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Karissa Richardson

SVP of Sales Performance, Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC · Chicago, IL

NMLS ID 2561251 (opens in a new tab) · verify at NMLS Consumer Access

Karissa Richardson (NMLS 2561251) is SVP of Sales Performance, Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC, based in Chicago, IL. Licensed in Florida, confirmed with the state regulator (license LO134304). Focus areas shown on the lender page: Jumbo loan and Reverse mortgage. Earliest state license record: January 3, 2025 (Florida), per state regulator.

Last verified . Sources: Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC (grarate.com), Florida state regulator and NMLS Consumer Access (license status, check live).

Specialties

Focus

Where we saw these: grarate.com (opens in a new tab)

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Licensed states

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Florida

✓ Confirmed with the state regulator: FL (opens in a new tab) (LO134304, first effective 2025-01-03), verified 2026-10-15.

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Employment history

  1. Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC NMLS 1598647

    Current · Chicago, IL · seen on lender site 2026-10-15

Disciplinary history

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About

Karissa is a Florida-licensed loan originator serving Tampa Bay and nearby areas, with a focus on jumbo, portfolio and reverse mortgage lending. They also hold a senior leadership role at Guaranteed Rate Affinity.

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

Serves
Tampa Bay and surrounding areas
Source (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-15
Role
senior leadership at Guaranteed Rate Affinity
Source (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-15

Sources

Name and employerlender site · grarate.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
Licenses (regulator)state regulator · real.flofr.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
Specialtieslender site · grarate.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
Summarylender site · grarate.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
Contactlender site · grarate.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
Photolender site · grarate.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: Karissa Richardson (NMLS 2561251), Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC. LenDb.ai, https://lendb.ai/lo/karissa-richardson-2561251, last verified 2026-10-15.

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