Weekly Banking Bulletin

April 26, 2024

SECTION I

This section records the receipt of applications and notices to the Banking Division of the Department of Financial Services. Applications and notices received by Foreign and Wholesale Banks, Community and Regional Banks and Licensed Financial Services are listed in order of date of receipt; applications and notices received by Mortgage Banking 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 DEPARTMENT. Any comment on, or objection to, any item contained in this Weekly Bulletin should be presented to the 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 Office of the General Counsel, New York State Department of Financial Services, One State Street, New York, New York 10004-1417 before the stated deadline or (b) transmitted by email to [email protected].

SECTION II

This section records actions taken by the Superintendent of Financial Services, and other information concerning the activities of the Banking Division of the Department of Financial Services. Actions relating to institutions supervised by Foreign and Wholesale Banks, Community and Regional Banks and Licensed Financial Services are listed in order of date of action; actions relating to institutions supervised by Mortgage Banking are listed at the end of Section II by type of action taken.

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 unit of the Department which has supervisory responsibility for the institution. The following is a list of the codes and their meanings:

Institution Codes

BKBankMBMortgage Banker
BPBudget PlannerBRMortgage Broker
CCCheck CasherMSMortgage Servicer
CUCredit UnionPFPremium Finance Agency
FAForeign AgencyPBPrivate Banker
FBForeign BranchSBSavings Bank
FRForeign Representative OfficeSDSafe Deposit Company
HCHolding CompanySFSales Finance Agency
ICInvestment CompanySLSavings and Loan Association
LLLicensed LenderSLStudent Loans
LPLimited Purpose Trust CompanyTMTransmitter of Money
MKMerchant BankTRTrust Company
MIMiscellaneousVCVirtual Currency

Regulatory Unit Codes

CMCapital Markets
CRBCommunity and Regional Banks
CEUConsumer Examination Unit
FWBForeign and Wholesale Banks
LFSLicensed Financial Services
MBDMortgage Banking
RIDResearch and Innovation Division

SECTION I

April 26, 2024 (LP-RID)
STANDARD CUSTODY & TRUST COMPANY, LLC 
650 Fifth Avenue 14th Floor. New York, NY 10019

Application dated April 2, 2024, pursuant to Supervisory Procedure G 105 to change principal office from 650 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019 to temporary principal office at 155 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10011, received.


April 23, 2024 (TR-CRB)
PATHFINDER BANK
214 West First Street, Oswego, NY 13126

Application dated April 23, 2024, for permission to open and occupy a branch office at 6611 Manlius Center Road, East Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York 13057, received.


April 25, 2024 (TR-CRB)
FLUSHING BANK
260 East RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556

Application dated April 23, 2024, for permission to open and occupy a branch office at 555 Broadhollow Road, Suite 1, Melville, Suffolk County, New York 11747, received.


Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker under Article 12-D of the New York Banking Law received for examination:

April 24, 2024 (BR-MBD)
Applicant(s)
Bluzenstein Yoel
Hirsch Samuel B
As: TM Homes Inc.
139 Tompkins Ave, Suite # 101, Brooklyn, NY 11206


Application to establish a Mortgage Banker's Branch received for examination:

April 23, 2024 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Homestead Funding Corp.
2468 Niagara Falls Blvd, Suite 5A, Tonawanda, NY 14150

April 24, 2024 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Total Mortgage Services, LLC
65 LaSalle Road, Suite 405, West Hartford, CT 06107

April 24, 2024 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
CMG Mortgage, Inc.
132 Monroe Turnpike, Suite 1B, Trumbull, CT 06611


Article 12-E Applications Received. Individuals listed may not engage in mortgage loan origination activities prior to the approval of their application for licensing. They must also complete all required education, testing and bonding requirements by the dates set forth in Part 420 of the Superintendent’s Regulations which may be found on the Department’s website.

Date of ApplicationNMLS #Applicant NameCityState

December 16, 2023

 

2534198

 

Gabriela Kosek

 

White Plains

 

New York

 

January 17, 2024

 

2124890

 

Kevindra Govin Tejiram

 

South Richmond Hill

 

New York

 

February 6, 2024

 

1102921

 

Maria Seeley

 

Myrtle Beach

 

South Carolina

 

February 6, 2024

 

1378404

 

Charles Samuel Morris

 

Beacon

 

New York

 

February 22, 2024

 

38752

 

Gary Roth

 

Kinderhook

 

New York

 

March 9, 2024

 

2552946

 

Lisa Williams

 

Waterford

 

New York

 

March 28, 2024

 

2024468

 

Carmen-Ann Karasch

 

Cranford

 

New Jersey

 

March 28, 2024

 

2553712

 

Jiacheng Hu

 

Staten Island

 

New York

 

March 29, 2024

 

1273568

 

William Grausso

 

Center Moriches

 

New York

 

April 3, 2024

 

1779956

 

Norma Ray Escamilla

 

Garland

 

Texas

 

April 5, 2024

 

2554603

 

Schneur Zalman Kahan

 

Boca Raton

 

Florida

 

April 11, 2024

 

1256282

 

Susan Regan

 

Kingston

 

New York

 

April 11, 2024

 

2068208

 

Anthony Michael Avallone

 

Garfield

 

New Jersey

 

April 12, 2024

 

1012165

 

Steven Anthony McElroy

 

Doylestown

 

Pennsylvania

 

April 17, 2024

 

92840

 

Brian Paul Smith

 

Lake Wylie

 

South Carolina

 

April 17, 2024

 

1512470

 

Daniel Elegante

 

North Bellmore

 

New York

 

April 17, 2024

 

1571940

 

Joshua Thomas Robich

 

Antioch

 

Tennessee

 

April 17, 2024

 

1604117

 

Ross Sanders Ahkiong

 

Sacramento

 

California

 

April 17, 2024

 

2557942

 

Bryan Israel Mantilla

 

Elmhurst

 

New York

 

April 22, 2024

 

2005418

 

Kali Michelle Thompson

 

McKinney

 

Texas

 

April 22, 2024

 

2581233

 

Peter Martin Wolke

 

Merrick

 

New York

 

April 22, 2024

 

2581235

 

Jonathan A. Lysyy

 

Venice

 

Florida

 

April 23, 2024

 

1642266

 

Lee Don Edwards

 

Tampa

 

Florida

 


SECTION ll

April 8, 2024 (TR-FWB)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286

Notification received, in accordance with Supervisory Policy G 8, of the relocation of a representative office from 11486 Corporate Boulevard, Orlando, Orange County, Florida 32817 to 600 Colonial Center Parkway, Lake Mary, Seminole County, Florida 32746, effective April 29, 2024.


April 12, 2024 (MI-CRB)
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK
500 Hills Drive, Suite 300, Bedminster, NJ 07921

Notification received, in accordance with Supervisory Policy G 8, of the establishment of a representative office to be located at 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York 10573.


April 18, 2024 (TM-LFS)
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE CORP. D/B/A MYPAY SOLUTIONS
880 Technology Dr., Suite D, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108

Application for a change of control whereby Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., will acquire 27% indirect ownership stake in Creative Solutions Software Corp. d/b/a myPay Solutions was approved on April 18, 2024.


April 19, 2024 (SB-CRB)
THE NORTH COUNTRY SAVINGS BANK
127 Main Street, Canton, NY 13617

Authorizations issued to open and occupy branch offices at the following two locations, on or after April 20, 2024:

  1. 68 Main Street, Saranac Lake, Franklin County, New York 12983; and
  2. 91 Park Street, Tupper Lake, Franklin County, New York 12986.

April 19, 2024 (MI-CRB)
NORTHWEST BANK
100 Liberty Street, Warren, PA 16365

Approval given to change the location of branch office from 1531 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst, Erie County, New York 14228 to 3206 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, Erie County, New York 14228.


April 24, 2024 (LP-RID)
RIPPLE US TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Application, pursuant to Section 143-b of the Banking Law, to acquire control of Standard Custody & Trust Company, LLC, New York, New York, approved.


April 26, 2024 (BK-CEU)
PONCE BANK
2244 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 0462

Application accepted on April 22, 2024, pursuant to Section 96-d of the Banking Law, for the designation of Community District 9, Borough of the Bronx, Bronx County, New York, as a Banking Development District. The co-applicant is the Borough of the Bronx, City of New York.


April 23, 2024 (TM-LFS)
PROVENANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. D/B/A FIANT
650 California Street, Suite 07-126, San Francisco, CA 94108

Notification for the use of the d/b/a “Fiant” was approved on April 22, 2024. In connection with the above change, original license was returned.


License issued to engage in the business as a Mortgage Banker Branch under Article 12-D of the New York Banking Law:

April 24, 2024 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
CMG Mortgage, Inc.
4712 Oleander Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577


License to engage in the business of a Mortgage Banker Branch surrendered:

April 19, 2024 (MB-MBD)
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
3400 Silverstone Dr., Suite 111, Plano, TX 75023
Effective Date: April 15, 2024


Mortgage Banker License Name Changes:

April 24, 2024 (MB-MBD)
From: Funding Resources Mortgage Corporation
To: Funding Resources Mortgage Corporation D/B/A FundRes Mortgage


Mortgage Broker Certificate Name Changes:

April 23, 2024 (BR-MBD)
From: Coltrain Funding Group LLC D/B/A Senior Solutions Network
To: Coltrain Funding Group LLC D/B/A Senior Solutions Network D/B/A
Coltrain Mortgage


Mortgage Banker License Address Changes:

April 24, 2024 (MB-MBD)
Millenium Home Mortgage, LLC D/B/A XL Home Loans
From: 40 Baldwin Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054
To: 1719 Route 10 East, Suite 206, Parsippany, NJ 07054


Mortgage Broker Certificate Address Changes:

April 23, 2024 (BR-MBD)
Concept 2000 Mortgages, Inc.
From: 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 303, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
To: 11 White Birch Road, Syosset, NY 11791


Approvals issued to engage in the business of mortgage loan origination under Article 12-E of the New York Banking Law. 

Date of ApprovalNMLS #Applicant NameCityStateSponsoring Entity
April 22, 202433010Mahshid AzarianGlen CoveNew YorkAzaria Solutions Corp.

Applications for licensing as a Mortgage Loan Originator under Article 12-E of the New York Banking Law, WITHDRAWN. The individuals listed may not engage in mortgage loan origination activity in New York State or on New York State residential property:

Date Application WithdrawnNMLS #Applicant NameCityState
April 24, 20242518121Orling Antonio Diaz CoreaBoca RatonFlorida