{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/usda/alabama",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-09, LenDb lists 64 loan officers licensed in or based in Alabama whose lender pages show USDA loan work. The top-ranked are Melissa Kerbow (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Madison), Meg Hicks (CrossCountry Mortgage, Vestavia) and James Deal (Homeowners Financial Group, Atlanta). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in AL, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
  "specialty": "usda",
  "state": "AL",
  "total": 64,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 59.8,
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        "nmls_id": 715476,
        "slug": "melissa-kerbow-715476",
        "full_name": "Melissa Kerbow",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/melissa-kerbow-715476",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/melissa-kerbow-715476.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 2289,
          "name": "Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Madison",
          "state": "GA"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "AL",
          "SC"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "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"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": 3,
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2023,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.fairway.com/lo/melissa-kerbow-715476",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "AL listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2023 (per Florida records)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/melissa-kerbow-715476",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "AL",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "AL 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/melissa-kerbow-715476"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "usda"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 59.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 994024,
        "slug": "meg-hicks-994024",
        "full_name": "Meg Hicks",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/meg-hicks-994024",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/meg-hicks-994024.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Vestavia",
          "state": "AL"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "AL",
          "MS",
          "TN"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "MS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "jumbo",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "investor",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2015,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 14,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/vestavia-al-5239/meg-hicks/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
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        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Vestavia, AL",
        "AL listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2015 (per Florida records)",
        "States 14 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/meg-hicks-994024",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "AL",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "AL 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/vestavia-al-5239/meg-hicks/"
      },
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        "usda"
      ],
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    },
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      "rank": 3,
      "score": 55.8,
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        "nmls_id": 461209,
        "slug": "james-deal-461209",
        "full_name": "James Deal",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/james-deal-461209",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/james-deal-461209.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 93718,
          "name": "Homeowners Financial Group",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/homeowners-financial-group-93718",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Atlanta",
          "state": "GA"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "AL",
          "GA",
          "SC",
          "TN"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
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          {
            "slug": "bank-statement",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "foreign-national",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "jumbo",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2021,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 30,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://homeownersfg.com/jamesdeal/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "AL listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2021 (per Florida records)",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/james-deal-461209",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "AL",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "AL listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://homeownersfg.com/jamesdeal/"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "usda"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 54.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 7369,
        "slug": "lynne-mosley-7369",
        "full_name": "Lynne Mosley",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lynne-mosley-7369",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lynne-mosley-7369.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Clanton",
          "state": "AL"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "AL",
          "GA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
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        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": null,
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Clanton, AL",
        "AL listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lynne-mosley-7369",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "AL",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "AL 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/al/clanton/lynne-mosley-85-hploms.html"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "usda"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 54.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 198179,
        "slug": "anna-mccaghren-wilson-198179",
        "full_name": "Anna McCaghren Wilson",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/anna-mccaghren-wilson-198179",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/anna-mccaghren-wilson-198179.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Decatur",
          "state": "AL"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "AL",
          "TN"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "down-payment-assistance",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 43,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/decatur-al-4466/anna-wilson/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Decatur, AL",
        "AL listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 43 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/anna-mccaghren-wilson-198179",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "AL",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "AL listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "source_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/decatur-al-4466/anna-wilson/"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "usda"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
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      "rank": 6,
      "score": 54.8,
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        "nmls_id": 207665,
        "slug": "wendy-nelson-207665",
        "full_name": "Wendy Nelson",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/wendy-nelson-207665",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/wendy-nelson-207665.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Jasper",
          "state": "AL"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "AL"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "construction",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "renovation",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/jasper-al-4186/wendy-nelson/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Jasper, AL",
        "AL 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/wendy-nelson-207665",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "AL",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "AL 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/jasper-al-4186/wendy-nelson/"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
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        "usda"
      ],
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    },
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      "rank": 7,
      "score": 54.5,
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        "slug": "lori-jule-190409",
        "full_name": "Lori Jule",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lori-jule-190409",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lori-jule-190409.json",
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          "name": "Atlantic Coast Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/atlantic-coast-mortgage-643114",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Fairfax",
          "state": "VA"
        },
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          "AZ",
          "CT",
          "DC",
          "DE",
          "GA",
          "ID",
          "LA",
          "MA",
          "MD",
          "ME",
          "MI",
          "NC",
          "NE",
          "NH",
          "NJ",
          "OH",
          "OK",
          "PA",
          "RI",
          "SC",
          "TN",
          "TX",
          "VA",
          "VT",
          "WV"
        ],
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          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "AZ",
            "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": "ID",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "LA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "ME",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NJ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OK",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "RI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
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        "licensed_since": {
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          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.atlanticcoastmortgage.com/lo/lori-jule/",
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      },
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        "AL listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2017 (per Florida records)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lori-jule-190409",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "AL",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "AL listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "source_url": "https://www.atlanticcoastmortgage.com/lo/lori-jule/"
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      "rank": 8,
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        "full_name": "Clyde Bell",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/clyde-bell-1660787",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/clyde-bell-1660787.json",
        "lender": {
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          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Birmingham",
          "state": "AL"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "AL",
          "GA",
          "TN"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "jumbo",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "down-payment-assistance",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "renovation",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
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