Weekly Banking Bulletin
August 1, 2025
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
| BK | Bank |
| BP | Budget Planner |
| CC | Check Casher |
| CU | Credit Union |
| FA | Foreign Agency |
| FB | Foreign Branch |
| FR | Foreign Representative Office |
| HC | Holding Company |
| IC | Investment Company |
| LL | Licensed Lender |
| LP | Limited Purpose Trust Company |
| MK | Merchant Bank |
| MI | Miscellaneous |
| MB | Mortgage Banker |
| BR | Mortgage Broker |
| MS | Mortgage Servicer |
| PF | Premium Finance Agency |
| PB | Private Banker |
| SB | Savings Bank |
| SD | Safe Deposit Company |
| SF | Sales Finance Agency |
| SL | Savings and Loan Association |
| SL | Student Loans |
| TM | Transmitter of Money |
| TR | Trust Company |
| VC | Virtual Currency |
Regulatory Unit Codes
| CM | Capital Markets |
| CRB | Community and Regional Banks |
| CEU | Consumer Examination Unit |
| FWB | Foreign and Wholesale Banks |
| LFS | Licensed Financial Services |
| MBD | Mortgage Banking |
| RID | Research and Innovation Division |
SECTION I
July 24, 2025 (TR-CRB)
ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
212 Dolson Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
Application dated July 24, 2025, for permission to change the location of branch office from 33 Trust Way, Middletown, Orange County, New York 10940 to 715 Route 211E, Middletown, Orange County, New York 10940, received.
July 29, 2025 (TR-CRB)
DIME COMMUNITY BANK
2200 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Application dated July 29, 2025, for permission to open and occupy a branch office at 232 Madison Avenue, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York 10016, received.
July 30, 2025 (BK-CRB)
NEWBANK
146-01 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11354
Application dated July 29, 2025, for permission to open and occupy a branch office at 2751 South Parker Road #402, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 80014, received.
July 31, 2025 (TM-LFS)
TAPTAP SEND PAYMENTS CO.
27 E 28th St, Suite 15052, New York, New York 10016
Notification received for a change of location from 27 E 28th St, Suite 15052, New York, New York 10016 to 1460 Broadway, Suite 12021, New York, New York 10036.
The publication of receipt of this notification does not indicate that the notification is deemed complete. A notification is deemed complete and filed when all required and requested information has been provided to the Department by the licensee.
August 1, 2025 (LP-RID)
FIREBLOCKS TRUST COMPANY, LLC
441 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10001
Application dated July 9, 2025, pursuant to Supervisory Procedure G 105 for relocation and change the designation of the principal office located at 441 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10001 to 5 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001, received. The relocation is expected to take place by September 1, 2025.
Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker under Article 12-D of the New York Banking Law received for examination:
July 30, 2025 (BR-MBD)
Applicant(s)
Casey Brown
Jennifer Pierce Cook
New Paradigm Holdings
As: Casey Brown, LLC
1517 Hunt Club Blvd St 200, Gallatin, TN 37066
Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Loan Servicer under Article 12-D of the New York Banking Law received for examination:
July 25, 2025 (MS-MBD)
Applicant(s)
Daniel J. Lewis
Linda Ann Lewis
Royce Clay Lewis
As: Siwell, Inc.
4212 50th Street, Lubbock, TX 79413
Application received pursuant to Section 594-b of the New York Banking Law and Part 410 of the Superintendent's Regulations for control interest:
July 30, 2025 (BR-MBD)
Applicant(s)
FWS Parent Holding, LLC
Flatworld Intermediate Corporation
Flatworld US Holding Corporation
Flatworld US Holding, LLC
Jacob Suresh William
McDowell, Derek Alan
To acquire interest in:
Flatworld Mortgage Solutions LLC
116 Village Blvd, Ste 220, Princeton, NJ 08540
Mortgage Banker License Name Change Received:
July 25, 2025 (MB-MBD)
From: Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC
To: Cypress Loan Servicing LLC
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 Application | NMLS # | Applicant Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2025 | 67981 | Ingrid Barrera | Levittown | New York |
| March 19, 2025 | 1975912 | Tamara Marie Richards | Incline Village | Nevada |
| April 24, 2025 | 142323 | Ayeshah Leal Lacy | Wayne | Pennsylvania |
| May 1, 2025 | 1139298 | Casy Manfredi | Palenville | New York |
| May 22, 2025 | 2420675 | Jessica Pesce | Huntington Station | New York |
| June 9, 2025 | 2661935 | Marquis Cesar Munaco | Roseville | Michigan |
| June 11, 2025 | 2434736 | Diana C. Foster | Stratford | Connecticut |
| June 11, 2025 | 2537109 | Sanjidha Afreen Khan | Bellerose | New York |
| June 25, 2025 | 2612107 | Ryan Robert Fobar | Garden City | Michigan |
| July 1, 2025 | 526220 | Chad Mathew Horkan | Hartland | Wisconsin |
| July 8, 2025 | 1952303 | Sri Rama Nachiappan Nachiappan | Allen | Texas |
| July 14, 2025 | 2729924 | Alexander Anthony Ciampa | Eastchester | New York |
| July 15, 2025 | 1940997 | Katharine Danielle Vance | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| July 16, 2025 | 1460526 | Parker Rockett Borofsky | Townsend | Tennessee |
| July 17, 2025 | 1967870 | Kathy Wu | Brooklyn | New York |
| July 21, 2025 | 38676 | Edward Hurwitz | Boca Raton | Florida |
| July 22, 2025 | 2677665 | Trenton Alexander Lyles | Columbia | Missouri |
| July 25, 2025 | 2057068 | Jason Christopher Billings | Glendale | Arizona |
| July 28, 2025 | 2584245 | Armando Marceleno Montes | Buckeye | Arizona |
| July 28, 2025 | 2603978 | Andrew Vincent Noonan | Phoenix | Arizona |
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SECTION II
July 2, 2025 (LL-LFS)
FLAGSHIP CREDIT ACCEPTANCE LLC
225 Wilmington-West Chester Pike, Suite 200-220, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
License was issued to reflect the change of main address from 3 Christy Drive, Suite 201, Chadds Ford, Chester, PA 19317 to 225 Wilmington-West Chester Pike, Suite 200-220, Chadds Ford, PA 19317.
In connection with the above license issuance, the original license was surrendered.
July 2, 2025 (SF-LFS)
FLAGSHIP CREDIT ACCEPTANCE LLC
225 Wilmington-West Chester Pike, Suite 200-220, Chadds Ford, Delaware County, PA 19317.
License rider was issued to reflect the change of main address from 3 Christy Drive, Suite 201, Chadds Ford, Chester, PA 19317 to 225 Wilmington-West Chester Pike, Suite 200-220, Chadds Ford, Delaware County, PA 19317.
July 25, 2025 (TR-FWB)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286
Notification received, in accordance with Supervisory Policy G 8, of the establishment of a representative office to be located at 135 Santilli Highway, Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 02149.
July 28, 2025 (TM-LFS)
SPECTRUM GLOBAL PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
2200 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2150, Houston, Texas 77056
Notification for a change of location from 16825 Northchase Dr., Suite 1525, Houston, Texas 77060 to 2200 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2150, Houston, Texas 77056 was approved effective July 28, 2025.
July 28, 2025 (BK-CRB)
METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK
99 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Authorization issued to open and occupy a branch office at 311 Boulevard of the Americas, Suite 502, Lakewood, Ocean County, New Jersey 08701, on or after July 29, 2025.
July 29, 2025 (BK-CRB)
METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK
99 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Authorization issued to open and occupy a branch office at 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1860, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 33131, on or after July 30, 2025.
License issued to engage in the business as a Mortgage Banker Branch under Article 12-D of the New York Banking Law:
July 24, 2025 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc.
88 Sunnyside Boulevard, Suite 205, Plainview, NY 11803
Certificate to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker surrendered:
July 30, 2025 (BR-MBD)
Ioannis Services Corp D/B/A Aegean Mortgage
32-56 Steinway Street, Suite 501/ 5th Floor, Astoria, NY 11103
Effective Date: May 6, 2025
July 30, 2025 (BR-MBD)
Green Mortgage Corp.
333 Sylvan Avenue, Suite 210, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Effective Date: June 16, 2025
Mortgage Broker Certificate Address Changes:
July 24, 2025 (BR-MBD)
Onyx Equity Partners Corp.
From: 67 Route 59, Suite 302, Spring Valley, NY 10977
To: 33 Downtown Drive, Suite 501, Monsey, NY 10952
Mortgage Banker Branch License Address Changes:
July 29, 2025 (MB-MBD)
1st Priority Mortgage, Inc.
From: 570 Taxter Road, Suite 220, Elmsford, NY 10523
To: 222 Bloomingdale Road, Ste 101, White Plains, NY 10605
July 29, 2025 (MB-MBD)
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
From: 10550 West Charleston Boulevard, Suite A, Las Vegas, NV 89135
To: 10845 Griffith Peak Drive, Suite 200A, Office 03-116 and 03-119, Las Vegas, NV 89135