Brian Bender, photo from Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc.

Brian Bender

President at Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. · Honolulu, HI

NMLS ID 379538 (opens in a new tab) · verify at NMLS Consumer Access

Brian Bender (NMLS 379538) is a President at Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. in Honolulu, Hawaii, licensed in California since 2016 and in Florida, Texas and Colorado.

Last verified . Sources: Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. (kmghawaii.com), Florida state regulator, Texas state regulator, Colorado state regulator, California state regulator and NMLS Consumer Access (license status, check live).

Quick answers

Is Brian licensed in Hawaii?
Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc.'s page for Brian 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 Brian.
Source: lender page (opens in a new tab)
What lender does Brian 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)
How long has Brian been licensed?
The earliest state license record LenDb holds for Brian is from February 11, 2016 (California regulator). That is a record date from the rosters we hold, not proof of continuous licensure.
Source: California state regulator (opens in a new tab)

Specialties

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    Licensed states

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    Florida, Texas, Colorado, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Virginia, Washington

    ✓ Confirmed with the state regulator: FL (opens in a new tab) (LO65786, first effective 2019-11-22), TX (opens in a new tab), CO (opens in a new tab) (100510998, first effective 2018-04-27), CA DFPI (opens in a new tab) (CA-DBO379538, first effective 2016-02-11), verified 2026-10-15.

    Lender-reported: HI, NV, VA, WA are listed on the lender page, not yet checked with the state regulator.

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    Employment history

    1. Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. NMLS 1276471

      Current · Honolulu, HI · seen on lender site 2026-10-15

    Disciplinary history

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    About

    Brian Bender is President of Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. and has been a loan officer since 2005. They co-founded the company in 2014.

    Our summary of the lender page. Verified 2026-10-15.

    Experience
    2005 years of experience (stated)
    Source (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-15
    Role
    co-founder
    Source (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-15

    Sources

    Name and employerstate regulator · 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 stateslender site · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
    Summarystate regulator · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
    Contactlender site · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
    Photostate regulator · kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
    License statusNMLS Consumer Access (opens in a new tab)check live

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    Cite as: Brian Bender (NMLS 379538), Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc.. LenDb.ai, https://lendb.ai/lo/brian-bender-379538, last verified 2026-10-24.

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