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-28",
        "source_url": "https://idfpr.illinois.gov/banks/resfin.html"
      }
    }
  ]
}