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Michael Pendergast

Loan Officer at Ladera Lending, Inc. · Ladera Ranch, CA

NMLS ID 1904026 (opens in a new tab) · verify at NMLS Consumer Access

Michael Pendergast (NMLS 1904026) is a Loan Officer at Ladera Lending, Inc. in Ladera Ranch, California, licensed in Florida since 2020 and in Texas, Colorado, California and 2 more states. Michael works at an FHA-approved lender, per HUD.

Last verified . Sources: Ladera Lending, Inc. (laderalending.com), Florida state regulator, Texas state regulator, Colorado state regulator, California state regulator, Massachusetts state regulator, Maryland state regulator and NMLS Consumer Access (license status, check live).

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Is Michael licensed in California?
Yes. California regulator records list license CA-DBO1904026 as active, first effective June 1, 2020 (verified 2026-10-24). LenDb has 5 other states on file for Michael.
Source: California state regulator (opens in a new tab)
What lender does Michael work for, and is it FHA-approved?
Ladera Lending, Inc., company NMLS 835555, from the Ladera Ranch, CA office, per the lender's own site (verified 2026-10-15). Works at an FHA-approved lender, per HUD (HUD FHA data, loans endorsed through Aug 2026).
Source: lender site; HUD (opens in a new tab)
How long has Michael been licensed?
The earliest state license record LenDb holds for Michael is from March 25, 2020 (Florida regulator). That is a record date from the rosters we hold, not proof of continuous licensure.
Source: Florida state regulator (opens in a new tab)

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    Licensed states

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    Florida, Texas, Colorado, California, Massachusetts, Maryland

    ✓ Confirmed with the state regulator: FL (opens in a new tab) (LO69217, first effective 2020-03-25), TX (opens in a new tab), CO (opens in a new tab) (100520296, first effective 2020-12-15), CA DFPI (opens in a new tab) (CA-DBO1904026, first effective 2020-06-01), MA (opens in a new tab) (MLO1904026), MD (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-15.

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    Employment history

    1. Ladera Lending, Inc. NMLS 835555

      Current · Ladera Ranch, CA · seen on lender site 2026-10-15

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    About

    Experience
    since 2020
    Source (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-15
    Also
    over 10 years of experience providing customer service
    Source (opens in a new tab), verified 2026-10-15

    Sources

    Name and employerstate regulator · laderalending.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
    Licenses (regulator)state regulator · labor.maryland.gov (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-26
    Contactlender site · laderalending.com (opens in a new tab)verified 2026-10-15
    Photostate regulator · laderalending.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: Michael Pendergast (NMLS 1904026), Ladera Lending, Inc.. LenDb.ai, https://lendb.ai/lo/michael-pendergast-1904026, last verified 2026-10-26.

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