NMLS? Potential lender credentials?

[Brenda Whittaker]

I have read that all lenders must be registered with NMLS, yet I cant find any of the lenders I have begun to work with in NMLS.  I cant find anything in there.  What does this mean?  That they;re not real?  How do I check credentials on a potential lender?

[Charlie Fitzgerald]

In the states that require NMLS registration and MLO licensing, AZ is one, if they are not registered with NMLS and licensed with AZ, they are not compliant and I would be very suspect of fraud and particularly advance fees loan scams.