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06/27/2008
Order to Royce C. Lewis, III and Linda Lewis, dba Captial 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