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  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/renovation/pennsylvania",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-09, LenDb lists 53 loan officers licensed in or based in Pennsylvania whose lender pages show Renovation loan (203k / HomeStyle) work. The top-ranked are Scott Lacey (Guild Mortgage, Lincoln), Rene Gonzalez (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Freeport) and James Ward (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Houston). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in PA, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
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  "state": "PA",
  "total": 53,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
  "results": [
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      "rank": 1,
      "score": 60.8,
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        "full_name": "Scott Lacey",
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        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/scott-lacey-8154.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Lincoln",
          "state": "RI"
        },
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          "FL",
          "PA",
          "AL",
          "CT",
          "DC",
          "DE",
          "GA",
          "IN",
          "KY",
          "MA",
          "MD",
          "ME",
          "MI",
          "MS",
          "NC",
          "NH",
          "NJ",
          "RI",
          "SC",
          "TN",
          "VA",
          "VT"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "CT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "ME",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NJ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "RI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
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            "slug": "construction",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
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            "slug": "renovation",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2020,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 20,
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
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        "Lists Renovation loan (203k / HomeStyle) on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Licensed in PA: confirmed with the Pennsylvania regulator (license 27794), verified 2026-10-09",
        "Licensed since 2020 (per Florida records)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/scott-lacey-8154",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "PA",
        "confidence": "confirmed",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "Licensed in PA: confirmed with the Pennsylvania regulator (license 27794), verified 2026-10-09",
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        "source_url": "https://data.pa.gov/d/tyxc-jyug"
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      "rank": 2,
      "score": 59.8,
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        "nmls_id": 62315,
        "slug": "rene-gonzalez-62315",
        "full_name": "Rene Gonzalez",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/rene-gonzalez-62315",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/rene-gonzalez-62315.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 2289,
          "name": "Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Freeport",
          "state": "NY"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "CT",
          "NJ",
          "NY",
          "PA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "CT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "NJ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2014,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 30,
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      },
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        "Lists Renovation loan (203k / HomeStyle) on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "PA listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2014 (per Florida records)",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/rene-gonzalez-62315",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "PA",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "PA 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/rene-gonzalez-62315"
      },
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        "renovation"
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      "rank": 3,
      "score": 59.8,
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        "nmls_id": 168854,
        "slug": "james-ward-168854",
        "full_name": "James Ward",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/james-ward-168854",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/james-ward-168854.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 2289,
          "name": "Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Houston",
          "state": "TX"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "PA",
          "TX"
        ],
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          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "jumbo",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "new-construction",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "renovation",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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        "licensed_since": null,
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists Renovation loan (203k / HomeStyle) on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "PA 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/james-ward-168854",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "PA",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "PA listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "source_url": "https://www.fairway.com/lo/james-ward-168854"
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        "renovation"
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    },
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      "rank": 4,
      "score": 58.8,
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        "slug": "joan-zeruld-kofsky-133361",
        "full_name": "Joan Kofsky",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joan-zeruld-kofsky-133361",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joan-zeruld-kofsky-133361.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Wayne",
          "state": "PA"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "CT",
          "DE",
          "MD",
          "NJ",
          "PA",
          "SC"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "CT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NJ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "investor",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "renovation",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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        ],
        "years_licensed": 9,
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2017,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 25,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/wayne-pa-2590/joan-zeruld-kofsky/",
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      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists Renovation loan (203k / HomeStyle) on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Wayne, PA",
        "PA listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2017 (per Florida records)",
        "States 25 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joan-zeruld-kofsky-133361",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "PA",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "PA listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "source_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/wayne-pa-2590/joan-zeruld-kofsky/"
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      "rank": 5,
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        "full_name": "Ed Fallon",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/edward-fallon-144708",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/edward-fallon-144708.json",
        "lender": {
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          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Philadelphia",
          "state": "PA"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "NJ",
          "PA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NJ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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            "slug": "renovation",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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        ],
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          "year": 2014,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": null,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/philadelphia-pa-2565/edward-fallon/",
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      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists Renovation loan (203k / HomeStyle) on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Philadelphia, PA",
        "PA listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2014 (per Florida records)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/edward-fallon-144708",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "PA",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "PA listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
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          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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      ],
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          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
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        },
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          {
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            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "PA",
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        ],
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          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
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      ],
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