Lee Wapato (NMLS 334501) is a mortgage loan officer at OPTIMUM FIRST INC., licensed in Illinois since 2017 and in Florida, Texas, California and Pennsylvania.
Last verified . Sources: OPTIMUM FIRST INC. (sml.texas.gov), Florida state regulator, Texas state regulator, New York state regulator, California state regulator, Pennsylvania state regulator, Illinois state regulator and NMLS Consumer Access (license status, check live).
- Earliest state license record: April 27, 2017 (Illinois), per state regulator
- 5 states
- Unclaimed profile
- Disciplinary history not yet checked
Quick answers
- Is Lee licensed in Florida?
- Yes. Florida regulator records list license LO43828 as active, first effective May 30, 2017 (verified 2026-10-15). LenDb has 4 other states on file for Lee.
- Source: Florida state regulator (opens in a new tab)
- What lender does Lee work for?
- OPTIMUM FIRST INC., company NMLS 240415, per the lender's own site (verified 2026-10-13).
- Source: lender site (opens in a new tab)
- How long has Lee been licensed?
- The earliest state license record LenDb holds for Lee is from April 27, 2017 (Illinois regulator). That is a record date from the rosters we hold, not proof of continuous licensure.
- Source: Illinois state regulator (opens in a new tab)
Specialties
Focus
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Licensed states
Florida, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois
✓ Confirmed with the state regulator: FL (opens in a new tab) (LO43828, first effective 2017-05-30), TX (opens in a new tab), CA DRE (opens in a new tab) (01159792), PA (opens in a new tab) (102994), IL (opens in a new tab) (31.0048095, first effective 2017-04-27), verified 2026-10-15.
Regulator records not active: NY (expired).
Contact
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Employment history
OPTIMUM FIRST INC. NMLS 240415
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).
Sources
| Name and employer | state regulator · sml.texas.gov (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-13 |
| Licenses (regulator) | state regulator · idfpr.illinois.gov (opens in a new tab) | verified 2026-10-28 |
| License status | NMLS Consumer Access (opens in a new tab) | check live |
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Cite as: Lee Wapato (NMLS 334501), OPTIMUM FIRST INC.. LenDb.ai, https://lendb.ai/lo/lee-wapato-334501, last verified 2026-10-28.
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