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Enforcement Actions 2019 - Financial Regulation

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Enforcement Actions 2019
Date Type of Order Regulated Activity Case Name
12/16/2019 Final Order Mortgage Assistance Relief Services IN THE MATTER OF MELROSE LEGAL SERVICES and DUSTIN RANDALL MENDOZA (PDF)
9/27/2019 Order Terminating Consent Order Banking In the Matter of Maryland Financial Bank, Baltimore, Towson, Maryland (PDF)
8/23/2019 Consent Order and Settlement Agreement Collection Agency IN THE MATTER OF ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC., MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC., MRC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, MIDLAND FUNDING NCC-2 CORPORATION (PDF)
7/24/2019 Consent Order and Agreement Mortgage Lending IN THE MATTER OF SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC (PDF)
7/19/2019 Final Order Mortgage Assistance Relief Services IN THE MATTER OF TITAN ADVICE CENTER, INC., TITAN ACCOUNTING CO., and JUAN CARLOS HERNANDEZ, JR. (PDF)
7/16/2019 Final Order Credit Services Business IN THE MATTER OF PAULA RUSSELL MEDLEY (PDF)
6/19/2019 Order for Civil Penalties and Monetary Award Credit Services Business IN THE MATTER OF SHARPER FINANCIAL CONSULTING, LLC and CHONIE SHARPER (PDF)
6/17/2019 Final Order Mortgage Assistance Relief Services IN THE MATTER OF PRIME ASSISTANCE TEAM, INC. d/b/a PRIME ASSISTANCE TEAM, and CLARA ADELE BATES (PDF)
6/12/2019 Order for Civil Penalties and Refunds Consumer Lending IN THE MATTER OF FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS, LLC f/k/a PENSIONS, ANNUITIES AND SETTLEMENTS, LLC, a/k/a FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS LLC, a/k/a FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS, a/k/a FIP LLC, a/k/a FIP, LLC, a/k/a FIP, a/k/a CASH FLOW OUTSOURCING SERVICES INC., a/k/a CASH FLOW INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, a/k/a BUYSELLANNUITY INC., a/k/a PENSION ADVA NCE LLC, also d/b/a PENSIONS, ANNUITIES AND SETTLEMENTS, d/b/a PAS, d/b/a LUMPSUM PENSION PURCHASE, FIP LLC a/k/a FIP, LLC, a/k/a FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS, LLC, a/k/a FIP,a/k/a CASH FLOW OUTSOURCING SERVICES INC., a/k/a CASH FLOW INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, a/k/a BUYSELLANNUITY INC., a/k/a PENSION ADVANCE LLC,CASH FLOW OUTSOURCING SERVICES INC. a/k/a FIP LLC, a/k/a FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS, LLC, a/k/a FIP, CASH FLOW INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC f/k/a SUNLIFE FUNDING, LLC, a/k/a CASH FLOW INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC, a/k/a CASH FLOW INVESTMENT PARTNERS, a/k/a FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS, LLC, a/k/a FIP LLC, a/k/a FIP, BUYSELLANNUITY INC. a/k/a FUTU RE INCOME PAYMENTS, LLC, a/k/a FTP LLC, a/k/a FIP, BUYSELLANNUITY INC. a/k/a FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS, LLC, a/k/a FTP LLC, a/k/a FIP, PENSION ADVANCE LLC a/k/a FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS, LLC, a/k/a FIP LLC, a/k/a FIP, SCOTT A. KOHN, Individually, and d/b/a PENSIONS, ANNUITIES AND SETTLEMENTS, LLC, d/b/a FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS, LLC, d/b/a FIP LLC, d/b/a FIP, d/b/a CASH FLOW OUTSOURCING SERVICES INC., d/b/a CASH FLOW INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, d/b/a BUYSELLANNUITY INC., d/b/a PENSION ADVANCE LLC And GLORILYN CUSI, Individually, and d/b/a PENSIONS, ANNUITIES AND SETTLEMENTS, LLC, d/b/a FUTURE INCOME PAYMENTS, LLC, d/b/a FIP LLC, d/b/a FIP, d/b/a CASH FLO'V OUTSOURCING SERVICESINC., d/b/a CASH FLOW INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC d/b/a BUYSELLANNUITY INC., d/b/a PENSION ADVANCE LLC (PDF)
6/12/2019 Order for Civil Penalties and Refunds Consumer Lending IN THE MATTER OF DFIN SOLUTIONS, LTD and EASY DIRECT SOLUTIONS (PDF)
6/11/2019 Final Order Sales Finance IN THE MATTER OF PELICAN AUTO FINANCE, LLC (PDF)
6/11/2019 Final Order Sales Finance IN THE MATTER OF SKOPOS AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-1 (PDF)
6/11/2019 Final Order Credit Services Business IN THE MATTER OF WAR CREDIT LAB, LLC (PDF)
6/5/2019 Final Order Check Cashers IN THE MATTER OF LA ESPERANZA GROCERY #2, LLC (PDF)
6/5/2019 Final Order Check Cashers IN THE MATTER OF LA ESPERANZA GROCERY, CORP. (PDF)
5/22/2019 Consent Order and Settlement Agreement Mortgage Lending IN THE MATTER OF ALLIANT CREDIT UNION (PDF)
5/13/2019 Agreement and Consent Order Credit Reporting Agency IN THE MATTER OF EQUIFAX INC., EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES LLC, and EQUIFAX CONSUMER SERVICES, LLC (PDF)
4/29/2019 Consent Order to Cease and Desist Mortgage Assistance Relief Services IN THE MATTER OF ARONOW LAW, CORP. d/b/a ARONOW LAW. P.C. d/b/a ARONOW LAW, PC and DARREN ARONOW (PDF)
2/19/2019 Final Order Credit Services Business IN THE MATTER OF SHARPER FINANCIAL CONSULTING, LLC and CHONIE SHARPER (PDF)
2/14/2019 Final Order Mortgage Assistance Relief Services IN THE MATTER OF DISTRESSED MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. and G. DARRELL RIGLEY a/k/a DARRELL RIGLEY (PDF)
1/29/2019 Final Order Consumer Lending IN THE MATTER OF DFIN SOLUTIONS, LTD and EASY DIRECT SOLUTIONS (PDF)
1/17/2019 Settlement Agreement and Consent Order Mortgage Assistance Relief Services IN THE MATTER OF COMPANION PROPERTIES GROUP, LLC a/k/a CPG LOSS MITIGATION a/k/a LOSS MITIGATION SERVICES a/k/a CPGMLS a/k/a CPG HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE, and STACY KAY SLAUGHTER (PDF)
1/15/2019 Order Terminating Consent Order Banking In the Matter of The Columbia Bank, Columbia, Maryland (PDF)