{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/usda/maryland",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-09, LenDb lists 38 loan officers licensed in or based in Maryland whose lender pages show USDA loan work. The top-ranked are Ron Riccitelli Jr (CrossCountry Mortgage, Bel Air), Laura Reese (First Home Mortgage, Bel Air) and Jason Inglish (ALCOVA Mortgage, Cumberland). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in MD, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
  "specialty": "usda",
  "state": "MD",
  "total": 38,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
  "results": [
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      "rank": 1,
      "score": 62.8,
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        "nmls_id": 144907,
        "slug": "ron-riccitelli-jr-144907",
        "full_name": "Ron Riccitelli Jr",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/ron-riccitelli-jr-144907",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/ron-riccitelli-jr-144907.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Bel Air",
          "state": "MD"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "CO",
          "DE",
          "IN",
          "MD",
          "PA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "CO",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          }
        ],
        "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"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": 5,
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2021,
          "state": "CO"
        },
        "years_experience": 21,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/bel-air-md-2725/ronald-riccitelli-jr/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Bel Air, MD",
        "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2021 (per Colorado records)",
        "States 21 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/ron-riccitelli-jr-144907",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MD",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MD 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/bel-air-md-2725/ronald-riccitelli-jr/"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
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        "usda"
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      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
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      "rank": 2,
      "score": 62.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 224067,
        "slug": "laura-reese-224067",
        "full_name": "Laura Reese",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/laura-reese-224067",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/laura-reese-224067.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 71603,
          "name": "First Home Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/first-home-mortgage-71603",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Bel Air",
          "state": "MD"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "MD",
          "PA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "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": {
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          "state": "FL"
        },
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Bel Air, MD",
        "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2026 (per Florida records)",
        "States 21 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/laura-reese-224067",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MD",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://firsthome.com/loan-officers/laura-reese/"
      },
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        "usda"
      ],
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    },
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      "rank": 3,
      "score": 62.8,
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        "slug": "jason-inglish-934863",
        "full_name": "Jason Inglish",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-inglish-934863",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-inglish-934863.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 40508,
          "name": "ALCOVA Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/alcova-mortgage-40508",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Cumberland",
          "state": "MD"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "PA",
          "MD",
          "OH",
          "SC",
          "VA",
          "WV"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
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        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "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": 2022,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://alcova.com/loan-officer/jinglish/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
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        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Cumberland, MD",
        "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2022 (per Florida records)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-inglish-934863",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MD",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://alcova.com/loan-officer/jinglish/"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "usda"
      ],
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      "rank": 4,
      "score": 57.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 201581,
        "slug": "wayne-palkovic-201581",
        "full_name": "Wayne Palkovic",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/wayne-palkovic-201581",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/wayne-palkovic-201581.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 2184,
          "name": "Embrace Home Loans",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/embrace-home-loans-2184",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Martinsburg",
          "state": "WV"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "MD",
          "PA",
          "VA",
          "WV"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "jumbo",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": null,
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        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.embracehomeloans.com/location/west-virginia/martinsburg/wayne-palkovic",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists USDA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "MD 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/wayne-palkovic-201581",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "MD",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://www.embracehomeloans.com/location/west-virginia/martinsburg/wayne-palkovic"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "usda"
      ],
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    },
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      "rank": 5,
      "score": 54.8,
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        "nmls_id": 215208,
        "slug": "erin-johnson-215208",
        "full_name": "Erin Johnson",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/erin-johnson-215208",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/erin-johnson-215208.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 71603,
          "name": "First Home Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/first-home-mortgage-71603",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "La Plata",
          "state": "MD"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "DC",
          "MD",
          "NC",
          "SC",
          "VA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "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"
          }
        ],
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          "state": "FL"
        },
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      },
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        "Office in La Plata, MD",
        "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2026 (per Florida records)",
        "States 25 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/erin-johnson-215208",
      "license_check": {
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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "source_url": "https://firsthome.com/loan-officers/erin-johnson/"
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        "slug": "chad-vogel-461953",
        "full_name": "Chad Vogel",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/chad-vogel-461953",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/chad-vogel-461953.json",
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          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
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          "state": "MD"
        },
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          "DC",
          "DE",
          "MD",
          "VA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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        ],
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        "lender_profile_url": "https://branches.guildmortgage.com/md/columbia/chad-vogel-100-rgcvo.html",
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      },
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      ],
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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "full_name": "Jason Nader",
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        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-nader-313085.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 71603,
          "name": "First Home Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/first-home-mortgage-71603",
          "type": "imb"
        },
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          "state": "MD"
        },
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          "PA",
          "DC",
          "DE",
          "MD",
          "SC",
          "VA"
        ],
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            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
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          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
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          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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        ],
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          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
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          "state": "FL"
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      },
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        "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2019 (per Florida records)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-nader-313085",
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        "state": "MD",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "full_name": "Amy Altenburg",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/amy-altenburg-820600",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/amy-altenburg-820600.json",
        "lender": {
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          "name": "Southern Trust Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/southern-trust-mortgage-2921",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
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          "DE",
          "MD",
          "NJ",
          "SC",
          "VA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
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            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NJ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "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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        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2022,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.southerntrust.com/amy-altenburg/",
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      },
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        "Office in Annapolis, MD",
        "MD listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2022 (per Florida records)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/amy-altenburg-820600",
      "license_check": {
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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
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