{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/chris-kirk-677236",
  "lede": {
    "text": "Chris Kirk, NMLS 677236, works as a mortgage loan officer at First Mid Bank & Trust in Edwardsville, Illinois.",
    "fields": [
      "full_name",
      "nmls_id",
      "current_employment"
    ]
  },
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "Is Chris licensed?",
      "a": "Chris works at a bank; bank loan officers register with NMLS federally instead of holding state licenses. Verify at NMLS Consumer Access.",
      "fields": [
        "federal_registration",
        "current_employment"
      ],
      "source": "employer type in LenDb's lender registry",
      "source_url": null,
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "q": "What lender does Chris work for?",
      "a": "First Mid Bank & Trust, company NMLS 411170, from the Edwardsville, IL office, per the lender's own site (verified 2026-10-16).",
      "fields": [
        "current_employment"
      ],
      "source": "lender site",
      "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "q": "How much experience does Chris have?",
      "a": "Chris states 25 years of experience.",
      "fields": [
        "years_experience"
      ],
      "source": "the loan officer's own statement",
      "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    }
  ],
  "field_notes": {
    "languages": "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."
  },
  "loan_officer": {
    "nmls_id": 677236,
    "slug": "chris-kirk-677236",
    "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/chris-kirk-677236",
    "md_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/chris-kirk-677236.md",
    "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/chris-kirk-677236.json",
    "nmls_consumer_access_url": "https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/INDIVIDUAL/677236",
    "full_name": {
      "value": "Chris Kirk",
      "source": "lender_site",
      "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    },
    "first_name": "Chris",
    "last_name": "Kirk",
    "headshot_url": {
      "value": "https://www.firstmid.com/assets/files/gN5jvcgC/ChrisKirk_275x360.jpg",
      "source": "lender_site",
      "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    },
    "bio": null,
    "title": {
      "value": "VP, Commercial Lender",
      "source": "lender_site",
      "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    },
    "languages": {
      "value": [],
      "source": "lender_site",
      "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    },
    "years_licensed": null,
    "years_experience": {
      "value": 25,
      "source": "lender_site",
      "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    },
    "status": "active",
    "claimed": false,
    "claimed_at": null,
    "profile_completeness": 65,
    "current_employment": {
      "lender_nmls_id": 411170,
      "lender_name": "First Mid Bank & Trust",
      "lender_slug": "first-mid-bank-trust-411170",
      "branch_city": "Edwardsville",
      "branch_state": "IL",
      "branch_zip": "62025",
      "start_date": null,
      "end_date": null,
      "lender_profile_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "lender_type": "bank",
      "source": "lender_site",
      "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    },
    "employment_history": [
      {
        "lender_nmls_id": 411170,
        "lender_name": "First Mid Bank & Trust",
        "lender_slug": "first-mid-bank-trust-411170",
        "branch_city": "Edwardsville",
        "branch_state": "IL",
        "branch_zip": "62025",
        "start_date": null,
        "end_date": null,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
        "lender_type": "bank",
        "source": "lender_site",
        "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
      }
    ],
    "licenses": [],
    "specialties": [],
    "lender_offers": [],
    "contacts": [],
    "disciplinary_actions": [],
    "media": [],
    "facts": [
      {
        "kind": "years_experience",
        "value": "25",
        "source": "lender_site",
        "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
      },
      {
        "kind": "role",
        "value": "Regional representative on the SBA Committee",
        "source": "lender_site",
        "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
      },
      {
        "kind": "service_area",
        "value": "Metro East/St. Louis area",
        "source": "lender_site",
        "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
      },
      {
        "kind": "education",
        "value": "Bachelor of Science in Finance, Southern Illinois University Carbondale",
        "source": "lender_site",
        "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
      },
      {
        "kind": "community",
        "value": "Director, Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois",
        "source": "lender_site",
        "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
      },
      {
        "kind": "community",
        "value": "Member, Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce",
        "source": "lender_site",
        "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
      }
    ],
    "last_verified_at": "2026-10-16",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-21 19:53:31.390248+00",
    "disciplinary_check": "not_checked",
    "gated_contact": {
      "kinds": [
        "phone_office",
        "email"
      ],
      "reveal_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/chris-kirk-677236#contact",
      "note": "Phone and email are shown on the profile page after a quick human check, one profile at a time. They are not available through the API or MCP. To reach this loan officer, open reveal_url or lender_profile_url.",
      "source": "lender_site",
      "source_url": "https://www.firstmid.com/staff/chris-kirk",
      "verified_at": "2026-10-16"
    },
    "earliest_license_record": null,
    "licensed_since": null,
    "federal_registration": {
      "status": "likely",
      "basis": "employer_type",
      "employer_type": "bank",
      "note": "Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS"
    }
  }
}