Weekly Banking Bulletin

April 3, 2026

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

SECTION I

March 31, 2026 (CC-LFS)
NY COMMUNITY FINANCIAL, LLC U/A/N THE CHECK CASHING PLACE U/A/N CFSC U/A/N COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTER
10 Elizabeth Street, Suite 201, River Edge, NJ 07661

An application was received to relocate a licensed casher of checks from 319 Audubon Avenue, New York, NY 10033 to 565 W 181st Street, New York, NY 10033.

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 comments or objections should be submitted in writing within ten business days, by April 17, 2026.

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

March 26, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Movement Mortgage, LLC
114 Lovell Road, Suite 102, Knoxville, TN 37934

March 31, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Movement Mortgage, LLC
2555 Meridian Blvd., Suite 245, Franklin, TN 37067

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.

SECTION II

December 31, 2025 (LL-LFS)
SQUARE CAPITAL OF CALIFORNIA, LLC IN LIEU OF ITS LEGAL NAME SQUARE CAPITAL, LLC, D/B/A SQUARE CAPITAL

1955 Broadway, Suite 815, Oakland, California, 94612

License to engage in business as a licensed lender at the following location was surrendered:
136 South Main Street, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

March 30, 2026 (CC-LFS)
JTS, LLC 
217-01 Merrick Blvd, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413

Application for a change of control whereby CFSC 2, LLC will acquire all assets owned by JTS LLC, located at 217-01 Merrick Blvd, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413, was approved on March 19, 2026.

March 31, 2026 (TR-FWB)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 
240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286

Applicant notified by the Superintendent of Financial Services that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 105-b of the Banking Law, no objection will be interposed to the establishment of a trust office at 607 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004.  (This trust office will replace the office at 1250 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.)

March 31, 2026 (PF-LFS)
MACKOUL INSTALLMENT SERVICES, LLC D/B/A MIS PREMIUM FINANCING
214 West Park Avenue, Long Beach, New York 11561

The license to engage in business as a premium finance agency at the following location has been surrendered:

214 West Park Avenue, Long Beach, New York 11561

Effective March 17, 2026, Mackoul Installment Services, LLC D/B/A MIS Premium Financing is no longer authorized to conduct premium finance business in the State of New York.

April 1, 2026
TIJARI HOLDING CORP OF NEW YORK, INC.  
225 West 34th Street, FL 9 New York, NY 10122

Notification for change of location from 25-29 Steinway Street Astoria, NY 11103 to 225 West 34th Street, FL 9 New York, NY 10122 was approved effective April 1, 2026.

April 2, 2026 (BK-CRB)
HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
2131 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, NY 11040

Authorization issued to open and occupy a branch office at 205 Osborn Avenue, Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York 11901, on or after April 3, 2026.

April 2, 2026 (FR-FWB)
ABSA BANK LIMITED 
Absa Towers West, 15 Troye Street, 7th Floor, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa

The Department interposes no objection to the notification, pursuant to Section 221-e of the Banking Law, of the change of location of representative office from 610 Fifth Avenue, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York 10020 to 780 Third Avenue, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York 10017.

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

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
2 Teleport Dr., Suite 206, Staten Island, NY 10311

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
8201 N FM 620, Suite 120, Austin, TX 78726

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
General Mortgage Capital Corporation
301 E. Pine Street, Suite 730, Orlando, FL 32801

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Better Mortgage Corporation
2063 E 3900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84124

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
loanDepot.com, LLC
6000 Lombardo Center, Suite 120, Seven Hills, OH 44131

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
loanDepot.com, LLC
30 Hempstead Ave., Ste 139, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Land Home Financial Services, Inc.
6919 Vista Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
43344 N. US-27, Unit C, Davenport, FL 33837

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

April 1, 2026 (BR-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Queen City Funding Inc.
1620 Main Street, Suite 9, Sarasota, FL 34236

License to engage in business of a Mortgage Banker surrendered:
 

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Amerifund Home Mortgage LLC
1177 Avenue of the Americas, Office 5090, New York, NY 10036
Effective Date: February 26, 2026

License to engage in business as a Mortgage Banker Branch surrendered:
 

March 26, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
225 Broadway, Suite 307, Methuen, MA 01844
Effective Date: March 24, 2026

March 26, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Royal United Mortgage LLC
1450 American Lane, Ste. 750, Schaumburg, IL 60173
Effective Date: March 25, 2026

March 26, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Lakeview Mortgage Bankers Corp.
121 Church Street, Freeport, NY 11520
Effective Date: March 24, 2026

March 30, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Lakeview Mortgage Bankers Corp.
2801 N. University Drive, Unit #205, Coral Springs, FL 33065
Effective Date: March 24, 2026

Mortgage Broker Certificate Address Changes:
 

April 1, 2026 (BR-MBD)
TNI Finances, Inc
From: 626 Rexcorp Plaza, Suite 675, Uniondale, NY 11556
To: 1044 Franklin Ave, Suite 212, Garden City, NY 11530

Mortgage Banker Branch License Address Changes:
 

April 1, 2026 (MB-MBD)
loanDepot.com, LLC
From: 840 Crescent Centre Dr., Ste 600, Franklin, TN 37064
To: 840 Crescent Centre Dr., Ste 600, CS-ST-2, CS-04, Franklin, TN 37064

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