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2010 Releases

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12/17/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Chestatee State Bank, Dawsonville, Georgia

12/13/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to PeachTree Consultants Incorporated Becomes Final

12/02/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Amended Order to Cease and Desist Issued to PennyMac Loan Corp. and Order to Cease and Desist Issued to PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Become Final

11/22/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Revocation of Mortgage America, LLC, and Order to Cease and Desist issued to Kaptain Koontz Become Final

11/12/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Darby Bank & Trust Co., Vidalia, Georgia

11/12/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Tifton Banking Company, Tifton, Georgia

10/28/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Midwest Loan Services, Inc. Becomes Final

10/26/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Thomas Owen Craton Becomes Final

10/22/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of The Gordon Bank, Gordon, Georgia

10/18/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Orders to Cease and Desist Issued to Michael Stone Become Final

10/18/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Orders to Cease and Desist Issued to Vonita Buchanan Become Final

09/24/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Revokes the Mortgage Lender's License of United Funding Mortgage Corporation d/b/a Vertical Mortgage Company

09/17/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of The Peoples Bank, Winder, Georgia

09/17/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of First Commerce Community Bank, Douglasville, Georgia

09/17/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Bank of Ellijay, Ellijay, Georgia

08/24/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to The Pinnacle Division, LLC fka M M S Holdings, LLC dba The Sly Team dba www.theslyteam.com Becomes Final

08/23/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Shanna Nicole Allen Becomes Final

08/23/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Joshua R. Wood Becomes Final

07/30/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of NorthWest Bank & Trust, Acworth, Georgia

07/23/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Crescent Bank and Trust Company, Jasper, Georgia

06/29/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Revokes the Mortgage Lender's License of Ramsey Suphi Agan d/b/a RSA Financial

06/28/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with eMortgage Group, LLC and its owner, Erica Hill

06/22/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters Into a Consent Order with Cornerstone Lenders, LLC; James Felton Pate; John Stephen Pate; and Ann E. Livingston

06/16/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to The Steltmen Group, Inc. Becomes Final

06/16/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Ken Steltmen Becomes Final

06/16/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Bobby Slocumb d/b/a Success Mortgage d/b/a Success Processing d/b/a Success Financial Services Becomes Final

06/16/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to INQB8, LLC dba Discount Mortgage Relief dba www.discountmortgagerelief.com Becomes Final

06/11/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Fidelis Mitch Mutyambizi aka Eidelis Mutyambizi aka Mitch Mutyambizi Becomes Final

06/08/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Howard Financial, LLC Becomes Final

06/08/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Professional Processing Solutions Becomes Final

06/03/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Snowflakes, LLC Becomes Final

06/03/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Xpert Processing, Inc. Becomes Final

06/03/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Meredian Financial Corporation Becomes Final

05/26/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Georgia Southern Mortgage Group, Inc., and its President, Gene Romeo

05/20/2010
Important Update on Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing in Georgia

05/14/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Satilla Community Bank, St. Marys, Georgia

05/14/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Summit United Corporation d/b/a Summit Alliance d/b/a www.summitloanhelp.com Becomes Final

05/12/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Obtains a Court Order against Robert Vance Bibb to Prohibit his Continued Violation of its Order to Cease and Desist

05/07/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to United Entrepreneurs, LLC d/b/a www.modifyamericasloan.com Becomes Final

05/07/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Carl (Trevon) Moore Becomes Final

05/06/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Homefront Solutions Corporation d/b/a www.homefrontsolutions.org Becomes Final

05/06/2010
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Patrick Colligan d/b/a Help Me Buy d/b/a Help me by Inc. d/b/a www.helpmebuy.com d/b/a www.americanmortgagecenter.com Becomes Final

05/06/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Equities, LLC Becomes Final

05/06/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Mortgage Mediation Center, Inc. d/b/a www.mortgagemediationcenter.com Becomes Final

05/06/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Ms. Jane Reese d/b/a Express Processing Services Becomes Final

05/03/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Realty 1st, Inc. Becomes Final

04/29/2010
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to H.O.P.E. Alliance d/b/a Home Ownership Protection Education Alliance, Inc. d/b/a www.helpnowalliance.org Becomes Final

04/29/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Loan Servicing Group, LLC Becomes Final

04/29/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Instant Funding, LLC Becomes Final

04/29/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Kirkland Young, LLC Becomes Final

04/29/2010
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to National Home Loan Advocates, LLC d/b/a www.nationalhomeloanadvocates.com Becomes Final

04/29/2010
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to American Modification Consultants, LLC d/b/a www.americanmitigationconsultants.com Becomes Final

04/27/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Vanessa Elmore Becomes Final

04/19/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to U.S. Loan Solutions Company d/b/a www.myusloansolutions.com Becomes Final

03/30/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with MTB Mortgage Inc., and its Owner, Olamide Arowolo

03/29/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with iServe Residential Lending, LLC; and its members, Andrew Kurtz, Louis A. Amaya, Gary Willis and Doug Wilson

03/26/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of McIntosh Commercial Bank, Carrollton, Georgia

03/24/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Announces Multi-State Settlement Agreement with CitiFinancial

03/23/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Home Retention Solutions Team, Inc. Becomes Final

03/19/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Appalachian Community Bank, Ellijay, Georgia

03/19/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Bank of Hiawassee, Hiawassee, Georgia

03/19/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Century Security Bank, Duluth, Georgia

03/15/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Maria Partridge

03/12/2010
Notice of Intent to Revoke License of Transcontinental Lending Group, Inc. and Orders to James P. Gardner and Earl S. Wiley Become Final

03/03/2010
Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Michelle Spooner

03/01/2010
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Nathan Livingston d/b/a Loan Help Solutions d/b/a www.loanhelpsolutions.net d/b/a Mortgage Help Solutions Becomes Final

03/01/2010
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to United Law Group, Inc. Becomes Final

02/02/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Ryland Mortgage Company

02/02/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Dependable Mortgage, LLC and its Owner, Gbenga Ibisanmi

01/29/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Takes Possession of Community Bank & Trust, Cornelia, Georgia

01/27/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Enters into a Consent Order with Lenox Financial Mortgage, LLC and its members Jon M. Shibley and Stefen Shibley

01/26/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Robert Washington Becomes Final

01/25/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Action Financial Services, Inc. Becomes Final

01/25/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Contract Asset Management, LLC d/b/a Exclusive Properties Becomes Final

01/25/2010
State Regulators Announce Launch of "NMLS Consumer Access"

01/21/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Exclusive Metro Properties, LLC Becomes Final

01/21/2010
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Sagi Kfir, Esq. d/b/a Kfir & Associates Becomes Final

01/21/2010
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Douglas G. Mitchell, Esq. d/b/a United Global Legal Services and United Global Services Becomes Final

01/20/2010
Department of Banking and Finance's Order to Cease and Desist to Roosevelt Mortgage Acquisition Company Becomes Final