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# Rob Grindle

Mortgage Loan Officer II at First Mid Bank & Trust, Rockford, IL. NMLS ID 462766 ([verify at NMLS Consumer Access](https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/INDIVIDUAL/462766)).

Rob Grindle, NMLS 462766, works as a Mortgage Loan Officer II at First Mid Bank & Trust in Rockford, Illinois.

**Summary:** Rob Grindle (NMLS 462766) is Mortgage Loan Officer II at First Mid Bank & Trust, based in Rockford, IL. Works at a bank, so likely federally registered: Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS. Last verified 2026-10-16.

## Quick answers

### Is Rob licensed?

Rob works at a bank; bank loan officers register with NMLS federally instead of holding state licenses. Verify at NMLS Consumer Access. Source: employer type in LenDb's lender registry.

### What lender does Rob work for?

First Mid Bank & Trust, company NMLS 411170, from the Rockford, IL office, per the lender's own site (verified 2026-10-16). Source: https://www.firstmid.com/staff/rob-grindle.

## At a glance

- Earliest state license record: none on file. A record date from the state rosters we hold, not proof of continuous licensure or total experience.
- Licensed in: no license list on file; check NMLS Consumer Access
- Federal registration: likely (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS.
- License confidence: confirmed = state regulator roster; lender_reported = listed on the lender page only; federal_registration = inferred from a bank or credit union employer.
- Languages: not listed (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.)
- Profile: unclaimed
- Status: active

## Specialties

### Focus (officer level: their own bio, title, certification, specialty list or claim)

- None on file yet.

## Facts from the lender page and intro

- credential: Recognized by IHDA in 2021 and 2022 as #1 in the NW Region for assisting 54 mortgage clients. Source: https://www.firstmid.com/staff/rob-grindle, verified 2026-10-16.
- education: Associates degree, Rock Valley College. Source: https://www.firstmid.com/staff/rob-grindle, verified 2026-10-16.
- education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Arizona State University. Source: https://www.firstmid.com/staff/rob-grindle, verified 2026-10-16.
- other: Work partner Warren Swanberg. Source: https://www.firstmid.com/staff/rob-grindle, verified 2026-10-16.

## Licenses

| State | Regulator | Type | Number | Status | Confidence | Issued | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

## Employment history

- ? to present: First Mid Bank & Trust (NMLS 411170), Rockford, IL. Source: https://www.firstmid.com/staff/rob-grindle, verified 2026-10-16.

## Disciplinary history

Disciplinary history not yet checked by LenDb. Verify at NMLS Consumer Access: https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/INDIVIDUAL/462766

## Contact

- View profile at First Mid Bank & Trust: https://www.firstmid.com/staff/rob-grindle
- Email on file: shown at https://lendb.ai/lo/rob-grindle-462766#contact after a quick human check (not available in this file, the API or MCP).

## Sources

- nmls: https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/INDIVIDUAL/462766
- lender_site: https://www.firstmid.com/staff/rob-grindle

Cite as: Rob Grindle (NMLS 462766), First Mid Bank & Trust. LenDb.ai, https://lendb.ai/lo/rob-grindle-462766, last verified 2026-10-16.

_Not a lender. Not a referral service. Verify licenses at NMLS Consumer Access._