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Enforcement Actions 2012 - Financial Regulation

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Enforcement Actions 2012
Date Type of Order Regulated Activity Case Name
12/20/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of CC Brown Law LLC d/b/a C.C. Brown Law LLC d/b/a CC Brown Law Corporation d/b/a CC Brown Law Offices d/b/a the Law Office of CC Brown d/b/a CC Brown Law Group d/b/a CC Brown Law, and Charles Craig Brown, Esquire (PDF)
12/20/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of National Loan Restructuring, LLC, Atlas Financial, Incorporated, Robert Ready, Charles R. Stevens, and Philip Q. Howell a/k/a Phil Howell (PDF)
12/20/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Home Preservation Group LLC f/k/a Effective Marketing LLC, Svetlana Popok a/k/a Lana Popok, Anthony O. Harrison, and Edward Faygenblat (PDF)
12/11/2012 Final Order Credit Services Business In the Matter of National Relief Group, Inc. and Brian Pacios (PDF)
12/11/2012 Final Settlement Agreement & Consent Order Consumer Lending In the Matter of East Side Lenders, LLC (PDF)
12/10/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Homeowner Alliance Foundation, Inc., d/b/a Home Owner Alliance Foundation and Jeffrey A. Gordon, Sr. (PDF)
12/10/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Expert Financial Services, Inc. d/b/a Federal Modification Experts, and Richard White, Sr. a/k/a Rick White, Sr. (PDF)
12/7/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Tyo Hodgins d/b/a Loan Modification Svc, LLC d/b/a Financial Solutions Group (PDF)
12/6/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Martorana Legal Services, LLC d/b/a Martorana Legal Services, LLC, and Kim Grette Martorana, Esquire (PDF)
12/6/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Thurman Law Group, Inc. d/b/a the Thurman Law Group, Trinity Pacific Law Center, Inc., Timothy Douglas Thurman, Nancy Strongo, Heather Knorr, Keith Bray, and Christopher C. Carr, Esquire d/b/a Axis Law Group (PDF)
12/5/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of 123 Fix My Loan, LLC, Allegiant Investments, LLC, Mark Daniel Parker, Keith D. Callahan, Marc Richard Castrechini (PDF)
12/5/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of The Loan Modification Team, LLC f/k/a Entrust USA, LLC, Malden CA, LLC, and John-David Wilkerson (PDF)
12/5/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of United Law Group, Inc., Sean A. Rutledge, and Robert J. Buscho, Esquire (PDF)
11/28/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Home Ownership Protection Education Alliance d/b/a H.O.P.E. Alliance, Law & Associates, LLC, Marianne Brayshaw, Jason Nadler, Judy Forbes, Sandra Thompson, Jim Susko, Brian Layne, Todd Martin, and Thomas E. Law, II (PDF)
11/27/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Hope Alliance Foundation Corp d/b/a Hope Alliance Foundation, Real Estate Loan Negotiation Services L.L.C. d/b/a Real Estate Loan Negotiation Services f/k/a Vi-Team LLC, Rogelio Robles a/k/a Roger Robles, Charlie Sweat, and Pamela Thomas (PDF)
11/27/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Discount Credit Relief, LLC d/b/a Discount Credit Relief d/b/a Discount Mortgage Relief, Mortgage Relief, LLC d/b/a Discount Mortgage Relief, INQB8 LLC, John Common, Libby Muelhaupt, and Bruce Spurlock (PDF)
11/26/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Safehouse 911, LLC d/b/a Safehouse Your House 911, Professional Mortgage Restructuring d/b/a Safehouse d/b/a Green Tree Financial, Michael Ballie Wayman d/b/a Safehouse Your House 911, Professional Mortgage Restructuring d/b/a Safehouse d/b/a Green Tree Financial, Scott Spencer d/b/a Safehouse Your House 911, Professional Mortgage Restructuring d/b/a Safehouse d/b/a Green Tree Financial (PDF)
11/26/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Home Rescue Programs, Inc., d/b/a Home Rescue Programs, Home Rescue Programs LLC d/b/a Home Rescue Programs, Home Rescue Programs, LLC d/b/a Home Rescue Programs, Violation of Institutional Corruption & Evasion, Inc d/b/a V.O.I.C.E, Steven T. Duplain, Brian R. Suder, Jeffery D. Murcia, and Patricia Garcia (PDF)
11/26/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Carter Anderson LLC a/k/a C&A Financial, C&A Financial a/k/a Carter Anderson LLC, John C Anderson a/k/a Cater Anderson LLC a/k/a C&A Financial, Ryan Anderson a/k/a Cater Anderson LLC a/k/a C&A Financial, and Dmario Carter a/k/a Carter Anderson LLC a/k/a C&A Financial (PDF)
11/14/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Brokering, & Mortgage Originating In the Matter of Franco B. Villatoro dba Metropolitan Financial Solutions (PDF)
11/13/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Premier Legal Advocates and Brian Pascal (PDF)
11/13/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of National Foreclosure Consultant Group, LLC d/b/a the National Foreclosure Consultant Group, Velahos & Associates, LLC d/b/a the Law Office of Efthemios D. Velahos, Esquire d/b/a the Velahos Law Firm, Efthemios D. Velahos, Esquire d/b/a the Law Offices of Efthemios D. Velahos, Esquire d/b/a the Velahos Law Firm, and Nancy Velahos a/k/a Nancy Birch (PDF)
11/13/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of U.S. Mortgage Funding Incorporated f/k/a U.S. Mortgage Funding, Inc. d/b/a Diversified Home Solutions, Lachs Capital, LLC, d/b/a Lachs Capital d/b/a Diversified Home Solutions, Jamen M. Lachs, Louis Gendason, Kathy Tenore, Shaun Semesky, and Bryce Jackson (PDF)
11/8/2012 Consent Order Banking In the Matter of The Peoples Bank, Chestertown, Maryland (PDF)
11/7/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Modified Mortgage Solutions Co. a/k/a Modified Mortgage Solutions Company a/k/a Modified Mortgage Solutions, and Nick J. Gottuso (PDF)
11/7/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Aria & Associates, Inc. d/b/a American Loan Assistance, Kathryn Hill, and Kamran Djazaeri (PDF)
11/7/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Home Freedom Partners, LLC d/b/a Home Freedom Capital a/k/a Home Freedom Capital, LLC, Home Freedom Partners LLC d/b/a Home Freedom Capital a/k/a Home Freedom Capital, LLC, Brian L. Lee, Randal E. Sandmann, Sid Reich, and Kathy Ann Wood (PDF)
11/1/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Federal Modification Group, WJE Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Federal Modification Group, Distressed Property Experts LLC d/b/a Federal Modification Group, and Thomas Glassman d/b/a Federal Modification Group (PDF)
11/1/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Home Start Services a/k/a Homestart Services, Albert Gonzalez, Ranna Monroe, Jessica Gonzalez, Jonathan Brisby, and Zeek Edwards (PDF)
11/1/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Home American Solutions, LLP d/b/a Home American Solutions, Sherwood Archer LLC, Rene De Leon, Pedrina Rodriguez, Curt Mohammed, and Rene Zelaya a/k/a Rene Oswaldo (PDF)
11/1/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of E.J.J. Legal Services, a Professional Corporation, the Law Offices of Eunjin Chang and Associates, APC, Eunjin Chang, Esquire (PDF)
10/4/2012 Settlement Agreement Consumer Lending In the Matter of National Lawsuit Funding, LLC (PDF)
9/14/2012 Final Order Credit Services Business In the Matter of Svetlana Popok (PDF)
8/12/2012 Settlement Agreement and Consent Order Credit Services Business In the Matter of Supreme Consulting LLC, Bryan Tucker-Bey, and Weyimi Ayu a/k/a Oritseweyi Omaruke Ayu a/k/a Omar Ayu Oritseweyimi a/k/a Oritseweyi Ayu a/k/a Oritseweyimi Ayu a/k/a Weyimi O. Ayu a/k/a Oritseweyim Ayu a/k/a Oritseweyim Omar Ayu (PDF)
6/28/2012 Settlement Agreement Collection Agency In the Matter of LVNV Funding LLC and Resurgent Capital Services Limited Partnership (PDF)
6/5/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Jacob Stephens (PDF)
6/5/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Homeowners Financial Mitigation, Inc. (PDF)
5/30/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of United Mediation Group (PDF)
5/17/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Alex Martinez & Partners, Inc., Luis Alejandro Martinez a/k/a Alex Martinez, and James Bowen Thomas a/k/a Jim Thomas (PDF)
5/17/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Mod Pilot Inc., d/b/a Mod Pilot, Matthew Smith, and Mark McIntyre (PDF)
5/17/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Mariame Robinson (PDF)
4/12/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Roxana Salgado (PDF)
4/12/2012 Amended Summary Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Discount Credit Relief, LLC d/b/a Discount Credit Relief d/b/a Discount Mortgage Relief, Mortgage Relief, LLC d/b/a Discount Mortgage Relief, INQB8 LLC, John Common, Libby Muelhaupt, and Bruce Spurlock (PDF)
4/11/2012 Opinion and Final Order Mortgage Lending In the Matter of Latoya Samantha Calder (PDF)
3/23/2012 Settlement Agreement Mortgage Servicing In the Matter of James B. Nutter & Company (PDF)
3/20/2012 Final Order Credit Services Business In the Matter of Loan Modification Group, et al. (PDF)
3/20/2012 Final Order Credit Services Business In the Matter of Federal Loan Modification Law Center, et al. (PDF)
3/12/2012 Settlement Agreement and Consent Order Mortgage Lending In the Matter of Exit Mortgage LLC (PDF)
3/12/2012 Settlement Agreement and Consent Order Credit Services Business In the Matter of Donald P. Mazor, Esquire (PDF)
3/5/2012 Settlement Agreement and Consent Order Mortgage Lending In the Matter of Marketing, USA, LLC, David Mark Goldsmith, Morgan Wingate Pritchett, and Irina Brusilovsky (PDF)
2/1/2012 Final Order to Cease and Desist Credit Services Business In the Matter of Svetlana Popok (PDF)