{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/1099-income/north-carolina",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-09, LenDb lists 1 loan officer licensed in or based in North Carolina whose lender pages show 1099 income work. The top-ranked is Joe Soto (CrossCountry Mortgage, Cypress). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in NC, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
  "specialty": "1099-income",
  "state": "NC",
  "total": 1,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 59.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 175142,
        "slug": "joe-soto-175142",
        "full_name": "Joe Soto",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joe-soto-175142",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joe-soto-175142.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Cypress",
          "state": "CA"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "CA",
          "GA",
          "HI",
          "ID",
          "NC",
          "NV",
          "OR",
          "RI",
          "TN",
          "TX",
          "WA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AZ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "CA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "HI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "ID",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OR",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "RI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "1099-income",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "bank-statement",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "self-employed",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "earliest_license_record": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/cypress-ca-4041/jose-soto/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists 1099 income on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "NC listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joe-soto-175142",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "NC",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "NC listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/cypress-ca-4041/jose-soto/"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "1099-income"
      ],
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    }
  ]
}