FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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

Atlanta, Georgia ~ On November 22, 2008, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Charles Smallins, d/b/a/ Maximum Mortgage Services and MPS Lending, Stone Mountain, GA, became final.

This Order to Cease and Desist was issued by the Department after it obtained evidence Charles Smallins, d/b/a/ Maximum Mortgage Services and MPS Lending, 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