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  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/first-time-buyer/delaware",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-09, LenDb lists 112 loan officers licensed in or based in Delaware whose lender pages show First-time buyer work. The top-ranked are Sheri Barber (Union Home Mortgage, Rehoboth Beach), Adam Workman (CrossCountry Mortgage, Charlotte) and Kevin Berju (CrossCountry Mortgage, Moorestown). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in DE, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
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  "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
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          },
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            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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        "DE listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 25 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
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          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
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          {
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          {
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          {
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          {
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          {
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          {
            "state": "HI",
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          {
            "state": "KY",
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            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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            "state": "ME",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
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            "state": "MS",
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            "state": "NC",
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            "state": "ND",
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            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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            "state": "NH",
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          {
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          {
            "state": "NY",
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            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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            "state": "OK",
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          {
            "state": "PA",
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          {
            "state": "RI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "SD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "TX",
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          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "WA",
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            "state": "WI",
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          {
            "slug": "va",
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            "slug": "fha",
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        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
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        "eligible": true,
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      "rank": 3,
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        "slug": "kevin-berju-137213",
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        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/kevin-berju-137213",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/kevin-berju-137213.json",
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          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
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        },
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          "state": "NJ"
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          "PA"
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          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
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          {
            "state": "NJ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
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        ],
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        "States 25 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
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        "eligible": true,
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        },
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          "DE",
          "GA",
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          "NC",
          "TN",
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          {
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          {
            "state": "FL",
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          {
            "state": "GA",
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          {
            "state": "MD",
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          {
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          {
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          {
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