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# Alayet Melese

Sales Support Specialist Mortgage Banker at Bell Bank, Minneapolis, MN. NMLS ID 1605162 ([verify at NMLS Consumer Access](https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/INDIVIDUAL/1605162)).

Alayet Melese (NMLS 1605162) is a Sales Support Specialist Mortgage Banker at Bell Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Alayet's own profile lists first-time buyer, down payment assistance and FHA loan as a focus.

**Summary:** Alayet Melese (NMLS 1605162) is Sales Support Specialist Mortgage Banker at Bell Bank, based in Minneapolis, MN. Works at a bank, so likely federally registered: Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS. Focus areas shown on the lender page: First-time buyer, Down payment assistance, FHA loan, USDA loan and VA loan. Last verified 2026-10-16.

## Quick answers

### Is Alayet licensed?

Alayet works at a bank; bank loan officers register with NMLS federally instead of holding state licenses. Verify at NMLS Consumer Access. Source: employer type in LenDb's lender registry.

### Does Alayet list first-time buyer as a focus?

Alayet's profile lists first-time buyer as a focus (from their lender profile page). It also lists down payment assistance, FHA loan and USDA loan. Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese.

### What lender does Alayet work for?

Bell Bank, company NMLS 419538, from the Minneapolis, MN office, per the lender's own site (verified 2026-10-16). Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese.

## At a glance

- Earliest state license record: none on file. A record date from the state rosters we hold, not proof of continuous licensure or total experience.
- Licensed in: no license list on file; check NMLS Consumer Access
- Federal registration: likely (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS.
- License confidence: confirmed = state regulator roster; lender_reported = listed on the lender page only; federal_registration = inferred from a bank or credit union employer.
- Languages: not listed (Languages come only from the loan officer's own lender page, and most lender pages do not list languages. A language that is not listed means not stated, not that the loan officer does not speak it.)
- Profile: unclaimed
- Status: active

## Specialties

### Focus (officer level: their own bio, title, certification, specialty list or claim)

- **First-time buyer** (`first-time-buyer`): from their lender profile page, confidence 0.90, verified 2026-10-26. Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese
- **Down payment assistance** (`down-payment-assistance`): from their lender profile page, confidence 0.70, verified 2026-10-26. Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese
- **FHA loan** (`fha`): from their lender profile page, confidence 0.69, verified 2026-10-26. Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese
- **USDA loan** (`usda`): from their lender profile page, confidence 0.69, verified 2026-10-26. Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese
- **VA loan** (`va`): from their lender profile page, confidence 0.69, verified 2026-10-26. Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese
- **Real estate investor** (`investor`): from their lender profile page, confidence 0.60, verified 2026-10-26. Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese

## Facts from the lender page and intro

- other: Focus on first time and first generation homebuyers. Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese, verified 2026-10-16.

## Licenses

| State | Regulator | Type | Number | Status | Confidence | Issued | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

## Employment history

- ? to present: Bell Bank (NMLS 419538), Minneapolis, MN. Source: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese, verified 2026-10-16.

## Disciplinary history

Disciplinary history not yet checked by LenDb. Verify at NMLS Consumer Access: https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/INDIVIDUAL/1605162

## Contact

- linkedin_url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alayet-melese-b3745a28 (source: lender_site, verified 2026-10-16)
- View profile at Bell Bank: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese
- Office phone and Email on file: shown at https://lendb.ai/lo/alayet-melese-1605162#contact after a quick human check (not available in this file, the API or MCP).

## Sources

- nmls: https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/INDIVIDUAL/1605162
- lender_site: https://bell.bank/mortgage/loan-officer/alayetmelese

Cite as: Alayet Melese (NMLS 1605162), Bell Bank. LenDb.ai, https://lendb.ai/lo/alayet-melese-1605162, last verified 2026-10-16.

_Not a lender. Not a referral service. Verify licenses at NMLS Consumer Access._