2009 Enforcement Actions

East Coast Equity and Investments LLC and Scott Cochrane, individually, Pembroke, MA - Consent Order

December 29, 2009
Linda Shay DeFeo - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

December 23, 2009 (The Temporary Order became permanent and final on January 12, 2010.)
People's Choice Mortgage, Inc., Randolph, MA - Consent Order

December 17, 2009
Boston Check Cashers, Inc., Boston, MA - Consent Order

December 11, 2009
Financial Resources Mortgage, Inc., Meredith, NH - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

December 4, 2009 (The Temporary Order became permanent and final on December 24, 2009.)
Walker Associates, Inc., Boston, MA - Consent Order

December 4, 2009
Ideal Mortgage Bankers, LTD. d/b/a Lend America, Melville, NY - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

December 3, 2009 (The Temporary Order became permanent and final on December 23, 2009.)
Lehi Mortgage Services, Inc., Quincy MA - Suspension Order

December 2, 2009
Stephen A. Suech - Consent Order

November 30, 2009
Kalonji D. Franklin - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

November 12, 2009 (The Temporary Order became permanent and final on December 2, 2009.)
James Edward Hirbour - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

November 12, 2009
This Order was terminated pursuant to a Consent Order on May 13, 2010.
Mortgage Security, Inc., East Falmouth, MA - Order to Show Cause and Notice of Right to a Hearing

November 12, 2009 (This Order to Show Cause terminated pursuant to Consent Order)
John K. Richman - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

November 12, 2009 (Consent Order to Surrender License Issued on March 3, 2010)
Union Capital Mortgage Business Trust, Randolph, MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

November 12, 2009
This Order was terminated pursuant to a Consent Order on June 3, 2010.
Cassie H. Farmer d/b/a Family Financial Center - Consent Order

November 10, 2009
Northeast Check Cashing, Inc., d/b/a The Money Stop - Consent Order

November 10, 2009
First Covenant Mortgage Co., Inc., Quincy MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

November 9, 2009 (Consent Order to Surrender License Issued on February 17, 2010)
Speedy Check, Inc., Lowell, MA - Consent Order

November 5, 2009
JMT Check Cashing, Inc., d/b/a United Check Cashing , West Springfield, MA - Consent Order

October 28, 2009
Parras, Inc., d/b/a Ace Cash Express, Worcester, MA - Consent Order

October 28, 2009
1st New England Mortgage Corp., d/b/a 1st Massachusetts Mortgage Co., Nashua, NH - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

October 6, 2009 (Termination Order Issued October 13, 2009)
DBSA Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Foundation Capital Group, San Diego, CA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

October 6, 2009 (Consent Order to Surrender Mortgage Broker portion of License and Termination of Temporary Cease & Desist Issued on October 21, 2009)
QuoteMatch, LLC, San Diego, CA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

October 6, 2009 (The Temporary Order became permanent and final on October 26, 2009)
John Anthony Mercauto - Consent Order

September 22, 2009
Mortgage Funding Corp, Pembroke, MA - Consent Order

September 22, 2009
Dynamic Capital Mortgage, Inc., Brookline, MA - Consent Order

August 7, 2009
Abbott Mortgage Corporation and Semyon Karasik, individually, Woburn, MA - Consent Order

August 6, 2009
Taylor, Bean, and Whitaker Corp., Ocala, FL - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

August 6, 2009 (The Temporary Order became permanent and final on January 6, 2010.)
Natalie Vlasova - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

July 16, 2009
This Order was terminated pursuant to a Consent Order on January 4, 2010.
Nationwide Equities Corporation, Mahwah, New Jersey - Consent Order

July 15, 2009
Farkhanda Tarar Shah d/b/a Eastern Mortgage, Somerville, MA - Order Revoking Mortgage Broker License

July 14, 2009
Mt. Washington Co-operative Bank, South Boston, MA - Order to Cease and Desist

July 14, 2009 (In conjunction with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and by operation of law, the Order was terminated as a result of the merger of Mt. Washington Co-operative Bank with and into East Boston Savings Bank effective January 4, 2010.)
Doubles Building Society, LLC, d/b/a Small Financial Organization, Worcester, MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

July 2, 2009
American Advisors Group, Irvine, CA - Order to Show Cause and Notice of Right to a Hearing

June 29, 2009
This Order was terminated pursuant to a Consent Order on February 2, 2010.
The Community Bank, Brockton, MA - Order to Cease and Desist

June 25, 2009 ( Terminated upon stipulating to a Consent Order dated August 12, 2010.)
Jackson Hewitt, Inc. Parsippany, NJ and BVIG Financial, LLC, Houston, TX - Cease Directive

June 22, 2009
Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Corp., Ocala, FL - Multi-state Settlement Agreement

June 22, 2009
Farkhanda Tarar Shah, d/b/a Eastern Mortgage, Somerville, MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist & Order to Show Cause

June 8, 2009
List of 87 Licensed Mortgage Lenders and Brokers Issued Cease and Desist Orders for Failure to Post the Required Bond

June 4, 2009
Ramos Neighborhood Market, Worcester, MA - Cease and Desist

May 21, 2009
Walker Associates, Boston, MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

May 15, 2009
Nationwide Equities Corporation, Mahwah, NJ - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

May 12, 2009
This Order was terminated pursuant to a Consent Order on July 15, 2009.
Castle Point Mortgage, Inc.,Elkridge, MD - Revocation Order

April 28, 2009
Maniflo Money Exchange, Inc., National City, CA - Consent Order

April 28, 2009
Butler Bank, Lowell, MA - Order to Cease and Desist

April 17, 2009
Abbott Mortgage Corporation and Semyon Karasik, individually, Woburn, MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

March 27, 2009 (A Consent Order was issued on August 6, 2009.)
Castle Point Mortgage Inc., Elkridge, MD - Order to Show Cause and Notice of Right to a Hearing

March 27, 2009 (An Order revoking the mortgage company license(s) was issued on April 28, 2009.)
Mortgage Funding Corp., Pembroke, MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

March 27, 2009
This Order was terminated pursuant to a Consent Order on September 22, 2009.
Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa, Inc., Newark, NJ - Consent Order

February 27, 2009
Fafama Auto Sales, Inc., Hopedale, MA - Consent Order

February 27, 2009
Maniflo Money Exchange Inc., National City, CA - Temporary Orders to Cease and Desist

February 25, 2009
Miracle Mortgage Corp., Canton, MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

February 19, 2009 (See Consent Order on September 3, 2010)
U.S. Mortgage Corp., Pine Brook, NJ - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

February 13, 2009
First Covenant Mortgage Co., Inc., Quincy MA - Consent Order

February 3, 2009
Mortgage Associates, Inc., North Dartmouth, MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

January 29, 2009
Bay Mortgage Services, Inc., Plymouth, MA - Temporary Order to Cease and Desist

January 14, 2009 (The Temporary Order became permanent and final on February 3, 2009)
A & S Collection Associates, Williamstown, VT- Consent Order

January 8, 2009

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