{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/va/south-carolina",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-10, LenDb lists 208 loan officers licensed in or based in South Carolina whose lender pages show VA loan work. The top-ranked are Dinky Warr (CrossCountry Mortgage, Lexington), Don Waters (Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Clayton) and Bill Hylind (CrossCountry Mortgage, North Bethesda). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in SC, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
  "specialty": "va",
  "state": "SC",
  "total": 208,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 62,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 2353237,
        "slug": "dinky-warr-2353237",
        "full_name": "Dinky Warr",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/dinky-warr-2353237",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/dinky-warr-2353237.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Lexington",
          "state": "SC"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "SC"
        ],
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          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
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        "languages": [
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          "es"
        ],
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          {
            "slug": "1099-income",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "bank-statement",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "itin",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "investor",
            "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"
          }
        ],
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        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 18,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/lexington-sc-4120/daniel-warr/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
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        "Lists VA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Lexington, SC",
        "SC listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 18 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/dinky-warr-2353237",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "SC",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "SC 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/lexington-sc-4120/daniel-warr/"
      },
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        "va"
      ],
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    },
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      "rank": 2,
      "score": 59.8,
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        "nmls_id": 82361,
        "slug": "donald-waters-82361",
        "full_name": "Don Waters",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/donald-waters-82361",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/donald-waters-82361.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 2289,
          "name": "Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/fairway-independent-mortgage-2289",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Clayton",
          "state": "NC"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "IN",
          "KS",
          "KY",
          "MI",
          "NC",
          "OH",
          "PA",
          "SC",
          "TN",
          "VA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
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          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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          "year": 2015,
          "state": "FL"
        },
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
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        "Licensed since 2015 (per Florida records)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/donald-waters-82361",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "SC",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "SC 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/don-waters-82361"
      },
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        "va"
      ],
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    },
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      "rank": 3,
      "score": 59.8,
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        "nmls_id": 284943,
        "slug": "william-hylind-284943",
        "full_name": "Bill Hylind",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/william-hylind-284943",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/william-hylind-284943.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "North Bethesda",
          "state": "MD"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "DC",
          "DE",
          "MD",
          "NC",
          "PA",
          "SC",
          "VA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "jumbo",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": 5,
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2021,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 24,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/north-bethesda-md-2716/william-hylind/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists VA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "SC listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2021 (per Florida records)",
        "States 24 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/william-hylind-284943",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "SC",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "SC 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/north-bethesda-md-2716/william-hylind/"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "va"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
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      "rank": 4,
      "score": 59.8,
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        "nmls_id": 368259,
        "slug": "jay-garvens-368259",
        "full_name": "Jay Garvens",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jay-garvens-368259",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jay-garvens-368259.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 1591,
          "name": "Churchill Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/churchill-mortgage-1591",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Colorado Springs",
          "state": "CO"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "CO",
          "MO",
          "MT",
          "NM",
          "OK",
          "SC",
          "SD",
          "TN",
          "TX",
          "UT"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "CO",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NM",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OK",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "UT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": 19,
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2007,
          "state": "CO"
        },
        "years_experience": 25,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.churchillmortgage.com/loan-officers/jay-garvens",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists VA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "SC listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2007 (per Colorado records)",
        "States 25 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jay-garvens-368259",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "SC",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "SC listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://www.churchillmortgage.com/loan-officers/jay-garvens"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "va"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
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      "rank": 5,
      "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"
          }
        ],
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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"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": 3,
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2023,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.fairway.com/lo/melissa-kerbow-715476",
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      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists VA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "SC 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": "SC",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "SC 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"
      },
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        "va"
      ],
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      "rank": 6,
      "score": 59.8,
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        "slug": "kathleen-redman-880676",
        "full_name": "Kate Redman",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/kathleen-redman-880676",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/kathleen-redman-880676.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Evans",
          "state": "GA"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "AL",
          "GA",
          "NC",
          "SC",
          "TN"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "construction",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "non-qm",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
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        },
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      },
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        "Licensed since 2018 (per Florida records)",
        "States 25 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "SC listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "source_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/evans-ga-3656/kathleen-redman/"
      },
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    },
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      "rank": 7,
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        "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": {
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          "state": "MD"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "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"
          }
        ],
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            "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"
          },
          {
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            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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        ],
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        "licensed_since": {
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          "state": "FL"
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        "years_experience": 20,
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      },
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        "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",
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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "SC listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "source_url": "https://alcova.com/loan-officer/jinglish/"
      },
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    },
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      "rank": 8,
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        "full_name": "Karin Gagliano",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/karin-gagliano-1737007",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/karin-gagliano-1737007.json",
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          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Pittsford",
          "state": "NY"
        },
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          "NY",
          "SC"
        ],
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          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "NY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "construction",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "renovation",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": 0,
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2026,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 25,
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      },
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