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Licensing and Disclosures

In plain English

Before sharing personal mortgage information, you should be able to verify licensing, company information, Equal Housing language, and the limits of educational content.

Before you decide

  • You can verify mortgage licensing through NMLS Consumer Access.
  • Educational content is not the same as personal advice, loan approval, or a commitment to lend.
  • Privacy, SMS, email, licensing, and company disclosures matter when you ask a mortgage question.

Verify The Mortgage Professional

Nick Cunningham is listed as a California mortgage advisor, NMLS #907393. Golden Bay Mortgage Group is listed as NMLS #1403489. You can verify licensing information through NMLS Consumer Access before sharing personal mortgage information.

What This Site Can And Cannot Do

Equal Housing Opportunity. This site provides educational mortgage information only. It is not a loan approval, loan application, rate quote, underwriting decision, or commitment to lend.

Other Rules That May Apply

Mortgage communications may be affected by privacy, text-message, email, licensing, state lending, and company requirements. The goal is to answer questions in a way that respects those rules.

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Where this information comes from

NMLS Consumer Access

NMLS - official

https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/
Information about NMLS Consumer Access

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System - official

https://mortgage.nationwidelicensingsystem.org/about/Pages/NMLSConsumerAccess.aspx
California Department of Real Estate

State of California - official

https://www.dre.ca.gov/

Reviewed by Nick Cunningham, NMLS #907393. Last reviewed 2026-06-07.

Educational information only. Not personal financial, legal, tax, or benefits advice.