Ben Fransen
Senior Loan Officer | HI FIVE Team at Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. · Honolulu, HI
NMLS ID 2004153 (opens in a new tab) · verify at NMLS Consumer Access
Ben Fransen, NMLS 2004153, works as a mortgage loan officer at Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. in Honolulu, Hawaii and is licensed in Florida since 2023 and in California. Ben's lender page shows a focus on VA loan, and Ben speaks Korean.
Last verified . Sources: Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. (kmghawaii.com), Florida state regulator, California state regulator and NMLS Consumer Access (license status, check live). Licensed as Benjamin Fransen (California and Florida regulators).
- Earliest state license record: February 28, 2023 (Florida), per state regulator
- 8 states
- Unclaimed profile
- Disciplinary history not yet checked
Quick answers
- Is Ben licensed in Hawaii?
- Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc.'s page for Ben lists Hawaii. LenDb has not checked it with the state regulator yet, so verify at NMLS Consumer Access. LenDb has 7 other states on file for Ben.
- Source: lender page (opens in a new tab)
- Does Ben do VA loans?
- Ben's profile lists VA loan as a focus (from their lender profile page).
- Source: lender page (opens in a new tab)
- What lender does Ben work for?
- Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc., company NMLS 1276471, from the Honolulu, HI office, per the lender's own site (verified 2026-10-15).
- Source: lender site (opens in a new tab)
- What languages does Ben speak?
- Korean, per their lender page (verified 2026-10-15).
- Source: lender page (opens in a new tab)
- How long has Ben been licensed?
- The earliest state license record LenDb holds for Ben is from February 28, 2023 (Florida regulator). That is a record date from the rosters we hold, not proof of continuous licensure.
- Source: Florida state regulator (opens in a new tab)
Specialties
Focus
Where we saw these: kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab)
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Languages
Source: lender site (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-15
Licensed states
Florida, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, Washington
✓ Confirmed with the state regulator: FL (opens in a new tab) (LO117820, first effective 2023-02-28), CA DFPI (opens in a new tab) (CA-DFPI2004153, first effective 2023-03-13), verified 2026-10-15.
Lender-reported: CO, HI, NV, TX, VA, WA are listed on the lender page, not yet checked with the state regulator.
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Employment history
Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. NMLS 1276471
Current · Honolulu, HI · seen on lender site 2026-10-15
Disciplinary history
Disciplinary history not yet checked by LenDb. Verify at NMLS Consumer Access (opens in a new tab).
About
- Also
- Five years as a Korean linguist in the U.S. Army, then twelve years investigating Korean War cold cases for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
- Source (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-15
Sources
| Name and employer | lender site · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-15 |
| Licenses (regulator) | state regulator · dfpi.ca.gov (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-24 |
| Licensed states | lender site · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-15 |
| Specialties | lender site · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-26 |
| Languages | lender site · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-15 |
| Contact | lender site · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-15 |
| Photo | lender site · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-15 |
| License status | NMLS Consumer Access (opens in a new tab) | check live |
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Cite as: Ben Fransen (NMLS 2004153), Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc.. LenDb.ai, https://lendb.ai/lo/benjamin-fransen-2004153, last verified 2026-10-24.
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