FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Friday, June 27, 2008

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

Atlanta, GA - On June  23, 2008,  an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Royce C. Lewis, III and Linda Lewis, d/b/a Capital Mortgage Services, Lubbock, TX became final. 

This Order to Cease and Desist was issued by the Department after it obtained evidence that  Royce C. Lewis, III and Linda Lewis, d/b/a Capital Mortgage Services, engaged in mortgage broker/lending activities without a license or under an applicable exemption.

Pursuant to Georgia law, it is prohibited for any person knowingly to purchase, sell, or transfer a mortgage loan or loan application from or to an entity that is not licensed or exempt from licensing or registration provisions to engage in mortgage broker/lender activities.

Contact: 
Rod Carnes, Deputy Commissioner for Non-Depository Financial Institutions
Phone: (770) 986-1371
E-mail: rodc@dbf.state.ga.us