Weekly Bulletin
December 12, 2008
SECTION I
This section records the receipt of applications and notices to the Banking Department. Applications and notices received by the Foreign and Wholesale Banks, Community and Regional Banks and Licensed Financial Services Divisions are listed in order of date of receipt; applications and notices received by the Mortgage Banking Division are listed at the end of Section I by type of application or notice. THE WEEKLY BULLETIN CONSTITUTES THE ONLY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THESE SUBMISSIONS THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE BANKING DEPARTMENT. Any comment on, or objection to, any item contained in this Weekly Bulletin should be presented to the Banking Department within 10 calendar days of the date of this bulletin, unless a different time period is specified in the item. More specifically, such comments or objections, including any that concern CRA-related applications, should be either (a) delivered by mail or in person to The Secretary of the New York State Banking Board, One State Street, New York, New York 10004-1417 before the stated deadline or (b) transmitted by e-mail to BBSecretary@banking.state.ny.us. This Weekly Bulletin may also be viewed online at the Banking Department’s Web site at: http://www.banking.state.ny.us
SECTION II
This section records actions taken by the Superintendent of Banks and/or the Banking Board, and other information concerning the activities of the Banking Department. Actions relating to institutions supervised by the Foreign and Wholesale Banks, Community and Regional Banks and Licensed Financial Services Divisions are listed in order of date of action; actions relating to institutions supervised by the Mortgage Banking Division are listed at the end of Section II by type of action taken.
SECTION III
This section provides notification of the filing by federally-chartered institutions of applications for new branches to be located in New York received from Mr. Toney Bland, Deputy Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 340 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10017 and Mr. Brian Steffey, Office of Thrift Supervision, Harborside Financial Center Plaza Five, Suite 1600, Jersey City, NJ 07311. Any comment or objection in relation to any application in Section III should be communicated immediately to the supervisor of the institution involved, with a copy furnished to this office. This section is provided as a courtesy to New York State-regulated banking institutions; additional information relating to federally-chartered institutions is available in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Weekly Bulletin or its Web site: http://www.occ.treas.govand via the Office of Thrift Supervision’s Web site at: http://www.ots.treas.gov.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Each item in the Weekly Bulletin is identified by a two-letter code indicating the type of institution and a three-letter code indicating the Banking Department Division which has supervisory responsibility for the institution. The following is a list of the codes and their meanings:
Institution Codes |
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BK = Bank |
FB = Foreign Branch |
Division Codes
FWB = Foreign and Wholesale Banks Division
CRB = Community and Regional Banks Division
LFS = Licensed Financial Services Division
MBD = Mortgage Banking Division
CSD = Consumer Services Division
SECTION I
December 8, 2008 (CC–LFS)
THE MONEY MART, INC.
73 Pleasant Street, Monticello, NY 12701
An application for a license to engage in business as a licensed casher of checks at 73 Pleasant Street, Monticello, NY 12701 was received.
The publication of receipt of this application does not indicate that the application is deemed complete. An application is deemed complete and filed when all required and requested information has been provided to the Department by the applicant.
Any public response is to be given within ten business days.
December 10, 2008 (TM-LFS)
WESTERN UNION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC
12500 East Belford Avenue, Englewood, Colorado 80112
Notification received of the use of the assumed names of Vigo Remittance and Orlandi Valuta.
The publication of receipt of this notification does not indicate that the notification is deemed complete. The notification is deemed complete and filed when all required and requested information has been provided to the Department by the licensee.
December 11, 2008 (PB-FWB)
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
140 Broadway, New York, NY 10005
Verified Certificate to continue business as Private Bankers, received.
(These Private Bankers are already under the supervision of the Department. New Certificate submitted by reason of the proposed admission to the firm of Geoffrey M. Cook and Kevin W. Stone as General Partners/Class 1 Limited Partners; the proposed conversion of Peter B. Bartlett from General Partner/Class 1 Limited Partner to Class 2 Limited Partner; and the proposed withdrawal from the firm of Glenn E. Baker as a Class 2 Limited Partner.)
Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker under Article 12-D of the New York State Banking Law received for examination:
December 05, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Applicant(s)
Edward Candan
Apri Candan
As: Network Associates of America, Inc.
255-01 Northern Boulevard, Little Neck, NY 11362 1461
Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker under Article 12-D of the New York State Banking Law received for examination amended to read as follows:
From:
August 28, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Applicant(s)
James R. Olnhausen
Francis X. Murphy
Kathryn E. Murphy
Sean F.X. Murphy
Andrew J. Murphy
As: The Murphy Agency LLC
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 2340A, New York, NY 10165
To:
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Applicant(s)
James R. Olnhausen
Francis X. Murphy
Kathryn E. Murphy
Sean F.X. Murphy
Andrew J. Murphy
As: The Murphy Agency LLC D/B/A 42nd Street Funding
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 2340A, New York, NY 10165
Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Banker under Article 12-D of the New York State Banking Law received for examination:
December 05, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Applicant(s)
Arturo Torres
Christopher Sioukas
As: Bridgeview Mortgage Corp.
1200 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY 11010
Application to establish a Mortgage Broker's Branch received for examination:
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Centennial Mortgage Corp.
678 Troy Schenectady Road, Suite 201, Latham, NY 12110
Application to establish a Mortgage Banker's Branch received for examination:
December 09, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Metrocities Mortgage, LLC D/B/A No Red Tape Mortgage
Additional DBA(S): TCF Mortgage Services
Loring Ward Mortgage Services
80 Office Parkway, Pittsford, NY 14534
December 09, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Metrocities Mortgage, LLC D/B/A No Red Tape Mortgage
Additional DBA(S): TCF Mortgage Services
Loring Ward Mortgage Services
17 Computer Drive, Albany, NY 12205
December 09, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Metrocities Mortgage, LLC D/B/A No Red Tape Mortgage
Additional DBA(S): TCF Mortgage Services
Loring Ward Mortgage Services
333 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604
December 09, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Metrocities Mortgage, LLC D/B/A No Red Tape Mortgage
Additional DBA(S): TCF Mortgage Services
Loring Ward Mortgage Services
75-20 Astoria Boulevard, East Elmhurst, NY 11370
December 09, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Gateway Funding Diversified Mortgage Services, L.P.
1425 Mount Read Boulevard, Suite 15, Rochester, NY 14606
December 09, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
151 Pearl Street, 4th floor, Boston, MS 02110
December 09, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Commonfund Mortgage Corp.
64 Main Street, Suite 217, Cortland, NY 13045
December 09, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
First Residential Mortgage Services Corporation
393 South Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801
Mortgage Broker Certificate Name Change Received:
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
From: Mortgage Easy, Inc.
To: Mortgage Easy, Inc. D/B/A Congress Capital Group
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
From: J.M. Capital Group LLC
To: J.M. Capital Group LLC D/B/A Union Square Mortgage Group
Application received pursuant to Section 594-b of the New York Banking Law and Part 410 of the Superintendent's Regulations for a control interest:
December 05, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Applicant(s)
Billie E. Phillips, Jr.
To acquire interest in:
Associated Mortgage Bankers, Inc.
2395 Ocean Avenue, Suite 5, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 5670
Application received pursuant to Section 590(5-a) of the New York State Banking Law to act as an FHA Mortgage Loan Correspondent:
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Upstate Capital Inc.
6522 Basile Rowe, East Syracuse, NY 13057
December 10, 2008 (BR-MBD)
SB Mortgage Group, Inc.
430 Main Street, First Floor, Agawam, MA 01001 1836
Applicants received for authorization as a Mortgage Loan Originator under Article 12-E of the New York State Banking Law. Each individual listed may engage in mortgage loan origination activities on a temporary basis until such time as the Superintendent approves or denies his/her application or the application is withdrawn.
January 15 2008 |
Patrick M. Bola |
Horsehead |
NY |
January 15 2008 |
Jeffrey Mitchell |
Red Hook |
NY |
March 17 2008 |
Steven Thomas Donohue |
Port Washington |
NY |
April 2 2008 |
Tammy L. Hoover |
Elmira |
NY |
Angela Faye Lile |
Baldwinsville |
NY |
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April 21 2008 |
John Anthony Mastromarino |
Valley Stream |
NY |
July 09 2008 |
Barbara Weiss |
Brooklyn |
NY |
July 09 2008 |
Dorsey G Tague Iii |
Ridge |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Elizabeth Dzadovsky |
Oceanside |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Lori A Famighetti |
New York |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Wijatmoko Sedjati |
New York |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Cory Lewkowitz |
Massapequa |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Gina M Townsend |
Springfield Garden |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Stacey Lindsey Elshehaby |
Oakland Gardens |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Renae M Salerno |
Athens |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Fabian Gerardo Lopez |
West Hempstead |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Roberto Tortorici |
Forked River |
NJ |
July 22 2008 |
Thomas Jaronski |
Ballston Spa |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Joseph Peres |
Massapequa |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Eric Eisenberg |
Roslyn |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Richard Donohue |
Massapequa Park |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Mikhail Mullokandov |
Rego Park |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Stephen Paul Fauth |
Huntington |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Georges N Chalet |
Bloomfield |
NJ |
July 22 2008 |
Kareen Guillaume |
Brooklyn |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Ann Betts |
Roosevelt |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Sotirakis Constantinos Demetriou |
Briarwood |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Amy Rosalyn Palladino |
Syracuse |
NY |
July 22 2008 |
Peter Joseph Gancitano Jr |
Brooklyn |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Adrian Duwayne Bailey |
Freeport |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
James Patrick Kivlehan Mr. |
Blauvelt |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Theodore Vuolo |
Old Bridge |
NJ |
July 31 2008 |
Edward Boback |
North Providence |
RI |
July 31 2008 |
Alexandra Gonzalez |
Rego Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Loretta Marie Burke |
Newport |
RI |
July 31 2008 |
Brian Patrick Mitchell |
Barrington |
RI |
July 31 2008 |
Christopher A. Bartlett |
Glen Head |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Marisol Garcia |
Commack |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Richard M Sondak |
Great Neck |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Marc Kahn |
Sebastopol |
CA |
July 31 2008 |
Holly Powell |
Flint |
MI |
July 31 2008 |
Benjamin Stubbs |
Canton |
MI |
July 31 2008 |
Natalie Lux |
East Rockaway |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Shai Megiddo |
Kew Gardens |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Susan Kelly Metzger |
Clarence Center |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Giovanna Oriol |
Brooklyn |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
John Robert Perry |
Steuart |
FL |
July 31 2008 |
Edwin Joseph Williams |
Buffalo |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Frank Ciambriello |
Trumbull |
CT |
July 31 2008 |
Michael Taylor |
Detroit |
MI |
July 31 2008 |
Adam William Turkewitz |
New York |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
John Eckhardt Becker Jr |
Orchard Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Anthony Kheun Allen |
The Colony |
TX |
July 31 2008 |
Kevin M. Joseph |
Ridge |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Spiro A. Spiliotis |
Bronx |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Alfonso Rodriguez |
Clifton |
NJ |
July 31 2008 |
Brian John Pirritano |
Hamburg |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
James P Steimer |
Williamsville |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Sylvia Butler |
Milford |
PA |
July 31 2008 |
Michael Angelo Covino |
Yorktown Heights |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Jennifer Adams Traenkle |
New York |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Ramona Ann Kleemann |
Commack |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Todd Patrick Dwyer N/A |
Syracuse |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Yvonne G. Santiago |
Brooklyn |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Mary S. Nowak |
Tonawanda |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Donald Moran |
Stony Brook |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Semone Aleva Graham |
Brooklyn |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Robert George Harris |
Elmira Heights |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Ronald P Figalora Mr |
Central Islip |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Andrew Dennis Ohl |
Rochester |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Thomas Joseph Duclos |
Latham |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Sharon Ligonde |
Jamaica |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Helene Annette Turk-Rutchik |
North Woodmere |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
David Manne |
Rye Brook |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Shanna J Stein |
Bayside |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Richard D Klein |
Nesconset |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Paul Nicolae Butuc |
Astoria |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Billie Phillips |
Wading River |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Bethany B Hull |
Daytona Beach |
FL |
July 31 2008 |
Andrew Salvatore Stillo |
Pine Brook |
NJ |
July 31 2008 |
Edward Lippert |
Deer Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Joseph Mcguinness |
Port Jefferson |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Peter Gibbes |
Baldwin Harbor |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Mary Evans |
Amityville |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Michael Joseph Mendez |
Farmingville |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Duen Chiu |
Elmhurst |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
John Wu |
New York |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Keith Artez Smith |
Hillcrest |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Kevin Michael Gordon |
Queensbury |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
John F Wentworth |
Rochester |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Jeffrey Michael Klapper |
Wantagh |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Daniel Matthew Dunphy |
Baldwin |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Randall Scott Wittmann |
East Rockaway |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Suellen Velez |
Melville |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Miguel Mendiolaza |
Garden City Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Cory Michael Freilich |
West Islip |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Salvatore Albanese |
Oyster Bay |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Leonard Marc Steigman |
New York |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
John Licciardello |
Brooklyn |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Louis Joseph Rolla |
Westport |
CT |
July 31 2008 |
Peter Crocker |
Holtsville |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Gregory Lee Schaffer Sr |
Rochester |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Damian Ferrero |
Howard Beach |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Patricia A Boyle |
Glens Falls |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Patrick Clarkson Ryan |
Altamont |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Empress Catrice Summers |
Howard Beach |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Roger Zalinger |
Setauket |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Barbara L Green |
Hopewell Junction |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Renee Herskowitz |
Kew Gardens Hills |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Kevin Healy |
Southbury |
CT |
July 31 2008 |
Roger Zambrano |
Woodside |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Jessica Tabone |
Amagansett |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Christopher Marchese |
Hauppauge |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Damian J Aiello |
Deer Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Kenneth Louis Kramer |
Ozone Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Alessandro Resto |
Hyde Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Mary Adrienne Zelinsky |
Brewerton |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Shaun Michael Malloy |
Stamford |
CT |
July 31 2008 |
Chris Holder |
Valley Stream |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Jacob Borenstein |
Flushing |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
R Justice Phillips |
Southampton |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Saji Thomas |
New Hyde Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Peter Paul Harlukowicz |
Massapequa |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Andrew Albano |
Massapequa Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Suzana Abdulai |
East Brunswick |
NJ |
July 31 2008 |
Richard Edward Rands |
Brockport |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Eric Mcneil Licursi |
North Bellmore |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Tyler Sanford Cagwin |
Syracuse |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Kenneth Weiss |
West Orange |
NJ |
July 31 2008 |
Warren Walter |
Farmingville |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Raymond Frank Figalora |
Brentwood |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Veronica Maria Barrera |
Floral Park |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Kimberly Marie Malone |
N. Baldwin |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Michael Frank Leoce |
Garden City |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
James Vito Buscemi |
Buffalo |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Scott Sullivan |
Rochester |
NY |
July 31 2008 |
Dwayne Paul Dundas |
Brooklyn |
NY |
November 14 2008 |
Jeffrey Philip Zysberg |
Bellmore |
NY |
December 04 2008 |
John William Baker |
Merrick |
NY |
December 04 2008 |
Thomas J Flaherty |
Webster |
NY |
December 05 2008 |
John Eckhardt Becker Sr. |
Lakeview |
NY |
SECTION II
December 2, 2008 (SF-LFS)
ESTHER COOPER
184-30 Avon Road, Jamaica Estates, New York 11432
Application for prior approval of the Superintendent of Banks for a change of control of the sales finance company Dependable Credit Corp. located at 285 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY 11432 was approved.
December 4, 2008 (TR-FWB)
ICE US TRUST LLC
875 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Articles of Organization approved and filed.
December 4, 2008 (FA-FWB)
THE SHIZUOKA BANK, LTD.
10, Gofukucho 1-chome, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 420-8760, Japan
Agency license, located at 600 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, surrendered on December 1, 2008, due to the conversion of the agency to a branch at the same location.
December 4, 2008 (SB-CRB)
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
136-65 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354
As provided in Section 28-c of the Banking Law, the Superintendent of Banks has found that the proposed closing of branch office in Stop & Shop Supermarket, 700-60 Patchogue-Yaphank Road, Medford, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY 11763 will not result in a significant reduction of banking services in the community to be affected.
December 4, 2008 (BK-CRB)
FLUSHING COMMERCIAL BANK
661 Hillside Avenue, North New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Authorizations issued to open and occupy branch offices at the following two locations, on or after December 5, 2008:
- 186 Montague Street, Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York 11201; and
- 1122 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, Nassau County, NY 11530.
December 4, 2008 (TR-CRB)
BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
7 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
Authorization issued to open and occupy a branch office at 1 East Erie Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL 60611, on or after December 5, 2008.
December 5, 2008 (TR-CRB)
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203
Authorization issued to open and occupy a branch office at 910 South Richland Avenue, Spring Garden Township, York County, PA 17403, on or after December 6, 2008.
December 8, 2008 (LL-LFS)
CITIFINANCIAL, INC.
300 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
Licenses to engage in business as licensed lender at the following three locations were surrendered:
Hamburg Village, 141 Buffalo Street, Hamburg, NY 14075
1809 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710
2799 Route 112, Suite7, Medford, NY 11763
December 9, 2008 (LL-LFS)
AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
601 N.W. Second Street, P.O. Box 59, Evansville, IN 47701-0059
Licenses to engage in business as licensed lenders at the following eleven locations were surrendered:
2468 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY 14150
Poughkeepsie Plaza, 2600 South Road-Suite 9, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Tops Plaza, 6363 Transit Road, Depew, NY 14043
2141 Central Park Avenue, Suite 3, Yonkers, NY 10710-1832
574 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 3, East Greenbush, NY 12061
Milton Center Plaza, 15 Trieble Avenue, Suite 4, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
9 Bert Crawford Road, Suite 104, Middletown, NY 10940
Medford Plaza-3247 Horseblock Road, Medford, NY 11763 2545
Canal Plaza, 5943 Rome Taberg Road, Suite A5, Rome, NY 13440
5626 State Highway 7 – Suite 4, Oneonta, NY 13820
Quaker Plaza, 118 Quaker Road-Suite 6, Queensbury, NY 12804
December 9, 2008 (BK-CRB)
FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
70 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542
A “Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of First Central Savings Bank under Section 8005 of the Banking Law,” was approved and filed in the Office of the Superintendent of Banks.
The amendment provides for: 1) an increase in the number of authorized shares of capital stock from 1,850,000 shares to 2,500,000 shares, all with par value of $5.00 each share; 2) an authorization for the issuance of preferred shares of stock; and 3) giving the Bank’s Board the power to fix the number and rights related to the issuance of preferred stock.
December 10, 2008 (TR-CRB)
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203
Applicant notified in writing that no objection will be interposed to the establishment of electronic facilities (automated teller machines) at the following three locations:
- Landmark Mall, 5801 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304;
- Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Drive, McLean, Fairfax County, VA 22102; and
- Christiana Mall, 132 Christiana Mall, Newark, New Castle County, DE 19702.
December 11, 2008 (BK–CRB)
SIGNATURE BANK
565 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017
A “Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Signature Bank under Section 8005 of the New York Banking Law” was approved and filed with the Office of the Superintendent of Banks on December 11, 2008.
The amendment provides for the issuance of 120,000 shares of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, each with a par value of $0.01 (One Cent), from the authorized and unissued 61 million shares of preferred stock.
December 12, 2008 (CC-LFS)
ARMAT, LTD
203 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001
Temporary license to conduct business as a commercial check casher under Article IX-A of the New York State Banking Law, extended. The temporary license is good for 30 days only, unless otherwise extended by the Superintendent of Banks.
December 12, 2008 (CC-LFS)
BUSH CAPITAL, LLC
889 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Temporary license to conduct business as a commercial check casher under Article IX-A of the New York State Banking Law, extended. The temporary license is good for 30 days only, unless otherwise extended by the Superintendent of Banks.
December 12, 2008 (CC-LFS)
CONEY ISLAND PAYROLL SERVICES INC.
1122 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230
Temporary license to conduct business as a commercial check casher under Article IX-A of the New York State Banking Law, extended. The temporary license is good for 30 days only, unless otherwise extended by the Superintendent of Banks.
December 12, 2008 (CC-LFS)
MD CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
470 Seventh Avenue, Suite 406, New York, NY 10018
Temporary license to conduct business as a commercial check casher under Article IX-A of the New York State Banking Law, extended. The temporary license is good for 30 days only, unless otherwise extended by the Superintendent of Banks.
December 12, 2008 (CC-LFS)
UNITED FACTORING, LLC
2972 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Temporary license to conduct business as a commercial check casher under Article IX-A of the New York State Banking Law, extended. The temporary license is good for 30 days only, unless otherwise extended by the Superintendent of Banks.
December 12, 2008 (CC-LFS)
V&R PAYROLL FACTORS, INC.
369 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
Temporary license to conduct business as a commercial check casher under Article IX-A of the New York State Banking Law, extended. The temporary license is good for 30 days only, unless otherwise extended by the Superintendent of Banks.
December 12, 2008 (CC-LFS)
CITY SERVICES, INC.
245 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001
Temporary license to conduct business as a commercial check casher under Article IX-A of the New York State Banking Law, extended. The temporary license is good for 30 days only, unless otherwise extended by the Superintendent of Banks.
Certificate issued to engage in the business as a Mortgage Broker under Article 12-D of the New York State Banking Law:
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
POOLCORP Financial Mortgage LLC
109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, LA 70433
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Netwest Capital Corporation
234 Fifth Avenue, Suite 419, New York, NY 10001
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Ultra Mortgage, L.L.C.
50 South Maple Avenue, Suite 200, Marlton, NJ 08053 2002
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Prospect Mortgage Group, Inc.
247 Prospect Avenue, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215 8403
Certificate to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker surrendered:
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Scott A. Schrager DBA S.A.S. Consultants
100 North Centre Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Effective Date: December 02, 2008
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
First Funding Network, Inc.
2164 Hudson Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617
Effective Date: December 01, 2008
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Wheatland Financial Group, Inc.
2468 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623
Effective Date: December 01, 2008
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
New American Mortgage, LLC
34 Fifth Street, Stamford, CT 06905 5012
Effective Date: December 02, 2008
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Quail Ridge Funding, LLC
708 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747
Effective Date: November 13, 2008
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Frances Ferraro
8010 13 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228
Effective Date: December 02, 2008
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Dearie Mortgage Group, Inc. DBA Nantucket Equities
571 White Plains Road, Eastchester, NY 10709
Effective Date: December 05, 2008
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Marc Gleitman
380 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2020, New York, NY 10168
Effective Date: December 09, 2008
December 10, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Mitchel Gale
62 Foxwood Road, Jericho, NY 11753
Effective Date: November 28, 2008
December 10, 2008 (BR-MBD)
HDP Limited DBA HDP Funding
305 Bryant Avenue, Plainedge, NY 11756 5601
Effective Date: November 26, 2008
December 10, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Protege Capital Inc.
40-28 Junction Boulevard, Corona, NY 11368 2122
Effective Date: December 09, 2008
License to engage in the business of a Mortgage Banker surrendered:
December 10, 2008 (MB-MBD)
American Mortgage Express Corp.
136 Gaither Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 1725
Effective Date: November 03, 2008
Certificate to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker Branch surrendered:
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Scott A. Schrager DBA S.A.S. Consultants
2850 Merrick Road, Bellmore, NY 11710
Effective Date: December 02, 2008
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Full Service Branch
JT Capital, LLC D/B/A Express Funding
1400 Old Country Road, Suite C-108, Westbury, NY 11590
Effective Date: December 03, 2008
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Full Service Branch
JT Capital, LLC D/B/A Express Funding
308 West Main Street, Smithtown, NY 11787
Effective Date: December 03, 2008
December 09, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Full Service Branch
JT Capital, LLC D/B/A Express Funding
4205 Avenue M, Suite 2B, Brooklyn, NY 11234
Effective Date: December 03, 2008
License to engage in the business of a Mortgage Banker Branch surrendered:
December 10, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
CitiFinancial Company U/F/N CitiFinancial Company (DE)
1809 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710
Effective Date: December 02, 2008
December 10, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
CitiFinancial Company U/F/N CitiFinancial Company (DE)
Hamburg Village, 141 Buffalo Street, Hamburg, NY 14075
Effective Date: December 02, 2008
December 10, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
American Mortgage Express Corp.
4401 Fair Lakes Court, Suite 175, Fairfax, VA 22033
Effective Date: November 03, 2008
December 10, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
American Mortgage Express Corp.
900 3rd Street, Neptune Beach, FL 32266
Effective Date: November 03, 2008
December 10, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
CitiFinancial Company U/F/N CitiFinancial Company (DE)
2799 Route 112, Suite 7, Medford, NY 11763
Effective Date: December 02, 2008
The following have been reinstated to the role of registered mortgage brokers. New mortgage brokerage residential property business may now be resumed:
December 04, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Phillips Realty & Associates, Ltd. D/B/A Integrity First Mortgage Consultants
Three Seacourt Lane, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Secure Capital Mortgage, LLC
1420 Celebration Boulevard, Suite 101, Celebration, FL 34747 5160
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
David R. Kirby D/B/A All Country Mortgage
59 Mannorkill Road, Palenville, NY 12463 0451
December 08, 2008 (BR-MBD)
First National Financial Corp.
Hauppauge Atrium West; 400 Town Line Rd., Ste.110, Hauppauge, NY 11788
December 10, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Downs Financial, Inc.
650 South Cherry Street, #630, Denver, CO 80246
Mortgage Banker License Name Changes:
December 08, 2008 (MB-MBD)
From: FBM, LLC D/B/A Fidelity Borrowing Mortgage Bankers
To: Vanguard Funding LLC
Mortgage Broker Certificate Address Changes:
December 10, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Secure Capital Mortgage, LLC
From: 610 Sycamore Street, Suite 360, Celebration, FL 34747
To: 1420 Celebration Boulevard, Suite 101, Celebration, FL 34747 5160
Mortgage Banker Branch License Address Changes:
December 08, 2008 (MB-MBD)
CitiFinancial Company U/F/N CitiFinancial Company (DE)
From: 315 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021
To: 1626 Clark Street Road, Suite 26, Auburn, NY 13021
The following Registered Mortgage Broker paid a fine for failure to submit, in a timely manner, a Volume of Operations Report for the year 2007 which is required by Section 597 of the Banking Law.
December 05, 2008 (BR-MBD)
Delva Real Estate and Mortgages, Inc.
212-47 Jamaica Avenue, Suite 200, Queens Village, NY 11428
Amount - $5,000
The following Licensed Mortgage Banker paid a fine for failure to submit, in a timely manner, a Volume of Operations Report for the year 2007 which is required by Section 597 of the Banking Law.
December 09, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Jersey Mortgage Company of New Jersey, Inc.
20 Commerce Drive, Suite 340, Cranford, NJ 07016
Amount - $1500.00
The following Licensed Mortgage Banker has entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Banking Department, in lieu of a hearing for fine and/or revocation of it's mortgage banker's license, to settle violations of the New York Banking Law and Part 38.2(e) of the General Regulations of the Banking Board. Part 38.2(e) specifies that no mortgage broker may misrepresent the terms, conditions or charges incidental to a mortgage loan in any advertisement. The Settlement Agreement's terms and conditions include a fine of $7,500.
December 10, 2008 (MB-MBD)
Vanguard Funding LLC.
Old name: Fidelity Borrowing Mortgage Bankers
400 Garden City Plaza, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
Date of Settlement Agreement: December 10, 200
THERE WILL BE NO SECTION III THIS WEEK.


