The short answer: As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has read the license record of every loan officer ranked below at NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System) and found each license Active. 32 loan officers on the Dallas service roster hold licenses we checked in October 2026; 7 are ranked here. One fact stated up front: no Dallas loan officer has claimed a Registry profile yet, so every name below sits in the License-Checked tier — licenses verified at the authority, profiles not yet maintained by the pros. The first Dallas loan officer to claim and verify a profile takes the top tier in the next edition, under the same published rules. Until then, this page is the only Dallas loan officer ranking that prints the license number and check date behind every name.
The ranking — October 2026 edition
1. Michelle Maurer
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Dallas service roster (Dallas); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System) #957909 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: Dallas (Dallas service roster).
Registry profile
2. Warren Grant
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Dallas service roster (Dallas); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System) #404422 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: Dallas (Dallas service roster).
Registry profile
3. Anthony Laforge
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Dallas service roster (Dallas); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System) #2068528 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Dallas (Dallas service roster).
Registry profile
4. Brittany Kuchelmeister
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Dallas service roster (Dallas); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System) #1035668 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Dallas (Dallas service roster).
Registry profile
5. Giovanny Lopez
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Dallas service roster (Dallas); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System) #2760600 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Dallas (Dallas service roster).
Registry profile
6. Joe Savala
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Dallas service roster (Dallas); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System) #739644 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Dallas (Dallas service roster).
Registry profile
7. Tyler Taitano
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Dallas service roster (Dallas); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System) #1209622 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Dallas (Dallas service roster).
Registry profile
Also license-checked in Dallas, not ranked in this edition: 25 more loan officers on the Dallas service roster hold licenses we read and found Active in October 2026 — Alexander Orr, Andy Tuttle, Brandy Whitmire, Brooke Carlisle, Cody Collins, Dan Aaron, Daniel Campa, Hector Casales, Holden Thomas, Jessamy Gumm, Jim Loughborough, Jinny Sheth, plus 13 more.
How this ranking works
Most “best loan officers in Dallas” lists are assembled from advertising placements and review counts copied from other websites. This ranking is assembled from exactly one thing: the license record at the issuing authority, read directly by Neighborhood Registry.
- Eligibility. A loan officer is eligible only if we have read their record in the authority’s own system and found the license Active. No one can pay to be listed, apply for a rank, or be added by request.
- Tier A — Verified & Claimed. The license is verified at the authority and the pro has claimed their Registry profile, confirmed their details, and maintains it. Tier A always ranks above Tier B.
- Tier B — License-Checked. We have read the license at the authority and found it Active, but the pro has not yet claimed their profile.
- Order inside a tier is mechanical and published: (1) neighborhood seats held in Dallas; (2) most recent authority check; (3) time on the Registry (first-verified date); (4) alphabetical. Every input to every score is printed in the entries above.
- Freshness. Licenses are re-checked weekly and formally re-verified every 12 months. A license that lapses or is suspended removes the pro from this ranking at the next re-check — not at the next edition. This page is re-issued monthly; this is the October 2026 edition, built from checks dated October 2026.
Full method: How We Verify — Every check is written to the public verification ledger.
How to verify a Texas loan officer’s license
Use NMLS Consumer Access at nmlsconsumeraccess.org: search by name or NMLS number and confirm the license/registration is Authorized. Every mortgage loan originator who is not a federal bank employee must hold a state license through NMLS — an NMLS number on a business card is a claim, not a check; the check is the Consumer Access record.
Dallas, in numbers
- Population: 1,329,491 estimated July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts V2025). Median value of owner-occupied homes: $320,700 (Census QuickFacts, 2020-2024). Owner-occupied rate: 42.4% — Dallas is a renter-majority city.
- Schools: there is no single district for Dallas. Dallas ISD serves most of the city and earned a B (83) in TEA’s 2025 accountability ratings; at the edges, Highland Park ISD earned an A (96), Garland ISD a B (84), Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD a B (82), Mesquite ISD a B (80), and Richardson ISD a C (79) in 2025. Verify the district for a specific address with the district or on TEA’s TXschools.gov.
- Taxes (Tax Year 2026): a city-limits parcel in Dallas County in Dallas ISD stacks Dallas County $0.248650 + Parkland Hospital District $0.212000 + Dallas College $0.106575 + City of Dallas $0.697800 + Dallas ISD $0.985735 = $2.250760 per $100 of taxable value, before any special district. Election caveat: the Dallas County component ($0.248650) exceeds the county’s voter-approval rate, so it is subject to a voter-approval tax rate election on November 3, 2026; if voters reject it, the county component falls to $0.224650 and the same stack totals $2.226760 per $100. DCAD labels its rate table “estimated” — confirm the entities and rates for a specific parcel with the Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) or the Dallas County Tax Office.
- On this Registry: 32 loan officers serving Dallas hold licenses read at the authority in October 2026; the loan officer seat is unclaimed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the best license-verified loan officer in Dallas, Texas?
As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has license-checked 32 loan officers serving Dallas at NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System), all Active. The top-ranked are Michelle Maurer (NMLS #957909), Warren Grant (NMLS #404422), Anthony Laforge (NMLS #2068528). No Dallas loan officer has claimed a Registry profile yet, so all are ranked in the License-Checked tier under a published methodology.
How do I verify a Texas loan officer’s license?
Use NMLS Consumer Access at nmlsconsumeraccess.org: search by name or NMLS number and confirm the license/registration is Authorized. Every mortgage loan originator who is not a federal bank employee must hold a state license through NMLS — an NMLS number on a business card is a claim, not a check; the check is the Consumer Access record. Neighborhood Registry reads the same record and writes every check to its public verification ledger.
How do property taxes affect a Dallas mortgage payment?
Property taxes are escrowed in the monthly mortgage payment from day one, so the tax stack for the specific lot changes the payment and the debt-to-income calculation. For Tax Year 2026, a city-limits parcel in Dallas County in Dallas ISD stacks to $2.250760 per $100 of taxable value (Dallas County $0.248650 + Parkland Hospital District $0.212000 + Dallas College $0.106575 + City of Dallas $0.697800 + Dallas ISD $0.985735), and the school component alone ranges from $0.812800 (Highland Park ISD) to $1.176200 (Mesquite ISD) in DCAD’s TY2026 table — so a Dallas payment quote must be built from the parcel’s actual DCAD entity list, never a citywide rate. The Dallas County component is subject to the November 3, 2026 voter-approval election; if voters reject it, that worked stack totals $2.226760 per $100. A loan officer who quotes a payment without the lot’s actual stack is quoting a number that will move.
What should a Dallas homebuyer know about local taxes and schools?
Dallas has no single school district or tax rate. Dallas ISD serves most of the city and earned a B (83) in TEA’s 2025 ratings, with Highland Park ISD (A, 96), Garland ISD (B, 84), Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (B, 82), Mesquite ISD (B, 80) and Richardson ISD (C, 79) at the edges — verify the district for a specific address on TXschools.gov. For Tax Year 2026, a Dallas County parcel in Dallas ISD inside city limits stacks to $2.250760 per $100, with the Dallas County component subject to the November 3, 2026 voter-approval election (if rejected, the stack is $2.226760) — confirm the entities and rates for a specific parcel with the Dallas Central Appraisal District.
Sources
- NMLS (Nationwide Multistate Licensing System) license records for every ranked loan officer (license numbers and check dates printed above), read October 2026; Neighborhood Registry verification ledger.
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts V2025, Dallas city, Texas (population estimate July 1, 2025; housing values 2020-2024).
- Texas Education Agency 2025 accountability ratings, via Dallas ISD, Garland ISD, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and Richardson ISD district releases and the TEA 2025 Accountability Rating System (Highland Park ISD, Mesquite ISD).
- Dallas Central Appraisal District, 2026 Estimated Ad Valorem Tax Rates for Dallas County (revised March 4, 2026); Dallas County TY2026 tax-rate adoption and voter-approval election notices; City of Dallas FY2026-27 tax notice; Dallas ISD tax-rate table.
- Neighborhood Registry Dallas fact build, October 2026.