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11/06/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia

11/05/2009
Criminal Action Pursued against Kawana Latrell Melvin on Behalf of the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Results in a Plea to Two Felonies

11/03/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Obtains a Court Order against Mortgage First, LLC to Prohibit this Entity from Violating a Cease and Desist Order

10/30/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Mountain States Mortgage Centers, Inc. Becomes Final

10/23/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of American United Bank, Lawrenceville, Georgia

10/23/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Primary Capital Funding, LLC d/b/a www.primarycapitalfunding.com Becomes Final

10/07/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Alan Grier

10/05/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's License Revocation of Mortgage Consultant Services, Inc. and Order to Cease and Desist issued to Francine Shannon Become Final

10/01/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Fine Akanbi Becomes Final

09/25/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Georgian Bank, Atlanta, Georgia

09/22/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Atlanta Home Modification Services, LLC d/b/a Atlanta Home Mods Becomes Final

09/18/2009
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Peoples First Financial Becomes Final

09/18/2009
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to US Mortgage Funding, Inc. d/b/a www.usmortgagefunding.org Becomes Final

09/09/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Michael Surgent d/b/a Trinity Corporation Becomes Final

09/03/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Katrice Wiggins

09/01/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Ayana Evans

08/27/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Nicole Fields d/b/a Coast to Coast Relief Becomes Final

08/25/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to InstaModify, LLC Becomes Final

08/25/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Pacific West Lending, Inc. (d/b/a Loan Relief Service) Becomes Final

08/25/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist issued to Jean Song (aka In S. Song) Becomes Final

08/25/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist issued to Kyung A. Lee (aka Lisa Lee aka Lisa Song) Becomes Final

08/25/2009
Advanced Funding Services, Inc.'s Revocation and Order to Cease and Desist Against Soon Hyung ("Seth") Park, Become Final

08/25/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist issued to Mi Ae Li (aka Andrea Kim) Becomes Final

08/21/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of First Coweta Bank, Newnan, Georgia

08/20/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Obtains a Court Order against Morningside Mortgage Management, Inc. to Prohibit this Unlicensed Entity from Violating a Cease and Desist Order

08/19/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Revokes the Mortgage Lender's License of Pacific Reverse Mortgage, Inc. d/b/a Financial Heritage

08/13/2009
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Hanmar, Inc. d/b/a Gas and Go Food Store and its President, Othman Awad

08/11/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with the Seven Seas Bottle Shop, Inc and its President, Gasan Awad

08/11/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to FBC Mortgage, LLC Becomes Final

08/10/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital Corporation

08/10/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation and its Owners, Kathy and Jim Hodge

07/30/2009
Department Enters into a Consent Order with Central Fidelity Mortgage Corporation and its Owner, Kim Strain

07/30/2009
Capital Mortgage & Financial Group, Inc. Revocation and Orders Against Officers, Seaman and Clark, Become Final

07/24/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Banking Subsidiaries of Security Bank Corporation, Macon, Georgia

07/24/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Against Mortgage Relief Group, LLC Becomes Final

07/20/2009
Order to Cease and Desist Against Willow Nook, Inc. Becomes Final

07/20/2009
Order to Cease and Desist Against Akeem Scrubb Becomes Final

07/17/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of First Piedmont Bank, Winder, Georgia

07/16/2009
Notice of Intent to Revoke Annual License of Georgia Mortgage & Realty, LLC, and Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Steven Bernstein Become Final

07/16/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Darletha Tucker Becomes Final

07/13/2009
Order to Cease and Desist Against David Jackson (dba Advanced Processing Solutions) Becomes Final

07/13/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Against Calvin Wheeler Becomes Final

07/07/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Alicia McClendon Becomes Final

07/07/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist issued to Karla Cardenas Becomes Final

07/06/2009
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Metro Home Mortgage Corporation and Roland Collymore

07/01/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Against Financial Services of America, LLC Becomes Final

06/30/2009
Department's Order to Cease & Desist Against Dyck-O'Neal, Inc. Becomes Final

06/26/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Neighborhood Community Bank, Newnan, Georgia

06/26/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Community Bank of West Georgia, Villa Rica, Georgia

06/24/2009
Order to Cease & Desist Against Janus Mortgage, Inc. Littleton, CO Becomes Final

06/24/2009
Order to Cease & Desist Against Maria Sutherland, d/b/a A1 Processing, Becomes Final

06/24/2009
Order to Cease & Desist Against Goldmine Properties, Inc. Becomes Final

06/22/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Enrique Delgado Becomes Final

06/22/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Announces Multi-State Settlement with Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation

06/19/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Southern Community Bank, Fayetteville, Georgia

06/08/2009
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Money Source, Inc. and Farzin "Tony" Amini

06/04/2009
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into Consent Order with Ahmad M. Alhabbal a/k/a Mark Habbal

06/04/2009
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into Consent Order with One World Mortgage Corporation and Alex J. Campos

06/04/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Against Lisa Lalli Becomes Final

06/04/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Against Joshua Pierce Becomes Final

06/02/2009
Order to Cease & Desist Issued to Raymond, Louis & Fitch, d/b/a RLF Housing Counseling Community Service Becomes Final

05/18/2009
Order to Cease and Desist to Kondaur Capital Corporation Becomes Final

05/18/2009
Order To Cease And Desist Issued To National Asset Direct Acquisition, LLC Becomes Final

05/18/2009
Order to Cease and Desist Against NAD 3, LLC Becomes Final

05/13/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Against DL Processing Services Becomes Final

05/11/2009
Department Enters into a Consent Order with Intelli Mortgage Services, Inc. and its President, Sung Doo ("John") Chung

05/11/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Jackie Free Becomes Final

05/11/2009
Department's Order to Cease and Desist Against Mortgage Loan Processing Services, Inc. Becomes Final

04/29/2009
Department Enters into a Consent Order with Complete Choice Financial Solutions, LLC and its Owner, DaVida Roberts

04/28/2009
Order to Cease and Desist Against Kalle Kivinen, d/b/a Loan Restructuring Solutions Becomes Final

04/28/2009
Order to Cease and Desist Against Atlanta Loan Modifications, Inc., Alpharetta, GA Becomes Final

04/24/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of American Southern Bank, Kennesaw, Georgia

04/15/2009
FIRSTSTAR Credit Union - Unauthorized and Possibly Fraudulent Credit Union Advertising in Georgia

04/15/2009
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Oluwole "Joseph" Ojeikere

04/13/2009
Order to Cease and Desist to R. J. Welch & Son, Inc. Waycross, GA Becomes Final

04/13/2009
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to H. E. Service Company, Inc. Becomes Final

04/13/2009
Order to Cease and Desist Issued to U.S Foreclosure Relief Corporation, Orange, CA becomes final

04/13/2009
Cease and Desist Order Issued to Angela Register Becomes Final

04/13/2009
Cease and Desist Order Issued to Shawn Austin Becomes Final

04/09/2009
Department Enters into a Consent Order with T & M Business and Financial Services, Inc. and its Owner, Margie Armbrust

03/30/2009
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Sharpe Mortgage Lending and its President, Jeffrey A. Watson

03/23/2009
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with AmStar Financial Mortgage, Inc. and its CEO, Lorraine Evans

03/20/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of FirstCity Bank, Stockbridge, Georgia

03/06/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Freedom Bank of Georgia, Commerce, Georgia

03/04/2009
Key Financial Corporation Revocation and Cease and Desist Orders Against President Lynn Rushmore and Vice President James Curry Become Final

02/24/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Nationwide Mortgage Lending Group, Inc. and its President, Stephanie Sgro

02/18/2009
Premier Home Lending, Inc. Revocation and Cease and Desist Order Against President, Jason Mize, Become Final

02/10/2009
Fidelity Home Mortgage Corporation Revocation and Orders Against Officers, Stilianos Mavroulis and Vasilios Mavroulis, Become Final

02/09/2009
The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters Into a Consent Order with Betty Ann Duff

02/06/2009
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of FirstBank Financial Services, McDonough, Georgia

01/07/2009
Department Accepts the Surrender of the License of SunnyMTG.com 866-768-CASH, LLC and Issues Order Against its Owner, Sumit Gaddh