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  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/down-payment-assistance/arkansas",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-10, LenDb lists 19 loan officers licensed in or based in Arkansas whose lender pages show Down payment assistance work. The top-ranked are Felicia Johnson (CrossCountry Mortgage, Little Rock), Yesenia Sanabria (Guild Mortgage, Bentonville) and Coley Rau (CrossCountry Mortgage, Bryan). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in AR, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
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  "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
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        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/yesenia-sanabria-1932716.json",
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        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/coley-rau-256481.json",
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            "state": "IA",
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            "state": "IL",
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          {
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          {
            "state": "KY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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            "state": "LA",
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            "state": "MI",
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          {
            "state": "MO",
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            "state": "MS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "MT",
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          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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            "state": "ND",
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            "state": "NE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "NJ",
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            "state": "OH",
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          {
            "state": "SC",
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            "state": "SD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "TN",
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            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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            "slug": "fha",
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            "state": "MI",
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