Kennie Bender
Loan Officer | HI FIVE Team at Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. · Honolulu, HI
NMLS ID 2773059 (opens in a new tab) · verify at NMLS Consumer Access
Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kennie Bender (NMLS 2773059) is a mortgage loan officer at Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc., licensed in Texas since 2025. Kennie's focus, from their own profile, includes new construction, first-time buyer and VA loan.
Last verified . Sources: Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. (kmghawaii.com), Texas state regulator and NMLS Consumer Access (license status, check live).
- Earliest state license record: November 3, 2025 (Texas), per state regulator
- 8 states
- Unclaimed profile
- Disciplinary history not yet checked
Quick answers
- Is Kennie licensed in Hawaii?
- Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc.'s page for Kennie 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 Kennie.
- Source: lender page (opens in a new tab)
- Does Kennie work on new construction loans?
- Kennie's profile lists new construction as a focus (from their lender profile page). It also lists first-time buyer and VA loan.
- Source: lender page (opens in a new tab)
- What lender does Kennie 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 Kennie been licensed?
- The earliest state license record LenDb holds for Kennie is from November 3, 2025 (Texas regulator). That is a record date from the rosters we hold, not proof of continuous licensure.
- Source: Texas state regulator (opens in a new tab)
Specialties
Focus
- Focus: New construction(from their lender profile page)
- Focus: First-time buyer(from their lender profile page)
- Focus: VA loan(from their lender profile page)
Where we saw these: kmghawaii.com (opens in a new tab)
Focus is the loan officer's own: their bio, title, a certification or their own specialty list on their lender page, or what they report. Programs their lender offers are listed separately and never count as their focus in search.
Licensed states
Texas, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, Virginia, Washington
✓ Confirmed with the state regulator: TX (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-13.
Lender-reported: CA, CO, FL, HI, NV, VA, WA are listed on the lender page, not yet checked with the state regulator.
Contact
No public business contact on file.
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Employment history
Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc. NMLS 1276471
Current · Honolulu, HI · seen on lender site 2026-10-15
JF Real Estate Services PLLC NMLS 2776361
Current · seen on lender site 2026-10-13
Disciplinary history
Disciplinary history not yet checked by LenDb. Verify at NMLS Consumer Access (opens in a new tab).
About
- Role
- Dual-licensed REALTOR and Mortgage Loan Originator
- 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 · sml.texas.gov (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-13 |
| 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 |
| 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: Kennie Bender (NMLS 2773059), Kama'aina Mortgage Group Inc.. LenDb.ai, https://lendb.ai/lo/kennie-bender-2773059, last verified 2026-10-15.
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