{
  "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/s/vacation-home/delaware",
  "summary": "As of 2026-10-10, LenDb lists 3 loan officers licensed in or based in Delaware whose lender pages show Vacation home work. The top-ranked are Richard Johnson (Lower, Fairfax), Jason Fox (NFM Lending, Frederick) and Michelle Cieniewicz (JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending), Wilmington). Ranking is lender-neutral: specialty evidence first, then a license in DE, branch location, experience and profile completeness. Nobody pays for placement.",
  "specialty": "vacation-home",
  "state": "DE",
  "total": 3,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 47.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 455506,
        "slug": "richard-johnson-455506",
        "full_name": "Richard Johnson",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/richard-johnson-455506",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/richard-johnson-455506.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 1124061,
          "name": "Lower",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/lower-1124061",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Fairfax",
          "state": "VA"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "DC",
          "DE",
          "MD",
          "NC",
          "PA",
          "VA",
          "WV"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "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": "investor",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "vacation-home",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": null,
        "licensed_since": null,
        "years_experience": 25,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://www.lower.com/loan-officers/virginia/fairfax/richard-johnson",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists Vacation home on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-10)",
        "DE listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "States 25 years of experience (lender page, 2026-10-10)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/richard-johnson-455506",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "DE",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "DE listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-10",
        "source_url": "https://www.lower.com/loan-officers/virginia/fairfax/richard-johnson"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "vacation-home"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 45.8,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 179208,
        "slug": "jason-fox-179208",
        "full_name": "Jason Fox",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-fox-179208",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-fox-179208.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 2893,
          "name": "NFM Lending",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/nfm-lending-2893",
          "type": "imb"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Frederick",
          "state": "MD"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "FL",
          "CA",
          "CO",
          "DC",
          "DE",
          "IA",
          "IL",
          "IN",
          "MD",
          "MI",
          "MN",
          "NC",
          "PA",
          "SC",
          "TN",
          "TX",
          "VA",
          "WV"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "CA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "CO",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "DE",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "FL",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          },
          {
            "state": "IA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IL",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "IN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MD",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MI",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "MN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "NC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "SC",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TN",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "TX",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "VA",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          },
          {
            "state": "WV",
            "confidence": "lender_reported"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": false,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "bank-statement",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "dscr",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "slug": "self-employed",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          },
          {
            "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"
          },
          {
            "slug": "vacation-home",
            "evidence": "lender_page_text"
          }
        ],
        "years_licensed": 8,
        "licensed_since": {
          "year": 2018,
          "state": "FL"
        },
        "years_experience": null,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://nfmlending.com/loanoriginator/jason-alan-fox/",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists Vacation home on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "DE listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "Licensed since 2018 (per Florida records)"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/jason-fox-179208",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "DE",
        "confidence": "lender_reported",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "DE listed on their lender page (not yet checked with the state regulator; verify at NMLS)",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": "https://nfmlending.com/loanoriginator/jason-alan-fox/"
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "vacation-home"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 42.5,
      "loan_officer": {
        "nmls_id": 2277845,
        "slug": "michelle-cieniewicz-2277845",
        "full_name": "Michelle Cieniewicz",
        "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/michelle-cieniewicz-2277845",
        "json_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/michelle-cieniewicz-2277845.json",
        "lender": {
          "nmls_id": 399798,
          "name": "JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase Home Lending)",
          "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lender/chase-399798",
          "type": "bank"
        },
        "branch": {
          "city": "Wilmington",
          "state": "DE"
        },
        "licensed_states": [
          "PA"
        ],
        "licenses": [
          {
            "state": "PA",
            "confidence": "confirmed"
          }
        ],
        "federal_registration_likely": true,
        "languages": [],
        "specialties": [
          {
            "slug": "vacation-home",
            "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": null,
        "lender_profile_url": "https://homelendingadvisor.chase.com/de/wilmington/4700-limestone-rd-hla-2277845",
        "disciplinary_check": "not_checked"
      },
      "reasons": [
        "Lists Vacation home on lender page (lender page, verified 2026-10-09)",
        "Office in Wilmington, DE",
        "Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS"
      ],
      "canonical_url": "https://lendb.ai/lo/michelle-cieniewicz-2277845",
      "license_check": {
        "state": "DE",
        "confidence": "federal_registration",
        "eligible": true,
        "label": "Likely federally registered (works at a bank). Federally registered MLOs aren't state-licensed; verify at NMLS",
        "verified_at": "2026-10-09",
        "source_url": null
      },
      "match_status": "exact",
      "matched_specialties": [
        "vacation-home"
      ],
      "unconfirmed_specialties": []
    }
  ]
}