{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/va/west-virginia",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-09, LenDb lists 47 loan officers licensed in or based in West Virginia whose lender pages show VA loan work. The top-ranked are Wayne Palkovic (Embrace Home Loans, Martinsburg), Eric Stenger (Guild Mortgage, Martinsburg) and Scott Reese (CrossCountry Mortgage, Cleveland). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in WV, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
  "specialty": "va",
  "state": "WV",
  "total": 47,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 62.8,
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        "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": [],
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            "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,
        "years_experience": 43,
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        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
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        "Lists VA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Martinsburg, WV",
        "WV 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": "WV",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "WV 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",
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        "va"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
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      "rank": 2,
      "score": 62.8,
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        "nmls_id": 229964,
        "slug": "eric-stenger-229964",
        "full_name": "Eric Stenger",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/eric-stenger-229964",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/eric-stenger-229964.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3274,
          "name": "Guild Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/guild-mortgage-3274",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Martinsburg",
          "state": "WV"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "PA",
          "MD",
          "NC",
          "VA",
          "WV"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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          }
        ],
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        },
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      },
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        "WV listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2020 (per Florida records)",
        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/eric-stenger-229964",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "WV",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
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      },
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      "rank": 3,
      "score": 59.8,
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        "full_name": "Scott Reese",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/douglas-reese-86512",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/douglas-reese-86512.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Cleveland",
          "state": "OH"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "AZ",
          "CA",
          "CO",
          "IN",
          "KS",
          "MN",
          "MT",
          "NV",
          "NY",
          "OH",
          "OR",
          "TN",
          "TX",
          "WA",
          "WI",
          "WV"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "AZ",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "CA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "CO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OR",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
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          {
            "slug": "fha",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "heloc",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": 4,
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          "year": 2022,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/cleveland-oh-2146/douglas-reese/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists VA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "WV 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/douglas-reese-86512",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "WV",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "WV 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/cleveland-oh-2146/douglas-reese/"
      },
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        "va"
      ],
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    },
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      "rank": 4,
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        "nmls_id": 513123,
        "slug": "jessica-enfinger-513123",
        "full_name": "Jessica Enfinger",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jessica-enfinger-513123",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jessica-enfinger-513123.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 3029,
          "name": "CrossCountry Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/crosscountry-mortgage-3029",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Columbia",
          "state": "MD"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "DC",
          "DE",
          "GA",
          "LA",
          "MD",
          "PA",
          "VA",
          "WV"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "LA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": 5,
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2021,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": 20,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://crosscountrymortgage.com/columbia-md-2724/jessica-enfinger/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists VA loan on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "WV listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2021 (per Florida records)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jessica-enfinger-513123",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "WV",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "WV 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/columbia-md-2724/jessica-enfinger/"
      },
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      ],
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      "rank": 5,
      "score": 59.8,
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        "nmls_id": 900558,
        "slug": "domonique-gray-900558",
        "full_name": "Domonique Gray",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/domonique-gray-900558",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/domonique-gray-900558.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 1591,
          "name": "Churchill Mortgage",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/churchill-mortgage-1591",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Brentwood",
          "state": "TN"
        },
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          "CO",
          "PA",
          "AL",
          "AR",
          "CA",
          "CT",
          "GA",
          "IA",
          "ID",
          "IL",
          "IN",
          "KS",
          "KY",
          "MD",
          "ME",
          "MI",
          "MN",
          "MO",
          "NC",
          "ND",
          "NV",
          "OH",
          "OR",
          "SD",
          "TN",
          "TX",
          "VA",
          "VT",
          "WA",
          "WV"
        ],
        "licenses": [
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            "state": "AL",
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          },
          {
            "state": "AR",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "CA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "CO",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "CT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "GA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "ID",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KS",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "KY",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "ME",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "ND",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OH",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "OR",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "SD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VT",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
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          {
            "state": "WV",
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        "States 30 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
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        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-inglish-934863",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-inglish-934863.json",
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        },
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          "state": "MD"
        },
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          "OH",
          "SC",
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          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
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          },
          {
            "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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        ],
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          },
          {
            "slug": "investor",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "usda",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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      },
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        "Licensed since 2022 (per Florida records)",
        "States 20 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-09)"
      ],
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        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "WV listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
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        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jocelyn-lasher-390711.json",
        "lender": {
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        },
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          "state": "VA"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
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          "MD",
          "VA",
          "WV"
        ],
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          {
            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WV",
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          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
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            "slug": "first-time-buyer",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "va",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
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        ],
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      },
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