{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/first-time-buyer/indiana",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-09, LenDb lists 313 loan officers licensed in or based in Indiana whose lender pages show First-time buyer work. The top-ranked are Jon Knight (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Carmel), Cori Drudge (Ruoff Mortgage, Fishers) and Christy White (Guild Mortgage, Indianapolis). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in IN, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
  "specialty": "first-time-buyer",
  "state": "IN",
  "total": 313,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 62.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 175955,
        "slug": "jon-knight-175955",
        "full_name": "Jon Knight",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jon-knight-175955",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jon-knight-175955.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 2289,
          "name": "Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Carmel",
          "state": "IN"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "IN"
        ],
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          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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            "slug": "construction",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "jumbo",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2024,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 30,
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Carmel, IN",
        "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2024 (per Florida records)",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jon-knight-175955",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "IN",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://www.fairway.com/lo/jon-knight-175955"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 62.3,
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        "nmls_id": 229643,
        "slug": "cori-drudge-229643",
        "full_name": "Cori Drudge",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/cori-drudge-229643",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/cori-drudge-229643.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 141868,
          "name": "Ruoff Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/ruoff-mortgage-141868",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Fishers",
          "state": "IN"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "IL",
          "IN",
          "KY",
          "MI",
          "OH",
          "SC",
          "VA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2022,
          "state": "FL"
        },
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
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        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Fishers, IN",
        "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2022 (per Florida records)",
        "States 27 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
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      "license_check": {
        "state": "IN",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://www.ruoff.com/CoriDrudge"
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        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
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    },
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      "rank": 3,
      "score": 62,
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        "nmls_id": 543306,
        "slug": "christy-white-543306",
        "full_name": "Christy White",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christy-white-543306",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christy-white-543306.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Indianapolis",
          "state": "IN"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "IN"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
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          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "investor",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": null,
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Indianapolis, IN",
        "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 27 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/christy-white-543306",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "IN",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/in/indianapolis/christy-white-665-chchw.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 61.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 608621,
        "slug": "jamie-castellana-608621",
        "full_name": "Jamie Castellana",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jamie-castellana-608621",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jamie-castellana-608621.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 141868,
          "name": "Ruoff Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/ruoff-mortgage-141868",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": null,
          "state": "IN"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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        ],
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          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "investor",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
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        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.ruoff.com/JamieCastellana",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Indiana",
        "IN 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)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jamie-castellana-608621",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "IN",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://www.ruoff.com/JamieCastellana"
      },
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      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
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      "rank": 5,
      "score": 61.3,
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        "slug": "michael-soliday-166402",
        "full_name": "Nathan Soliday",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/michael-soliday-166402",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/michael-soliday-166402.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 130562,
          "name": "Success Mortgage Partners",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/success-mortgage-partners-130562",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Sellersburg",
          "state": "IN"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "IN",
          "KY",
          "TN"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2020,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 17,
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      },
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        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Sellersburg, IN",
        "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2020 (per Florida records)",
        "States 17 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/michael-soliday-166402",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "IN",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://www.successmortgagepartners.com/advisor/nathan-soliday/"
      },
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      "matched_specialties": [
        "first-time-buyer"
      ],
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    },
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      "rank": 6,
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        "nmls_id": 686541,
        "slug": "joseph-mcbreen-686541",
        "full_name": "Joe McBreen",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joseph-mcbreen-686541",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joseph-mcbreen-686541.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Michigan City",
          "state": "IN"
        },
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          "AL",
          "AR",
          "AZ",
          "CA",
          "CT",
          "DC",
          "GA",
          "IA",
          "IL",
          "IN",
          "LA",
          "MI",
          "MO",
          "MS",
          "NV",
          "OH",
          "OK",
          "OR",
          "PA",
          "TN",
          "TX"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "AR",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "AZ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "CA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "CT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "LA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OK",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OR",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "investor",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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      },
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        "Licensed since 2018 (per Florida records)",
        "States 16 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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      "rank": 7,
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        "slug": "jennifer-meyer-562072",
        "full_name": "Jennifer Meyer",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jennifer-meyer-562072",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jennifer-meyer-562072.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 141868,
          "name": "Ruoff Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/ruoff-mortgage-141868",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Wabash",
          "state": "IN"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "IN",
          "TN",
          "TX",
          "VA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
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            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
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          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2022,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 16,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.ruoff.com/JenniferMeyer",
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      },
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        "Office in Wabash, IN",
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        "Licensed since 2022 (per Florida records)",
        "States 16 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jennifer-meyer-562072",
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        "state": "IN",
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        "eligible": true,
        "label": "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "slug": "jeremy-wetzel-3364",
        "full_name": "Jeremy Wetzel",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jeremy-wetzel-3364",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jeremy-wetzel-3364.json",
        "lender": {
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          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
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          "state": "KY"
        },
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          "CA",
          "GA",
          "ID",
          "IL",
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          "KY",
          "OH",
          "TN",
          "VA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
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            "state": "CA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "ID",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2011,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 23,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/louisville-ky-2905/jeremy-wetzel/",
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      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists First-time buyer on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "IN listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2011 (per Florida records)",
        "States 23 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jeremy-wetzel-3364",
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