Languages · California
Korean-speaking loan officers in California
As of 2026-10-26, LenDb lists 17 loan officers licensed in or based in California whose lender pages say they speak Korean. The top-ranked are Jimmy Yu (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), La Crescenta), Diana Jo (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), San Marino) and Thomas M Kim (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Irvine). Ranking is lender-neutral: a license in CA, 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.
Last verified . Sources: loan officers' own lender pages and state license records. Licenses: check NMLS Consumer Access.
Ranked, with reasons · top 17
- 1
Jimmy YuNMLS 245893
JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · La Crescenta, CA
- Down payment assistance
- Vacation home
- FHA loan
- VA loan
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in La Crescenta, CA
- States 28 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
- 2
Diana JoNMLS 667433
JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · San Marino, CA
- Co-op
- Condo
- FHA loan
- Self-employed
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in San Marino, CA
- States 24 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
- 3
Thomas M KimNMLS 65259
JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · Irvine, CA
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in Irvine, CA
- Earliest state license record: August 2, 2024 (California), per state regulator
- States 26 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
- 4
Melissa KimNMLS 505813
JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · Los Angeles, CA
- FHA loan
- VA loan
- Self-employed
- Jumbo loan
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- States 24 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
- 5
Alex BaekNMLS 440693
Bank of America · Bank · Los Angeles, CA
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- States 23 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-19)
- 6
Bill YiNMLS 483721
Bank of America · Bank · Santa Clara, CA
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in Santa Clara, CA
- States 18 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-19)
- 7
Jung LeeNMLS 488449
JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · Manhattan Beach, CA
- Self-employed
- VA loan
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in Manhattan Beach, CA
- States 16 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
- 8
Michael W ChoNMLS 1274922
Loan Factory · Mortgage broker · San Jose, CA · licensed in 2 states
- ✓Licensed in CA: confirmed with the California Department of Real Estate (license 01977809), verified 2026-10-24
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)
- Office in San Jose, CA
- Earliest state license record: June 16, 2023 (California), per state regulator
- 9
Romi ChunNMLS 2657630
Oz Gram Investment, Inc. · Placentia, CA
- ✓Licensed in CA: confirmed with the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (license CA-DFPI2657630), verified 2026-10-24
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-26)
- Office in Placentia, CA
- Earliest state license record: December 27, 2024 (California), per state regulator
- 10
Nuri OhNMLS 1746249
JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · Cerritos, CA
- Co-op
- Condo
- Jumbo loan
- First-time buyer
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in Cerritos, CA
- States 12 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)
- 11
Daniel KimNMLS 1871734
Loan Factory · Mortgage broker · California
- Real estate investor
- ✓Licensed in CA: confirmed with the California Department of Real Estate (license 02077421), verified 2026-10-24
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)
- Office in California
- 12
Julia KimNMLS 827871
Loan Factory · Mortgage broker · California
- ✓Licensed in CA: confirmed with the California Department of Real Estate (license 01904440), verified 2026-10-24
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)
- Office in California
- 13
David YoonNMLS 1591658
JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending) · Bank · Torrance, CA
- Down payment assistance
- FHA loan
- VA loan
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in Torrance, CA
- 14
Hyejin Kim GonzalezNMLS 1893083
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage · Bank · San Diego, CA
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in San Diego, CA
- 15
Diane KimNMLS 290344
Bank of America · Bank · Sunnyvale, CA
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in Sunnyvale, CA
- 16
Marc KangNMLS 488432
Bank of America · Bank · Huntington Beach, CA
- Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS
- Speaks Korean (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)
- Office in Huntington Beach, CA
- 17
How this list is ranked
A loan officer is listed when their own lender page lists Korean. Loan officers are included when a CA license is confirmed with the state regulator (check mark), CA is listed on their lender page, or they work at a bank or credit union (likely federally registered; verify at NMLS). Then branch location, experience and profile completeness. No paid placement. Methodology.
Same list as JSON: /api/v1/loan-officers?lang=ko&state=CA. Not a lender. Not a referral service. Verify licenses at NMLS Consumer Access.