Consent Orders

Acre Mortgage & Financial One D/B/A Choice One Mortgage
Joseph DiCriscio
Consent Order #E09-007751, July 6, 2010.  Licensee shall ensure that its web site contains the phrase “licensed by New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance”, and shall ensure that its direct mail advertising include its address.  Licensee shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine:  $5,000.

Equifirst Corporation
William E. Betit, III
Consent Order #E09-007408, July 8, 2010.  Licensee shall not accept mortgage loan applications from an unlicensed or not exempt entity, and shall submit information relative to an address change within 10 days of the change to the Department.  Licensee shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $3,000.

Progressive Mortgage Services Inc.
Consent Order #E10-009184, July 15, 2010.  Licensee shall replace its licensed individual, and shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $2,000.

First United Mortgage Company, Inc.
Jose R. Cruz
Joseph D. Natale
Consent Order #E09-006986, July 22, 2010.  Licensee shall surrender the license of Joseph D. Natale to the Department, and shall ensure that all broker agreements are in compliance with N.J.A.C. 3:1-16.10(b).  Licensee shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $5,000.

Consent Orders

Amity Mortgage Corporation
John Burke
Anne Marie Burke
Consent Order #E09-006529, June 1, 2010.  Licensees shall not engage in secondary mortgage loan business without obtaining authority from the Department to do so, and shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine:  $4,000.

First Residential Mortgage Network, Inc. D/B/A Surepoint Lending
Brian Conboy
Consent Order #E08-0359, June 4, 2010.  Licensees shall not make a high-cost home loan unless the creditor has provided the required notice to the borrower.  Licensee shall not make a high-cost home loan to a borrower who finances points and fees in connection with a high-cost home loan without first receiving the required certification from a third party nonprofit credit counselor.  Licensee shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $10,000.

Community Check Cashing II, LLC t/a Check Cashing Station
Consent Order #E08-0358, June 8, 2010.  Licensee shall cease cashing checks made payable to “cash,” and shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $5,000.

Kuranda Financial Mortgage, Inc.
Thomas Kuranda
Consent Order #E09-007457, June 8, 2010.  Licensees shall cease engaging in secondary mortgage lending activity without obtaining authority from the Department to do so, and shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $1,000.

Hawthorne Capital Corp.
Consent Order #E10-008869, June 8, 2010.  Licensee shall obtain prior authorization from the Department for any mortgage solicitors who provide NJ residential mortgage loans, and shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $41,000.00

Commercial Realty Ventures, Inc.
Consent Order #E10-009049, June 9, 2010.  Licensee shall submit an out of state agreement for Department approval, in order to store records at its Huntington Valley, PA, branch office, and shall pay an administrative penalty.  Fine: $7,000.

Consent Orders

Loremar Financial Services, LLC
Consent Order #E08-0190, May 11, 2010.  Licensee has undertaken to cease using an improper form of advertisement, and shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $500.

Sapphire Ponds, LLC
Consent Order #E10-008670, May 14, 2010.  Licensee will remove and cease all advertisements under the name “Sapphire Builders,” or any other name that is not properly licensed with the Department.  Licensee will also remove any current advertisements and cease and desist from any future advertising that states or implies that it provides mortgage loan products, including reverse mortgages. Licensee shall pay its assessment balance due to the Department, and an administrative penalty. Fine: $1,000; Assessment Balance: $385.79

Ameritrust Mortgage Bankers, Inc.
Consent Order #E10-008906, May 18, 2010.  Licensee is to obtain proper authorization from the Department for an employee to act as a mortgage solicitor before such employee may perform such work, and shall pay an administrative penalty.  Fine: $2,000.

Final Orders

Vintage Mortgage Corporation, Pennsauken, NJ
Lawrence D. Lewis, Pennsauken, NJ
Final Order #E06-0887, April 15, 2010; Order to Show Cause #E06-0455, December 24, 2009. Licensees charged borrowers impermissible fees. Licensees failed to request a hearing within 20 calendar days from the date of service of the Order to Show Cause, thereby waiving their rights to a hearing.  Licenses are suspended until Commissioner receives penalty amount.  Fine: $11,000.

Discount Mortgages of America, Inc., Willston Park, NY
Rajiv Mody, Willston Park, NY
Final Order #E06-0431, April 29, 2010; Order to Show Cause #E06-0431, December 24, 2009. Licensees failed to file an annual report for 2005 setting forth information required concerning business.  Licensees failed to request a hearing within 20 calendar days from the date of service of the Order to Show Cause, thereby waiving their rights to a hearing.  Licenses are suspended until Commissioner receives the annual report, and the penalty and fee amounts.  Fine: $2,500; Fee: $100.

Jack DaSilva, Newark, NJ
Final Order #E08-0062, April 29, 2010; Order to Show Cause #E08-0062, January 14, 2010.  Registered Solicitor failed to replace a dishonored check in the amount of $2,000.00.  Registered Solicitor failed to request a hearing within 20 calendar days from the date of the service of the order to Show Cause, thereby waiving his rights to a hearing.  Registration is suspended until Commissioner receives penalty and replacement check amount. Fine: $2,500; Replacement Check Amount and Fee: $2,010.

Order to Show Cause

Contemporary Mortgage Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
Joseph Mesi, Sewell, NJ
Order to Show Cause #E09-007679, April 28, 2010.  Licensees operated without a licensed individual.  Licensees ordered to show cause why their licenses should not be suspended or revoked, and why they should not be jointly responsible for administrative penalties. Licensees have the right to request a hearing within 20 calendar days from the date of service.  

Consent Orders

Pacific NJ Corporation
Consent Order #E09-006539, April, 21, 2010.  Licensee shall cease cashing checks made payable to “cash”, and shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $5,000.

WCS Lending, LLC
Evan Klein
Consent Order #E10-008689, April 28, 2010.  Licensee shall not engage in secondary mortgage loans without obtaining authority from the Department to do so, and shall pay an administrative penalty.  Fine: $6,500.

Consent Orders

National Mortgage Service Consultants, Inc.
Lawrence Sam
Consent Order #E09-006561, March 25, 2010.  Licensee shall not engage in the secondary mortgage loan business without obtaining authority from the Department to do so, and shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $1,000.

Nationstar Mortgage, LLC D/B/A Champion Mortgage
Stephen Murphy
Consent Order #E07-1133, March 29, 2010.  Licensees shall not charge in excess of three points on secondary mortgages, and shall pay an administrative penalty. Fine: $2,000.

Consent Order

Pinnacle Mortgage, Inc.
Consent Order #E10-008662, February 5, 2010.  Licensee has cured its failure to register a mortgage solicitor, and shall pay an administrative penalty.  Fine: $2,000.