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  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lang/zh/illinois",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-19, LenDb lists 2 loan officers licensed in or based in Illinois whose lender pages say they speak Chinese. The top-ranked are Gloria Lau (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Chicago) and Xinyu (Cindy) Vajen (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Spring 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": "zh",
  "state": "IL",
  "total": 2,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
  "results": [
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      "rank": 1,
      "score": 31,
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        "nmls_id": 725168,
        "slug": "gloria-lau-725168",
        "full_name": "Gloria Lau",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/gloria-lau-725168",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/gloria-lau-725168.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": {
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          "state": "IL"
        },
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        ],
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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            "source": "HUD",
            "as_of": "2026-08"
          }
        ],
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        "earliest_license_record": null,
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
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        "Office in Chicago, IL",
        "Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/gloria-lau-725168",
      "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": 30.3,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 1661695,
        "slug": "xinyu-cindy-vajen-1661695",
        "full_name": "Xinyu (Cindy) Vajen",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/xinyu-cindy-vajen-1661695",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/xinyu-cindy-vajen-1661695.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": "Spring Grove",
          "state": "IL"
        },
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        "licensed_states": [],
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        ],
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          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "heloc",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "jumbo",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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          }
        ],
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        "years_experience": null,
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Speaks Chinese (lender page, verified 2026-10-19)",
        "Office in Spring Grove, IL",
        "Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/xinyu-cindy-vajen-1661695",
      "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
      }
    }
  ]
}