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  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/va/new-mexico",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-10, LenDb lists 69 loan officers licensed in or based in New Mexico whose lender pages show VA loan work. The top-ranked are Brenda Gonzales (Guild Mortgage, Albuquerque), Josh Penland (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Round Rock) and Jay Garvens (Churchill Mortgage, Colorado Springs). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in NM, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
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  "state": "NM",
  "total": 69,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
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        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/brenda-gonzales-2638408.json",
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          "type": "imb"
        },
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          }
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
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        "NM 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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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
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        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joshua-penland-216357",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/joshua-penland-216357.json",
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          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
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        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Round Rock",
          "state": "TX"
        },
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          {
            "state": "KS",
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            "state": "NC",
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        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jay-garvens-368259.json",
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            "state": "MT",
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            "state": "SC",
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            "state": "SD",
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          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
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            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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            "state": "UT",
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      ],
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        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/bruce-gibson-501286.json",
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          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/xpert-home-lending-2179191",
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          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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      ],
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        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lisa-cummings-199679",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/lisa-cummings-199679.json",
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