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2008 Releases

This page contains Department issued press releases and other official news and announcements for 2008. 

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12/18/2008
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into Consent Order with First United Lending, LLC and its Owner, Christie Davis

12/12/2008
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Haven Trust Bank, Duluth, Georgia

12/05/2008
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of First Georgia Community Bank, Jackson, Georgia

12/01/2008
Department's Order to Cease and Desist issued to Hortense Thompson Becomes Final

11/26/2008
Department's Order Issued to Charles Smallins, DBA Maximum Mortgage Services and MPS Lending, Becomes Final

11/21/2008
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of The Community Bank, Loganville, Georgia

10/24/2008
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Alpha Bank & Trust, Alpharetta, Georgia

10/20/2008
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into Consent Order with Landmac Mortgage Corporation and its owners, Paul M. Olatunji and Stella W. Olatunji

10/20/2008
Chateau Mortgage Corporation Revocation and Orders Against its Owners, John W. Moss and Barbara M. Moss Become Final

10/14/2008
Department Enters into Consent Order with Family Home Loans, LLC, and its Owner, Tony Rogers

10/01/2008
Department Enters into a Consent Order with Acentra Financial, LLC, and its owner, Husein S. Khimani

09/29/2008
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Advanced Processing Center, LLC Becomes Final

09/29/2008
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Erica Rodney

09/26/2008
Quality Mortgage Corporation License Revocation and Cease and Desist Order Issued to Kay F. Ezzell Become Final

09/25/2008
Department Obtains a Court Order Against Maudlyn Harris a/k/a Maudlyn Zuofa Prohibiting her from Continuing to Violate a Cease and Desist Order

09/19/2008
Premium Mortgage Group, Inc. License Revocation and Order Issued to Judy M. Miller Become Final

09/19/2008
Cease and Desist Order Issued to Aaliyah Shaheed Becomes Final

09/16/2008
Mortgage License Revocation and Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Luther Burton Become Final

09/15/2008
Fidelity One Finance, LLC License Revocation and Order to Fidelis Mutyambizi Become Final

09/15/2008
American Castle Development and Sales, Inc. d/b/a Taylor Made Mortgage License Revocation and Order to Geoffrey Christian Taylor Become Final

09/04/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Community Home Financial Services, Inc. Jackson, MS

09/04/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Barrington Ferguson Becomes Final

08/29/2008
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Integrity Bank, Alpharetta, Georgia

08/29/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Cameo Mortgage Group, LLC Becomes Final

08/29/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Ashley Gerard Roundtree Becomes Final

08/11/2008
Cease and Desist Order Issued to Promenade Mortgage Lending, LLC Becomes Final

08/11/2008
Cease and Desist Order Issued to Yolanda Beedles Saltmarshall Becomes Final

08/08/2008
Revocation of Annual License Issued to NLC of Georgia, Inc. Becomes Final

07/29/2008
Department's Order to Cease and Desist issued to LaTaunya Tilstra Becomes Final

07/22/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Maudlyn Zuofa Becomes Final

07/22/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to MNR Processing Becomes Final

07/21/2008
Revocation of License Issued to Mortgage Solutions-USA, Inc. and Orders to Allison L. Stallworth and Ana Adames Arcia Become Final

07/15/2008
North Metro Atlanta Mortgage, LLC License Revocation and Order to Onyi Okoronta Become Final

07/11/2008
License Revocation of North American Real Estate Services, Inc. d/b/a Pacific Bancorp and Order Issued to its President Become Final

07/11/2008
Department of Banking and Finance Enters Into Consent Order with Stella Mary Browne

07/11/2008
Department of Banking and Finance Enters Into Consent Order with Jill Willy

07/11/2008
Cease and Desist Order Issued to National Lending Corp. Becomes Final

07/07/2008
Southlake Mortgage Corporation License Revocation and Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Oliver Williford Become Final

07/07/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Larry D. Hall Becomes Final

06/27/2008
Order to Royce C. Lewis, III and Linda Lewis, dba Capital Mortgage Services becomes Final

06/17/2008
Order to Cease and Desist to World Properties International Mortgage Direct Becomes Final

06/17/2008
Order to Cease and Desist to Lendia, Inc. Becomes Final

06/17/2008
Order to Cease and Desist to Vesta Home Loans, Inc. Becomes Final

06/17/2008
Order to Cease and Desist to Marie Mahan Becomes Final

06/17/2008
Order to Cease and Desist to Corey L. Brown Becomes Final

06/11/2008
North American Home Funding, Inc. Revocation and Cease and Desist Order to Fariba V. Azari Become Final

06/11/2008
New World Mortgage, Inc. Revocation and Cease and Desist Order to Francis T. Leonard Become Final

05/30/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Chris Brown Becomes Final

05/27/2008
Order To Cease And Desist Issued To Moka Financial, Inc., East Point, GA Becomes Final

05/27/2008
Department of Banking and Finance Obtains Court Order Against Kawana Melvin

05/14/2008
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Reaccredited By CSBS

05/12/2008
Department's Cease and Desist Order Issued to Katherine Le Becomes Final

05/12/2008
Department Revokes License of Total Mortgage Solutions, LLC and Enters Into Consent Order with Tanya Biggers

05/12/2008
Georgia Premier Lending Corporation Revocation and Orders to Alvaro Cubias, Manuel Cubias, Roberto Hernandez, Alejandro Sauceda and Erick Monterrosa Become Final

04/29/2008
Order to Cease and Desist to Beatriz Caicedo Martinez Becomes Final

04/24/2008
First Fidelity Centers, Inc. Revocation and Orders to Cease and Desist to Steve D. Sherlin and David R. George Become Final

04/17/2008
Legislative Update Alert for Georgia Financial Institutions

04/03/2008
Order to Cease and Desist to Kawana Melvin Becomes Final

03/14/2008
Smart Money Mortgage, Inc. Revocation and Wayne A. Kim Order to Cease and Desist Become Final

02/25/2008
Order to Cease and Desist to Lecompte, Inc. Becomes Final

02/20/2008
Order To Cease And Desist Issued To GetLeadsFast, LLC, Nixa, Mo Becomes Final

02/20/2008
Order To Cease And Desist Issued To Kingdom Mortgage, LLC, Stockbridge, GA Becomes Final

02/14/2008
Mirinae Realty & Financial Solutions, Inc. Revocation and Alexander Yongchan Kim Order Become Final

02/14/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Amy Kim aka Amy Okhee Jung Becomes Final

02/11/2008
Homestart Financials, Inc. Revocation and Order to Cease and Desist to Gouranga C. Banik Become Final

02/04/2008
Family First Mortgage Corporation Revocation and Orders to Gregory L. Hill and Glenn M. Hill Become Final

01/22/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to William Braswell Becomes Final

01/18/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Robert H. Howard Becomes Final

01/11/2008
Order to Cease and Desist to Kimberly Alicea Becomes Final

01/10/2008
Global Empire Property Investment, LLC d/b/a Alpha Empire Mortgage Company Revocation Becomes Final

01/09/2008
Gelin and Associates, Inc. Revocation and Marie Gelin Order Become Final

01/09/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Evaline Nguyen aka Ha Truong Becomes Final

01/08/2008
FMC Financial, Inc. Revocation and Orders to Ji Y. Yang and Byung Kim Become Final

01/08/2008
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Daniel Pennywell Becomes Final

01/08/2008
Revocation of Annual License issued to Premier Mortgage Funding, Inc. Becomes Final